BioShock Audio Interview
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Q: BioShock's intense music was the first thing that stood out during E3 06 demonstration, so good work on getting our attention. Now let me ask you: when in your composing timeframe was the under water theme (when you're first under water) conceived, and were you aware at the time of writing it that it would be used that early in the game?
A: I believe you're referring to the music you hear as you ride the Bathysphere down to Rapture. If that's the case I was asked to write something once they had created that particular scripted event which was somewhere in the middle of the process. And yes I was aware where it was to be used. They sent me a movie capture of the scene and I was originally asked to make it really scary as you ride down. So I wrote this very dark and eerie music and sent it to them.
However, they had second thoughts about that approach and asked me to write something less scary and more evocative. The final music took me only a day to compose and they immediately loved it. I love it too and am glad they changed their minds about the approach. Though the really scary cue was quite cool.
