[PS3, X360, PC] Clint Mansell Composing Mass Effect 3

[PS3, X360, PC] Clint Mansell Composing Mass Effect 3 Clint Mansell has revealed, in an interview with The Quietus, that he will be the composer for BioWare's upcoming Mass Effect 3. If you don't think this is a big deal, then you may not know some of the films he has created a fantastic score for. He has scored Pi, Requiem for a Dream and the Wrestler, his most recent was the incredible Black Swan (which everyone should see by the way, but that's another topic).

In the interview, Mansell compares his role to that of a DJ in the sense that he has to keep the music going and hold a pattern but as soon as an explosion kicks in then the score can start pumping. "Then you need to take it off on a tangent. You've got all these different elements that change depending on what the player does. You have to figure out an overall symphony, but be able to break it down into component parts. You can bring the pain when required."

For those who need a more recent reminder of his work, check out the re-orchestration of his Requiem for a Dream piece, "Lux ?terna". Where might you find this? You can find it in that one Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers you watched on repeat (or at least I did, hundreds of times), you can check it out below (any opportunity to plug the brilliant Lord of the Rings should be taken).

Does this elevate your expectations for Mass Effect 3 even higher?

Written by: Kyran Morrison

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