Budget and expertise played a role in Korb's approach to the game's music. On Bastion, a long-time friend of Korb's, Ashley Barrett, provided the voice of Zia, as well as the vocals on the soundtrack. Korb described the music on Bastion as "acoustic frontier trip-hop", combining "heavily sampled beats in layers, along with acoustic elements". Korb stated that his work on Bastion 's sound design was a "trial by fire", as it was the area of the game's audio production he had the least experience with. Accepting the role, Korb would set up a microphone in a closet, where Cunningham would record his lines. In regards to the latter, Korb asked Cunningham, at this point his roommate, if he would be interested in the lead voice role. Bastion (2011) Īfter signing on to work on Bastion, Korb was tasked with all of the game's audio, including its music, sound effects, and voiceover recordings. Kotaku 's Ari Notis wrote that "the music is always a character" in Supergiant's games. Korb's soundtracks have appeared on various all-time and annual listings of best soundtrack albums. Korb's scoring on the soundtracks for Supergiant's games have received critical acclaim, with many writers having called his soundtracks some of the best, particularly among indie games. As audio director, Korb records the voice talent, sometimes while accompanied by Greg Kasavin, the creative director of Supergiant's games. A childhood friend of Supergiant Games co-founder Amir Rao, Korb was selected to write the music for Bastion, the developer's first game. Korb serves as the audio director and composer of Supergiant Games, an indie video game developer. Later, Korb co-founded the indie band Control Group when not working on Supergiant-related works, Korb plays with Control Group. He has played bass and keyboard for the New York-based power pop and punk band Audio Fiction. Prior to his work with Supergiant Games, he worked on minor television and film projects. Korb went to New York University for music production and music business. During his childhood, Korb also befriended Ashley Barrett, who would become a frequent collaborator of his on the soundtracks for Supergiant's releases. While attending high school at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California, Korb met his longtime friend and collaborator Logan Cunningham. Korb participated in musical theater from the age of five and continued into and through high school. Korb also voice acted in the latter two games, including providing the voice for Zagreus, the protagonist of Hades. Korb is best known for writing the music featured in Bastion, Transistor, Pyre and Hades, all of which were developed by indie developer Supergiant Games.
Bass, keys, drums, guitar, harp, accordion, mandolinĭarren Korb (born November 5, 1983) is an American songwriter, composer, and voice actor.
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