In the MMO shooter Destiny , a video documentary has been released that focuses on the voices, music, and sounds of the shooter.
Thursday night there was a live stream at Bungie. For this reason, the community letter “This Week At Bungie” is postponed to Friday. We will cover the stream in a separate article. The video documentary “Sounds of Destiny” was presented before the stream. We would like to present it to you.
In the roughly 15-minute documentary, the fascinating audio world of the game could be experienced from a whole new perspective – with a behind-the-scenes look at Destiny.
So many people, talents, and machines come together to make Destiny sound as it does
It is fascinating how many fields of expertise and talented individuals must come together to create the soundscape in every single situation. And what equipment is used! Sound designers spoke about being in machine halls to capture the sounds of the stamping machines to later create the footsteps of the Vex.
Actors like Nathan Fillion and Bill Nighy gave insights into the voice work that relies solely on voice acting. Fillion voices the rascal Cayde-6. Bill Nighy demonstrated how he recorded lines for the Speaker with gestures. Even the most hated alien in the game, the exotic trader Xur, has now received a “face.”
The third aspect to admire was the game’s music. It was intriguing to see how many influences each team member contributes to the mix to develop the game further and add new nuances. The music also changes over time. While the original Destiny leaned toward something more grand and classical, with The Taken King it took another direction.
A fan described it as “Marilyn Mansom meets EDM,” while a Bungie employee noted the music on the Moon resembles “Nine Inch Nails.” No idea what that exactly means, but that seems to be how music professionals speak to each other.
At the end of the impressive documentary, the impression is: everything is in flux and a huge team project involving dozens of experts in their fields. Even they still don’t know where they want to go with it, but they don’t see that as a disadvantage. The journey is the destination, and it’s all quite impressive.
