Over at Darth Hater they have an interview with some of the LucasArts guys responsible for the sounds and music in Star Wars: The Old Republic. The interview is split into three part; music, sound fxs and voiceovers. Here’s an excerpt: 192l6o
DH: The original score by John Williams became an integral part of Star Wars culture. How did the audio team approach creating new pieces with such iconic shoes to fill?
JH: We’ve assembled a team of composers for The the Staff of Kings and Wilbert wrote new music for the recent DLC levels for The Force Unleashed. In addition, we’ve also hired composer Peter McConnell (Grim Fandango, Brütal Legend) to compose 90 minutes of original cantina music for us. We’re deep in the heart of writing material for the game right now and things are sounding fantastic.
DH: When will we find out about a : The Old Republic Official Soundtrack and how can I preorder it?
JH: All of the details are still to be determined but we’ll have more info on that soon!
Some new details to be gleaned from that, including that each class will only have two voice options (male and female). Of course I still feel that the player character shouldn’t be voiced at all as voicing the player takes away player ownership of the character. But ah well.
