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Glad you’re here! I’m Winifred Phillips. I’m the author of the book “A Composer’s Guide to Game Music” from the MIT Press, and I’m also the composer of the original soundtrack for the video game Assassin’s Creed Liberation. The Assassin’s Creed Liberation game was the ninth game in the incredibly popular Assassin’s Creed series, released between Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag. As a smash-hit bestseller that continued the top-selling franchise, the Assassin’s Creed Liberation game won the Writers Guild Award for its outstanding script by Jill Murray and Richard Farrese! The game also won multiple awards for the music I composed, including a Hollywood Music in Media Award, a Game Audio Network Guild Award, a Global Music Award, and a GameFocus Award. In this article series, I’d like to talk with you about my musical score for the Assassin’s Creed Liberation game.
The Assassin’s Creed Liberation project was an enormous undertaking, and I’m tremendously gratified that my music was well received! However, what I wanted most as a game composer was for the members of the development team to find my work inspiring. I’m inspired every day by what expert development teams do! I’m inspired by their art, scripts, characters, and most of all, gameplay. All that inspiration helps me to compose music that will hopefully support the vision of the team.