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Austin Wintory shares 20 minutes of music written for Mass Effect 5
Composer Austin Wintory shared about 20 minutes of music he wrote while discussing a possible role on Mass Effect 5 with BioWare and EA.
The game was also known as Mass Effect: Universe, and Wintory said he had been in talks with the companies for several years.
The music was an audition-style project, not a confirmed soundtrack, and Wintory said he did not know the game's story details when he composed it.
He drew on the first Mass Effect game's score, adding more analog synthesizers and orchestra.
The tracks offer a glimpse of a game that may never be released; the coverage links them to news that BioWare had closed, though it gives no further detail about the closure.
Wintory posted the music online, including seven tracks and a remix.
No next step for the game or soundtrack is stated.
Composer Austin Wintory shared about 20 minutes of music he wrote as a pitch for Mass Effect 5.
He said he had been in serious talks with BioWare and EA about scoring the game.
The music was an audition or starting point, not material confirmed for the game.
Wintory created speculative themes because he had no story details for the in-development game.
He recorded the music with synths, vocals and a large orchestra in Los Angeles.
- Who
- Austin Wintory, a game composer.
- What
- He shared music written as a pitch or starting point for the Mass Effect 5 score.
- When
- October 26, 2026.
- Where
- The music was recorded in Los Angeles.
- Why
- Wintory wanted to pitch his vision for the score to BioWare and EA.
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Wintory said he wanted to surprise EA and BioWare with an elaborate production.
Wintory shared the music he had prepared as a pitch for Mass Effect 5.
- Composer
- Austin Wintory
- Project
- Mass Effect 5, also known as Mass Effect: Universe
- Music shared
- PC Gamer describes 20 minutes; VGC says more than 20 minutes
- Recording
- Synths, vocals and a large orchestra in Los Angeles
- Pitch year
- 2025
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My suggestion was to treat the original game's masterful Jack Wall / Sam Hulick score as a starting point