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Sam Hulick releases a new score for the cancelled Mass Effect trailer
Composer Sam Hulick has released a new score for a leaked trailer for Mass Effect: Universe.
The game was cancelled as BioWare faces closure, ending work on a project that had not yet officially chosen a composer.
Hulick co-composed music for the original Mass Effect trilogy and said his new version balances the original games’ sound with new ideas.
BioWare had contacted him about contributing music to an internal demo, but that did not mean he had been hired to score the full game.
He also hoped the soundtrack could include more songs with lyrics to support emotional scenes.
Released for N7 Day, the trailer is Hulick’s musical farewell to the project; the sources describe no further plans for the cancelled game.
Sam Hulick has released a re-scored version of a leaked trailer for the cancelled Mass Effect: Universe project.
The composer shared the new score on N7 Day, November 7, describing it as a way to say goodbye to the series.
Hulick said he drew on the sound of the original Mass Effect trilogy while exploring new musical directions.
BioWare had contacted him about contributing to an internal demo, but no composer had been officially selected for the game.
Hulick said the project’s end hit him hard because the trilogy was a core part of his career as a composer.
- Who
- Sam Hulick, a composer who worked on the original Mass Effect trilogy.
- What
- He released a re-scored version of a leaked trailer for Mass Effect: Universe, a cancelled project.
- When
- November 7, N7 Day. The articles were published in 2026.
- Where
- Online, including on YouTube.
- Why
- Hulick said the re-score was a way to say goodbye to the series and a love letter to its fans.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
BioWare emailed Hulick to ask whether he was interested in working on an internal demo.
Hulick revealed he was re-scoring the leaked trailer to reflect his musical vision for the game.
Hulick released the re-scored trailer for N7 Day.
- Composer
- Sam Hulick
- Project
- Mass Effect: Universe
- Release date
- November 7, N7 Day
- Original trailer track
- Quartz by French 79
- Potential collaborators
- Gunship, NINA and The Midnight
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What people are saying
This trailer is my way of saying goodbye… at least for now.
As part of my own closure, and as a love letter to the fans, I really wanted to re-score the leaked Mass Effect Universe trailer in time for N7 Day this year,
a balancing act between paying homage to the original trilogy and exploring new ground
I would've loved to have actual songs (with lyrics) to elevate the more emotional moments in the game, whatever they might've been.