Sound and music for Borderlands

Defactosound talks to Raison Varner, Audio Lead at Gearbox Software on the sound for Borderlands

• DS: Did the change in Art Style affect the audio approach in any way?

It definitely affected the music direction, but sound design wise, we didn’t change a thing. The general direction we were taking was still very much applicable. More than just the art style, the entire attitude of the game shifted which really changed voice production and music production the most.

Watch the intro for the game below

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7pMPCDHpo]

– and read the full post on the sound for Borderlands here.