The music will capture the unique nature of the Skaven

Feb 23, 2015 16:16 GMT  ·  By

Video game developer Fatshark is announcing that it has lined up the BAFTA award winner Jesper Kyd to be the one who will compose music for the upcoming Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide title, aiming to create a soundtrack which manages to capture the way the Skaven, the main enemy of the game, see the world they inhabit and attack.

Martin Wahlund, the chief executive officer of the studio, says that the composer was chosen for the fact that he has managed to create an iconic atmosphere of other titles that were widely praised.

Jesper Kyd has worked on the Hitman series, on Freedom Fighters, on Borderlands and on Assassin's Creed, all titles that have relied on their sound design to create a complex universe for the player to experience.

The composer says that, "Working with indie developer Fatshark was one of those crazy challenges that rarely comes along. They wanted a score from the perspective of the Skaven inhabiting the Warhammer universe. Writing this score has been a bit like joining the Skaven clan and giving them a voice - it's been great, twisted fun."

The team at Fatshark has not yet said whether it has plans to launch a separate soundtrack for Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide on CD or via digital means or if one is being prepared so that it can be included in a Collector's Edition.

The developers have also delivered new screenshots of the title in order to celebrate the composer announcement.

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide will mix shooter and melee elements

The new title is set in the fantasy side of the Warhammer universe and will put gamers in control of five heroes who need to try and save a city from the attack of the Skaven hordes, who are taking advantage of the Chaos in the rest of the empire to put their own plans in motion.

Each character will have different abilities and gear as well as personalities.

Moe details about the actual gameplay of the title will be offered in the coming weeks, but the images released so far show a solid appreciation of the fantasy universe the team is working with.

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide will be launched in the second half of the year on the PlayStation 4 from Sony, the Xbox One from Microsoft and the PC.

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