In The Artful Escape, shred through space on a psychedelic rock journey of self-discovery. No Straight Roads turns the music industry into a wild boss rush fueled by genre battles and rhythm-based rebellion. And Journey? A wordless emotional odyssey where music breathes with your every step. This video dives into how these three games use soundtracks not as background noise—but as the soul of the experience. Shred. Rebel. Transcend.
The Artful Escape
Developer: Beethoven & Dinosaur
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Release Date:
Xbox & PC: September 9, 2021
PlayStation & Switch: January 25, 2022
Composer / Sound Designer: Johnny Galvatron (also the game's creative director) & Josh Abrahams
No Straight Roads
Developer: Metronomik (founded by ex-Final Fantasy XV dev Wan Hazmer and concept artist Daim Dziauddin)
Publisher: Sold Out Games
Release Date:
Initial (PC, PS4, Xbox One): August 25, 2020
Switch & Epic Games Store: August 27, 2020
Composers:
Falk Au Yeong
James Landino
Andy Tunstall
Funk Fiction
Masahiro “Godspeed” Aoki
Az Samad
Journey
Developer: Thatgamecompany
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment (original), Annapurna Interactive (PC)
Release Date:
PS3: March 13, 2012
PS4: July 21, 2015
PC (Epic Games Store): June 6, 2019
iOS: August 6, 2019
Composer: Austin Wintory
Fun fact: The soundtrack was the first game score ever nominated for a Grammy Award (2013 – Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media)
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