Winners of the UK Xbox Soundtracks competition have been announced: a pair of university students Sam Featherstone and Nick Warpole. For the past month thousands of musicians and gamers from across Europe have been creating tracks inspired by Xbox 360 games like Halo 3 and Viva Pinata. After rounds of voting, Sam and Nick have emerged the winner.
Nick, 22, and Sam, 21, are both university students who have been friends since forming a band together at school, and heard about the Soundtracks competition after reading about it on Xbox Live. They based their winning entry on the trailer for forthcoming Xbox 360 title Assassin Creed using synthesizers, a live guitar and the impressive vocals of a friend to produce a track the judges of the competition deemed a perfect fit for the stunning visuals of the trailer. It took Sam and Nick three weeks to produce and their efforts will see them get to spend time in a Universal recording studio with a professional engineer.Nick said: ‘Sam and I are both really passionate about our music and our gaming, so it has been great to be able to combine the two in such a fun way. We wanted to make something that complemented the dynamics of the trailer and that sounded impressive enough to win over musicians and gamers alike - now we’ve won, we can’t wait to claim our prize!’
These guys will get to visit Universal Music studio to record their tune with the help of top producers and engineers.
Microsoft also announced that they are working on a compilation album with Universal Music based around the idea of gaming. Dubbed START, the album will include music from artists such as Kasabian, Scissor Sisters and more. It will be available across Europe next month.
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