CATCHING UP WITH HADES AUDIO DIRECTOR
DARREN KORB
G.A.N.G. Staff (GS): Supergiant Games swept the G.A.N.G. Awards this year in the Indie category for Hades, including award wins for Best Audio for an Indie Game, Best Sound Design for an Indie Game, and Best Dialogue for an Indie Game. Congratulations! What were some of the factors that contributed to the great success of Hades? DARREN: Thank you!! It’s been pretty surreal to see the incredible response to Hades. I think the fact that this is a game people can really lose themselves in, and that there are so many interesting characters to connect with is something that seems to have resonated with people. Even though the setting and characters are fantastical, Zag’s struggle is relatable. Everyone can understand navigating complicated family relationships.
“EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND NAVIGATING COMPLICATED FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS”
Darren Korb is the award-winning composer and musician behind the scores for Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and Hades. As Audio Director at Supergiant Games, Darren is responsible for all of the music, sound effects, and voiceover recording at the studio. He also voices Zagreus and Skelly in Supergiant’s latest game, Hades.
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GS: You contributed a tremendous amount of your own talent to the audio for Hades, including voiceover for multiple characters, original music, and sound effects. In what order did you tackle the audio and why? DARREN: I tend to start with the music for a project. This aspect really helps me explore the tone of the game we are making, and figure out what the textures of the world are
GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD • THE AUDIO SOURCE MAGAZINE • FALL 2021 • ISSUE 04
