2XKO is firmly in its pre-release hype stage. People out there are fiending for the game, but unlike the past few years where information was drip-fed to keen fans every year or so, updates are coming firm and fast. The game is even coming to Evo Japan this weekend! Music to your ears, I’m sure.
Speaking of, I sat down and spoke to a certain member of the 2XKO sound team last month that you may be familiar with. Creator of tracks including Bury the Light and Devil Trigger from Devil May Cry V – Casey Edwards announced his role for Riot Games’ upcoming fighting game back in February. But how did he come to join the team, and what exactly is he doing as part of the team?
But first, some background. Edwards first got his start in video game adjacent music creation through fan films – including Resident Evil vs Silent Hill which released on the golden age of YouTube 11 years ago. “There’s always the ‘man, I could do so much better now’ right? But when I look back at that time, I just think about how grateful I am that people gave me my first shot. I believe Resident Evil vs Silent Hill was my first film score for the YouTube space, maybe my second film score in total. So I think about a lot of that as a big learning experience, and as a matter of fact meeting that director led me to people like Sam and Niko from Corridor Digital, and my good friend Clint Jones who directed the Zombie Island stuff. The Rocket ump people as well – Freddie Wong! – so it was this small seed that led to bigger opportunities”.
