Veteran Kojima Productions composer Ludvig Forssell is leaving the corporate. He introduced on Twitter that, after 10 years as an in-house composer and audio director for the Demise Stranding studio, he is venturing out on his personal to pursue freelance work.
“It has been a blast! Thanks, KJP!” he wrote. “Now, I am blissful to sort out a wide range of initiatives in all kinds of media.”
ANNOUNCEMENT:
After 10 years working in-house as a Composer/Audio Director at Kojima Productions, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be pursuing my future as a contract composer.
It’s been a blast! Thanks, KJP! Now, I’m blissful to sort out a wide range of initiatives in all kinds of media. pic.twitter.com/tXWh2ibh12— Ludvig Forssell (@Ludvig_Forssell) March 31, 2021
On his website, Forssell explains that he helped conceive the “whole sound world” for Demise Stranding. He beforehand was the lead composer on Steel Gear Strong V: Floor Zeroes and Steel Gear Strong V: The Phantom Ache.
“Writing music for something isn’t a given for me,” he mentioned. “The true enjoyable half, the magic, is discovering the options to those puzzles.”
Forssell’s credit additionally embrace Tremendous Smash Bros. Final, P.T., and the Netflix’s Ultraman.
As for Kojima Productions, the studio was previously owned by Konami however now operates independently. It partnered with Sony for Demise Stranding, however the firm has no future video games which have been introduced but.