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Assassin’s Creed III Music Redefining Musical Standards for the Assassin’s Creed Brand.

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Assassin’s Creed III Music Redefining Musical Standards for the Assassin’s Creed Brand.

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AC Brand Music History

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A new Beginning

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History is our Playground

The Pillars of the Brand

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Attention to Details

The Pillars of the Brand

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Strong Storytelling and Characters

The Pillars of the Brand

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Mythological Background

The Pillars of the Brand

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Open World Action Stealth Vast environments Free Running and diverse combat situations

The Pillars of the Brand

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History is our Playground

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History is our Playground

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History is our Playground

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The vast environment from the AC franchise

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Music Variation

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The Beggar’s Opera

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The Beggar’s Opera

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The Beggar’s Opera

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The Beggar’s Opera

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The Beggar’s Opera

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Mohawk singing society

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Mohawk singing society

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Mohawk singing society

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Composing with themes

Epic and Joyful

Majestic and Gloomy

Epic and Melancholic

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Composing with themes 18

13 17

13

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Composing with themes

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Composing with themes SQ08_M02_SC230_Cin_FakeHickeyKilled: We are still in prison. Connor kills the warden thinking it’s Hickey. He is surprised by Charles Lee and Hickey. We need a big reveal moment when Charles lee figures Connor the assassin is the young boy he encounters years ago. (*significant moment*) Key=cities friendly. Mood= Tension from the beginning and surprise when Lee recognizes Connor. Themes=Templars and Connor.

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The AC3 Music Themes

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Game scoring technical design

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Dynamic music, the combat challenge

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Breakthrough came with our first cinematic showing combat

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Dynamic combat music, Schematic View Start Conflict

Loop

Observation Phase

No hit during x

seconds

Player hits first

Or

Enemy hits first

Normal Combat

Epic Combat

Few

enemies

Many

enemies

One Vs One

1 enemy

Break part

Chased

End Chased

End Hiding

End Combat

Hiding

1 enemy

left

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Dynamic combat music, Demonstration

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Conclusion