# Composer shares 20 minutes of music created for Mass Effect 5 following tragic closure of BioWare

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/composer-shares-20-minutes-of-music-created-for-mass-effect-5-following-tragic-closure-of-bioware/
- Published: 2026-10-27T11:07:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/mass-effect-5-pitched-music-composer
- Topics: Business

## Key points

- Austin Wintory shared 20 minutes of music pitched for the next Mass Effect.
- The eight tracks pay homage to the original game’s sound.
- BioWare’s closure and project cancellation prompted widespread sadness.

## Summary

Composer Austin Wintory has released 20 minutes of music he pitched to BioWare and EA in 2025, hoping to work on the next Mass Effect game. The release has renewed attention on the studio’s closure and the cancellation of the project, which Wintory described as a deeply felt loss.

The eight tracks were created without access to the game’s story and pay homage to the sound of the original Mass Effect, combining analogue synthesisers with orchestral music. “The Legacy of Shepard” echoes the original theme, while “Sailing the Relays” foregrounds the synth-and-orchestra blend; the final track remixes the first. The article says BioWare closed with 50 staff laid off, alongside 350 job losses across other EA studios, and notes a Canadian party leader’s proposal to help employees buy back the studio.

## Coverage

- [Eurogamer: Composer shares 20 minutes of music created for Mass Effect 5 following tragic closure of BioWare](https://www.eurogamer.net/mass-effect-5-pitched-music-composer)
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