# Mass Effect Cancellation Stings Even More When You Realise Austin Wintory Was Pitching the Soundtrack

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mass-effect-cancellation-stings-even-more-when-you-realise-austin-wintory-was-pitching-the-soundtrack/
- Published: 2026-10-27T15:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T05:43:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Push Square
- Original article: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/mass-effect-cancellation-stings-even-more-when-you-realise-austin-wintory-was-pitching-the-soundtrack
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Music

## Key points

- Austin Wintory shared a 22-minute Mass Effect soundtrack concept.
- He had been in serious talks with BioWare and EA.
- The cancelled game was his long-held dream project.

## Summary

Composer Austin Wintory says he had been in talks with BioWare and EA to score the next Mass Effect game, which was later cancelled. He has released a 22-minute conceptual soundtrack preview, offering a glimpse of the music planned for a project that now appears unlikely to be made.

Wintory described the game as his “white whale” and said he created nearly 20 minutes of music in 2025 as part of discussions with the companies. Made with synthesizers, vocals and a large orchestra, the music was intended to build on the original Mass Effect score by Jack Wall and Sam Hulick. The cancellation follows a fan petition to save the series that had passed 200,000 signatures.

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