“Into the Storm,” the first single released by Inon Zur through his new partnership with Sony Masterworks, released online around two weeks ago. The track features violinist Caroline Campbell and cellist Tina Guo. Now, the music video for Into the Storm is available online. The video’s debut took place over the weekend as part of the SXSW Gaming Awards.
Inon Zur’s ‘Into the Storm’ Music Video, Featuring Tina Guo and Caroline Campbell
The Into the Storm music video was directed by Viktorija Pashuta and features both Caroline Campbell and Tina Guo. Back in December, Inon Zur said that the track was; “reminiscent of the previous scores I wrote for fantasy games, based on and inspired by the soundscapes and music-scapes I created for games like Dragon Age, EverQuest, Icewind Dale, Baldur’s Gate, and others...” Certainly, the music video captures that classic fantasy aesthetic in its visual direction. The video draws emphasis towards the violin and cello parts by portraying the two musicians as black-and-white opposing forces; a common theme in fantasy literature and games.
Inon Zur, who has written numerous video game soundtracks, including most notably for franchises like Fallout, Dragon Age, and Baldur’s Gate, partnered with Sony Masterworks late last year. At the time, we interviewed him about the partnership and his upcoming release, and we also interviewed Tina Guo about the upcoming release of Into the Storm. (The title of which was unknown at the time). The track had its audio debut on the UK’s Classic FM radio station, around two weeks ago.
The ‘Into the Storm’ music video’s debut was part of the SXSW Gaming Awards show on Saturday. Following the debut, the video became available to watch online. At the end of the event, Inon Zur offered his congratulations to @SXSWGaming for the successful awards show, as well as thanking them for debuting the music video. Inon Zur’s next release is expected to be the soundtrack for The Elder Scrolls: Blades; Bethesda’s upcoming Elder Scrolls mobile title. Blades originally had a late 2018 release window. However, delays mean that as of March 2019, it still has no clear release date. However, Bethesda recently announced an upcoming closed beta, with an Early Access release coming in “early spring.”
Congratulations @SXSWGaming on a fantastic awards show and THANK YOU again for premiering the music video for “Into the Storm” featuring @Tinaguo and Caroline Campbell! Watch the show again on @Twitch if you missed it! https://t.co/brBP43QLVQ
— Inon Zur (@InonZur) March 17, 2019