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Fri Jul 08 2022 |

Creating 14,000 sound effects for โ€˜Unpackingโ€™ โ€“ Jeff and Angela van Dyck talk game audio with Emily Reese:

By Asbjoern Andersen
Unpacking music and sound design game audio
Witch Beam's Unpacking is a big hit, in no small part thanks to the development team's meticulous attention to detail, including the game's audio. Hear Emily Reese's great interview with Jeff and Angela van Dyck on how that excellent sound was made. And as a bonus, we've also included Jeff van Dyck's 54 minute GDC talk on the sound of the game, the soundtrack & more.

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Interview with Jeff and Angela van Dyck โ€ข Unpacking: The Fun Behind the Foley โ€ข Unpacking trailer โ€ข Get the game โ€ข Hear the soundtrack โ€ข Hear more from the Audio Podcast Alliance

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Hereโ€™s Level with Emily Reeseโ€™s official introduction:

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There are 14,000 sound effects (aka โ€œFoleyโ€) in the game . Thatโ€™s a handful. And what a charming game, no dialog, just art and sound. You learn the story as you unpack the belongings of a young girl as she grows up, goes to college, moves in with friends, then experiences different relationships in adult life.
Jeff and Angela van Dyck are responsible for the audio, and Jeff wrote gleefully chill, melodic and thoughtful music to represent various phases of the womanโ€™s life. I love it so very much. Get the full album on Bandcamp here.

Hear the interview here:


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Behind the Foley for Unpacking:

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For much more on the sound for the game, check out Jeff Dyckโ€™s GDC Talk โ€˜Unpackingโ€™: The Fun Behind the Foley below:


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If youโ€™re not familiar with Unpacking, check out the trailer below:

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Get Unpacking below:

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Steam โ€ข Nintendo Switch โ€ข Xbox One โ€ข Playstation โ€ข Humble Store โ€ข Soundtrack

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Hear the soundtrack for Unpacking below:

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Hear the soundtrack for the game below, and be sure to support the artists by getting the full album on Bandcamp here.


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Audio Podcast Alliance
Level with Emily Reese is part of the Audio Podcast Alliance, featuring a hand-picked selection of the very best podcasts about sound. Check out the full list of Audio Podcast Alliance members below, and click a on podcast name to go directly to their latest episode:

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AMPS Podcast โ€ข CAS In Conversation โ€ข Field & Foley โ€ข Immersive Audio Podcast โ€ข LA Post Production Sound Design โ€ข Level with Emily Reese โ€ข Location Sound Podcast โ€ข Sound Business โ€ข Soundbytes Podcast โ€ข SoundGirls Podcast โ€ข Soundtrack Show โ€ข Soundworks Collection โ€ข The A Sound Effect Podcast โ€ข The Dolby Institute Podcast โ€ข The Game Audio Journey โ€ข The Sound Architect Podcast โ€ข Tonebenders โ€ข Twenty Thousand Hertz

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