Atomic Heart Composer Mick Gordon is Donating His Fee in Support of Ukraine
Award-winning video game music composer Mick Gordon will donate the proceeds of his work on Atomic Heart to charity to help struggling Ukrainian civilians amid the Russian invasion of 2022. says. The Australian-based musician, describing the Red Cross as “a vital resource in providing aid, medical care and psychosocial support to those affected by conflict”, paid his commission to the Australian Red Cross’ Ukraine Crisis Appeal. donated the
my musical contribution #atomic heart It also supports a larger cause.donated dues @ Red Cross AUThe Ukrainian crisis calls for solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
If you’d like, please consider making a donation.
Together we can make a difference. #Support Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ADVZiWafw8— Mick Gordon (@Mick_Gordon) February 14, 2023
Gordon explains that he was contacted by Atomic Heart developer Mundfish Studio in April 2020, less than two years before the February 2022 invasion of Russia. Mundfish was founded in Moscow in 2017, but recently moved its headquarters to Cyprus.this is Official site describes a distributed development team of 130 people spread across 10 countries, one of which is unnamed.
“The game’s unique aesthetic, combined with my musician’s love of Soviet-era synthesizers, provided inspiring creative opportunities,” Gordon wrote. “I am thrilled to be participating and grateful that the team has decided I am the right person to participate.”
“I look forward to seeing and hearing my musical contributions come to life in the final game when Atomic Heart releases later this month.”
Gordon also described working with Mundfish as an “absolute pleasure.”
Gordon, the award-winning composer of Doom, Doom Eternal in 2016 and MachineGames’ Wolfenstein series among others, made headlines last year when he refuted Bethesda Executive Producer Marty Stratton’s comments about his work on Doom Eternal. collected. Gordon claims that he was unpaid for 11 months, was subject to unrealistic deadlines, and that Doom Eternal used numerous music tracks that were said to have been rejected during development, and that they were not paid. bottom.
Atomic Heart is a single-player shooter set in an alternate historical Soviet Union-inspired world where players must battle hordes of deadly robots. In the meantime, IGN’s final preview of Atomic Heart has a lot to look forward to.
Luke is a game editor in IGN’s Sydney office. You can chat with him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.
