Austin Wintory - Sword of the Sea (Original Soundtrack) [2LP]

Format: 2LP
Catalogue No.: LMLP352
Barcode: 5063176095718
Release Date: 27 Mar 2026
Genre: Soundtrack

 Austin Wintory’s third collaboration with Giant Squid and creative director Matt Nava, ‘Sword of the Sea’, sees its soundtrack surfing onto vinyl.
 The music has been specially mastered for vinyl and is pressed to heavyweight discs, all housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. Illustrator Elaine Lee has created original artwork that flows from the front cover to the back.
 Nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media at the 68th GRAMMY Awards, ‘Sword of the Sea’ is an aesthetic successor to thatgamecompany’s ‘Journey’ and Giant Squid’s ‘ABZÛ’ and ‘The Pathless’. The album is a mellifluous musical adventure, resonating immaculately with the game’s sense of flow and beauty. Piano, synthesisers, strings, wind and choral elements collaborate with, and cascade over one another, always with a purposeful momentum. Harmonically, pieces carry the listener along a gently undulating path, punctuated by unexpected chord changes - jagged little musical surprises that hint at the game’s deeper mysteries.
 Soloists Kristin ‘Field of Reeds’ Naigus, Tina Guo, Malukah, Paul Cartwright and Tom Strahle elevate the score with soaring performances, while ensembles including London Voices and The Phoenix Boys Choir enrich the texture of the enveloping compositions.

Tracklisting
LP1
Side A
From a Drop, a Flame
Korunim
One Drop Remained
The Veiled Sea
Unpredictable and Joyous
Side B
Swimming in the sky
The Lost Grotto
Ghost Warriors
LP2
Side A
Shadow Tundra
Dreaming of Vengeance
A City Where None Live
Side B
Sacred River
The Perfect Wave
Sword of the Sea