Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Composer Announced

Beamdog’s Trent Oster has announced the composer of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition news track through a tweet, and it turns out it’s Sam Hulick, who already worked on the Mass Effect franchise:

We’re happy to announce @SamHulick is composing for #bgee. He’s hitting a pretty magical balance, great new tracks that feel like BG

The real test is going to be whether the new tracks fit seamlessly with the old, methinks.

Update: Here’s the official press release:

SAM HULICK SCORES MUSIC FOR BALDUR’S GATE: ENCHANCED EDITION

May 10, 2012 – Overhaul Games is pleased to announce that Sam Hulick will be composing music for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Editionâ„¢.

Hulick is best known for scoring BioWare’s epic roleplaying games Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and most recently, Mass Effect 3. His original compositions for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Editionâ„¢ will be featured alongside new gameplay content, complementing the games’ acclaimed original soundtracks.

“The music of Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II was a huge inspiration for me as a composer who was just venturing forth into the world of writing music for games. So to be able to travel back in time, so to speak, and score original material for the Baldur’s Gate saga is a dream come true for me,” said Sam.

You can follow Sam Hulick on twitter @samhulick. For all information regarding Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Editionâ„¢, visit www.baldursgate.com.