2023/01/05
God of War Composer’s Cameo Required the Game’s Most Complex Motion Capture Work / Industry News
We know Santa Monica Studio’s Game of the Year-nominated action-adventure God of War Ragnarök is packed with many memorable characters. Undoubtedly, however, one of the most fascinating is the side character Ræb from Svartalfheim. Not only is this dwarf playing a strange musical instrument, the character is actually portrayed by the game’s composer, Bear McCreary. If this easy-to-miss supporting role still fails to impress you, McCreary has revealed that his motion capture performance for Ræb was the most technically demanding in the entire game — something he never anticipated having to do.