Wilbert Roget, the composer behind Helldivers 2, has revealed during a post on X that he considered stepping away from composing orchestral game music prior to working on Arrowhead Game Studio’s hugely successful shooter sequel.
Before Helldivers 2 came out I considered moving on from writing orchestral game music—it seemed like players were getting tired of it, it’s absurdly difficult, time-consuming and expensive to produce, and I wanted to try new things. So imagine my shock at how enthusiastically players responded to HD2’s score! From music-reaction vids to covers (even a full metal album?!), I’d never been more encouraged by listeners. For a traditionally-orchestral score, what I thought was impossible came true.
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And so apropos of Thanksgiving, I’m profoundly grateful for the players, musicians and @ArrowheadGS devs for restoring my hope & passion for orchestral scoring. Award shows rightly have unique tastes, but knowing we’ve reached so many people is the greatest reward possible!
Roget has worked on a number of video game soundtracks including Star Wars: The Old Republic, Call of Duty WWII, Mortal Kombat 11, Pacific Drive, and Star Wars Outlaws.
Helldivers 2 was released for PS5 and PC in February 2024 and recently picked up the Game of the Year award at the 2024 TIGA Awards last week. On Friday it was confirmed that the game’s long-running community manager, Twinbeard, was stepping down as his contract has come to an end, but not before parting with some positive words for the future of Helldivers 2.
[Source – Will Roget on X]