It might sound a little odd for a bunch of NYU game development and engineering students to come see a musician give a two-plus hour talk, but Austin Wintory isn’t your “typical” composer.

Sure, Wintory is classically trained — practicing his passion in both NYU’s and the University of Southern California’s acclaimed music programs years ago — but the Los Angeles-based composer is most well-known for his work in the video game industry.

And he writes music for video games with a very specific purpose.

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