Asobo Studio used the soundtrack from A Plague Tale: Requiem during Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy mocap to help the cast 'get into the sadder moments, the darker moments'
THE SO WHAT
Piping the original score into mocap sessions is a reminder that production pipelines are becoming more multimodal—audio, performance, and gameplay are being co-directed in real time. Studios should treat music and sound design as early-stage tools to shape acting and narrative, not late-stage polish.
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