Hexany Audio is an audio post-production studio based in the Greater Los Angeles area. It provides custom sound, original music, voice over, audio programming, and
sound branding for
video games ,
virtual reality (VR) and
interactive media .
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Hexany Audio was founded in
Boston in 2012 by
Berklee College of Music graduates
Richard Ludlow , Juan Sebastian Cortés Arango, Richard Gould, and Andy Forsberg.
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[3] The company was initially developed while the founders were still students at Berklee.
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[5] The company is known for sound design and music production for notable video games including
John Wick: Chronicles ,
Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run ,
League of Legends and
Just Shapes & Beats .
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Notable projects of Hexany Audio include
John Wick: Chronicles ,
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Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run ,
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League of Legends ,
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Just Shapes & Beats ,
[10] Blade Runner: Revelations,
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Splitgate : Arena Warfare,
[12] VR Studios Men in Black: Galactic Getaway,
[13] Tencent's
Arena of Valor
[14] and VRstudios' Star Trek: Dark Remnant.
[15] In October 2018, the company released the soundtracks of Chance6 Studios’ horror video game COLINA: Legacy, which were composed by Matthew Carl Earl and Jason Walsh.
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In 2017, Hexany Audio won the
Game Audio Network Guild Awards under the category Best Music in a Casual/Social Game for their work on Strike of Kings / Realm of Valor .
[17] In 2018, the company received the
Hollywood Music in Media Awards under the category Best Original Song/Score for a Mobile Video Game for their work on Arena of Valor
[18] and in 2021, it received the same award under the category Best Song/Score for a Mobile Video Game for their work on
Call of Duty: Mobile .
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In 2019, their work for the Star Wars: Millennium Falcon - Smuggler's Run attraction was nominated for a
MPSE Golden Reel Award under the category Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design.
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In 2020, Hexany Audio was featured in the Global Game Music Market report, a report that provides a detailed analysis of global game music market size and competitive landscape.
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^ Kidwell, Emma.
"VRDC Speaker Q&A: Richard Ludlow on crafting audio for interactive VR experiences" . www.gamasutra.com . Retrieved 2019-05-08 .
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"Richard Ludlow of Hexany Audio Discusses Giving Life to Interactive Projects Through Sound & Music - Sound & Picture" . Sound & Picture . 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-20 .
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"Hexany Audio | Berklee College of Music" . www.berklee.edu . Retrieved 2019-05-06 .
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"Hexany Audio, Berklee-Bred Business, Blasts Off | Berklee College of Music" . www.berklee.edu . Retrieved 2019-05-06 .
^ Correspondent, Scott Kirsner Globe (August 4, 2017).
"Berklee students and grads create a noteworthy niche: music for video games" .
The Boston Globe . Retrieved 8 May 2019 .
^ Staff (2019-06-21).
"Interview: Hexany Audio Discusses Creating Out of This World Sounds & Music For the New Men in Black: Galactic Getaway VR Experience" . TechRistic.com .
^ Benardello, Karen (27 September 2018).
"Stream the Score to Chance6's New COLINA: Legacy Survival Horror Game (Exclusive)" . Shockya.com . Retrieved 10 May 2019 .
^ Giardina, Carolyn (2020-01-19).
" 'Ford v Ferrari,' '1917' Collect Wins at MPSE Golden Reel Awards" . The Hollywood Reporter .
^ Benardello, Karen (27 September 2018).
"Stream the Score to Chance6's New COLINA: Legacy Survival Horror Game (Exclusive)" . Shockya.com . Retrieved 10 May 2019 .
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"Just Shapes & Beats (2018) Windows credits" . MobyGames . Retrieved 10 May 2019 .
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"How Blade Runner: Revelations' Sound Brings The World To Life In VR" . UploadVR . 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-08 .
^ Rainier (June 24, 2019).
"Hexany Audio Team Interview Discusses Splitgate: Arena Warfare & Men in Black: Galactic Getaway" . WorthPlaying .
^ Staff (2019-06-21).
"Interview: Hexany Audio Discusses Creating Out of This World Sounds & Music For the New Men in Black: Galactic Getaway VR Experience" . TechRistic.com .
^ Brown, Steven (February 1, 2018).
"Composer Matthew Carl Earl Discusses Contributing Music to Video Games Such as Arena of Valor & Assassin's Creed Syndicate" . That Moment In .
^ T'Bonz (April 26, 2019).
"Inside The Music And Sounds of Star Trek: Dark Remnant" .
^ Staff (2018-10-23).
"Chance6 Studios' horror video game 'COLINA: Legacy' getting official score release" . Nerd Reactor .
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"2017 Awards" . www.audiogang.org . Retrieved 2018-04-27 .
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"HMMA Winners" . www.hmmawards.com .
^ Grein, Paul (January 27, 2021).
"Diane Warren & James Newton Howard Among Top Winners at 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards" .
Billboard magazine .
^ Giardina, Carolyn (2020-01-19).
" 'Ford v Ferrari,' '1917' Collect Wins at MPSE Golden Reel Awards" .
The Hollywood Reporter .
^ David (April 30, 2021).
"Global Game Music Market 2020 Growth Analysis – Sony, Activision Blizzard, Hexany Audio, Nintendo, Audio Network Limited, Dynamedion" . mccourier.com .