{"id":2071346,"date":"2026-07-31T15:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071346"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:42:38","slug":"star-wars-metal-gear-and-halo-composer-kazuma-jinnouchi-confirmed-as-lead-composer-for-guild-wars-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071346","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars, Metal Gear, and Halo composer Kazuma Jinnouchi confirmed as lead composer for Guild Wars 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-3\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Guild Wars 3<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Star Wars, Metal Gear, and Halo composer Kazuma Jinnouchi confirmed as lead composer for Guild Wars 3<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Drums of the Patriots.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/guild-wars-3-mount.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Guild Wars 3 mount from reveal trailer.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"guild-wars-3-mount.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>ArenaNet<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-31T15:42:38+00:00\">July 31, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"9f5cf91b-fc78-424c-b6e8-0d4a3145d875\" data-name=\"Guild Wars 3\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Guild Wars 3\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Guild Wars 3\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" title=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\"><br \/>\n  Follow Guild Wars 3<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>ArenaNet has revealed the lead composer for its upcoming MMORPG Guild Wars 3. Kazuma Jinnouchi, known for his work on Star Wars, Metal Gear, and post-Bungie Halo games, is collaborating on the soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this announcement, the studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9PwlQpujo04\">released a video<\/a> detailing how the main theme of Guild Wars 3 was created. In it, we can see Jinnouchi and the audio team create the song, which you can find below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Guild Wars 3 | Main Theme Reveal\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJE9gsDJtu0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rJE9gsDJtu0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Guild Wars 3 | Main Theme Reveal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the main theme for Guild Wars 3.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rJE9gsDJtu0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jinnouchi is joined by some noteworthy contributing composers, such as Asuka Ito of Rhythm Heaven and PilotWings fame, and longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-2\">Guild Wars 2<\/a> composer Maclaine Diemer. The video detailing the creation of the main theme also features insight from ArenaNet audio lead Chase Thompson and music lead Nadia Wheaton.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s plenty in the video that should interest Guild Wars fans, but one thing that&#8217;s particularly intriguing is an early note of &#8220;respecting the legacy&#8221; as Thompson puts it. The music we hear is very orchestral and melodic, fitting nicely with the grand orchestral tracks that fans of the past two games fell in love with.<\/p>\n<p>This update marks yet another little information burst from ArenaNet, which has been sprinkling out new information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/guild-wars-3-revealed-guild-wars-2-so-good\">ever since its reveal at Summer Game Fest earlier this year<\/a>. Only recently, we got more details about the game&#8217;s narrative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/guild-wars-3-narrative-magic-signets-spirits\">which hints at how magic could work in the game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>ArenaNet has revealed the lead composer for its upcoming MMORPG Guild Wars 3. Kazuma Jinnouchi, known for his work on Star Wars, Metal Gear, and post-Bungie Halo games, is collaborating on the soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this announcement, the studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9PwlQpujo04\">released a video<\/a> detailing how the main theme of Guild Wars 3 was created. In it, we can see Jinnouchi and the audio team create the song, which you can find below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Guild Wars 3 | Main Theme Reveal\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJE9gsDJtu0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rJE9gsDJtu0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Guild Wars 3 | Main Theme Reveal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the main theme for Guild Wars 3.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rJE9gsDJtu0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jinnouchi is joined by some noteworthy contributing composers, such as Asuka Ito of Rhythm Heaven and PilotWings fame, and longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-2\">Guild Wars 2<\/a> composer Maclaine Diemer. The video detailing the creation of the main theme also features insight from ArenaNet audio lead Chase Thompson and music lead Nadia Wheaton.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s plenty in the video that should interest Guild Wars fans, but one thing that&#8217;s particularly intriguing is an early note of &#8220;respecting the legacy&#8221; as Thompson puts it. The music we hear is very orchestral and melodic, fitting nicely with the grand orchestral tracks that fans of the past two games fell in love with.<\/p>\n<p>This update marks yet another little information burst from ArenaNet, which has been sprinkling out new information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/guild-wars-3-revealed-guild-wars-2-so-good\">ever since its reveal at Summer Game Fest earlier this year<\/a>. Only recently, we got more details about the game&#8217;s narrative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/guild-wars-3-narrative-magic-signets-spirits\">which hints at how magic could work in the game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Guild Wars 3 Star Wars, Metal Gear, and Halo composer Kazuma Jinnouchi confirmed as lead composer for Guild Wars 3 Drums of the Patriots. 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