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Journey composer Austin Wintory struggled most with final track 'Apotheosis'

Austin Wintory composed Journey’s full soundtrack and found its concluding piece, 'Apotheosis,' the hardest to create. He wrote the game's opening track almost immediately after joining the project, but the final song required extra work from both Wintory and the development team. The closing track was vital to delivering Journey’s emotional finale and helped define the score’s lasting impact.

• Austin Wintory composed the entire Journey soundtrack.
• Wintory wrote the game's first song practically the day he was asked to join the project.
• The final song, titled 'Apotheosis,' presented the greatest compositional challenge for Wintory and the development team as they worked to nail the game’s ending.
• The closing piece was central to the game's emotional payoff and contributed to Journey’s memorable score.