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[[File:The Flight.jpg|thumb|250px|The Flight, Joe Henson and Alex Smith]]
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'''The Flight''' is a composer duo consisting of Joe Henson and Alex Smith who have worked on the soundtracks for several video games.
'''The Flight''' is an [[England|English]] composer duo consisting of Joe Henson and Alex Smith who have worked on the soundtracks for several video games.<ref>{{WP|The Flight (band)}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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===''Assassin's Creed''===
===''Assassin's Creed''===
In 2014, The Flight contributed to the multiplayer [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag soundtrack|soundtrack]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''.<ref name="PushSquare" /> While [[Brian Tyler]] composed the entirety of the main game's soundtrack, the composing duo of The Flight did only 40 minutes of soudtrack for the multiplayer mode.<ref name="Enternity">{{cite web| url=https://www.enternity.gr/en/Article/Games/Interviews/Assassins-Creed-Odyssey-The-Flight-share-thoughts-on-their-soundtrack/49791.html| title=Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Flight share thoughts on their soundtrack| publisher=''Enternity.gr''| date=26 September 2018| accessdate=19 June 2020| archiveurl=http://archive.vn/IFpP6|archivedate=19 June 2020|author=Vezos, Manos}}</ref>
In 2014, The Flight contributed to ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''{{'}}s multiplayer [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag soundtrack|soundtrack]].<ref name="PushSquare" /> While [[Brian Tyler]] composed the entirety of the main game's soundtrack, the composing duo of The Flight did only 40 minutes of soundtrack for the multiplayer mode.<ref name="Enternity">{{cite web| url=https://www.enternity.gr/en/Article/Games/Interviews/Assassins-Creed-Odyssey-The-Flight-share-thoughts-on-their-soundtrack/49791.html| title=Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Flight share thoughts on their soundtrack| publisher=''Enternity.gr''| date=26 September 2018| accessdate=19 June 2020| archiveurl=http://archive.vn/IFpP6|archivedate=19 June 2020|author=Vezos, Manos}}</ref>


Later in 2018, they composed the [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey soundtrack|soundtrack]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''. Differing from their last soundtrack work, The Flight requested as much visual information from the then-upcoming game as they could. The image that resonated with them the most was of the protagonist standing in front of [[Athens]]. The year beforehand, they composed the soundtrack to ''Horizon Zero Dawn''. Unconsciously avoiding sounding like their previous work, the duo noted that themes of ''Odyssey'' differed greatly. ''Odyssey''{{'}}s themes included betrayal, vengeance and war, even describing it as a proper [[Greece|Greek]] tragedy.<ref name="ACOD interview">{{Cite web| url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/12/13/interview-taking-flight-with-the-assassins-creed-odyssey-composer/| title=Taking Flight With Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Meet the Composers Behind the Brilliant Soundtrack| publisher=''PlayStation Lifestyle''| date=13 December 2018| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619103516/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/12/13/interview-taking-flight-with-the-assassins-creed-odyssey-composer/| archivedate=19 June 2020|author=Honea, Keri}}</ref>
Later in 2018, they composed the [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey soundtrack|soundtrack]] for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''. Differing from their last soundtrack work, The Flight requested as much visual information from the then-upcoming game as they could. The image that resonated with them the most was of the protagonist standing in front of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. The year beforehand, they composed the soundtrack to ''Horizon Zero Dawn''. Unconsciously avoiding sounding like their previous work, the duo noted that themes of ''Odyssey'' differed greatly. ''Odyssey''{{'}}s themes included betrayal, vengeance, and war, even describing it as a proper {{Wiki|Greek tragedy}}.<ref name="ACOD interview">{{Cite web| url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/12/13/interview-taking-flight-with-the-assassins-creed-odyssey-composer/| title=Taking Flight With Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Meet the Composers Behind the Brilliant Soundtrack| publisher=''PlayStation Lifestyle''| date=13 December 2018| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619103516/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/12/13/interview-taking-flight-with-the-assassins-creed-odyssey-composer/| archivedate=19 June 2020|author=Honea, Keri}}</ref>


On the creation of ''Odyssey''{{'}}s soundtrack, Henson and Smith started on the main themes, character themes, and antagonist themes, before moving onto creating music for the individual regions of Greece. The duo's favorite piece they composed was "The Legend of the Eagle Bearer". Additional assistance on the soundtrack included; Mike Georgiades on various stringed instruments, Renaud Ford playing the rebec, Emma Rohan on vocals for the main theme, with Rob Farrer and Joby Burgess on percussion. They also worked with George Strezov and the Sofia Session Choir in Bulgaria.<ref name="ACOD interview" />
On the creation of ''Odyssey''{{'}}s soundtrack, Henson and Smith started on the main themes, character themes, and antagonist themes, before moving onto creating music for Greece's individual regions. The duo's favorite piece they composed was "The Legend of the Eagle Bearer". Additional artists assisted on the soundtrack, included Mike Georgiades on various stringed instruments, Renaud Ford playing the rebec, Emma Rohan on vocals for the main theme, and both Rob Farrer and Joby Burgess on percussion. They also worked with George Strezov and the Sofia Session Choir in Bulgaria.<ref name="ACOD interview" />


During the development of the ''Odyssey'' sountrack, the two composers were not permitted to play early builds of the game for inspiration, and so all they had to go on was the video captures sent to them from the Ubisoft music team.<ref name="ACOD interview" /> The only input from Ubisoft that they were given is the need for an ''Odyssey'' version of the track "Ezio's Family", now considered the main theme for the series.<ref name="PushSquare">{{cite web| url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/11/interview_swan-diving_into_the_music_of_assassins_creed_odyssey_with_composers_the_flight| title=Interview: Swan-Diving into the Music of Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Composers, The Flight| date=15 November 2018| accessdate=19 June 2020| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114230813/http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/11/interview_swan-diving_into_the_music_of_assassins_creed_odyssey_with_composers_the_flight| archivedate=14 November 2018|author=Banas, Graham|publisher=Push Square}}</ref> When they were eventually able to play, Henson played as Kassandra while Smith was Alexios.<ref name="ACOD interview" />
During ''Odyssey''{{'}}s soundtrack development, the two composers were not permitted to play early builds of the game for inspiration, and so all they had to go on was the video captures sent to them from the Ubisoft music team.<ref name="ACOD interview" /> Ubisoft's only input was its insistence on the need for an ''Odyssey'' version of the track "Ezio's Family", now considered the series' main theme.<ref name="PushSquare">{{cite web| url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/11/interview_swan-diving_into_the_music_of_assassins_creed_odyssey_with_composers_the_flight| title=Interview: Swan-Diving into the Music of Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Composers, The Flight| date=15 November 2018| accessdate=19 June 2020| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114230813/http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/11/interview_swan-diving_into_the_music_of_assassins_creed_odyssey_with_composers_the_flight| archivedate=14 November 2018|author=Banas, Graham|publisher=Push Square}}</ref> When they were eventually able to play, Henson played as Kassandra while Smith was Alexios.<ref name="ACOD interview" />


==''Assassin's Creed'' works==
==''Assassin's Creed'' works==
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{{Scroll box|
*'''''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''''' (2014)
*[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag soundtrack|''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' soundtrack]] (2013)
**''Saba Island''
**''Saba Island''
**''Santa Lucia''
**''Santa Lucia''
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**''Saint Pierre''
**''Saint Pierre''
**''Palenque''
**''Palenque''
*'''''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''''' (2018)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey soundtrack|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' soundtrack]] (2018)
**''Legend of the Eagle Bearer (Main Theme)''
*[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows soundtrack|''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' soundtrack]] (2025)
**''The 300''
**''Shadows Main Theme''
**''Enter the Animus''
**''The Fujibayashi Legacy''
**''Odyssey (Greek version)''
**''Rise of Yasuke''
**''Phoibe the Orphan''
**[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows: Claws of Awaji soundtrack|''Claws of Awaji'' soundtrack]] (2025)}}
**''Kephallonia Island''
 
**''Markos''
**''Revenge of the Wolves''
**''Barnabas''
**''Pirates, Thugs, And Bandits''
**''Assassin's Creed''
**''Conflict on the Seas''
**''The Shores of Megaris''
**''Athenian Fighters''
**''Korinth''
**''On the Battlefield''
**''Things Fall Apart''
**''Nikolaos's Fate''
**''The Secret Land of Apollo''
**''Conversations''
**''Guards of the Cult''
**''Delphi''
**''The Cult of Kosmos''
**''Leonidas Fallen''
**''Legendary Heirloom''
**''The Hills of Attika''
**''Sokrates''
**''Naxos Island''
**''Reunited''
**''Myrrine''
**''Ariadnes's Fate''
**''Forgotten Isle''
**''One-Eyed Monster''
**''The Messara Plain''
**''Kydonia''
**''Atlantis''
**''The Sacred Land of Artemis''
**''Sparta''
**''A Spartan Fight''
**''Brasidas''
**''Valley of the Two Kings''
**''Legendary Animals''
**''Ash Hills''
**''Labyrinth of Lost Souls''
**''The Minotaur''
**''Gortyn''
**''Athens, Birthplace of Democracy''
**''Phoibe's Fate''
**''Pandora's Cove''
**''Petrified Temple''
**''Medusa''
**''Mytilene''
**''Sanctuary of Apollo''
**''A Happy Family''
**''Passing the Torch''
**''Odyssey (Modern Version)'' (feat. Emma Rohan)
}}
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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*[http://www.theflightmusicofficial.com/ The Flight official website]
*[http://www.theflightmusicofficial.com/ The Flight official website]
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[[Category:Development team]]
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The Flight, Joe Henson and Alex Smith

The Flight is an English composer duo consisting of Joe Henson and Alex Smith who have worked on the soundtracks for several video games.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Early years[edit | edit source]

Joe Henson and Alex Smith began collaborating in 2005, after co-producing an album for Henson's band Seventhsun and realizing they had "a similar approach to life and wildly divergent musical tastes". They have since worked on soundtracks in the video game industry, including 2014's Alien: Isolation and 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn.

Assassin's Creed[edit | edit source]

In 2014, The Flight contributed to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's multiplayer soundtrack.[2] While Brian Tyler composed the entirety of the main game's soundtrack, the composing duo of The Flight did only 40 minutes of soundtrack for the multiplayer mode.[3]

Later in 2018, they composed the soundtrack for Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. Differing from their last soundtrack work, The Flight requested as much visual information from the then-upcoming game as they could. The image that resonated with them the most was of the protagonist standing in front of Athens, Greece. The year beforehand, they composed the soundtrack to Horizon Zero Dawn. Unconsciously avoiding sounding like their previous work, the duo noted that themes of Odyssey differed greatly. Odyssey's themes included betrayal, vengeance, and war, even describing it as a proper Greek tragedy.[4]

On the creation of Odyssey's soundtrack, Henson and Smith started on the main themes, character themes, and antagonist themes, before moving onto creating music for Greece's individual regions. The duo's favorite piece they composed was "The Legend of the Eagle Bearer". Additional artists assisted on the soundtrack, included Mike Georgiades on various stringed instruments, Renaud Ford playing the rebec, Emma Rohan on vocals for the main theme, and both Rob Farrer and Joby Burgess on percussion. They also worked with George Strezov and the Sofia Session Choir in Bulgaria.[4]

During Odyssey's soundtrack development, the two composers were not permitted to play early builds of the game for inspiration, and so all they had to go on was the video captures sent to them from the Ubisoft music team.[4] Ubisoft's only input was its insistence on the need for an Odyssey version of the track "Ezio's Family", now considered the series' main theme.[2] When they were eventually able to play, Henson played as Kassandra while Smith was Alexios.[4]

Assassin's Creed works[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Flight (band) on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Banas, Graham (15 November 2018). Interview: Swan-Diving into the Music of Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Composers, The Flight. Push Square. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved on 19 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Vezos, Manos (26 September 2018). Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Flight share thoughts on their soundtrack. Enternity.gr. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved on 19 June 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Honea, Keri (13 December 2018). Taking Flight With Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Meet the Composers Behind the Brilliant Soundtrack. PlayStation Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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