With the news that Mick Gordon won’t be returning to compose the music for Killer Instinct: Season 3, many have been wondering who will be taking up those reins to fill the void that he leaves behind. The answer is Atlus Plug and Celldweller, two individuals who aren’t new to video game music with Microsoft having been in games such as Project Gotham Racing, Rallisport Challenge 2, and Crackdown. They’re even the ones responsible for awesome music heard in the Battletoads Rash trailer! Here’s a portion of an interview Microsoft conducted with them…

The Battletoads trailer track is the first we’ve heard from the game. How did collaboration work on that particular piece?

Tom: The first thing we had to establish was Battletoad’s sonic identity and musical personality. Obviously, BT’s 8-bit roots would play a strong role.

We also asked the KI team: what kind of music would Battletoad be listening to as he kicks people’s butts? Adam Isgreen said Van Halen… and THAT became BT’s other signature sound. I called upon my guitar hero friend, Steve Ouimette—who is the master of guitar tones—and he laid down some insanely Eddie Van Halen-inspired riffs and then Klay and I went to work crafting those sounds into BT’s music.

Klayton: Doing various projects together in the past made it easy for Tom and I to jump into the Killer Instinct collab. It was great not having to worry about that part of it—but just ideate and jump right into creation. I threw down some guitar riffs and beats for the Battletoads trailer and Tom shot ideas back.

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What are some ideas you have for future tracks?

Klayton: We have a few skeletal ideas for some of the upcoming characters in Season 3, but we don’t want to spoil anything. It’s safe to say that each character will have their own distinct sound, so you’ll be able to identify which fighter is fighting based on the vibe and elements of the music. It’s really great to be part of a game that has been historically driven by music.

Tom: Yep! This is going to be fun.

For more on Tom and Klayton, read the full interview at Ultra-Combo.

 

By Daniel Durock

Founder/Writer For Killer Instinct Central. SAG-AFTRA Actor Since 2017! Twitter: @danieldurock

8 thoughts on “Meet Atlas Plug (Tom Salta) & Celldweller (Klayton), The New Composers For Killer Instinct: Season 3”
  1. They have big shoes to fill. Mick Gordon set a really high bar and standard for the killer instinct soundtrack. I really hope they are up to making the cut. I loved the first 2 soundtracks for the first 2 seasons. The classics and demo tracks were very good as well. All I can say is good luck.

     
  2. Wow, haven’t seen these names in years! I know it’s covered in your article, but are we sure they didn’t get lost on the way to Crackdown Avenue? 😛

     
  3. Like these guys so far. The way their names sound makes me think of “Statler & Waldorf” from Muppets . How about everyone else?

     
  4. Sweet, cool, and neato. TWO composers instead of ONE this time for KI Season 3 and overall for Killer Instinct. At the same time Killer Instinct has received TWO composers instead ONE composer this time. Overall as the old saying goes, “Two heads are better than one” or in this particular case, “Two composers are better than one” 🙂 😉

     

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