Michael James Collier

NZ based Composer and Sound Designer at Grinding Gear Games

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

@ThisIsBadgerPoE I don’t remember the last time I saw the sun

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

I hope everyone’s league start is going well! Kinda sad I won’t be able to play for another 2 weeks 🥹 Here’s some of the music I did for 3.27 based on @ormanjanowski breach themes. @pathofexile

https://t.co/XX1MnfbQf1

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

@ddouku & I trying to act normal in front of a camera with @DarthMicroT

also @moogmusicinc pls hint hint nudge nudge 😆

[Dominic Downing @ddouku]

Me and @MJCollierMusic were recently interviewed by the legendary @DarthMicroT!

https://t.co/wL7V2VaBkh

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

Some really cool covers of @ormanjanowski's music from PoE2

[Path of Exile @pathofexile]

Our friends from the FantasyLofi YouTube channel recently released lofi versions of some Path of Exile 2 tracks. If you're in the mood to chill and unwind, put your headphones on!

https://t.co/qOERhQmDQn

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

The first in a new series of dev interviews. Have a listen if you wanna hear about some of the work we're doing for PoE2

[Kane Bennett @kanethesoundguy]

Fun chat with me ol' mate Eben about all things narrative and audio with PoE.

[Path of Exile @pathofexile]

No expansion is complete without a soundtrack to set the tone, and the score for Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas certainly doesn't neglect this. Check out the tracks for the Soundtrack by @ormanjanowski and @MJCollierMusic in today's news post!

https://t.co/oO04PsEUDh

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

This was probably the most scared I've been writing for PoE so far considering how epic the KoJ Atlas music always is!

Here's the music for the two bosses I wrote for, based on @ormanjanowski Secrets of the Atlas themes.

https://t.co/c1sGiEftRR

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

Confirmed not April fools. You should be able to find all PoE2 music in the hideout music player when enabled in 0.2.

PoE1 & 2 hideout players will only contain their respective music as music assets aren't shared between the two games.

[Kamil Orman-Janowski @ormanjanowski]

I’m happy to announce that Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt introduces hideout music player.

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

25 years ago I knew I wanted to make music for games. 4 years ago I almost gave up. 3 1/2 years ago I got the chance to join the audio team at GGG. Today I’m part of the team releasing a sequel to one of my favourite games. Dreams are free, but I guess they can come true too! 🥹

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

One of the ways that we've tried to elevate the experience in PoE2 is by adding in musical moments to accentuate certain parts of the story such as returning Una's lost lute.

Composed by @ormanjanowski
Lyrics by myself & @kanethesoundguy
Arranging & production by myself

[Path of Exile @pathofexile]

Voiced by the talented Hester Ullyart, ‘Una, the Songbird’ is a character you’ll meet in the town of Clearfell in Path of Exile 2. Once you find and return her lute, you’ll be able to request her to play songs for you in town. ‘A Siren’s Call’ is one such song she can perform.

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

@TalkativeTri That parts a KoJ special 😎 I edited one of his demoes for this!

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

New teaser I worked on as a collaboration with @ormanjanowski

One more week till we show off everything coming in early access!

[Path of Exile @pathofexile]

This is just the beginning

↠ https://t.co/FtwTXiDh2k | 12pm November 21 PST

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

@TalkativeTri I’ll let them know! Always fun getting a chance to do something borderline sci fi every now and then

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

Can I play during work hours and pretend I'm doing QA?

[Path of Exile @pathofexile]

Are you ready to fulfill your destiny?

Join #PathofExile2 Early Access on November 15th.

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

@lolcohol Yeah I played a lot of HOMM when I was younger. Pretty sure it was one of Kamil’s faves too

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

Since I will most likely be going full degen playing the league this weekend I'll post these now. Here's a couple of tracks I wrote for two of the bosses you will encounter during the Settlers of Kalguur league! Link to KoJ's tracks are in the description

https://t.co/Yi2vVGDGZJ

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

Another KoJ track from the upcoming 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur league! We recorded some live violin for both this and the trailer music. This one's a prelude to what you'll hear in PoE2's Kingsmarch with a little RTS nostalgia mixed in.

[Kamil Orman-Janowski @ormanjanowski]

Another track from Settlers of Kalguur OST. This time second theme for Kingsmarch, while Kingsmarch has its first one in PoE2, which you could hear during my Exilecon talk. Enjoy!

https://t.co/VJC9AzrlYP

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

Hyped to ruin my sleep schedule again next week on league start 🥲 Trailer, boss and town music by KoJ @ormanjanowski, then a couple more boss tracks by myself! @pathofexile

[Path of Exile @pathofexile]

In Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur, you will help Kalguuran pioneers to build the town of Kingsmarch and establish trade between Wraeclast and their homeland.

Play free on July 26 PDT on PC, Mac and Consoles

https://t.co/7WRGt9Y54f

[Michael James Collier @MJCollierMusic]

Teaser season is back ft. KoJ music @ormanjanowski @pathofexile

[Path of Exile @pathofexile]

Not all paths to Wraeclast begin with exile

↠ https://t.co/FtwTXiDh2k | 1pm July 18 PDT

[Dominic Downing @ddouku]

Designing audio for the witch was so much fun! The sound of 'chaos' skills in a modern PoE was a challenge but I'm happy with the results. 🧙‍♀️