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Mick Gordon Returns with Bold Soundtrack for Defect

11/10/2025

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Mick Gordon, the renowned video game composer, is composing his first full soundtrack in five years for the cyberpunk FPS Defect.
He aims to use heavy sounds and distortion to push boundaries and reflect the game's chaotic themes with microtonal elements and discordant beats.
Gordon draws inspiration from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, especially a Foot Clan scene.
Defect is developed by emptyvessel and currently has no release date.

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Story summary

Mick Gordon, the renowned video game composer, is composing his first full soundtrack in five years for the cyberpunk FPS Defect.
He aims to use heavy sounds and distortion to push boundaries and reflect the game's chaotic themes with microtonal elements and discordant beats.
Gordon draws inspiration from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, especially a Foot Clan scene.
Defect is developed by emptyvessel and currently has no release date.