Phantom Blade Zero Composer Says Director Asked Him to “Just Inspire Me,” Creating Boss Music Before Enemy Designs Were Finalized

The upcoming action game Phantom Blade Zero is taking an unusual approach to its soundtrack by allowing music to influence the creation of its boss fights. Rather than waiting for enemies and their combat mechanics to be finalized, developer S-Game sometimes composed music first and used it as inspiration for the encounters. Composer Caisheng Bo discussed this creative process in an interview with PCGamesN. According to Bo, creative director Qiwei Liang gave him considerable freedom to experiment, trusting that the…