Journey score a decade on to create a new symphony

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What would it be like to experience something for the first time all over again? If you had the chance, what would you revisit? Your favourite novel. A formative album. A classic movie. Or perhaps a video game that continues to resonate after all these years?

I'd wager it's a question most people will have asked themselves on occasion, as they wonder why that particular thing at that particular moment took root. It's also a question that guided composer Austin Wintory as he sought to reimagine his fabled Journey score in celebration of the acclaimed title's 10th anniversary.

During a recent chat, Wintory tells me he was already toying with the notion of doing something for Journey's 10th birthday when a stray tweet dropped into his timeline. The sender explained they'd leap at the chance to experience Journey with fresh eyes once again, and it was that sentiment -- that compelling notion of stepping back in time and being able to relive a fundamental moment in our lives -- that became the beating heart of Traveler - A Journey Symphony.

Wintory had already begun reimagining the Journey soundtrack when that tweet dropped into view, but says he wasn't satisfied with his work so far. There was a nagging question at the back of the composer's mind: "why am I doing this?" There's an old adage that tells us "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," so what was the point in meddling with a score that players around the world have already taken into their hearts?

"This tweet showed up at the exact right moment where I was still early enough in the charts that I had the chance to focus my thinking, and it reminded me there are people who have this idea about how wonderful it'd be to experience something for the first time again," says