The composer of Atomic Heart's soundtrack, Mick Gordon, has announced that he will be donating his fee to support Ukraine. The Australian composer took to Twitter to announce the news.Atomic Heart is an upcoming action role-playing game, encompassing elements of survival, puzzles, and first person shooting. After multiple delays, the game is set to release February 21, and hype has been steadily building. Atomic Heart is set within the USSR in 1955, where a legion of AI-controlled robots are sabotaged and begin to attack humanity. The player is tasked with figuring out how and why the robots were sabotaged, as well as fixing the neural network that was sabotaged in the first place. Mick Gordon's Twitter post states that he has donated the fee for his musical contribution to the Australian Red Cross' Ukraine Crisis Appeal. He explains this further by saying the donation "is a way for me to provide practical support" for those who have been affected by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, and that he is "confident my donation will positively impact those in need."
Gordon began working with developer Mundfish back in 2020, and it was first announced his music would be a part of the game when Mundfish released a gameplay trailer that featured Gordon's music. He states that his "love for Soviet-era synthesizers" and the games interesting setting gave him plenty of creative freedom. Eager fans have already expressed a love for the snippets of music released in trailers, with Gordon being famous for his Wolfenstein and DOOM soundtracks that were adored by fans and critics alike.
Mundfish has previously drawn some controversy after statements were made by it about the war in Ukraine, saying that it is "undeniably a pro-peace organization against violence against people." Followers thought that the statements were vague, given that the company originates from Russia, however, the developers have not commented any further on the issue. Whether Mundfish is of the same opinions as Gordon, given his action to donate his fee to support Ukraine, is for fans to decide.
Fans who have been patiently waiting for Atomic Heart' s release don't have long left to wait, and mix of fast combat and Gordon's soundtrack is sure to bring plenty of players in. Atomic Heart is also releasing on Game Pass, giving subscribers the chance to experience the title from day one without any further cost while opening the game up to players who may not have heard of the title beforehand.
Atomic Heart releases on February 21 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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