Helldivers 2 composer almost gave up on orchestral scores before its monumental success

Prior to the release of Helldivers 2, soundtrack composer Wilbert Roget was considering moving on from writing orchestral music for games, he recently posted. The overwhelming community response to the soundtrack, however, has renewed his faith in orchestral composition for games.

"Before Helldivers 2 came out I considered moving on from writing orchestral game music—it seemed like players were getting tired of it, it's absurdly difficult, time-consuming and expensive to produce, and I wanted to try new things", said Roget.