Composer Austin Wintory has revealed that crafting the final track for the critically acclaimed game Journey, titled "Apotheosis," presented the most significant challenge during the game's extensive development. While the game's opening music was conceived swiftly, the concluding piece required a more arduous and iterative process.
Wintory described the composition of Journey's score as a journey in itself, noting that while the initial pieces came together easily, the game's finale proved to be a more complex undertaking for both him and the development team. "Apotheosis" was intended to be the emotional culmination of the player's experience, and finding the right sound to match that narrative arc was a difficult task.