Deus Ex: Human Revolution could've had a track from the original game's composer but it was rejected for not being the 'right fit,' and in hindsight he says they were right

Deus Ex: Human Revolution could’ve had a track from the original game’s composer but it was rejected for not being the ‘right fit,’ and in hindsight he says they were right | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Gaming Industry It’s brutal out there: Deus Ex and Unreal composer says he’s submitted 50 resumes and gotten one interview in the last year Action Crimson Desert’s soundtrack is criminally inoffensive but that hasn’t stopped one song from driving me insane Action Death Stranding 2 review: Catharsis in the age of the algorithm RPG Clair Obscur’s narrative lead says while it’s ‘a painful process’ to write, AI has never tempted her: ‘The whole point of writing is to express what I have in my head’ Gaming Industry Asset reuse in videogames is essential, and we need to embrace it, says Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry director: ‘We redo too much stuff’ Roguelike Slay the Spire 2 is one of the year’s biggest hits, which is a good time to remember it abandoned Unity because of the dev fee debacle: ‘That is how badly you f****d up’ RPG Disco Elysium writers marvel at how a game made ‘in a f**king squalid flat’ in Estonia had such a huge impact, and welcomes successors like Esoteric Ebb: ‘We make games, but we also like them’ Strategy In defense of XCOM: Chimera Squad FPS Deus Ex’s maligned sequel was the most 2026 game of 2003⁠: It clocked the 21st century even harder than Metal Gear Solid 2 RPG The new game from Disco Elysium’s studio feels like the first Christmas after your parents’ divorce Strategy Heart of the Machine review: A fascinating grand strategy RPG that starts to buckle under its own ambitions RPG Bethesda steps in again to calm down hype around Starfield news next week, saying Todd Howard’s EA College Football 26 skills are his ‘only visionary power’ FPS Marathon dev effortlessly bodies haters who say Bungie’s not the studio that made Halo anymore—rattles off 40 Halo OGs who still work there and says he can list more if you want Action The devs on Deus Ex: Invisible War knew its most-hated part was a ‘terrible idea,’ and they give the director ‘sh*t about it all the time’ The Elder Scrolls Bethesda’s former Elder Scrolls loremaster on why he left, Starfield’s ‘communication breakdowns’, and how he wanted The Elder Scrolls 6 ‘to be The Empire Strikes Back’ PopularSpring SaleClipsCrimson DesertMarathonBest PC gearQuizzes Games Deus Ex: Human Revolution could’ve had a track from the original game’s composer but it was rejected for not being the ‘right fit,’ and in hindsight he says they were right News By Andy Chalk Contributions from Wes Fenlon published 27 March 2026 Eidos Montreal wanted to put its own stamp on Deus Ex after it took over the series, and that meant it wanted music from an entirely different composer. 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Signup + Every Wednesday Switch 2 Spotlight Sign up to our new Switch 2 newsletter, where we bring you the latest talking points on Nintendo’s new console each week, bring you up to date on the news, and recommend what games to play. Signup + Every Saturday The Watchlist Subscribe for a weekly digest of the movie and TV news that matters, direct to your inbox. From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Deus Ex is just so damn great. I know we say that a lot around here, but you can never say it enough, so I’m saying it again: Deus Ex is great. One of the greatest ever. And one of the most distinctive elements of that greatness is its soundtrack, which like the game itself is great. It’s so core to the experience, in fact, that when Eidos Montreal dropped the 2010 teaser telling the world that Deus Ex was back, it included the unforgettable opening bars of the Deus Ex theme song.You can hear it kick in at the 40 second mark—and believe me, when that shit hit, it was like a bomb going off. I still get all a-tingly when I hear it. Deus Ex 3 – Teaser – YouTube Watch On (Here’s the full theme song, if you’re not familiar with it. Soak it in.)Article continues below You may like It’s brutal out there: Deus Ex and Unreal composer says he’s submitted 50 resumes and gotten one interview in the last year Deus Ex: Invisible War wasn’t what it should have been because the studio moved to an engine that was really built for Thief: ‘A super-boneheaded call, very bad decision… it really tanked development’ No new Deus Ex game this year, according to Adam Jensen actor Elias Toufexis, who says the owners are ‘psychopaths’ for not concluding the trilogy When Deus Ex: Human Revolution dropped, though, Deus Ex composer Alexander Brandon was not the man behin