'You've got the holding pattern, then the big explosion where you need the score to kick in. Mansell said that as a composer on a game you take on a role that closely resembles a DJ. Where this leaves two-time Mass Effect composer Jack Wall remains to be seen. 'So in a game, the character might arrive at a big boss and you have to have a piece that can quickly become dramatic. They can take me in a different direction. Short films are usually made by young people and they've got ideas I can bounce off. It's not so much that I can experiment as it is to be in a situation where nobody's looking over your shoulder. 'I'm definitely interested in different outlets � that's one of the reasons I get involved in short films. 'I'm doing a videogame this year actually: Mass Effect 3,' Mansell told The Quietus. Mass Effect 3 appears to be his videogame debut. Mass Effect 3 may sound very different to Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 - BioWare has hired Clint Mansell, whose best work has been done partnering with celebrated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler and Black Swan), to make the game's music.
