Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2composer Sarah Schachner is leaving the Modern Warfare 2 audio team, citing an “increasingly challenging” work dynamic with the team’s audio director.
Schachner has worked on numerous triple-A games in the past, includingAssassin’s Creed Valhalla,Anthemand Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019). She was in the midst of reprising her role on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and the upcomingCall of Duty Warzone 2.0but will no longer be doing so. In astatement given on social media, Schachner detailed her grievances with her working situation at Call of Duty.
Her statement read, “I am sad to say I can no longer continue to compose music for MWII / Warzone. Over the past couple of months, the working dynamic with the audio director has become increasingly challenging and I don’t see any path forward. As of now, I am unsure of the status and release plan for the soundtrack as it’s been taken out of my hands.”
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She continued, “While I don’t have any control over how the music is presented in-game, what will be released on the soundtrack is not my artistic intent in regard to mixing and mastering. Mike Dean was a part of the creative vision for the album as well as mixer Frank Wolf. We have soundtrack masters in hand from Mike which unfortunately you will never get to hear.” Mike Dean is an award-winning record producer who’s worked with some of the biggest names in music, for context.
Schachner’s statement concluded with a message encouraging fans to listen to the soundtrack when it releases. “I would like to acknowledge the incredible hard work of the audio team as a whole, and I hope you still enjoy it because I put so much work and effort into it. The score features some wonderful performances by musicians Baseck, Brain Mantia, and M.B Gordy. I’m truly appreciative of the outreach so far and I feel a responsibility to the fans to remain authentic in my approach with the game and its sound which I have been creating for many years.”
Schachner had been praised for her work on Modern Warfare (2019) but it would appear that her journey with the series has come to an end.
