Heard About: Assassin's Creed II

Assassin's Creed II places the player at the heart of an epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy. Set in the Renaissance era, the life Italian nobleman Ezio Auditore da Firenze gradually unfolds accompanied by a rich soundscape.

Underpinning the aural offering is the original score by Jesper Kyd which, running at some three-and-a-half hours, was clearly a massive undertaking. Luckily, Kyd tells Develop, he was brought into the project in its very early stages.