The leaked Mass Effect 5 trailer is being re-released by a veteran BioWare composer
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Like adding salt to the injury, the sudden shutdown of cherished RPG studio BioWare indicates that we now possess more insights about Mass Effect 5 than we possibly would have otherwise, which hurts even more, given that the game is now discontinued. According to a leaked clip, it appears the game was set to be named Mass Effect: Universe, and it seems it would have featured returning ally Liara T’Soni alongside a new human lead in place of the long-standing protagonist, Shepard. Perhaps the most significant letdown of all is that the trailer indicated the game was “on the way.”
I guess if you are someone prepared to label a glass with merely two drops of water as ‘half full’, you could contend that the existence of the trailer is a minuscule, barely sparkling sliver of optimism in the midst of this calamity, and highlighting just a touch of gleam to that tiny boon is a recent tweet from seasoned BioWare composer Sam Hulick, who composed for the original Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. In the tweet, Hulick mentions he aims to “unveil the re-scored Mass Effect Universe trailer for N7 Day.”
Okay. My intention is to unveil the re-scored Mass Effect Universe trailer for N7 Day. It’s a bit hectic, as I’m somewhat occupied pitching for a new project, but I will see what I can manage! I don’t wish to rush it, and I want it to accurately portray my musical vision for MEU.October 26, 2026
N7 Day is an annual tribute to everything Mass Effect, and had EA not closed BioWare, it’s quite likely we would have received or witnessed something new regarding Mass Effect 5, potentially even the leaked trailer. Nevertheless, it occurs on November 7, which Hulick acknowledges is “a little tight,” as he is concurrently developing a pitch for a different new game, but “I’ll see what I can do,” he mentions. “I don’t want to rush it, and I want it to authentically represent my musical vision for MEU.”
While you might assume Hulick’s support of the leaked trailer lends it a degree of validation,
