Sr. Director of Sound at PlayStation Studios, Phillip Kovats

Austin Wintory chats with Phillip
Kovats, the Senior Director of Sound for the
PlayStation Studios Creative Arts team. Together
they discuss his long career working on some of the biggest
titles in the games industry; learning to tell stories and
finding your voice as an artist; using audio to marry visuals and
music to help the player's emotional journey; and giving teams
agency to explore their creative vision and find
solutions. 

Phillip Kovats has been in games since 1999, helping create
the sound and direction for the God of War
series, flOw, flOwer,
Journey, and Uncharted 1 &
2. In 2010, he joined Naughty Dog as audio lead,
helming games such as The Last of Us,
Left Behind, Uncharted 4, and
Uncharted: Lost Legacy. Now, Phil works as the
director of sound for the PlayStation
Studios Creative Arts team, overseeing talent,
facilities, operations, and creative for titles such as
Ghost of Tsushima, Death
Stranding, Marvel's Spider-Man,
Demon’s Souls, Ratchet &
Clank and many others under the PlayStation
Studios banner.