Interview - Sam Witwer

Kotaku posted an interview they did with the voice actor for The Apprentice in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Not surprisingly, he did The Apprentice's voice for Soul Calibur IV as well:

Comparatively, recording the Secret Apprentice lines for Soul Calibur IV was easy. And a ton of fun, because not only did he get to yell “I’m gonna kick your ass” stuff for about four hours – he also got to hear his Japanese voice actor counterpart.

“That guy was so cool,” Sam gushes. “He was all like, [fake Japanese in manly voice]! And I was like… [throws himself backwards in chair] WHOA!”

Source: Kotaku

GameDaily Interview

GameDaily has an interview with Namco Bandai Marketing Director Todd Thorson.

Overall, the SoulCalibur franchise has sold well over 5 million units in the U.S. alone.

Source: GameDaily: Soul Calibur IV Burns Hot at Retail

IGN - The Music of Soul Calibur IV

IGN has an interview with Junichi Nakatsuru, the audio director / lead composer of Soul Calibur IV.

I haven't heard a lot of good things about the soundtrack myself, which might make me a minority in saying that I actually enjoy the music for the game. Not as much as the fork-wielding lizardmen in one of the stages, though.

For fans of the previous games, Nakatsuru says to expect some recognizable music and reworked themes in addition to all the new content. "This time around we prepared tunes for each stage and situation rather than character. Still some pieces should be familiar, but others have drastically different ambience. I'm sure you'll enjoy the variety.

Source: IGN: The Music of Soulcalibur IV