Category: Features

Listen: Composer Philip Sheppard On His Music For Detroit: Become Human
What happens when a soundtrack is written for a video game character rather than the game itself? Today, Philip Sheppard, composer for Detroit: Become Human, is here to answer that...

Listen: Audinity (Foundation, EU IV, The Guild 3) On Scoring For Historical Settings
When working on the soundtrack for The Guild II: Renaissance in 2010, Munich-based composer Yannick Süß needed someone to help him get all the music done in time. He found...

A conversation with Loke Rahbek
Loke Rahbek on his process of making the new Croatian Amor record, the concept of concerts and the role that he plays as an artist in today’s society.

Listen: Filippo Beck Peccoz on Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun OST
"In the end, we need to serve the game itself."

Don’t be afraid of being weird: Inside Elephant Music’s trailer world with Vikram Gudi
Quietly yet with plenty of noise, London-based boutique agency Elephant Music has turned into one of the rising stars of the trailer scene. I got to speak with its founder and CEO...

National Geographic’s Jane premiered with a beautiful live performance of the score by Philip Glass
At the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, the hollywood orchestra, conducted by William Ross, performed live to picture the score composed by Philip Glass to the newest Nat...

Sebastian Pecznik on working with live musicians on film scores
"To decide what to do with the music budget is where experience and both techniques and having studied music really come in handy."

Behind the Scenes on my Charity Arrangement of Austin Wintory’s Apotheosis
TL;DR: ALL Proceeds for the charity album SPIRIT go to Hurricane Harvey Relief, and raise awareness for the continued need in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Florida. A few...

Watch Johnny Klimek speak about the music in Babylon Berlin
The new TV series Babylon Berlin is out now in Germany, Austria, Italy, the UK and Ireland via Sky. Babylon Berlin will be available worldwide via Netflix (release date tba)....

The Best Percussion Libraries for Trailer Music
I’ve seen questions about percussion come up time after time on various forums and Facebook group pages. “What is the best percussion library to use for epic drums?” or, “What...

Bryan Nguyen on scoring a TV Spot for The Mountain Between Us
With dozens of TV Spots released for every major Hollywood blockbuster, scoring those isn’t an easy task when each of them has to stand out in a particular way. For...