Tag: Interviews
Composer Richard Jacques about the creation of orchestral big band album ‘Heroville’
West One Music Group’s Heroville album is one of these very rare albums that transport you into another world with the very first notes. I was fortunate to speak with Multi-award winning,...
Composer Jeff Broadbent about the musical process behind Ubisoft Blue Byte’s ‘Champions of Anteria’
Officially classified as a typical Real Time Strategy Game, Ubisoft Blue Byte’s Champions of Anteria definitely is more than that. Champions of Anteria combines base building with role-playing elements and pausable combat which I have not experienced...
Of Monsters and Earthquakes: Behind the sound effects libraries ‘Shakes and Rattles’ & ‘The Plunger’
It’s crazy what ordinary sounds we hear every day can be turned into. Take Zdravko Djordjevic’s Shakes and Rattles Earthquake sound effects library as an example: In the demos below you go from...
Behind the Cuts: Q&A with movie trailer editor Patricio Hoter
In our new series of articles, we will shine the spotlight on masters of sleight of hand, men and women in the industry whose work is largely visual, but nevertheless...
Soundtrack_Cologne 13: What to look forward to at this year’s edition (24.8.-28.8.2016)
Established 13 years ago in Cologne, Germany, Soundtrack_Cologne has quickly become one of Europe’s most important congresses for the screen music industry. I got the chance to speak with CEO...
Behind the Cuts: Award-Winning editor Mellissa Lo about mastering the edit of particularly complex film projects
In our new series of articles, we will shine the spotlight on masters of sleight of hand, men and women in the industry whose work is largely visual, but nevertheless...
Scoring Forza Motorsport 6: Michael Nielsen and Kaveh Cohen about the difficulties of reinventing the music of an established car racing franchise
When you think of racing games, you don’t usually think about tranquil and intimate music. If you then add the composers behind some of the music in trailers for Mad...
Soundlister: The One Place to Look for Audio Professionals and Hobbyists
The recently launched website Soundlister.com is all about matching audio professionals with their customers. If everything goes as planned, it may become the one-stop source for people looking for composers,...
Phoenix: Composer Anže Rozman about the live performance of his rhapsodic composition
Last December I had the luck to experience Anže Rozman’s composition – Phoenix, performed live by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra as well as by the incredibly gifted 21-year-old flautist Eva-Nina...
The challenges of writing for an orchestra: Jay Wadley about scoring James Schamus’ ‘Indignation’
Indignation, a novel by American novelist Philip Roth, was published in 2008. Following celebrated works of his, such as U.S. National Book Award for Fiction winning novella ‘Goodbye, Columbus’ and...
Tips for young composers from Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL (Mad Max, Black Mass, Batman v Superman)
In my interview with Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL about his score for Black Mass, he shared some experiences he made in the industry while making his way from being a producer...
The Foreigner: Behind the sound of a mesmerizing short documentary
I’m a big fan of good short films. Besides JR’s Ellis, Kheaven Lewandowski’s “Bat Boy” (I recently interviewed composer Jeremy Nathan Tisser) as well as T7 Production’s Darth Maul Fan...