September’s Featured: David Farmer
[caption id="attachment_6059" align="aligncenter" width="456" caption="Photo by "Jean H. de Buren""][/caption] New month means a new special on DS. I'm very glad to announce the visit of one of my favorite sound designers out there: David Farmer. He will be sharing a lot of interesting stuff, including articles, interviews, videos, and more! ... read more.
Game Audio Podcast is Back with a New Episode
The guys of Game Audio Podcast have published the fifth episode of their podcast series. This time it's a mini episode, talking about different things: Its a mini episode, no guests, just us catching up as we get ready for another season of game audio. We talk about the rise of the indie sample ... read more.
“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” – Exclusive interview with Supervising Sound Editor Julian Slater
Full disclosure, I haven't seen Edgar Wright's first film (A Fist Full of Fingers) but his two other theatrical releases("Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz)" I enjoyed immensely and were both very sound friendly. "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" follows suit and interviews with Wright confirmed my suspicion of ... read more.
The Art of Sound Design, An Interview with Tim Prebble
Tim Prebble has been interviewed by Ande Schurr at "The Big Idea". The interview is really interesting and full inspiring, don't miss it! Sound Designer Tim Prebble is at catch for my freelance series. He has an office across the road from Peter Jackson's Park Road Post, is a thrice finalist ... read more.
The Sound of “Metroid Prime 3″
Jayson Napolitano, from Original Sound Version has created a new section on the site called "Blast from the Past", which will include interviews made previously in the Music4Games site (offline several months ago). He started with a great interview he had with composer Kenji Yamamoto and Retro Studios sound supervisor ... read more.
“The Sounds of Star Wars”, New Book Written by Ben Burtt and J. W. Rinzler
Sound designers, editors, mixers, geeks and Star Wars fans. Our day has come! Ben Burt has presented "The Sounds of Star Wars", a new book written with J. W. Rinzler. Inside it you'll find all the secrets behind the making of the sound effects of Star Wars, and also the book includes ... read more.
“Red Dead Redemption” – Exclusive Interview with Audio Director Jeffrey Whitcher
When I saw the first images of Red Dead Redemption I knew that it will be a beautiful and amazing game. Then, the gameplay confirmed me that not only the visuals were great. The sound work there was fantastic. Clean mix, great sounds, and a perfect sonic experience for any ... read more.
“Inception” – Exclusive Interview with Richard King
Photo by Alex Eylar There's been great coverage on the sound of Inception. Mix Magazine, Soundworks Collection, and Wired Magazine posted articles and videos about sound editorial and mixing while Coffey Sound interviewed production sound mixer Ed Novick about his experiences on set. Nevertheless, I attempted to blaze some new trails ... read more.
David Sonnenschein Presents “Sound Design for Pros”, New Webinar Series [Exclusive Q&A]
David Sonnenschein is officially announcing "Sound Design for Pros", a new site where he will be announcing his sound design webinar, which start with a new free webinar where David will make an introduction to his new 6-week webinar program. This free Intro Webinar will give you an overview of topics ... read more.
The Sound of “Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty”
Sophia Tong, fron Sound Byte blog at GameSpot has interviewed Russell Brower, audio director of "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty". They talked about several things of the music and sound design of the game... GS: In terms of sound design, how did you approach Starcraft II to get the right sound ... read more.
