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The Programmed Music of “Mini Metro” – Interview with Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace)

February 18, 2016 by Richard Gould

The Programmed Music of “Mini Metro” – Interview with Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace)

As art of the Audio Programming theme this month, I thought it would be interesting to learn about the interactive/reactive score to Mini Metro, a game which was released late last year by developer Dinosaur Polo Club to broad critical acclaim. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJHKzzPtDDI[/youtube] I sat down recently with Rich Vreeland (aka 'Disasterpeace') to … [Read more...]

Man Of Steel Soundtrack : Sculptural Percussion

September 10, 2013 by John Black

Amazing behind the scenes footage of Chas Smith who created custom instruments which Hans Zimmer utilized as sound sources on the Man Of Steel soundtrack. … [Read more...]

The Sound of Soviet Science Fiction

July 25, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

The Sound of Soviet Science Fiction

As always, fantastic article by Sound and Music. Robert Barry explores the soundtracks of Eduard Artemiev, best known for his work with Andrei Tarkovsky, whose films are among the many celebrated at BFI’s Kosmos season of Soviet SF films. The Sound of Soviet Science Fiction … [Read more...]

Ben Burtt Showing His Source Material for Star Wars

July 29, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksTbSNhjaBk (Warning! High level of nostalgic content) In the 6:05 mark of this video, you can see three great minutes of sound designer master Ben Burtt showcasing some of the source material he used for the layering of a sound for Star Wars. The video is a part of a rare documentary about John Williams and the music of Star Wars published … [Read more...]

The Sound of "Inception"

July 12, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

The Sound of "Inception"

The July's Issue of Mix Magazine includes an article about the sound of "Inception", the upcoming film of Christopher Nolan. The article contains some spoilers, so maybe would you like to see the film first. Becauseof the overwhelming success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan is viewed in popular circles as a premier “popcorn movie” director, delivering … [Read more...]

Audio Director Kristofor Mellroth on The Sound of "Crackdown 2"

May 18, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Audio Director Kristofor Mellroth on The Sound of "Crackdown 2"

Joystiq has published a very cool interview with Kristofor Mellroth, Audio Director of Crackdown 2. In the first game, I actually did all of the explosions, weapons, and then my teams here did all the physics stuff. And one thing that I knew I wanted to improve on this one was the fidelity and the punch. We had a very specific sound last time, and the way you would normally … [Read more...]

Oscars Voters and Sound Pros agree: Louder isn't always better

January 15, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Oscars Voters and Sound Pros agree: Louder isn't always better

Nice read on Variety about the importance given today to the soundtrack's volume and density when voting for the Academy Awards, with some thoughts of sound guys such as Tom Myers, Cameron Frankley and Michael Keller. The conclusion: Times has changed and louder isn't always better. Once it was a given that a soundtrack's volume and density wowed Academy voters. But no … [Read more...]

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