Featured Photo Credit: Leah Belford We had the great opportunity of speaking to renowned composer, Kris Dirksen. Currently, Kris is scoring Cinemax’s critically-acclaimed series Quarry created and directed by Emmy-winning director Greg Yaitanes. Kris’s music can be heard in hundreds of movie and TV show trailers, including Mad Max: Fury Road, Sicario,
Interviews
The Turing Test – Interview with Audio Lead, David Orton
Uploaded by Matt Hellewell Edited by Doug Waters We had the opportunity to speak to The Turing Test's Head of Audio, David Orton, and ask him a few questions about his approach to working on the game's audio: How did you approach designing the audio for The Turing Test? Seeing as The Turing Test is a puzzle game,
Shu – Game Audio Review (& Interview with Simon James)
Reviewed by Doug Waters Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Coatsink Software Composer: Ross McWilliam Sound Design: Simon James Reviewed on: PC, Steam Created by Coatsink Interactive, the developers of the Esper series and co-developer of Gang Beasts, comes Shu. A beautifully colorful action-adventure platformer, full of quirky hand-drawn characters and ever changing mechanics, ensuring that each
What It Means To Be A ‘One-Person’ Audio Department
Article by Anne-Sophie Mongeau Edited by Sam Hughes My role as a Game Audio Engineer in DIGIT Game Studios has been very insightful, and has helped me gain a broadened perspective on game audio and, even more generally, the overall game development process. While being in a position I consider equivalent to
Symphonic Fantasies Interview with Thomas Böcker
Interview with Actress, Alix Wilton Regan
Sam Hughes speaks to actress Alix Wilton Regan about her career, her roles in Guitar Hero Live and DragonAge: Inquisition, her charity Play4Calais and more! Warning: Contains mild strong language and some sensitive content. You can help with Alix's charity, Play4Calais right HERE, where they are currently fundraising to bring 4 vehicles
Interview with DOOM Composer, Mick Gordon
Sam Hughes speaks to the fantastic Mick Gordon, about his career so far, the DOOM soundtrack, as well as how you get pentagrams and numbers to appear in a spectogram! Editor's Note: I also HIGHLY recommend you check out Mick's YouTube channel for some great behind-the-scenes videos on the DOOM soundtrack. Mick
Interview with Actress, Rachael Naylor
Sam Hughes speaks to the lovely Rachael Naylor about her acting career, voiceover, The VoiceOver Network, their upcoming events and more! Rachael is a well known British voice actor, actor, award winning entrepreneur, Editor of The Buzz Magazine, and founder of The VoiceOver Network. Born in London, UK, Rachael is a trained
Unbox Interview with Composer/Sound Designer, Matt Griffin
Sam Hughes speaks to Sound Designer/Composer, Matt Griffin, about the game audio for the indie platformer Unbox! Unbox is out now on Steam, purchase HERE! You can also check out Katie's Game Audio Review of Unbox HERE Big thanks to our sponsors Dehumaniser: http://www.dehumaniser.com/dehumaniser We hope you enjoyed the interview, feel free to check out
Interview with Game Audio Veteran Paul Weir
Alyx Jones speaks to Sound Designer and Composer Paul Weir about his career so far, including his recent work on No Man's Sky. Paul Weir, has worked in the games industry for nearly 20 years, so I think it's reasonable to call him a veteran. He's also worked alot on generative music projects, including alot of