Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Last month, I was equally overjoyed and privileged to be able to see the infamous composer Jóhann Jóhannsson in concert, presenting a performance of his solo work. As a first-time viewer of Jóhann’s solo music, I was curious about what to expect. I was
Interview with Voice Over Director, Mark Estdale
Sam Hughes speaks to Voice Over Director, Mark Estdale about Creative Dialogue Tools, voice directing for games and more! With 23 years working with publishers and developers worldwide and with almost a thousand titles on his Resume, Mark brings a certain weight to his perspective and work on processes, pipelines, software,
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial In Concert Review
Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Over Christmas, I was absolutely thrilled to find myself back at the Royal Albert Hall, ready to watch another movie with a live orchestral performance. To recap on my last visit, “the Royal Albert Hall have been running an incredibly successful series called Films
Oscar Winning Scores at the Barbican, featuring Anne Dudley and The Full Monty.
Article by Katie Tarrant Last year, the Barbican Centre had been running a bi-monthly ‘Oscar Winning Scores’ series, in which films with academy award-winning scores are shown, followed by an interview with the film’s composer. The series was created by Gary Yershon who himself is an Oscar nominated film composer, renowned for
The Sound Architect’s Top Audio of 2016!
The Last Guardian Game Audio Review
Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: SIE Japan Studio Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Composer: Takeshi Furukawa Audio Lead: Tsubasa Ito Reviewed on: Playstation 4 This incredibly long awaited game has finally hit us in all its feathery glory. In The Last Guardian, you play as a young boy befriending and guiding his griffin-like friend, Trico, around the ancient ruins
Interview with Heroville Composer, Richard Jacques
Sam Hughes speaks to renowned composer, Richard Jacques, about his career so far, Heroville and more! Classically trained from a young age at the Royal Academy of Music in London with an extensive repertoire including orchestral, jazz and popular music genres, Richard is a multiple award-winning composer for film, television and
Playstation CSG Sound & Music of VR Worlds Video
Our friends over at Playstation's Creative Services Group, have released a video on their sound and music for Vr Worlds! Check it out here: with a message from them below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5FLTyRMpOM&feature=youtu.be "Our audio team here at Playstation's Creative Services Group have been working with PlayStation VR for over three years now, with our sound and music
Interview with Composer, Mario Sevigny
Sam Hughes speaks with composer, Mario Sevigny about his career so far, The Art of More, and beyond! Mario is a passionate musician, multi-instrument-vocalist and composer for television, film & trailers, who has amassing over 20 years of diverse credits. Mario recently finished scoring Sony Crackle’s first drama series, The Art of
The Tomb Raider Suite – Live World Premiere
Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes It’s interesting to study what it is about music that moves us; certain instruments, timbres, nostalgia, melodies, progressions and much more. For me and many others, it is a combination of all things, and the world premiere of the Tomb Raider Suite was the