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The Last of Us Interview with Phillip Kovats!

by Sam Hughes - 07/07/201919/02/2020 0579

Interview with Phillip Kovats, Naughty Dog'sAudio Lead for "The Last of Us" Here are different versions of our interview with the legendary Phillip Kovats, Naughty Dog's Audio Lead for The Last of Us. Also known for his work on the Uncharted and God of War series. He was a great guy to

Marvel’s The Defenders – A Netflix Exclusive – Audio Review

by Andrew Overfield - 22/10/2017 0392

Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Distributor: Netflix Studio: Marvel Television Composer: John Paesano Sound Designer: Jordan Wilby Supervising Sound Editor: Lauren Stephens Reviewed on: Netflix Once again your resident unofficial superhero content reviewer is back after a brief hiatus. I’m coming back to you with a review of Marvel’s The Defenders. A Netflix exclusive series

Interview with Anne Juenger, COO of Umlaut Audio

by Sam Hughes - 07/06/201627/06/2016 0640

Sam Hughes speaks to Co-founder and COO of Umlaut Audio. Umlaut Audio designs fully customizable software instruments and samples. Umlaut’s products are inspired by years of experience developing custom virtual instrument solutions and samples for many of the world's most famous composers such as Harry Gregson Williams,Danny Elfman (1953- )

Julia Hardy with The Sound Architect at the BAFTA Games Awards 2016

by Sam Hughes - 03/06/201627/06/2016 0367

Sam Hughes discusses the important of audio with BBC Radio 1 presenter, Julia Hardy at the BAFTA Games Awards 2016, they discuss the event and its nominees as well as Julia's thoughts on game audio. Stay up to date with more of our interviews and support our Patreon if you love what

Obsidian’s Audio DIrector, Justin Bell on South Park: The Stick of Truth

by Sam Hughes - 26/03/201627/06/2016 0667

Sam Hughes chats to Audio Director, Justin Bell over at Obsidian about South Park: The Stick of Truth. They discuss all of the techniques and work involved in the project including some in-depth discussions of implementation, workflow and more! Justin graduated with an A.A. degree in Music from Los Angeles Valley College

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Interview with Audio Director, Lydia Andrew

by Sam Hughes - 27/02/201627/06/2016 1788

Sam Hughes speaks to Audio Director, Lydia Andrew about her career so far and her work on Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. Lydia is an Audio Director who has worked in game audio for 14 years and in the entertainment industry for nearly 20. She started her games career with Electronic Arts in the

Interview with Ori and the Blind Forest Audio Director, Andrew Lackey

by Sam Hughes - 20/02/201627/06/2016 0530

Earlier this year, Sam Hughes caught up with Sound Designer, Andrew Lackey, about his work on Ori and the Blind Forest. They also discuss his previous work on amazing titles such as The Matrix Trilogy as well as the recent release, The Witness and more! Andrew is an award winning sound designer and

Interview with Leonard J Paul (School of Video Game Audio)

by Alyx Jones - 03/02/201627/06/2016 0784

Alyx Jones chats with Leonard Paul, after a busy year, about how the School of Video Game Audio is going as well as his current work on the follow-up to Retro City Rampage, Shakedown Hawaii. Leonard is well known for his work on titles such as EA’s NBA Jam, NHL 11,

Interview with Rise of the Tomb Raider Audio Director, Jack Grillo

by Sam Hughes - 19/12/201527/06/2016 0612

Sam Hughes speaks to Audio Director, Jack Grillo about the epic adventure release Rise of the Tomb Raider! Jack has been working as a Sound Designer for the past 20 years, with experience in film, television, commercials, and video games. Early in his video game career, Jack worked as Audio Lead

Until Dawn Feature with Composer, Jason Graves & Audio Director, Barney Pratt

by Sam Hughes - 15/09/201527/06/2016 01254

"When eight friends are trapped on a remote mountain retreat and things quickly turn sinister, they start to suspect they aren’t alone." Until Dawn is the recent PS4 interactive horror release, that is a very unique twist on the traditional horror tropes that will excite horror fans around the world. We