I interviewed Jamie Dunlap who has been composing music for the South Park TV show since 2000. He also composed the soundtrack to the Ubisoft/Obsidian South Park video games The Stick of Truth & The Fractured but Whole. We chat about his workflow on the show, his influences for the video games & a bit about his other work too.
This is a series of interviews with Yorkshire bands exploring the local music scene and their ties with the divisive genre of post-rock. The title stems from the unwillingness of certain bands to accept the term, with some simply claiming it as journalist jargon.
Simone Bernacchia is an Italian composer now living in LA since 2005 when he married his wife. He has been composing music on the Amiga platform since the 90s, with his first commercial title, arcade shooter 'Powder' released in 1998. Currently working as a web developer, he is now part of the Amiga homebrew community, contributing music to a variety of games from independent studios. In this interview we talk about his recent projects, the most well-known being Blocky Skies. The homebrew community as a whole and how Amiga homebrew compares to other homebrew communities. The hardware and software behind composing for Amiga such as the open source Milky Tracker and the limitations of the platform. All this, and more:
Cedric Memendez is a composer working with Midgar Studio, a French indie studio currently working on the JRPG inspired Edge Of Eternity. The game was a massive kickstarter success and also reached its stretch goal to bring on help from Chrono Trigger composer Yasunori Mitsuda. In this interview we talk about recording with Mitsuda and the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. The history of Midgar Studio and their previous games and Cedric Menendez's early Japanese RPG inspirations. As well as some discussion on sound design and finally we change the subject, as I ask about the game itself and the turn-based mechanics of Edge Of Eternity.
Eitr is an upcoming indie game inspired by norse mythology. In this interview with Cedric Baravaglio we talk about his soundtrack to Eitr including the epic song 'Infectious' from its trailer. Other topics include his inspirations and other projects including the Neko Light Orchestra who have gained popularity through their covers of video game and film music. Also, the Noob Trilogie which started as a web series and is now on its second of a trilogy of films.
Arne Goyvaerts, AKA 'Evil Blue Koala' is a composer and sound designer from Antwerp, Belgium. In this interview with the composer we discuss his work on the Skyrim 'Additional Music Project,' the upcoming game 'Revolve' by Rusty Bolt Studios and his improvisational album Seaside Piano.
Following my Shuffle or Boogie article on the music of the Mother series, I had a chance to interview Shane Mesa & Dani Person who are hard at work on the music for the upcoming fan-made fourth entry in the series, Mother 4. While I decided not to badger them for a release date, the answers they gave were both promising and inspiring. It seems the music of Mother 4 is in safe hands.
Alyx Jones is a UK based musician who has worked on a number of titles across many platforms. Elise: Unpainted Memories, Carnage In Space: Ignition & upcoming, politically charged, The Iron Flowers. She is also a game designer in her own right & in this interview we discuss her debut game The Quiet Things and much more!