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Interview: Richard Jacques Marius Masalar speaks with composer Richard Jacques about some of his most recent projects including LITTLE BIG PLANET 2: THE MUPPETS. He talks about the enduring legacy of The Muppets and the challenges such a legacy places on the music for a composer. Episode Highlights 00:25 Introduction 00:50 Blood Stone Aftermath 01:15 Forza Motorsport 4, Music for Racing Games 03:50 Working on LittleBigPlanet 2 05:30 The Musical Creative Process for LBP, Style Blending 07:52 Licensed Music vs. Original Score in LBP 09:35 Collaborating with the Other Composers 10:03 The Muppets DLC; The Appeal of the Muppets 11:25 The Musical Identity of The Muppets 13:50 Recording a Live Ensemble for Interactive Music 18:10 What's the most Authentically Richard Jacques Sound? 20:08 LittleBigPlanet on Playstation Vita; Working on the Vita 22:35 The PS Vita in the Mobile Gaming Landscape 25:15 Why Are There No LBP Music Releases?! Learning to Monetize Game Audio 28:04 What's on the Horizon for 2012? Personal Album Music Selections 00:00 Big Boss Bossa Nova 13:09 Pigs in Space 30:13 Big Boss Bossa Nova Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 42 - 2011 Cue Award Nomination Show New Tracksounds reviewer, Edmund Meinerts joins Christopher, Marius, Helen, Tom and Richard to proudly announce the official Cue Award Nominees for 2011. Every nominee from all fourteen award categories are revealed. Not only that, but you also get immediate reaction and discussion to each category. What other award show does that? You can view the nominees and CAST YOUR VOTE for the winners here Episode Highlights 00:00 — Opening Montage and Welcome to Edmund Meinerts 03:45 — Cue Award Categories 05:10 — Suprise of the Year 10:30 — Breakout Composer of the Year 15:16 — Best Cue as Heard on Soundtrack 18:27 — Best Cue as Heard on Film/Media 23:12 — Best Score for Television 28:44 — Best Score for Animated Film 34:03 — Best Score for Video Game 44:03 — Best Score for Action Film 51:31 — Best Score for Dramatic Film 56:05 — Most Memorable Themes 61:13 — Record Label of the Year 66:39 — Best Score as Heard on Soundtrack 74:14 — Best Score as Heard in Film/Media 79:23 — Composer of the Year 87:12 — What happens next? How you can vote in the Cue Awards. Music Selections 00:00 — "The Artist Ouverture" (The Artist) by LUdovic Bource 06:11 — "Valkyrie Run" (Warhammer 40k: Space Marine) by Cris Velasco/ Sascha Dikiciyian 07:01 — "Opening Titles" (La Sombra Prohibida II) by Arnau Bataller 08:01 — "Main Title" (Straw Dogs) by Larry Groupe 09:49 — "Qin Huai Legend I (Falling in Love)" (The Flowers of War) by Chen Qigang 11:50 — "Container Park" (Hanna) by The Chemical Brothers 12:58 — "Happy Pills" (Limitless) by Paul Leonard-Morgan 16:00 — "X-Training" (X-Men: First Class) by Henry Jackman 16:50 — "Cthulhu" (La Sombra Prohibida II) by Arnau Bataller 19:33 — "Main Titles" (Source Code) by Chris Bacon 20:23 — "Ancient China- Story of Shen" (Kung Fu Panda 2) by Zimmer/Powell 21:44 — "To Jotunheim" (Thor) by Patrick Doyle 24:03 — "A Galaxy Divided" (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) by Kevin Kiner 26:50 — "Main Titles" (Camelot) by Mychael and Jeff Danna 29:45 — "Main Titles" (Green Lantern: Emerald Knights) by Christopher Drake 31:28 — "Entering the Cathedral" (El Gran Milagro) by Mark McKenzie 31:52 — "Mars Observers" (Mars Needs Moms) by John Powell 35:14 — "Incident Occurence" (Ni No Kuni) by Joe Hisaishi 36:21 — "Opening Credits" (Deus Ex: Human REvolution) by Michael McCann 38:30 — "Main Menu - And Ever We Fight On" (Killzone 3) by Joris de Man 39:39 — "Sinister Breed" (Crysis 2) by Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu 42:34 — "A Hero's Legacy" (Warhammer 40k: Space Marine) by Cris Velasco/ Sascha 45:06 — "Romanian Wind" (Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows) by Hans Zimmer 48:18 — "The Beginning" (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) by Patrick Doyle 50:27 — "Priest" (Priest) by Christopher Young 52:00 — "Homecoming" (Soul Surfer) by Marco Beltrami 55:13 — "Dartmoor, 1912" (War Horse) by John Williams 57:04 — "George Valentin" (The Artist) by LUdovic Bource 57:44 — "Icarus" (Deus Ex: Human Revolution) by Michael McCann 71:50 — "Dragon Flight" (Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Pt 2) by Alexandre Desplat 76:54 — "Wandering Jane" (Jane Eyre) by Dario Marianelli 87:34 — "Pretty Peppy" (The Artist) by LUdovic Bource 91:14 — "The Artist Ouverture" (The Artist) by LUdovic Bource Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 41 - 2012 Preview (VG) Kindly Finish the Game Rick Damigella (G4TV) joins Christopher and Richard to talk about 2012's most anticipated video game scores. They also sidetrack into to some of the upcoming soundtrack releases from La La Land Records and Jim Guthries' retro-bundle for his indy video game score, Sword and Sworcery. Episode Highlights 00:00 — Game montage and Guest intro 01:55 — WHYBLT? - Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Skyrim, Bastion, Method Music 08:06 — WHYBLT? - The Inanimate World, Ghost in the Shell (Stand-Alone Complex), Soul Calibre V, Tekken 2, 13:50 — WHYBLT? - Black Gold, John Carter, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Dawn of the Dragonslayer 22:20 — Planet of the Apes 3-Disc release, and Expanded rel. of A Walk in The Clouds 26:15 — Sword & Sworcery limited release, The Hunger Games tie-in video game composer 32:50 — 2012 Preview - Video Game Soundtracks 14:14 — Composers remorse and Art under constraints 18:54 — Working with Mark Isham 20:00 — Composing for documentaries versus feature film 24:10 — The independent artist, music biz, and SOPA Select Music 00:00 — "The Cave Trolls" (The Best Music) by GeorgeandJonathan 03:00 — "The Proper Story" (Bastion) by Darren Korb 08:10 — "The Color of Eternal Love" (The Inanimate World) by Taro Iwashiro 11:40 — "Ryomaden" (NHK Taiga Drama Ryomaden Original Soundtrack Vol. 1) by Naoki Sato 13:55 — "Main Title - A Desert Truth" (Black Gold) by James Horner 15:24 — "A Thern for the Worse" (John Carter) by Michael Giacchino 16:32 — "Balor" (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning) by Grant Kirkhope 19:43 — "Paladin's Theme (Search for the Dragon)" (Dawn of the Dragonslayer) by Panu Aaltio 22:44 — "Main Titles" (Planet of the Apes) by Danny Elfman 24:02 — "Main Theme" (A Walk In The Clouds) by Maurice Jarre 26:43 — "The Cloud" (Sword and Sworcery) by Jim Guthrie 34:04 — "Assassins Creed Theme" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe 37:35 — "Welcome to Rapture" (Bioshock) by Garry Schyman 48:39 — "Main Theme" (Tomb Raider: Legends) by Folmann/ O'Malley 52:03 — "Installation 04" (Halo: Combat Evolved) by O'Donnell/ Salvatori 59:53 — "The Warhawk" (Warhawk) by Christopher Lennertz 61:02 — "Journey Trailer Music" (Journey) by Austin Wintory 63:16 — "Sapiens Closed Area" (Huxley) by Kevin Riepl 66:27 — "Amelia Desert Morning" (Babel) by Gustavo Santaolla 67:08 — "Main Title" (Darksiders) by Velasco/Reagan 74:18 — "A Writer's Dream" (Alan Wake) by Pentri Alanko 78:07 — "Angry Birds - Main Theme" (The Greatest Game Music) by Andrew Skeet Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Interview: Zoe Keating Zoe Keating (dubbed the Avant Cellist) talks about her work composing film scores as well as performing on several of Mark Isham's most recent projects. She also talks about selling music, piracy, and the threat posed by legislation like SOPA and PIPA. Episode Highlights 00:34 — Introduction: Zoe Keating 02:07 — How did you come to write for the film, Frozen Angels? 04:10 — Had you considered scoring a film prior to Frozen Angels? 04:44 — Your experience with film music 06:10 — Scoring The Devil's Chair 07:40 — Writing for dance and film 12:10 — "Music is something that happens in a moment of time..." 14:14 — Composers remorse and Art under constraints 18:54 — Working with Mark Isham 20:00 — Composing for documentaries versus feature film 24:10 — The independent artist, music biz, and SOPA Select Music 00:00 — "The Last Bird" (The Ghost Bird) by Zoe Keating 10:40 — "Sun Will Set" (One Cello x 16- Natoma -) by Zoe Keating 18:03 — "A Genuine War Hero" (The Conspirator - Two Disc Limited Edition) by Mark Isham 20:27 — "The Last Bird" (The Ghost Bird) by Zoe Keating 21:37 — "Patterns" (Johannes Kepler [Play]) by Zoe Keating 36:15 — "Sun Will Set" (One Cello x 16- Natoma -) by Zoe Keating Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 40 - 2012 Preview: Ears Will Drool Erik Woods of Cinematicsound.net joins the cast to peer into the future and discuss 2012’s upcoming film scores! Erik gives a tip on how to enjoy Avatar even more and the crew talks about our first Google Hangout for soundtrack geniuses. Episode Highlights 00:00 — The Way of the Future 00:50 — Welcome and Intro: Erik Wookds (cinematicsound.net) 03:28 — WHYBLT? Taro Iwashiro, Metal Gear Solid, Michael Kamen 08:00 — WHYBLT? Avatar, On the Beach, Pavillion of Women, Lover's Prayer, Signs 15:25 — WHYBLT? The Promise, W.E. 17:33 — WHYBLT? Doctor Who 6, Kingdoms of Amalur, Star Wars: The Old Republic 13:01 — WHYBLT? Haywire, Back to Gaya, Man to Man 24:52 — Sidetrack: "Hanging out on Google Plus" 28:44 — 2012 Film Score Preview 66:37 — How will 2012 compare with 2011? 72:14 — Conclusion Select Music 00:00 — "Main Title-Trinity Infinity" (The Matrix) by Don Davis 00:20 — "Ontological Shock" (The Matrix) by Don Davis 03:43 — "The Operation Called Unanswerableness" (Isoruku) by Taro Iwashiro 08:04 — "Jake's First Flight" (Avatar) by James Horner 12:27 — "Main Titles" (Signs) by James Newton Howard 16:00 — "Six Hours" (W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski 17:38 — "Apollo 11" (Doctor Who - Series 6) by Murray Gold 18:21 — "Reckoning Main Theme" (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning) by Grant Kirkhope 20:07 — "Clash Of Destiny" (Star Wars: The Old Republic) by Mark Griskey, et al 30:19 — "A Dark Knight" (The Dark Knight) by Hans Zimmer 36:46 — "Captain America Main Titles" (Captain America: The First Avenger) by Alan Silvestri 43:17 — "Sab Than Pursues The Princess" (John Carter) by Michael Giacchino 47:59 — "Cornered" (Salt) by James Newton Howard 49:12 — "Swallow Falls" (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) by Mark Mothersbaugh 51:38 — "Main Titles" (There Be Dragons) by Robert Folk 61:10 — "Saphira's First Flight" (Eragon) by Patrick Doyle 62:00 — "The Expendables" (The Expendables) by Brian Tyler 65:50 — "Opening" (Elizabeth: Golden Age) by Craig Armstrong, A.R. Rahman 74:36 — "Sab Than Pursues The Princess" (John Carter) by Michael Giacchino Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 39 - Oscars - I Think There's a Buzz! In our annual Oscar prediction show, Michael Coleman (SoundWorksCollection.com) joins in. They also react to the Awards given out thus far and sidetrack on “What is an iconic score?” Episode Highlights 00:00 — I think I hear a buzz. 01:27 — Welcome and Intro: Michael Coleman (SoundworksCollection.com) 04:10 — WHYBLT? James Horner, Crysis 2 06:44 — WHYBLT? Joe Hisaishi 07:56 — WHYBLT? Oscar short-listers and Hanna's back 11:28 — WHYBLT? Tinker Tailor, The Artist, The Greatest Miracle 13:01 — WHYBLT? Haywire, Back to Gaya, Man to Man 15:28 — Sidetrack: "What is an iconic score?" 28:09 — Awards Reactions 31:12 — Detour into Drive and Contagion 40:38 — Revisiting last year's predictions 41:41 — The Nominees Are... 44:01 — Reacting to the Entertainment Weekly article by Kyle Anderson (http://bit.ly/Aaat9r) 56:05 — Oscar Predictions! 66:18 — Conclusion Select Music 00:00 — "Night Call" (Drive) by Kavinsky 00:00 — "A Real Hero" (Drive) by Cliff Martinez 04:30 — "A Return to the Caspian, and to the Iran of Old" (House of Sand and Fog) by James Horner 05:35 — "Chase" (Crysis 2) by Hans Zimmer, Borislav Slavov and Tillman Sillescu. 07:07 — "Opening" (Legend of the Four Gods Vol. 1) by Joe Hisaishi 08:37 — "Hanna's theme" (Hanna) by Hanna 11:58 — "George Smiley" (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) by Alberto Iglesias 13:05 — "Barcelona" (Haywire) by David Holmes 13:50 — "Main Title" (Back to Gaya) by Michael Kamen 15:33 — "The Game Has Changed" (Tron: Legacy) by Daft Punk 24:35 — "Dream is Collapsing" (Inception) by Hans Zimmer 26:21 — "Sorrow" (Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer 31:15 — "Tick of the Clock" (Drive) by Cliff Martinez 34:04 — "The Birds Are Doing That" (Contagion) by Cliff Martinez 42:09 — "The Adventures of Tintin" (The Adventures of Tin Tin) by John Williams 42:27 — "The Thief" (Hugo) by Howard Shore 42:45 — "George Valentin" (The Artist) by Ludovic Bource 43:07 — "George Smiley" (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) by Alberto Iglesias 43:31 — "The Reunion" (War Horse) by John Williams 46:27 — "Salander At Soder Hospital" (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) by Reznor/Ross 66:34 — "Peppy and George" (The Artist) by Ludovic Bource Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Interview: Lorne Balfe (Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Skylander) Marius Masalar talks with composer Lorne Balfe about two of his latest projects: Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Skylander: Spyros. Balfe as reveals how he got into video game music, the challenges of writing music for popular sequels and what he considers his dream project. CORRECTION: Lorne Balfe composed the exhibition trailer for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, which was the third game of the series, not the second as he inadvertently stated. Episode Highlights 02:06 — How did you transition from film to video games? 06:27 — How did you come to work on SKYLANDERS 13:13 — Did you feel that you had to be dutiful to the original Spyro? 15:25 — WHYBLT? - Hugo, Twilight for Chamber Orchestra 17:22 — Assassins Creed: Revelations - How did you work with composer Jesper Kyd? 24:14 — What were some of the musical highlights for you from AC: Revelation 27:00 — What sort of reactions have you gotten to your music for AC: Revelation 28:51 — The next Assassins Creed, Sherlock Holmes, Anthems, and Bat Man 33:01 — What is your ideal project? 36:02 — The Ron Howard/ Canon Project 40:10 — Taste, subjectivity, and style Select Music 00:00 — "Rhodes" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe 06:26 — "Shattered Island" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Lorne Balfe 10:28 — "Sky Schooner Docks" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Lorne Balfe 11:55 — "Skylanders Main Theme" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Hans Zimmer 17:15 — "Master and Mentor" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe 24:45 — "Assassins Creed Theme" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe 43:35 — "The Road to Masysaf" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 38 - M:I - Shooken It Enough! The crew breaks down MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (the movie and the score) and discuss how it compares to ther previous films. Also, they sidetrack on Shore’s music in THE HOBBIT trailer and the Thomas Newman on SKYFALL bomb! Episode Highlights 00:21 — Welcome and Happy New Year 01:52 — WHYBLT? - Little Women, Memories of Murder 03:33 — WHYBLT? - Humble Indie Bundle, Baldur's Gate II 06:30 — WHYBLT? - Hugo, Twilight for Chamber Orchestra 08:56 — WHYBLT? - Halo: Combat Evolved 14:43 — WHYBLT? - The Darkest Hour 17:50 — SideTracks: Shore's music in The Hobbit trailer, prequel/sequel scores 25:20 — SideTracks: Thomas Newman Scoring the next James Bond film, Skyfall 35:36 — Main Discussion: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and "pre-yond" 63:47 — Conclusion Select Music 00:00 — "Theme from Mission: Impossible" (Music Inspired by Mission: Impossible) by Larry Mullen/ Adam Clayton 02:10 — "Orchard House (Main Title)" (Little Women) by Thomas Newman 07:14 — "The Chase" (Hugo) by Howard Shore 07:51 — "Bella's Lullaby" (Twilight/ Chamber Orchestra) by Carter Burwell 10:00 — "Installation 04" (Halo: Combat Evolved) by Martin O'Donnell/ Michael Salvatori 14:46 — "Now What_" (The Darkest Hour) by Tyler Bates 18:08 — "Hymn of the Dwarves" (The Hobbit Trailer) by Howard Shore 35:34 — "Light the Fuse" (M:I - Ghost Protocol) by Michael Giacchino 46:48 — "Railcar Rundown" (M:I - Ghost Protocol) by Michael Giacchino 52:23 — "Nyah and Ethan" (Mission: Impossible 2) by Hans Zimmer 56:47 — "Mission- Impossible - Firebird" (Mission: Impossible - My Life in Music) by Lalo Schifrin 63:59 — "Mood India" (M:I - Ghost Protocol) by Michael Giacchino Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 37 - The 80s: Raiders is 21? Doug Adams (The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films) joins the crew to discuss their favorites scores from the decade of the 80s. We read your tweeted faves, play our first voicemail and hit THE GIRL IN THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE HUNGER GAMES, and PROMETHEUS in our WHYBLT and Sidetrack segments. Episode Highlights 00:00 — 80s Montage 00:38 — Intros and Welcome 02:43 — WHYBLT? (What Have You Been Listening To?): Hugo, Organ music manuals,The Artist 06:08 — WHYBLT? - Skyrim and Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 14:00 — WHYBLT? - W.E. and Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows 18:35 — WHYBLT? - Arthur Christmas, The Awakening, Moneyball 22:30 — SideTracks: Helen sees and hears Hanna, and runner-up, Drive 26:58 — SideTracks: James Newton Howard on The Hunger Games 32:06 — SideTracks: Marc Streitenfeld on Prometheus 37:42 — SideTracks: 10th anniversary of Fellowship of the Ring 46:22 — Main Discussion: The Best of the 80s Select Music 03:27 — "The Artist Ouverture" (The Artist) by Ludovic Bource 06:14 — "Theme" (Skyrim) by Jeremy Solule 07:11 — "I Can't Take It Anymore" (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross 14:50 — "Romanian Wind" (Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows) by Hans Zimmer 19:03 — "Seeing Through Ghosts" (The Awakening) by Daniel Pemberton 19:46 — "One out away" (Moneyball) by Mychael Danna 20:31 — "The Show" (Moneyball) perf. by Kerris Dorsey 23:27 — "The sandman" (Hanna) by The Chemical Brothers 24:49 — "Skull Crushing" (Drive) by Cliff Martinez 37:47 — "Prologue- One Ring to Rule Them All" (Fellowship of the Ring) by Howard Shore 39:46 — "The Shire" (Fellowship of the Ring) by Howard Shore 45:43 — "The Strength of the Righteous" (The Untouchables) Bill Conti 47:40 — "Anvil Of Crom" (Conan The Barbarian) by Basil Poledouris 48:36 — "Gabriel's Oboe" (The Mission) by Ennio Morricone 50:03 — "The Untouchables" (The Untouchables) by Ennio Morricone 55:55 — "Main Title (I Had A Farm In Africa)" (Out of Africa) by John Barry 60:08 — "Main Theme"(The Last Starfighter) by Craig Safan 61:32 — "Call to Arms" (Glory) by James Horner 63:44 — "To Cairo" (Raiders of the Lost Ark) by John Williams 64:44 — "The Dark Crystal Overture" (The Dark Crystal) by Trevor Jones 66:55 — "Back to the Future" (Back to the Future) by Alan Silvestri 71:20 — "Training Hard" (The Karate Kid) by Bill Conti 77:22 — "Theme from Chariots of Fire" (Chariots of Fire) by Vangelis 83:16 — "The Show" (Moneyball) perf. by Kerris Dorsey Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 36 - The 70s: Two Steps Above a Lunchbox Christopher, Marius, and Helen discuss their favorites scores from the decade of the 70s. We read your tweeted faves and sidetrack on Carter Burwell on his return to the Twilight franchise and finally, react to The Hunger Games trailer and the fact that T Bone Burnett will be collaborating with Danny Elfman for its score. Episode Highlights 00:00 — 70s Montage 00:31 — Intros and Welcome 03:20 — WHYBLT? (What Have You Been Listening To?): Hugo and Muppets 07:00 — WHYBLT? - The Skin I live In and Puss in Boots 08:10 — WHYBLT? - Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Uncharted 3, Dracula 11:30 — SideTracks: Twilight and Carter Burwell 29:30 — SideTracks: The Hunger Games trailer, T Bone, Elfman 35:52 — Main Discussion: The Best of the 70s 65:33 — Conclusion Select Music 03:27 — "Winding It Up" (Hugo) by Howard Shore 05:44 — "Me Party" (The Muppets) Original Soundtrack 07:03 — "El Cigarral" (The Skin I Live In) by Alberto Iglesias 07:41 — "Chasing Tail" (Puss In Boots) by Henry Jackman 09:32 — "Icarus" (Deus Ex: Human Revolution) by Michael McCann 14:36 — "Bella's Lullaby" (Twilight) by Carter Burwell 35:20 — "Main Title & Mountian Visions" (Close Encounters) by John Williams 40:41 — "Tales of a Jedi Knight-Learn About the Force" (Star Wars) by John Williams 45:14 — "The Godfather Waltz" (The GodFather) by Nino Rota 45:55 — "Alien" (Alien) by Jerry Goldsmith 46:57 — "Main Title And First Victim" (Jaws) by John Williams 48:36 — "Philadelphia Morning" (Rocky) Bill Conti 50:09 — "The Enterprise" (Star Trek: TMP) by Jerry Goldsmith 54:52 — "Stately Purcell" (A Clockwork Orange) by Wendy Carlos 58:41 — "Dirty Harry's Creed" (Dirty Harry) by Lalo Schifrin 60:52 — "Speak Softly Love" (The Godfather) by Nino Rota 62:31 — "Out To Sea"(Jaws) by John Williams 66:23 — "The Conversation" (Close Encounters) by John Williams 69:45 — "Hotel Nacionale" (Voyage Of The Damned) by Lalo Schifrin Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 35 - Far East Faves with composer Steve Burke Composer Steve Burke (Kameo: Elements of Power) joins and Helen San returns to talk Far East favorites from the last decade. Additionally, Steve talks about writing music and recording soundeffects for the Xbox Live avatar menu, the crew hits on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 VS Battlefield 3, Contagion and, yes, Hanna. Episode Highlights 00:31 — Intros and Welcomes 02:22 — Menus, Avatars, and Burps 10:11 — Fusion Genesis soundtrack in the wild 13:08 — WHYBLT? (What Have You Been Listening To?) 16:20 — WHYBLT? - Modern Warfare 3 VS Battlefield 3 25:33 — WHYBLT? - Uncharted 3 verus its predecessors 30:33 — WHYBLT? - Cliff's Contagion and Hanna's back 39:15 — Main Discussion: Far East Faves by Richard Buxton 65:33 — Conclusion Select Music 00:00 — "Beyond The River" (Red Cliff Part 1) by Taro Iwashiro 01:45 — "AvatarsTheme" (Xbox360_Kinect) by Steve Burke 04:10 — "AvatarsTheme" (Xbox360 NXE Nov2008) by Steve Burke 10:14 — "Shadowrift" (Fusion Genesis) by Steve Burke 13:43 — "Angry Birds Main Theme" (The Greatest Video Game Music) by London Phil. Orchestra 16:22 — "Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Main Theme" (Modern Warfare 3) by Brian Tyler 17:06 — "Battlefield 3 Main Theme" (Battlefield 3) by Johan Skugge & Jukka Rintamaki 24:23 — "Rum Diary" (The Rum Diary) by Christopher Young 25:43 — "07 - Badlands" (Unchared 3) by Greg Edmonson 29:30 — "Entering the Cathedral" (El Gran Milagro) by Mark McKenzie 30:41 — "They're Calling My Flight" (Contagion) by Cliff Martinez 51:13 — "The Echo Game" (House of Flying Daggers) Shigeru Umebayashi 53:02 — "Night Fight" (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) by Tan Dun 55:16 — "For The World - Theme Music" (Hero) by Tan Dun 57:08 — "Sayuri's Theme" (Memoirs of a Geisha) by John Williams 59:38 — "Love and Honor 1" (Yoji Yamada and Isao Tomita: Best Selection) by Isao Tomita 62:45 — "初恋抄"(Semishigure/ The Samurai I Loved) by Taro Iwashiro 67:03 — "Twilight Samurai 1" (Yoji Yamada and Isao Tomita: Best Selection) by Isao Tomita Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Interview: Greg Edmonson (Uncharted 3) Returning to the world of Uncharted, Marius Masalar speaks again with composer Greg Edmonson, who dives, in detail, into the development process for Uncharted 3 and how the game and score differ from its predecessors. Episode Highlights 00:00 — Intro & Happy Birthday 01:20 — Projects between Uncharted 2 and 3 02:55 — Uncharted, the pivotal career point 04:55 — Respect toward game audio vs. film 08:00 — Audio implementation & Story in Uncharted 3 14:00 — Flexible development approach 20:05 — Preproduction thoughts and game vs. film acting 24:05 — Goals for Uncharted 3 vs. Uncharted 2 28:25 — Scoring characters (or not!) 29:55 — Subtext vs. 'Mickey-Mousing' 34:05 — Sound effects 40:05 — Best film we've seen all year (cinematic gaming) 42:45 — The instruments and singing of Uncharted 3's score 47:07 — Tone bathing and the ways we listen to music 51:21 — What the future holds 52:32 — Conclusion MUSIC (Game # - Track #): 00:00 — Small Beginnings (3-3) 06:50 — As Above, So Below (3-5) 09:30 — Boarding Party (3-6) 10:30 — Small Beginnings (3-3) 24:25 — Uncharted Island (1-5) 25:10 — Marco Polo (2-8) 25:25 — Badlands (3-2) 42:10 — Oh No Chateau (3-4) 46:20 — As Above, So Below (3-5) 50:20 — Boarding Party (3-6) 53:10 — Nate's Theme 3.0 (3-1) Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Interview: Inon Zur (Lord of the Rings: War in the North) Composer Inon Zur, a devoted Tolkien and Lord of the Rings fan talks about his latest composing project: Snowblind's LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR IN THE NORTH. He talks about how appreciates the differing challenges that such games provide, the experience of conducting 3 live performances of his music at E3 this year, and more! Episode Highlights 00:52 — Welcome and Intro: Inon Zur 02:35 — How were you feeling the day of the game and score release? 04:38 — conducting the live performances at E3 07:26 — What was your connection to The Lord of the Rings prior to this project? 09:33 - How did you come on to this project? 11:34 - Walking the line of making the music your own but connecting it to Shore 15:09 - Starting from scratch or buidling onto an existing musical world. 19:12 - Concluding thoughts Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast) 00:00 — "Echoes of Angmar" (Lord of the Rings: War in the North) by Inon Zur 10:43 — "Sons of Forgotten Kings" (Lord of the Rings: War in the North) by Inon Zur 19:12 — "Rivendell Exploration" (Lord of the Rings: War ine the North CE) by Inon Zur Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Episode 34 - Music to Play By! Composer Sascha Dikiciyan and Writer/Director George Krstic join Chris, Marius and Tom to talk video game scores. The battle continues to rage of The Chemical Brothers score for HANNA. Several weigh in on their early TIN TIN impressions...and beware of the Cylon podcast invasion! Episode Highlights 00:32 — Welcome and Intro: Sascha Dikiciyan, George Krstic 03:15 — Space Marine Gush session and Contest! 07:45 — What have we been listening to? 46:40 — Music to Play By! Talking video game scores 89:15 - Conclusion Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast) 00:00 — "Intro (Party Every Night)" (The Best Music) by George & Jonathan 03:16 — "Valkyrie Run" (Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine) by Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco 08:05 — "Flynn Lives" (Tron: Legacy)" by Daft Punk 09:34 — "Main Theme/End Credits" (The Thing) by Ennio Morricone 14:12 — "Planting the Beans" (Puss in Boots) by Henry Jackman 17:20 — "Main Title" (Straw Dogs) by Larry Groupe 20:06 — "Escape 700" (Hanna) by The Chemical Brothers 29:30 — "Battlefield 3 Main Theme" (Battlefield 3) by Johan Skugge & Jukka Rintamaki 41:45 — "A Distant Sadness" (Battlestar: Galactica S3) by Bear McCreary 56:45 — "Lair Main Title" (Lair) by John Debney 58:04 — "Manor House Rally" (Medal of Honor: Frontline) by Michael Giacchino 81:15 — "Toy Factory" (The Best Music) by George & Jonathan Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here

Ep 33 - Preview of the Autumn Hallows - Part 2 Richard joins Christopher and Marius to talk about their expectations for final films and film scores of 2011. Of course, the WHYBLT (what have you been listening to) segment and SIDETRACKS are back as well. Episode Highlights 00:00 — Opening Montage and Space Marine contest 04:24 — What have we been listening to? 17:43 — Sidetracks: Hunger Games teaser track, NinoKuni, 8 min. Dark Knight prologue 36:12 — Preview of the Autumn Hallows - Part 2 62:10 - Conclusion Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast) 02:40 — "Valkyrie Run" (Space Marine) by Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco 04:45 — "City of Jerusalem" (Assassins Creed) by Jesper Kyd 09:29 — "Mind Battle: Red Cliff" (Red Cliff Part 1)" by Taro Iwashiro, perf. Alan 10:50 — "The Fire of Life" (Tales of Earthsea) by Tamiya Terashima 14:35 — "Main Title" (Straw Dogs) by Larry Groupe 15:35 — "A Bad Kitty" (Puss in Boots) by Henry Jackman 16:12 — "Luke, I am Your Father" (Severe Clear) by Cliff Martinez 17:43 — "Focus Beam" by Marius Masalar 39:12 — "Discombobulate" (Sherlock Holmes) by Hans Zimmer 41:13 — "Birth of Mumble" (Happy Feet) by John Powell 49:13 — "Theme From Mission- Impossible" (Mission: Impossible) by Danny Elfman 64:28 — "Official Hunger Games Instrumental" Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here