Summary: Interview: The Flight (Joe Henson, Alexis Smith) Marius Masalar talks to Joe Henson and Alexis Smith of ‘The Flight’ about their work on the multiplayer segment of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, as well as the full score to Alien: Isolation. From performing things live on esoteric instruments to the challenges of building on Jerry Goldsmith’s work, the duo discusses their process and offers a glimpse into their workflow and how their extensive experience producing for pop artists has informed their approach to media scoring. Episode Highlights 00:00 — Intro 00:45 — Getting the opportunity to score the multiplayer for Assassin’s Creed IV 02:20 — Working in parallel 03:38 — How pop producing experience influences game scoring 07:50 — How multiplayer scoring differs from campaign/singleplayer work 11:25 — Live performances, and creative instrumentation 14:35 — A team of three for Alien: Isolation 17:55 — Building on the franchise’s musical history 23:05 — Scoring the alien 25:40 — Implementation and interactive music challenges for horror 30:08 — Diversity of mediums and the growth of game audio 34:28 — Advice for aspiring media composers 38:31 — Conclusion Music Selections 00:00 - Saba Island (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 08:14 - La Havana (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 12:45 - Prison (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 18:38 - Promo Cue 1 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 20:54 - Promo Cue 2 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 23:12 - Promo Cue 3 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 26:56 - Promo Cue 4 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 39:18 — 03 Tampa Bay (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 58:27 - "Humans Are Predators" (Twilight) by Carter Burwell 61:25 - "Monkey See, Monkey Coup" (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) by Michael Giacchino 62:40 - "Main Titles" (Pillars of the Earth) by Trevor Jones 65:00 - "Hercules and Hebe" (The Legend of Hercules) by Tuomas Kantelinen 69:04 - "April 1945" (Fury) by Steven Price 72:05 - "I Am Iron Man" (Iron Man 2) by John Debney 73:35 - "Battle of Vanaheim" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler Notes: Follow The Flight on Twitter (@theflightmusic) Follow Marius Masalor on Twitter (@mostlymarius) Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info
