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Christopher Coleman
SoundCast Interview: The Flight (Joe Henson, Alexis Smith) - Alien Isolation
40 minutes Posted Nov 7, 2014 at 8:44 pm.
— Intro
— Getting the opportunity to score the multiplayer for Assassin’s Creed IV
— Working in parallel
— How pop producing experience influences game scoring
— How multiplayer scoring differs from campaign/singleplayer work
— Live performances, and creative instrumentation
— A team of three for Alien: Isolation
— Building on the franchise’s musical history
— Scoring the alien
— Implementation and interactive music challenges for horror
— Diversity of mediums and the growth of game audio
— Advice for aspiring media composers
— Conclusion
Saba Island (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith
La Havana (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith
Prison (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith
Promo Cue 1 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith
Promo Cue 2 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith
Promo Cue 3 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith
Promo Cue 4 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith
— 03 Tampa Bay (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith
"Humans Are Predators" (Twilight) by Carter Burwell
"Monkey See, Monkey Coup" (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) by Michael Giacchino
"Main Titles" (Pillars of the Earth) by Trevor Jones
"Hercules and Hebe" (The Legend of Hercules) by Tuomas Kantelinen
"April 1945" (Fury) by Steven Price
"I Am Iron Man" (Iron Man 2) by John Debney
"Battle of Vanaheim" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler
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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.
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