Evenant Online Course: The Aspiring Trailer Music Composer

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Evenant Online Course: The Aspiring Trailer Music Composer Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Publisher: Evenant Online Course Leader: Christian Baczyk Reviewed on: Web   Back in October I came across an offer via a few mutual friends on Facebook that a trailer music course was being released. Having dabbled in the area of trailer music since around May of

Final Fantasy XV – A Game Audio Review

Final Fantasy XV – A Game Audio Review Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer/Publisher: Square Enix Composer: Yoko Shimomura Sound Management: Kazuki Hamamoto, Shihoko Karube, Yuko Sakae, Ayako Tsuchlya Reviewed on: PS4   For 20 of the last near-on 30 years of it’s franchise’s life I’ve been a huge Final Fantasy fan. From spending a large portion of

Cinematic Studio Piano: A Sample Library Review

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 Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Alyx Jones Developer: Cinematic Studio Series Composer: Andrew Overfield Sound Designer: Alex Wallbank Reviewed on: MacBook Pro 16GB DDR3 2.2GHz i7   Cinematic Studio Piano (CSP) joins the Cinematic Studio Series’ (CSS) lineup alongside Cinematic Studio Strings which I reviewed back in August. You can see this review -> HERE <-   Setup & Interface The installation is

Worms: W.M.D. – The Sound of an Exploding Invertebrate

Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer/Publisher: Team 17 Composer: Oliver Wood Sound Designer: Oliver Wood Reviewed on: PS4   Team17 formed a huge part of my childhood. There, that’s the sentence I want to start this review with. A ton of floppy discs sat beside a “portable” 14” TV sat behind an Amiga

Composing Music for Games: A Chance Thomas Book Review

Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Author: Chance Thomas Publisher: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) Reviewed on: Paperback   I love reading material and I eagerly anticipated getting stuck into Composing Music for Games by Chance Thomas. Now there are many different mediums where information, guidance or education can be distributed in the world. A simple YouTube search on

Cinematic Studio Strings: A Sample Library Review

Cinematic Studio Strings: A Sample Library Review Review by: Andrew Overfield Developer: Cinematic Strings Composer: Andrew Overfield Sound Designer: Alex Wallbank Reviewed on: MacBook Pro 16GB DDR3 2.2GHz i7 Cinematic Studio Strings is the latest release from Cinematic Samples’ roster of hard-hitting and well-respected sample libraries. The Sound Architect are privileged to be able to bring to you a review of

Suicide Squad: An Audio Review

Suicide Squad: An Audio Review Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Director: David Ayer Composer: Steven Price Sound Designer(s): Various: FULL LIST Reviewed on: 2D Cinema All personal views presented in this review are those of the author and not of The Sound Architect So pretty much by now, based on my list of articles over the past year

The Drop That Contained The Sea: A Christopher Tin Performance Review

The Drop That Contained The Sea: A Christopher Tin Review Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Composer: Christopher Tin Performance: The Drop That Contained The Sea Venue: Barbican Centre, York Date: 16th July 2016 Andrew Overfield reviews his recent adventure at York Barbican last night, seeing Christopher Tin live.  I’d like to start off by introducing Christopher Tin. A

Independence Day: A Retrospective Film Sound Review

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 Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Production Company: Centropolis Entertainment Director: Roland Emmerich Composer: David Arnold Sound Designers: John P. Fasal, Jon Johnson, Jonathan Miller   It’s been nearly 20 years since we nearly lost all civilisation to an alien race… That’s right, you’re about to feel old with the 20th anniversary of Independence Day. With it’s

EastWest Hollywood Solo Series Review

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Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Sounds Online / EastWest Producers: Nick Phoenix / Doug Rogers Sound Engineer: Shawn Murphy Composer: Andrew Overfield Reviewed on: Mac / Logic Pro 9   When I was approached to review another EastWest product I jumped at the chance. I always love playing around with new toys and I had a