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Troels Folmann (Overwatch 2, Tomb Raider: Anniversary)

by Sam Hughes - 08/05/202208/05/2022 090

(TSAP S05E05) Troels Folmann (Overwatch 2, Tomb Raider: Anniversary) Sam is joined by the multi-talented, Troels Folmann. Not only is Troels a highly renowned composer and sound designer, he founded 8dio with Tawnia Knox and aided in the creation of SoundPaint - a revolutionary music composition engine. They discuss his sources of

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Special

by Sam Hughes - 27/03/202227/03/2022 0134

(TSAP S05E04) Bret Killoran & Dashen Naidoo - Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City In this exciting episode, Sam Hughes is joined by the Bret Killoran and Dashen Naidoo, who were on the team behind the sound for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. They discuss the Easter eggs for Resident

Composer/Multi-Instrumentalist, Brian D’Oliveira

by Sam Hughes - 06/03/202206/03/2022 084

(TSAP S05E03) Brian D'Oliveria (Resident Evil Village, Shadow of the Tomb Raider) Brian D'Oliveira joins Sam in this episode to discuss creating The Witcher Nightmare of the Wolf score, the Resident Evil franchise, including the haunting track "Yearning for Dark Shadows" from Resident Evil Village, his journey into audio and music,

Composer/Sound Designer, Jakob Eisenbach (TIKAL:Night of the Blood Moon)

by Sam Hughes - 20/02/202220/02/2022 081

(TSAP S05E02) In this episode, Sam is joined by composer and sound designer, Jakob Eisenbach. They discuss his work for the VR experience TIKAL - Night of the Blood Moon, as well as diving into Jakob's journey into sound, music and into the wonderful world of VR audio! This is also the

Composer, Peter Baert (The Water Man)

by Sam Hughes - 06/02/202220/02/2022 075

Welcome to Season 5 and 2022! This is the 9th year we've been running and we're already setting up a host of great guests as well as our new intro theme from our very own Alyx Jones! To kick off this year we have Composer Peter Baert! Last year, Sam spoke to

Develop 2021 – Audio Day

by Alyx Jones - 30/11/2021 077

As events slowly begin to restart again following the lifting of restrictions, Develop conference moved from the usual summer dates to a more windy and cold October. The organisers also took the decision to live stream the conference and offer a Digital Conference pass as well this year so anyone

Composer, Dominik Scherrer (The Serpent, Baptiste, The Widow)

by Sam Hughes - 08/11/202110/11/2021 04937

(TSAP S04E15) In this episode, Sam is joined by composer, Dominik Scherrer. They discuss his work on the Netflix crime drama The Serpent, whilst also diving into Dominik's journey into music, his philosophies and his career so far. With the Serpent, the majority of the series takes place in Bangkok, with the

EGX 2021 – Audio Highlights

by Alyx Jones - 02/11/2021 080

It’s been a long time since we attended any events and it’s worth addressing that EGX 2021 is happening during a pandemic so a lot of bigger developers’ presence is missing, where they would usually be big stands from Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo etc. The conference overall is much smaller than

Composer, Gareth Coker (Immortals: Fenyx Rising, ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: The Animated Series)

by Sam Hughes - 25/10/202125/10/2021 04933

(TSAP S04E14) Sam is once again joined by renowned composer, Gareth Coker. They discuss his work on Immortals: Fenyx Rising and it's recent DLC Myths of the Eastern Realm, his philosophies on music for games and the future of the industry, his recent work on Ark: The Animated Series as well

Sound Designer, Toivo Kallio (Returnal, Angry Birds: Reloaded)

by Sam Hughes - 12/09/202112/09/2021 0107

In this special in-person interview, Sam chats to our very own Toivo Kallio. Toivo is not only a highly talented Sound Designer at Rovio Entertainment, he also kindly lends his skills to editing and mastering our podcast episodes (including this one!). Big thanks to Toivo Kallio for editing and mastering. Like what