Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
DISCORD► discord.gg/gyrNHAwHK8
TWITCH► twitch.tv/davidvkimball
PATREON► patreon.com/davidvkimball
I was so glad to have Garrett Williamson on my stream! We talked about music, the process of composing/writing, Smash Bros. Melee, his work on the Metagame documentary soundtrack and much more.
Follow Garrett on Twitch here: twitch.tv/gwilly
00:00:00 - Introductions
00:02:36 - Music career beginnings
00:06:10 - Garrett's musical style
00:09:10 - Video game beginnings + game/music hybrid
00:15:00 - Initial chat comments + questions / responses
00:18:02 - Getting involved in Metagame
00:24:25 - Working and releasing album, "Middle of Somewhere"
00:27:04 - More questions from chat (writer's block, change during the process in Metagame)
00:34:59 - Musical influences
00:40:49 - More chat questions / YouTube, FNAF viral videos
00:42:31 - Top 3 games on N64, and Top 3 games on GameCube
00:57:08 - To what degree should we dismiss nostalgia and personal bias as factors in favorite games
1:06:35 - SAMOX follows me pog
01:08:40 - Midi usage vs. streamed music in games + more chat questions and nostalgia discussion
01:20:00 - Advice for people interested in getting a career in music / getting into the industry + advice for content creators
01:26:10 - Question from chat: how do you split up the writing and arranging parts of the track
01:30:10 - Marketing perspective - free tools / Plain Marketing podcast sneak peak
01:31:31 - Practical tips to start creating music now
01:34:04 - End and closing remarks
Outro Music Credit: "Resting Place" by Garrett Williamson youtube.com/watch?v=D618zXwvH5Y
DISCORD► discord.gg/gyrNHAwHK8
TWITCH► twitch.tv/davidvkimball
PATREON► patreon.com/davidvkimball
I was so glad to have Garrett Williamson on my stream! We talked about music, the process of composing/writing, Smash Bros. Melee, his work on the Metagame documentary soundtrack and much more.
Follow Garrett on Twitch here: twitch.tv/gwilly
00:00:00 - Introductions
00:02:36 - Music career beginnings
00:06:10 - Garrett's musical style
00:09:10 - Video game beginnings + game/music hybrid
00:15:00 - Initial chat comments + questions / responses
00:18:02 - Getting involved in Metagame
00:24:25 - Working and releasing album, "Middle of Somewhere"
00:27:04 - More questions from chat (writer's block, change during the process in Metagame)
00:34:59 - Musical influences
00:40:49 - More chat questions / YouTube, FNAF viral videos
00:42:31 - Top 3 games on N64, and Top 3 games on GameCube
00:57:08 - To what degree should we dismiss nostalgia and personal bias as factors in favorite games
1:06:35 - SAMOX follows me pog
01:08:40 - Midi usage vs. streamed music in games + more chat questions and nostalgia discussion
01:20:00 - Advice for people interested in getting a career in music / getting into the industry + advice for content creators
01:26:10 - Question from chat: how do you split up the writing and arranging parts of the track
01:30:10 - Marketing perspective - free tools / Plain Marketing podcast sneak peak
01:31:31 - Practical tips to start creating music now
01:34:04 - End and closing remarks
Outro Music Credit: "Resting Place" by Garrett Williamson youtube.com/watch?v=D618zXwvH5Y
