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What does it really take to create music for a video game?
NickMoses05 sits down with award-winning video-game composer Chase Bethea for a behind-the-scenes conversation about game music, creativity and building a career in the gaming industry.
Chase explains how his musical journey began with the Game Boy Camera, how he transforms an idea into an interactive soundtrack and what it is like managing music for multiple games simultaneously. He also discusses Black representation in the gaming industry, the importance of recognizing your natural talents and the advice he would give aspiring video-game composers.
You will also hear about one of the strangest—and most unforgettable—objects Chase has ever used to create a sound for a game.
This conversation originally appeared on the NickMoses05 YouTube channel and is now being released for the first time on the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast feed.
Topics include:
• How Chase began creating video-game music
• The process behind composing an interactive soundtrack
• Managing several game projects at once
• Black representation in gaming and game development
• Advice for aspiring composers
• Chase’s future goals
• The strangest sound-making instrument he has ever created
Follow the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast for gaming news, interviews, industry conversations and debates from the world of video games.
Watch NickMoses05 on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCRP7jR1vqgdNwUIXH6r8uZA
Support the show (bit.ly/2XdAlJC)
Send us Fan Mail (buzzsprout.com/739244/fan_mail/new)
What does it really take to create music for a video game?
NickMoses05 sits down with award-winning video-game composer Chase Bethea for a behind-the-scenes conversation about game music, creativity and building a career in the gaming industry.
Chase explains how his musical journey began with the Game Boy Camera, how he transforms an idea into an interactive soundtrack and what it is like managing music for multiple games simultaneously. He also discusses Black representation in the gaming industry, the importance of recognizing your natural talents and the advice he would give aspiring video-game composers.
You will also hear about one of the strangest—and most unforgettable—objects Chase has ever used to create a sound for a game.
This conversation originally appeared on the NickMoses05 YouTube channel and is now being released for the first time on the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast feed.
Topics include:
• How Chase began creating video-game music
• The process behind composing an interactive soundtrack
• Managing several game projects at once
• Black representation in gaming and game development
• Advice for aspiring composers
• Chase’s future goals
• The strangest sound-making instrument he has ever created
Follow the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast for gaming news, interviews, industry conversations and debates from the world of video games.
Watch NickMoses05 on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCRP7jR1vqgdNwUIXH6r8uZA
Support the show (bit.ly/2XdAlJC)
