Kiwi Talkz #202 - Featurecast Interview On Terminator 2D No Fate, Composing, Brad Fiedel, Sound Design....
Featurecast is a DJ turned video game composer, he is most associated with @BitmapBureau and his most recent work was his stellar work on Terminator 2D No Fate.
#terminator #terminator2 #terminator2dnofate
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - How The Name Featurecast Came About
04:05 - Working With Bitmap Bureau
08:57 - Learning To Make SFX While Doing It
10:50 - Getting Creative Freedom On Terminator 2D No Fate
14:30 - Scrapping Music And Starting From Scratch/Reviews Praising The Soundtrack
15:45 - Trusting Your Gut
16:00 - How Featurecast Composed For Terminator 2D No Fate
18:10 - Researching The T2 Score/Recreating The Score For T2D No Fate
20:58 - Easter Eggs From T1 & T2 Score/T1000 Death
22:31 - Having The T2 Score On Loop To Prepare/Different Genres In The Music
24:15 - Melody/Terminator Film Scores Don’t Have Melody
26:50 - Blurring The Line Between Music & Sound Design
28:00 - Later Terminator Movies Didnt Capture Brad Fiedels Musical Identity
29:30 - Different Time Signatures/Police Station Time Signature/Future Level 3
31:20 - Writing & Mixing At The Same Time
34:56 - Making The Soundtrack Loud For Bitmap Bureau Games
36:00 - Playing The Game For Inspiration On The Music
38:05 - Music In The Escape From Hospital Level/Bitmap’s Custom Engine
40:10 - Recording The T1000 SFX/Creating SFX/Finding Your Own Way Of Doing Things
43:01 - Not Wanting To Be Influenced By Other Music
44:25 - Going Back And Listening To Your Own Music/LEGO Breakfasts
46:28 - It’s Not What You Know But Who You Know
48:12 - No Longer DJing In Clubs/Patreon/Mashups
51:49 - Q+A - What Drives Composition For Licensed Material
53:22 - Dealing With Imposter Syndrome
54:00 - Playing Music For The Devs The First Time
57:14 - Q+A - What Is Your Favourite Moment From Terminator 2
59:08 - Q+A - What Are Your 3 Favourite VST Instruments
1:00:42 - Changing VSTs For Every Project
1:03:26 - Closing Comments