#130 - David Levy Interview (DOOM Eternal, Mixing, Gen:Lock, Royalties, Passive Income, Mick Gordon etc.)

David Levy is a film, television and video game composer who is most well known for partly composing the soundtrack to the DOOM Eternal DLC - The Ancient Gods

#doometernal #ancientones #immora

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

YOUTUBE -  @David Levy 

TWITTER - @davidlevymusic

INSTAGRAM - @davidlevymusic

 

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:57 - How David Ended Up Scoring For Ancient Gods DLC

02:00 - David Was Told Not To Copy Mick

02:58 - Atlantica Was The First Track David Worked On/Intensity Levels

05:25 - Ambience To Combat To Heavy Combat

06:28 - Mick Gordons Mixing

07:54 - Modulators/Plugin Units David Used For Ancient Gods

09:15 - How David Composed For Ancient Gods DLC

10:45 - Trial Of Malligog/Music David Worked On

12:45 - Working With Andrew Hulshult

14:00 - Davids Work History/Difference Between Scoring Games & Film/Immora

17:45 - Avoiding Overnighters & Burnout

18:45 - Satanist Immora Story/Metal Choir Samples

21:39 - David’s Cat In His Videos 

23:30 - Project Simulation

24:20 - Doing One Project At A Time/Energy Levels

26:11 - How David Structures His Day

27:05 - Ear Fatigue On DOOM/David’s Mixing

30:45 - You Can’t Have An Ego As A Game Composer

32:46 - Setting Expectations Before A Project Starts

35:36 - Don’t Copy Any Other Artist

36:15 - David Would Love To Work On DOOM Again

37:15 - David Was Super Stressed Out Working On DOOM

39:40 - How David Ended Up Working On Gen:Lock/Burnout

44:55 - Pushing Yourself When You Are About To Give Up

46:15 - Gen:Lock Was A 6 Month Sprint/DOOM Was A Short Sprint

47:40 - David Considered Giving Up His Career As A Composer After Moving To Austin

49:40 - How David Established His Portfolio

54:40 - How David Pushed Through Moments Of Being Disheartened In His Early Years

55:25 - Advice From Austin Wintory/Gotta Keep Going

57:25 - Royalties

59:30 - Getting Passive Income From Sample Packs

1:02:50 - Where To Follow David Levy