#187 - Chris Detyna Interview (Composer On Terminator Resistance)

Chris Detyna is a video game composer who is best known for his brilliant score for Terminator Resistance.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Meeting Teyon/How Chris Got The Job Composing Terminator Resistance

04:19 - Including Electric Guitar In The Main Theme/Being Scared Of Making The Music

05:52 - Adapting The Terminator 1 Theme/T1 Theme Weird Time Signature

09:05 - Directions From Teyon’s Director On The Music

11:25 - The Gear Chris Used To Make The Soundtrack

13:52 - Kiwi Praises The OST/Teyon Were Nervous Of The Reception/Ear Fatigue

17:06 - Music & SFX Balancing

18:27 - Why The Terminator Resistance OST Isnt On Spotify

20:04 - Scoring The Kyle Reese Cutscene From T1/Transcriptions

23:00 - The Approach To Scoring The Game

25:00 - Composing The HK Combat Theme

25:49 - Only One Of Chris’ Tracks Were Cut From The Game

27:50 - Communication At Teyon Is Great/No Crunch At Teyon

29:00 - Working On Robocop: Rogue City/Autotune

32:15 - Writing Melody & Lyrics/Ideas Don’t Get Lost

36:15 - Doing The T-800 Heartbeat Theme(Infiltrator Mode)

41:00 - Chris & Kiwi Discuss Mixing Tips

45:25 - Q+A - What IP Would You Like To Compose For

48:50 - Q+A - What Does Chris Feel About The Forgettable Scores Post T2

51:31 - Q+A - What Was Chris’ Influences Growing Up

54:35 - Closing Comments