#141 - Yannis Brown Interview (Legacy Of Goku II, DBZ, Translating, Sound Design, Handheld Chips etc. )

Yannis Brown is a composer, sound designer and programmer. He is best known for composing DBZ: Legacy Of Goku II and Buu's Fury. 

WEBSITE - http://www.yannisbrown.com/

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro/SAE 

01:30 - How Yannis Got Into Music/Sound Design

04:10 - Learning How To Compose For Handheld Chip Set

05:20 - How Yannis Got The Job To Compose For Legacy Of Goku II

07:17 - Bruce Faulconer/OST Took A Month To Make/Ear Translations

09:00 - Devs Picked The Music To Use For LOGII

09:34 - Yannis Loved Working On The DBZ Theme Song

09:55 - Emulating Guitar Samples

10:55 - When To Keep DBZ Music The Same And When To Deviate/Music Tracking

13:03 - Translating Pieces

16:20 - Memory Management Of Music For LOGII

17:40 - Fans Remixing His Music

19:19 - Perfect Cell/Track Breakdown/LOGII Was A Sidegig

21:10 - How Yannis Got Into Sound Design

23:10 - Blurring Music & Sound Design

24:40 - Working On Star Wars Imperial Academy

25:59 - Process Of Composing

28:20 - Cutting Corners But Still Saving Quality

29:40 - Yannis Is Both Spontaneous & Analytical With Composing & Sound Design

30:00 - Royalties

31:30 - Yannis Always Has Work

32:20 - Yannis Is Unsure If He Could Work On AAA Projects/Imposter Syndrome

34:10 - Imposter Syndrome

35:30 - Yannis Forgets Writing Music For Certain Games

36:20 - Yannis’ Does Try To Keep His Work In A Vault

37:39 - Evolution Of Composing For Handhelds Compared To Mobile Games

39:40 - Restrictions Allowed More Creativity Back In The Day

41:40 - Yannis Listens To Reference Material Before Starting A Project

42:20 - Yannis Would Love To Compose For Zelda

43:10 - Enjoying Other Games Without Being Analytical About It

44:10 - Multiple Mixes/Implementation

47:10 - Writers Block

48:10 - Ear Fatigue

49:43 - Atlas Reactor Story

50:38 - Working With A Co-Composer/Gauntlet ROM

52:15 - Composers That Inspire Yannis

53:00 - Networking At Gaming Events

54:10 - Transporting Music When Moving Countries

56:12 - Where To Follow Yannis Brown