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Matt Christensen Website Launch
We’ve just launched the new website for Matt Christensen – Composer & Performer. Matt specializes in original high quality musical compositions for creative iOS games and web application projects.
Gaming and Sound Design Perfection : 5 Ways to Develop Layers of Sound and Meaning
‘A beautiful thing is never perfect.’ (Proverb) Sound perfection is in the ear of the beholder. Everyone in game audio is striving to create the richest audio experience possible. Sound Design is in many ways about problem solving. Although perfection remains a mystery – sonic success does leave some clues. The Meaning within the Music […]
Emily Industries Website
Sound Designer & Game Audio Consultant Emily Ridgway is responsible for the amazing soundscapes / sound design in well known titles such as BIOSHOCK & BRUTAL LEGEND. We’ve developed a website for her to showcase her accololaides (of which there are many) and to house an upcoming suite of samples of her work (coming soon) […]
5 Amazing Sound Design Resources You Should Bookmark
As a sound designer, it pays to keep informed. Learning new things and keeping up to date with what is ‘out there’ is essential. Tools, resources, information – knowing where they are when you need them is important. Additionally, there is a rapidly developing sound design community that surrounds the latest technologies. It is great […]
Star Wars and the Sound Revolution of ’77
The Force / Of Sound
“It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.”(Star Wars Episode IV)
The success of Star Wars was underpinned by the creative brilliance of Sound Designer Ben Burtt.
George Lucas’ resolution of diverse story elements – from fantastical characters to futurescape weaponry and worlds – is indebted to the imaginative sound solutions intuited by Burtt.
Sound Maketh the Man
Consider Vader, R2D2, The Lightsabre, The Tie Fighter
Sound Design – How to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
A definition in terms: Comfort – a physical or moral experience of safety/ ease/ consolation. Zone – an area/ partition / region of distinction The Quiet Art of Discomfiture Comfort zones – vital as they are – embody the ‘now’ Now is good – new is hard Creativity needs ‘new’ But we already know / […]
20 + Iconic Game Sounds
Iconic is as iconic does
Beauty is in the ear of the beholden
Iconic :
- The most memorable / least forgettable
- A moment long remembered
- In yer brain
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
George Bernard Shaw
10 Fantastic Flash Websites with Great Sound Design
Despite the SJF (Steve Jobs Factor), Flash remains an incredible medium for media rich expression. There is plenty of amazing work out there that utilizes Flash despite a lack of support on iPhone and iPad. Remember : it is still recommended to include Flash options when developing web media content (as a fallback for the […]
