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How to be a Composer for Minecraft with Crispin Hands
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Are you interested in becoming a composer? or hearing from a successful one? This week I speak to Crispin Hands; he's a multiple award winning composer, producer, audio director, sound designer and
music supervisor for video games , movies and television. He's worked on games like Gears of War, Minecraft Legends and for Disney on the Mirrorverse. This is a really interesting chat if you're interested in finding out how those game soundtracks get put together. If you're interested in a career as a composer then this is the person you need listen to.
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Crispin and his career (00:00:00)
2. Dropping out - not knowing how to read music (00:01:09)
3. When someone sends a demo - what gets them an interview? (00:07:23)
4. Minecraft Legends - how did Crispin end up working on it? (00:11:58)
5. Minecraft (00:13:51)
6. Working at a studio - do they have to pitch for work? (00:14:52)
7. Networking is fundamentals (00:18:43)
8. How much free reign did Crispin get on Minecraft? (00:20:06)
9. Does Crispin play video games? (00:27:49)
10. What does Crispin wish he knew when he started? (00:29:21)
11. As a director, whats the best way to communicate with a composer? (00:34:59)
12. What's Crispin's favourite score? (00:38:31)
13. How Crispin gets inspired (00:40:14)
14. What personal attributes should a composer have? (00:42:17)
15. Recommendation - Mitchel Tolliday (00:43:05)
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