EPISODE · Oct 18, 2022 · 57 MIN
#141 - Yannis Brown Interview (Legacy Of Goku II, DBZ, Translating, Sound Design, Handheld Chips etc. )
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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
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