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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2021 · 55 MIN

#80 - Jack Wall Interview (Call Of Duty, Mass Effect, Orchestra, John Williams, Film, Royalties etc.)

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Jack Wall is a video game/film/television composer he is mostly known for composing for a majority of the games in the Call Of Duty, Mass Effect and Myst franchises. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - www.jackwall.net TWITTER - @jackwallmusic INSTAGRAM - @jackwallmusic FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/jackwallmusic/   TIMESTAMPS   00:00 - Intro 00:36-  Jack Walls Music Evolution/Process Of Writing 03:42 - How Jack Comes Up With An Idea 05:55 - Jack Walls Process Of Composing Mass Effect 1 & 2 07:19 - Implementation Of Music ME1 Different From Jack’s Intention 09:10 - The Reason Jack Didn’t Return To Score Mass Effect 3 10:29 - Scoring Various Call Of Duty Games 12:33 - Working Under Deadlines 13:33 - Jack Doesn’t Get Writers Block 14:55 - Why Jack Prefers Live Orchestra Vs Synthetic Orchestra 17:00 - Game Publishing Covering Live Orchestra 18:05 - Jack Has A Team To Help Write Orchestra Notations 19:45 - Why Jack Left Civil Engineering To Do Music Full Time 22:20 - How Jack Got Work In The Music Industry 27:27 - Jack Didn’t Play Many Games Before Composing For Video Games/Myst 29:08 - Jack Wouldn’t Want To Compose In The Older Days 30:40 - Jack Doesn’t Have A Favourite OST That He’s Worked On 31:20 - Jack Doesn’t Aspire To Work On Any Particular Franchise 32:54 - Lost Planet 3 33:50 - John Williams/Meeting John Williams 36:12 - Jack Loves Having Anonymity/Being Respected By His Peers 38:00 - Jack’s Career Has Always Been Steady/ 38:47 - Getting Burned Out/Composing In Portugal Due To Covid 40:00 - How Jack Prevents Himself From Getting Burned Out/Travelling 41:29 - Getting Royalties/Jack’s Music In The Olympics 44:22 - Freedom To Compose/Being Hired For Collaboration 47:50 - Jack Wants To Be Challenged With Music/Not Having A Signature Sound 50:20 - Its Hard To Be Hired For Composing For Film/Jack Prefers Scoring Games 52:06 - Difference Between Composing For Television & Film Vs Video Games 54:04 - Where To Follow Jack Wall On Social Media  

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