#96 - Nathan Grigg Interview (F.E.A.R, Composing, Shadow Of Mordor, Mortal Kombat 11, LOTR, Film etc.)

Nathan Grigg is a video game composer for Monolith Productions and has worked on franchises like F.E.A.R and Shadow Of Mordor. He has also assisted on various other games under the Warner Bros. umbrella such as the recently released Mortal Kombat 11 #fear #mortalkombat11 #shadowofwar   TIMESTAMPS   00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Previous Work/How Nathan Ended Up Working On F.E.A.R Series 02:50 - Direction Taken With F.E.A.R/How Music Was Created 06:39 - Sustaining Tension/Blurring Music & Sound Design 08:07 - Field Recordings/Sample Libraries/Convolution 10:59 - Nathan’s Mum Painting Technique/Composing Techniques 12:48 - Music On The Cutting Room Floor/Emotional Music 15:49 - Creating Music And Evolving As Time Goes On 17:33 - How Nathan Expands On An Idea/Idea Process 20:00 - Nathan Doesn’t Think He Is A Lord Of The Rings Nerd 20:30 - Collaborating With Garry Schyman/Not Copying Howard Shore’s Score 24:00 - Nathan & Garry Were Only Ever In The Same During Recording/Orchestra & Choir 26:15 - Garry & Nathan’s Scores Blending/Collaboration Process 28:54 - Nathan’s Work With Inon Zur 30:56 - How Nathan Ended Up Working On Mortal Kombat 11 33:35 - Differences Between Working On Mortal Kombat 11 And Shadow Of Mordor 35:08 - Lore Of Mortal Kombat 11 35:58 - Opportunities Working Under The Warner Bros. Umbrella/Interaction Cues For MK11 39:25 - Energy Of Mortal Kombat 11 Music Cues/Atmosphere To MK11 42:50 - Nathan Is Open To Working On Film Scores/Game Cinematics Are Different To Film 47:19 - Warner Bros Film & Gaming Don’t Have Much Crossover 48:30 - Evolution Of Music In Video Games 50:15 - Getting Into The Game Industry Back In The Early Days/Ambiguity Of Music 53:45 - Nathan Doesn’t Use Social Media/How To Contact Nathan 55:31 - Where To Listen To Nathan Grigg’s Game OST