Staying Confident as a Composer with Joel Corelitz

Episode 53 of the Sound Business with Akash Thakkar podcast, hosted by Akash Thakkar, titled "Staying Confident as a Composer with Joel Corelitz" was published on April 26, 2023 and runs 35 minutes.

April 26, 2023 ·35m · Sound Business with Akash Thakkar

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#47: Today's guest is Joel Corelitz, who is a composer for film and games based in Chicago. He has worked on a large number of projects such as Hyper Light Breaker, Halo Infinite, Solar Ash, Death Stranding, The Unfinished Swan, and many others. In this episode, we talk about Joel's creative process, how he ended up working on such huge projects despite his distance from LA, what he does when feeling a creative block, and so much more. Find Joel Corelitz here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joelcorelitz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/joelcorelitz Personal Website: https://joelcorelitz.com/ And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to http://www.bit.ly/soundbizpod

Episode Description

#47: Today's guest is Joel Corelitz, who is a composer for film and games based in Chicago. He has worked on a large number of projects such as Hyper Light Breaker, Halo Infinite, Solar Ash, Death Stranding, The Unfinished Swan, and many others.

In this episode, we talk about Joel's creative process, how he ended up working on such huge projects despite his distance from LA, what he does when feeling a creative block, and so much more.

Find Joel Corelitz here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joelcorelitz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joelcorelitz

Personal Website: https://joelcorelitz.com/

And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to http://www.bit.ly/soundbizpod

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