Sam Hughes once again attends the BAFTA Games Awards and chats with the nominees and winners on the red carpet and in the media room. Listen here!

The BAFTA Games Interviews 2017

A fun and insightful interview for our "Last of Us Special"! We talk to Naughty Dog's Audio Lead about Car Rental, Clickers, How to Make it Big and Top Tips for aspiring sound designers. This is the 'Easy' difficulty for those of you who don't have the time and/or perseverance for our 'Normal' or 'Survivor' difficulties!

Interview With Phillip Kovats (Easy Mode)

The Sound Architect speaks to the cheerful and bubbly professional voice actor Carina Reeves! We discuss her career so far and gain invaluable insight into how the industry works. Plus her top 5 tips for aspiring voice artists are great ;)!

Interview With Carina Reeves

Sam Hughes of The Sound Architect speaks to the fantastic game music legend Tommy Tallarico about his career, Video Games Live, G.A.N.G and advice for aspiring game audio folk!

The Sound Architect Interview With Composer, Tommy Tallarico

Sam Hughes catches up with the winners of the BAFTA Games Awards 2015 as well as some other guests. Inc:
Ashley Johnson (Ellie from The Last of Us: Left Behind)Tim Schafer
Riva Taylor
Clark Davis
Linford Christie
Byron Bullock and Sam Cooper (Alien Isolation - Audio Achievement)
Monument Valley Team
OlliOlli Team

BAFTA Games Awards - Riva Taylor - Post Performance

BAFTA Games Awards - Ashley Johnson 2- Performer - (Ellie)The Last of Us: Left Behind

We review the Sontronics STC-3X Pack, discussing it's features and why we think it's great for a mid-range mic. 

This recording is part of the full article at:

http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/articlesandreviews/sontronicsstc3xreview

Review by Sam Hughes

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The Sound Architect Sontronics STC - 3X Review

Leading up to his appearance at The School of Sound this week, Walter Murch chats to Sam Hughes about his career so far, the changes in technology he has seen as well as his presentation at The School of Sound next Saturday.

Walter Murch has been editing sound in Hollywood since starting on Francis Ford Coppola's film The Rain People (1969). He edited sound on American Graffiti (1973) and The Godfather: Part II (1974), won his first Academy Award nomination for The Conversation (1974), won his first Oscar for Apocalypse Now (1979), and won an unprecedented double Oscar for sound and film editing for his work on The English Patient (1996). Most recently he helped reconstruct Touch of Evil (1958) to Orson Welles' original notes, and edited The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). Mr. Murch was, along with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, a founding member of northern California cinema. Mr. Murch has directed --Return to Oz (1985) -- and longs to do so again, but as an editor and sound man he is one of the few universally acknowledged masters in his field. For his work on the film "Apocalypse Now (1979)", Walter coined the term "sound designer", and along with colleagues such as Ben Burtt, helped to elevate the art and impact of film sound to a new level.

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The Sound Architect - Walter Murch Interview

Sam Hughes speaks to Sam Estes and Michael Hobe, founders of Sonicsmiths. 

Sam and Michael met while working at Remote Control Productions (2008-2012) and both left together to join the team at Cinesamples. During their tenure at Cinesamples (2012-2014) developing commercial libraries, they continued producing private sound design and samples for composers including Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino, Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg), and Christopher Lennertz. 

Sam and Michael left Cinesamples to form Sonicsmiths, a company dedicated to providing sound-design based soundtracks, unique sound design tools, and digital instruments.

More great interviews at: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk

Interview With Sam Estes And Michale Hobe of Sonicsmiths

﻿﻿Sam Hughes speaks to award winning composer, Gregory Tripi. Greg is based out of Los Angeles, and owner of eSonic Productions. His music has been heard in several top Hollywood motion pictures and television series, including Dark Places, The Knick, Drive, Contagion, Drag Me To Hell, and the videos games Twisted Metal and Far Cry 4. Greg’s compositions have been featured in national advertisements by Adidas, Lincoln Motor, Miramax Films, Ghost House Pictures, The Coca-Cola Company, and many more. His music has been awarded the Georges Delerue Film ScoringAward and the Thomas Dolby Production Award, and his scores have been heard in Academy Award and Emmy Award winning films. Greg is a recipient of the BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship, and The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Music Fellowship.

www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/gregtripi

The Sound Architect Interview With Composer, Greg Tripi

Renowned composer, Grant Kirkhope once again joins Sam Hughes on The Sound Architect to chat about the music of Yooka-Laylee, Banjo-Kazooie, Goldeneye, his times at Rare and of course great British food! This, as well as much more so enjoy!

Thanks to Doug Waters for editing. 

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Interview-Tooie With Grant Kirkhope

Gareth Coker joins Sam Hughes to talk about Ori and the Blind Forest in great detail, as well as his career so far and upcoming titles! 

Full article: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/garethcoker



The Sound Architect Interview With Gareth Coker

Sam Hughes chats to former Nine-Inch Nails member and highly talented composer, Charlie Clouser!

They discuss his extensive and exciting career, the Saw movies, Wayward Pines, many other projects plus advice for aspiring composers!

Full article: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/charlieclouser

Interview With Charlie Clouser

A belated interview from late last year where Sam Hughes speaks to actress Nichole Bloom, about her role as Emily in Until Dawn, her career so far as well as her upcoming productions! 

Main Page: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/nicholebloom

Interview With Until Dawn Actress, Nichole Bloom

Sam Hughes speaks to the wonderful Galadriel Stineman about her career so far, her role as Ashley in Until Dawn, board games, voice acting and more!

Full article: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/galadrielstineman

Interview With Until Dawn Actress, Galadriel Stineman

Sam Hughes speaks to the wonderful actress, Alix Wilton Regan, about her career so far, Guitar Heor Live, DragonAge: Inquisition, her charity Play4Calais and more!

Contains some strong language and sensitive content.

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Interview with DragonAge: Inquisition Actress, Alix Wilton Regan

Sam Hughes chats to the brilliant Mick Gordon, about his career so far, the DOOM soundtrack, the subliminal pentagrams and 666 spectogram, and more!

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Interview with DOOM Composer, Mick Gordon

Recording of a short snippet of a piece written by Doug Waters

Recorded using an Aston Microphones: Origin cardioid condenser - -10db, low cut filter [80Hz]

http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/aston-microphones-origin-review/

Aston Microphones: Origin - Review - Guitar Recordings Comparison - Aston: Origin

Recording of the final movement of 'Haust', a piece for female choir by Kristin Burdal, based on Arne Garborg's poem of the same name.

Recorded using an sE Electronics: se2200a cardioid condenser - -10db, low cut filter.

Full Review Article:http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/aston-microphones-origin-review/

Aston Microphones: Origin - Review - Vocal Recordings Comparison - sE2200a

Sam Hughes speaks to awesome voice artist, Ray Chase, about his work on Final Fantasy XV, The Seven Deadly Sins and more! Ray is best known for his versatility as a voice actor in video games and animation, as well as being a major spokesperson for brands such as Coke Zero, Progressive, Welch's, Corona Light, and Naturebox. Video game fans know him as the lead protagonist Noctis in the best-selling Final Fantasy XV (2016) and Edgar from Final Fantasy III (1994) in World of Final Fantasy (2016). Superhero fans know him as the voices of Jason Blood and Etrigan the Demon in the DC feature film Justice League Dark (2017). He is a con fixture making appearances all over the world with his show "Loud, Annoying, and Very Annoying" (LAVA) with fellow voice actors Robbie Daymond and Max Mittelman.

Ray graduated summa cum laude from the USC School of Theater. He also trained at the British American Dramatic Academy. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his dog Milo.

Check out the full page with links, and more awesome interviews, here: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/raychase

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Ray Chase Final Fantasy XV Interview

Sam Hughes chats with BAFTA Award Winner, Cissy Jones in the media room after winning her award for her performance in Firewatch as Delilah!

Check out the full article here: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/baftagames2017

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Cissy Jones Media Room Interview BAFTA Games Awards 2017

Sam Hughes speaks to Navid Negahban & Navid Khonsari on the BAFTA Games Red Carpet about their work on 1979 Revolution Black Friday.

Check out the full article here: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/baftagames2017

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Navid Negahban & Navid Khonsari Red Carpet Interview BAFTA Games 2017

Sam Hughes speaks to Nolan North, behind the scenes after presenting Best British Game! 

Check out the full article here: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/baftagames2017

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Nolan North Media Room Interview BAFTA Games Awards 2017

Sam Hughes speaks to legendary voice actor, Nolan North about Uncharted 4, the awards and much more. 

Check out the full article here: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/baftagames2017

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Nolan North Red Carpet BAFTA Games Awards 2017

Sam Hughes speaks to renowned voice actor, Troy Baker, about the awards, Shadow of War and more! 

Check out the full article here: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/baftagames2017

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Troy Baker Red Carpet Interview BAFTA Games Awards 2017

Sam Hughes speaks with actor, Alex Hernandez, about his work on Mafia III, Telltale's The Walking Dead Season 3 and more! Alex's full bio is also fantastic:

Alex Hernandez is a grown man who plays pretend in the dark. He'd list his credits for you, but then what good is his resume? He'd rather discuss rock climbing, racial politics or which apocalypse will ultimately consume civilization (his bet is on water shortage induced class warfare). Check him out on instagram at alexandhern or in your pantry stealing peanut butter.

Full article: http://thesoundarchitect.co.uk/alexhernandez

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Alex Hernandez - Full Interview

Last year, Sam spoke with renowned voiceover director and composer, Amanda Rose Smith. They discuss her career so far, her approaches to VO and music, as well as the current state of the audio industry for women. Amanda was originally musically self taught but continued on to graduate from Smith College with a degree in Classical Composition and New York University  with a Masters in Music Technology.

During her time at NYU, Amanda studied under Deniz Hughes (Orchestrator, Interview with a Vampire), Ira Newborn (Composer, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Naked Gun) and Mark Snow (Composer, Xfiles, Smallville).  Both her music and sound work have won awards in various independent film festivals and game awards cermonies across the country. She has also recorded, directed, and edited numerous Audie nominated and winning audiobooks.

Full article and more: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/interview-with-voiceover-director-and-composer-amanda-rose-smith

Interview with Voiceover Director and Composer, Amanda Rose Smith

Hazel Turnbull interviews Bruce Broughton ath 2017's Soundtrack Cologne!

Bruce Broughton is best known for his many film scores, which include Silverado, Tombstone, The Rescuers Down Under, The Presidio, Miracle on 34th Street, the Homeward Bound adventures and Harry and the Hendersons.   His television themes include Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville, JAG, Steven Spielberg’s Tiny Toon Adventures and Dinosaurs. His scores for television range from mini-series like Roughing It and The Blue and Gray to TV movies (Warm Springs, O Pioneers!) and countless episodes of television series such as Dallas, Quincy, Hawaii Five-O and How the West Was Won.
With 24 nominations, he has won a record ten Emmy awards. His score to Silverado was Oscar-nominated, and his score to Young Sherlock Holmes was nominated for a Grammy.  His music has accompanied many of the Disney theme park attractions throughout the world. His score for Heart of Darkness was the first recorded orchestral score for a video game.

As a concert composer, ensembles such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the National Symphony and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra have performed his works. His works for wind ensembles, bands and chamber groups have been performed and recorded throughout the world.

He is a board member of ASCAP, a former governor of both the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as a past president and founding member of The Society of Composers and Lyricists.

Bruce Broughton Soundtrack Cologne 2017 Interview

Hazel Turnbull speaks with composer, Lesley Barber., at Soundtrack Cologne 2017.

A 2016 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences initiate, film composer Lesley Barber writes music marked by intelligence and emotional depth. From orchestral to atmospheric, alternative to childrens music, Appalachian to electronic, Lesley has an innate ability to bring the essential to light and avoid the cliché. 

In Manchester by the Sea, the new film directed by Kenneth Lonergan, Lesley employs intricately harmonized vocal performances and subtle, atmospheric orchestral work that provides integral support for the incredible performances by Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler and young discovery Lucas Hedges. Praise for her work on this project promises to launch her into the top tier of a new generation of film composers.

Lesley Barber Soundtrack Cologne 2017 Interview

Hazel Turnbull interviews Carly Paradis at 2017's Soundtrack Cologne. Have a listen here!

Carly Paradis is known for her score to shows Line Of Duty and Prime Suspect 1973. Carly also played the piano on the full score as well as arranging piano parts for Clint Mansell’s soundtrack for the BAFTA Award-winning film Moon, directed by Duncan Jones. Her work on Prime Suspect 1973 has seen her invest in some retro amps and pedals which sit correctly in the era. Christian and Carly talk writing styles, and how important it can be to get in front of a real piano.

Carly Paradis Soundtrack Cologne 2017 Interview

Back at Soundtrack Cologne, Hazel Turnbull caught up with Gareth Coker to discuss his recent work and more!

Gareth Coker Soundtrack Cologne 2017 Interview

Hazel Turnbull speaks with composer, Jeff Rona at Soundtrack Cologne 2017. 

Jeff Rona is a contemporary film composer and recording artist. The youngest son of European immigrants, he studied music, art and photography, but left school behind to pursue music as his life’s work. Early on he composed for dance, theater, experimental media, galleries and contemporary concert venues around the world using both traditional musicians and cutting-edge technologies. He became an in-demand studio musician, arranger, sound designer, synthesist and music programmer in Los Angeles & New York, most notably with Philip Glass on several film and live projects and with film composer Hans Zimmer. He worked as a musical collaborator on numerous films & records before landing his first solo composing project, scoring the groundbreaking television series Homicide:Life On The Street for director Barry Levinson.

Jeff Rona Soundtrack Cologne 2017 Interview

Here are some samples and tracks to go with our full interview with Grammy Award winning Engineer, Jason Schweitzer!

Full Article: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/jasonschweitzer

Civ VI Sogno Di Volare ( The Dream Of Flight ) 101716

Sam Hughes speaks with percussionist and composer, Kris Maddigan about writing the music for the incredibly unique game, Cuphead! They discuss his career so far as well as all the challenges of writing a big band tunes for his first ever game soundtrack!

Full article and more here: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/interview-with-cuphead-composer-kris-maddigan/

Interview with Cuphead Composer, Kris Maddigan

Sam Hughes catches up once again with the wonderful Cissy Jones! They discuss her upcoming projects, the current state of the VO industry for women and more!

Full article and more:  http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/cissy-jones-4/

Another Awesome Catch Up Interview with Cissy Jones!

In this fantastic podcast episode, Sam Hughes speaks with composer/sound designer, Martin Stig Andersen. They discuss his fascinating career, his philosophy on sound design, music and the lines inbetween, and so much more! 

Don't miss this in-depth discussion. 

Full article and more:  http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/martin-stig-andersen/ ‎

Interview with Composer/Sound Designer, Martin Stig Andersen

Sam Hughes speaks with composer of nearly all the Telltale Games franchises, Jared Emerson-Johnson. They discuss his career, so far, favourite tracks from the TellTale Games, his process and more! 

For the past decade or so Jared has been the music man at Bay Area Sound—writing music, creating sound design, directing voiceover and acting in all sorts of games and occasionally in other media.

You may know him from his Telltale games scores to the Sam & Max series, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tales From the Borderlands and Game of Thrones.

Full article and more: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/interview-telltale-games-composer-jared-emerson-johnson

Interview with Bay Area Sound's Composer, Jared Emerson-Johnson

Last month Sam Hughes caught up with David Housden, after his recent work on The Lost Words, QUBE2 and more!

David came to be one of the most promising young talents, after his work on the soundtrack for Thomas Was Alone. The game received a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Music and is highly regarded as an indie hit. He then rejoined Mike Bithell for his next game Volume, a respin of the classic Robin Hood stories. His music changed direction with more of an orchestral, rock score and worked alongside Riva Taylor on the vocals for the game.

“Drawing upon his garage rock band days, Housden creates melodic, original music scores which illuminate imaginary worlds with real emotion and immersion.”

They discuss advice for composers, current state of the industry and beyond!

David Housden Podcast

In this very special episode, Sam Hughes hosts the Women in Gaming: Voiceover Special, where he is joined by awesome voice acting guests; Victoria Atkin, Cissy Jones and Patricia Summersett! 

In this episode, the guests answer commenter's questions from all of our social media channels. Listen now and see if your question was answered!

Full article and more: http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/

Women In Gaming: Voiceover Special - Victoria Atkin, Cissy Jones & Patricia Summersett

We have a short chat with Austin at Animex Games Festival 2018, ahead of Animex Live in the evening.

Austin Wintory - Animex Festival 2018

That's right our podcast is back! As we've had so many episodes over the years, it's time for a bit of a reboot, so we're introducing The Sound Architect Podcast Season 2!

In our first episode, Sam Hughes chats with Victoria Atkin and Patricia Summersett about the Video Games Awards, their approaches to learning and growing professionally, as well as their new and upcoming projects! This episode is definitely a great episode to kick off the new new season with so well worth a listen!

This great podcast and more over at: https://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk

The Sound Architect Podcast S2E1: Victoria Atkin & Patricia Summersett

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