In this A Sound Effect game music special, we dive into the score for 'Trek to Yomi' — a side-scrolling samurai action game that sounds and looks fantastic — with composer Cody Matthew Johnson. We also highlight some of the latest sound library releases and lets you hear that mystery sound once more. Interview by Jennifer Walden, hosted by Asbjoern Andersen, and with library highlights by Christian Hagelskjaer From.

Crafting Trek to Yomi's evocative score - a game music special with Cody Matthew Johnson - A Sound Effect Podcast EP 21

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What goes into creating a great sound effects library? Sound designer, recordists and composer Nathan Moody shares his sonic journey behind the making of his latest sound effects library, MetalMotion - available at asoundeffect.com/metalmotion
The library features 4 hours of moving metal, including everything from impacts and squeals to scrapes, rattles and beyond - and here's the rarely-told story on what it takes to create such an adventurous, experimental and highly useful sound effects library. Interview by Jennifer Walden, and hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com

Making MetalMotion's wild sounds - a creative sound library adventure with Nathan Moody | A Sound Effect Podcast EP 30

Hear about the wild sound of “Dune: Part Two”: Here's Oscar-winning supervising sound editor Richard King on creating a realistic world for this extraordinary sci-fi film, field recording trips to capture sand and wind sounds, conveying scale for the sandworms without using vocalizations, how they created massive Harkonnen crowds from loop group recordings of punk rockers, and so much more! Interview by Jennifer Walden, and hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com

How DUNE Part Two's Breathtaking Sound Was Made - with Oscar-winner Richard King | A Sound Effect Podcast EP 29

In this interview, re-recording mixers Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic discuss the mix of Bradley Cooper's film Maestro – currently in the running for a 'Best Sound' Oscar (among other noms!) They talk about mixing the Ely Cathedral scene and the party scenes, mixing effects in a musical way during scenes without score, and so much more! Interview by Jennifer Walden, sound library highlights by Christian Hagelskjaer, and hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com.
In this episode:
0:00 intro
**Sound library highlights**
1:28 General Hospital: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/general-hospital/
1:49 Campfire, Fireplace & Stove: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/campfire-fireplace-and-stove/
2:11 Imaginary Birds: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/imaginary-birds/
2:31 Alien Life: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/alien-life/
2:51 Ambisonic Horse Carriage: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/ambisonic-horse-carriage/
3:09 Re-recording mixers Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic discuss the fantastic mix of Bradley Cooper's film Maestro
24:12 More podcasts from the Audio Podcast Alliance

Mixing Maestro - with Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic | A Sound Effect Podcast EP 28

Bradley Cooper's multi-Oscar nominated film Maestro conveys all the chaotic energy of Leonard Bernstein's life to the audience in a direct and emotionally raw way. Here, Oscar-winning supervising sound editor/sound designer Richard King & executive music producer/supervising music editor Jason Ruder take you behind the sound of the film and what it took to bring the live performances to screen, editing music to match the visuals, how the sound design reinforces the musical overtones of the film, and so much more. Interview by Jennifer Walden, hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com

Making Maestro's Masterful Sound - with Richard King & Jason Ruder | A Sound Effect Podcast EP 27

Cataclysm - Mattia Cellotto's newest sound effects library, only available at asoundeffect.com/cataclysm - features wild recordings of destruction, as well as extreme synthesized and designed elements. And here, he shares his 3-year process making the library - from field recording adventures in marble caves to mountain peaks, and beyond. Hear how he captured such pristine yet destructive sounds, his approach to using plugins and processing, and many other aspects of his creative process. Interview by Jennifer Walden, hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com

Crafting Trek to Yomi's evocative score - a game music special with Cody Matthew Johnson - A Sound Effect Podcast EP 21

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