Interview: Mark Griskey

Recorded October 4, 2010

Published November 8, 2010

Composer Mark Griskey talks about returning to score THE FORCE UNLEASHED, how the music for the franchise has evolved since the first game, and what it was like working on this project at the same time as STAR WAR: THE OLD REPUBLIC.

Episode Highlights

00:44 - Introduction

02:59 - What was it like coming back to this franchise?

06:09 - The time-crunch challenge

08:15 - Twitter Question #1 - What familiar music themes do you employ?

12:08 - How do you handle fan expectations for Star Wars music?

15:51 - Twitter Question #2 - How do you tell the story through your music?

18:55 - How did you feel at the completion of The Force Unleashed 2 compared to the first?

24:05 - Working on TFU and Star Wars: The Old Republic at the same time.

16:08 - Twitter Question #3 - Adapting to Game scoring

17:17 - Biggest creative challenge?

18:10 - Dealing with franchise pressures

19:09 - Looking forward to more game projects?

Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)

00:00 - "Main Title and the Test Chamber" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey

07:40 - "Escape from Kamino" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey

08:38 - "Discovering Dagobah and the Cave" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey

14:30 - "Assault on Kamino" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey

23:11 - "The Hanging City" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey

29:42 - "The Reunion of Juno and Starkiller" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey

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