Interview: Sean Murray

Recorded Feburary 10, 2011

Published April 8, 2011

Composer Sean Murray talks about returning to the Call of Duty franchise with his score for the record breaking game Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Episode Highlights

00:45 — Introduction

02:05 — Did you anticipate the hit Black Ops would be?

03:10 — Following Modern Warfare 2

04:56 — The Player's Psychology in Black Ops

07:31 — Liberation in the Cold War Era

10:57 — Musical treatment for the Russians in Black Ops

12:35 — Working with and around song selections

14:36 - How has the success of Black Ops effected you?

15:40 - The story behind "The Wall"

19:00 - Elements of surprise

21:31 - Music from the Zombie Expansion Pack

22:15 - The continuing Call of Duty...

Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)

00:00 — "Foe" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray

04:28 — "Mac-V" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray

07:05 — "Cube One" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray

09:55 — "Commies" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray

16:03 — "The Wall" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray

18:41 — "Dwarka" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray

21:30 — "The Wall" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray

24:16 — "Deviant" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray

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