Episode Details

Featurecast is a DJ turned video game composer, he is most associated with @BitmapBureau and his most recent work was his stellar work on Terminator 2D No Fate.

#terminator #terminator2 #terminator2dnofate

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00:00 - Intro

00:19 - How The Name Featurecast Came About

04:05 - Working With Bitmap Bureau

08:57 - Learning To Make SFX While Doing It

10:50 - Getting Creative Freedom On Terminator 2D No Fate

14:30 - Scrapping Music And Starting From Scratch/Reviews Praising The Soundtrack

15:45 - Trusting Your Gut

16:00 - How Featurecast Composed For Terminator 2D No Fate

18:10 - Researching The T2 Score/Recreating The Score For T2D No Fate

20:58 - Easter Eggs From T1 & T2 Score/T1000 Death

22:31 - Having The T2 Score On Loop To Prepare/Different Genres In The Music

24:15 - Melody/Terminator Film Scores Don’t Have Melody

26:50 - Blurring The Line Between Music & Sound Design

28:00 - Later Terminator Movies Didnt Capture Brad Fiedels Musical Identity

29:30 - Different Time Signatures/Police Station Time Signature/Future Level 3

31:20 - Writing & Mixing At The Same Time

34:56 - Making The Soundtrack Loud For Bitmap Bureau Games

36:00 - Playing The Game For Inspiration On The Music

38:05 - Music In The Escape From Hospital Level/Bitmap’s Custom Engine

40:10 - Recording The T1000 SFX/Creating SFX/Finding Your Own Way Of Doing Things

43:01 - Not Wanting To Be Influenced By Other Music

44:25 - Going Back And Listening To Your Own Music/LEGO Breakfasts

46:28 - It’s Not What You Know But Who You Know

48:12 - No Longer DJing In Clubs/Patreon/Mashups

51:49 - Q+A - What Drives Composition For Licensed Material

53:22 - Dealing With Imposter Syndrome

54:00 - Playing Music For The Devs The First Time

57:14 - Q+A - What Is Your Favourite Moment From Terminator 2

59:08 - Q+A - What Are Your 3 Favourite VST Instruments

1:00:42 - Changing VSTs For Every Project

1:03:26 - Closing Comments