A great TED talk: An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of… read more →
John Schafer over at the Soundcheck talkshow has an interesting podcast up about the return of the advertising jingle: Advertising jingles used to play a crucial role in drumming up… read more →
Over at the Gamespot Sound Byte blog, Sophia Tong has posted a great interview with Starcraft 2 audio director Russell Brower: GS: In terms of sound design, how did you… read more →
Get ready for a funky ride as the Who Sampled blog explores the 10 most sampled breakbeats in history: You can’t mention sample-based music and not talk about drum breaks.… read more →
Jim Pavloff demonstrates how to recreate The Prodigy’s ‘Voodoo People’ from scratch in Ableton Live 8 – well done! (via Synthtopia)
‘Inception’ opened in Danish theaters yesterday, and I’m really looking forward to seeing it. Check out this recording from the ‘Inception’ US premiere, featuring live performances of some of tracks… read more →
Game Videos goes behind the scenes on the making of the score for Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption: (via @nobuooo)
Daniel Schweiger over at Film Music Magazine has a great, in-depth audio interview up with composer Hans Zimmer, on his score for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’. It’s a composer’s job to… read more →