The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

Creating More Star Wars Music than John Williams with Composer Gordy Haab

Jul 17, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Proper Pronouncing

2min

The First Time I Knew Who I Was

2min

The Importance of Writing Music

2min

The Struggling Composer From the Other Side of the Tracks

3min

The Tipping Point That Made Me Take It Seriously

4min

The Importance of Reverse Engineering Music

3min

The Whiplash

2min

How to Write Orchestral Music Using Sample Libraries

2min

10.

The Power of Confidence in Music

4min

11.

The Evolution of Jazz Theory

3min

12.

The Importance of Improvisation in Jazz

2min

13.

The Importance of Optimization in Jazz

2min

14.

The Transition to Landing Work at USC

2min

15.

How to Score a Star Wars Film

2min

16.

How to Raise Money for a Star Wars Recording

2min

17.

The First Star Wars Experience

2min

18.

The Story of Ryan Versus Dorkman

2min

19.

1313: A Musically Effectively Done Game

3min

20.

How Gordy and I Met at a Coffee Bean in One Hour

3min

21.

The Walking Dead Game

2min

22.

The Crossroads of Chance Thomas

4min

23.

The Importance of Character in a Competitive Industry

2min

24.

The Power of Chance Thomas

3min

25.

The Importance of Being Someone Other

2min

26.

The Importance of Virtue in Music

3min

27.

The Importance of Embracing Star Wars

2min

28.

The Middle Path to Star Wars

2min

29.

The Palette of Star Wars Music

2min

30.

How to Cope With the Fan Pressure of Star Wars

2min

31.

How John Williams Approved Battlefront One

2min

32.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

5min

33.

How to Write a Mockup for a Score

3min

34.

The Psychological Impact of Making a Mockup

2min

35.

The Power of Mockups

3min

36.

How to Make Samples Sound Good

3min

37.

Jedi Survivor: A Review

4min

38.

The Gift of Collaboration

2min

39.

The Importance of Harmonic Harmony

2min

40.

The Importance of Contour Shape in Music

3min

41.

The Importance of Understanding the Differences Between Game Composers and Musicians

3min

42.

How to Write Interactive Music for a Game

5min

43.

The Alan Meyer Sin: A New Approach to Production

4min

44.

The Whiplash Inspiration

2min

45.

The Parallels Between Mancini and Williams

3min

Austin Wintory chats with longtime Star Wars franchise composer Gordy Haab. Together they discuss how Gordy found himself scoring more music for the space epic than even John Williams; creating music new music for an established franchise with your own voice and avoiding imitation; the complex approval process when working on Star Wars titles; and the fundamental differences between composing for video games and other types of media.

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