The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

From Blizzard to Vox Machina with Composer Neal Acree

May 29, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Matt Mercer on the Pandemic

2min

The Normality of Life

2min

The Importance of Passion in Music

3min

How I Found My Identity Through Art

3min

The Importance of Being a Solo Artist

4min

The Perfect Score

2min

The Importance of Being a Composer

2min

The Struggles of a Music Composer

2min

10.

The Last Sessions of James Horner

2min

11.

How I Met James Horner and Joey Goldsmith

2min

12.

Titanic

2min

13.

Jerry Goldsmith on Star Trek: The Next Generation

2min

14.

The Importance of Jerry Goldsmith

4min

15.

The Greatest Triumph of All Time

4min

16.

Jerry Shadow's Legacy as a Composer

4min

17.

The Power of Balance

2min

18.

Joel's Career in the Game Industry

2min

19.

The Blind Audition

4min

20.

The Golden Client of Blizzard

2min

21.

How to Create a Sound Palette for World of Warcraft

6min

22.

Neil's Blizzard: A New Thing

6min

23.

The Musical Chameleon

2min

24.

Theme: A Game Discovery

3min

25.

The Importance of Critical Roles in Animated TV

5min

26.

How to Get Back Into Blizzard

3min

27.

The Importance of Having a Passionate Audience

6min

28.

The Velvet Machine

2min

29.

Eclipse: A Memoir of a Lifetime

5min

30.

How to Write a Single Track

3min

31.

The Legacy of Joel Goldsmith and Jerry Goldsmith

3min

Austin Wintory chats with award-winning composer Neal Acree, who has created music for several of Blizzard's most well known franchises including Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch. Together they discuss his career inside and outside of games; how he first started working with Blizzard; the differences between composing music for an existing universe and creating for a completely new IP; and his work on Critical Role's The Legend of Vox Machina.

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