The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

Psychonauts 2 Composer, Peter McConnell

Oct 18, 2021

01:06:11

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What Prompted the Development of the New Sound Driversway Randndan?

02:25

The Interactive Music System

02:39

The Game Maker's Notebook

01:36

Introduction

2min

The Game Maker's Notebook Podcast

2min

The Art of Game Music - Is It, Is It, What's It All About?

4min

Pree Games - What Was Your Life Like?

3min

I Had a Hemangiomus Growing in My Throat, and They Had to Be Treated With X Rays.

2min

Aaaah, I'm a Cowboy, I'm an Americana.

3min

Folk Music - It's a From Up From the Earth Kind of Music

2min

The Best Composers Are Just a Conduit for Whatever Their Inner Voice Is Saying

2min

The Story of Yo Yo Ma and the Artist in Residence

2min

10.

Is There Any Awareness of in the Moment?

3min

11.

How Did Computer Games Come Into Being?

5min

12.

Video Game Music

4min

13.

I Love Jaz but Real Proper Jas Musicians Have, It's in Their Blood

4min

14.

The Roots of Classical Music

2min

15.

Music Video Gives Music as a Kid

2min

16.

The Interactive Music System

3min

17.

What Prompted the Development of the New Sound Driversway Randndan?

2min

18.

I'm a Fanatic of the Grim Fandango, and I Love Your Stories.

3min

19.

Why Do I Love Jas?

2min

20.

The Bass Clarinet, You Know

2min

21.

You Don't Have to Be a Fanboy to Play Bassoons

2min

22.

I Still Play Violin Sometimes

2min

23.

Psychonauts

3min

24.

Is That the Orchestral Melbourne Folks Also?

2min

25.

How Can Protools Help You Connect With People Online?

3min

26.

The Game Maker's Notebook

2min

Austin Wintory chats with luminary composer Peter McConnell. Together they discuss his long pioneering journey through the games industry from LucasArts to his latest work on Double Fine 's Psychonauts 2. Peter McConnell has composed award-winning scores for a diverse range of video games including Broken Age, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, the Sly Cooper series, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Psychonauts, Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango. Before working independently, Peter composed in-house at LucasArts contributing to beloved franchises such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Monkey Island.