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What's your favorite piece of music you've written?

And why? Does it coincide with what other people think is your best work? (From Ep. 117 with Ian Dicke)Feel free to include a link to your recording if you have one!

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If you could score any kind of video game, what would it be?

Inspired by my talk with Lisa Walkosz Migliacio in Ep. 119.

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What's your favorite film score, and why?

In Ep. 116, Jason Schumacher and I share our favorite scores in recent years. Jason mentions Beasts of the Southern Wild for its big-sounding score that still fits in with the style of the film. I...

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What instrument do you play, and what tips do you have for composers writing...

From Ep. 120 with Michael Dodds.

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How do you deal with the desire for musical perfection?

From Ep. 121 with Noah Keesecker. Do you have perfectionist tendencies? I sure do. How do you deal with perfection and imperfection in your music?

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What rules have you imposed upon yourself?

...and which ones are the most fruitful/inspiring? In Ep. 115, Andy Thompson was talking about how he and Jeremy Messersmith created rules for their albums (like writing a song with just two chords, or...

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What percentage of your composition ideas do you see through to completion?

From the Season 4 finale episode, 124, with Jon Brantingham. If I were to guess, I'd say I'm at around 3-5%, including all my forgotten recorded ideas.

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What's the most creative time of day for you?

Fil Eisler asked this of Mac Quayle in Ep. 122, and Mac's response was twofold: 1) late at night, when he's tired and not thinking too hard, and 2) when the deadline is looming.What about you?

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What music gives you chills?

From my discussion in Ep. 113 with Hrishikesh Hirway...what music gives you chills? Does any of your own music give you chills? How about this song Hrishikesh mentioned, "Hana" by Asa Chang and Junray.

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What do you think music will sound like in 50 years?

In my talk with DarwinTunes.org creator Bob MacCallum (Ep. 118), we talked about the evolution of pop music. So I'm curious where you think it will go in the next 50 years.

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How do you know when your composition is finished?

From Ep. 123 with Siama Matuzungidi.

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What was the moment you knew you wanted to become a composer?

From the Season 5 premiere episode (ep. 126) with Stephen Letnes.I'm not sure if I have a single moment that made me want to be a composer. I think my forays into making tracks from scratch in...

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What's your favorite John Williams score?

From Ep. 127 with Jason Graves.I have no idea what mine is. I recently remembered how great the "Map Room" cue is from Indiana Jones. Maybe my favorite cue, probably tied with "The Asteroid Field" from...

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Is music worthless if no one hears it?

From Kevin MacLeod's potentially controversial comment in Ep. 128. I suppose it could be taken as "if no one besides the creator hears it." What do you think?

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What's the tempo of the last song you wrote?

From Ep. 129 with the slot machine composers at High 5 Games. I'm curious if you agree with the theory that 120 BPMs is a good resting tempo (since our hearts apparently beat around 60 BPMs). What was...

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What do you do to create tension in your music?

From Ep. 130 with Sam Matla of EDMProd.com. Here's Sam's article on tension. I like his idea of thinking of micro- and macro-tension. In other words, how do you get listeners hooked at key moments and...

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