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Submit Your Question Or Song For Our CrossFade Podcast! (Patreon)

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2021-03-22 13:50:52
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On this Friday's episode of our music podcast CrossFade, the guest is Austin Wintory (composer of Journey, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, The Pathless) and we're discussing....

Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children

 Subscribe to the podcast in its own stand-alone feed and listen to the albums to get ready!

On every episode of CrossFade, we want to involve the Patreon community as much as possible. So please leave a question or discussion topic below and we’ll read some of our favorites on the episode! Also, please leave a link to your current favorite song or a song you think is worth dissecting and we’ll include it in the community playlist on  in Spotify.

CrossFade Community Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3aRRgox

We’ll be pulling questions on Wednesday afternoon. Thanks everybody! And just a reminder: CrossFade won’t be on YouTube or in the Patreon exclusive feed, it’s a stand alone podcast feed that you’ll need to subscribe to.

CrossFade is our music podcast hosted by Matt Helgeson and produced by Jason Dafnis where a guest has Helgeson review one of their favorite albums and vice versa. You can subscribe to CrossFade on your favorite podcast app, new episodes are released every other Friday.

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Comments

umryan

Two BOC episodes back-to-back! Love it. 😆 Music Has The Right to Children is one of my favorite albums ever, though their follow up album Geogaddi slightly edges it out for me. In your opinions, can you think of a landmark debut album that has received critical and popular acclaim, yet you prefer the the act's follow-up album over it? (Yes, I know Music Has The Right... might not technically be their debut since they've recorded and released music before it, but it's often considered their breakout debut for all intents and purposes.)

MinnMax

Austin, can you shed any light on the level where composers become brands? I've heard when you hire somebody like a Danny Elfman or Michael Giacchino, you're really hiring their team of composers that all write in their style. When does a composer's success become too much for one mind and they have to spread out the work a bit?

umryan

What do you think of Boards of Canada's influence on ethereal electronic music found in video games? Can you think of any examples? Personally, I think you can hear a large influence in Disasterpeace's compositions. Here is an example from the FEZ soundtrack, which I'd also like to submit for song of the week: https://youtu.be/WOQLMKIFosw

John Jenson

I am going to re-ask my question that got lost. Is there a song that you are a sucker for when it comes to covers mine is Knockin’ on Heavens Door. Also for Austin how different is your approach to creating music for games versus just music with no tie ins to anything?

Mike Lynch

What's your favorite moment with music that you've experienced by yourself or with a small group? This can be a busker on the street or a huge group playing a secret show. ***20 years ago I saw a Japanese band called Gasoline in NYC and the frontman played his guitar with a child's toy lazer gun.

MinnMax

What still boggles your mind about composition or music production? After all of these years, is there something that still makes you think "How the hell is that possible..."

Thom Blackburn

Austin, I have a game for you! If I give you a word, can you name the direction/instrument/inspiration that first comes to mind that you would use? For example, if I said "Psycho" and you said "shrieking violins" or "building tension." Basically it's free-association but for music! 1. Melting Plastic 2. Mirrors 3. Gross 4. Cannonball 5. Whiskers My musical selection is from Jethro Tull. My dad introduced them to me as a kid as "the best band ever". Let's see if he's right? https://open.spotify.com/track/3jBCv3pVTXV7VYR4FhZkc7?si=--4rdkkjSDuzm36lEkiXmg&utm_source=copy-link Thanks! Thom

Jason Wojnar

love love LOVE Tea for The Tillerman!!!! Matt Helgeson once wrote on Twitter that he loves The Kinks more than the Beatles, yet I've scarcely heard them mentioned on this show. Can Matt just take a few moments to wax poetic about them. They are one of my favorite bands too. My addition to the playlist this week is a song called "Love" by Trio Marenych. Don't call them a band, they were a vocal and instrument ensemble. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqcGQZ1kVU

Kees ('Case') Mulder

I find Boards of Canada really compelling, mostly for their ethereal, mysterious quality, that makes it seem like there was no process that created this music; as if it just came into existence fully formed. This even makes me somewhat uninterested in who made the music, even though I usually like to know a bit about the artists I listen to. To what extent do you like to know background on music you like?

RiskyChrisP

Hi, Austin! I remember when Journey was released in 2013 composer Eric Whitacre gave you and the score a shoutout on Twitter. This blew my mind at the time because I was obsessed with both Whitacre’s work and Journey’s soundtrack, so it was amazing for me to see these seemingly separate worlds of video game music and choral music combine. Are you and Eric friends? Have you ever written or considered writing music for choirs or ensembles that you’d like to see performed in more standard classical/modern music repertoire?

RiskyChrisP

I remember you mentioning on Play, Watch, Listen that you had some issues with the Final Fantasy VII Remake soundtrack. Could you explain that? Do you find that listening with a critical ear makes it more difficult to enjoy certain music?

Don Walton Jr

Best opening songs of all-time? The first song on an album. For me its 'Prelude' on the album 'Begin' by The Millennium. Thanks, love the show, Don

Tanner Hoisington

Hey Austin, I must admit I am a bit of a noob when it comes to composers in either film or games but I appreciate the craft of composing in both mediums. So that said, I understand your work to be heavy in strings and whimsy as a foundation, while also being highly creative with a wide array of instruments. That is the same way I feel about my favorite film composer: Alexandre Desplat. Do you see any similarities in your work, and what are your favorite scores from him? Thanks!

Mike Lynch

Hi Austin. I heard you love the Star Wars soundtracks. We all know Duel Of The Fates is the greatest S.W. track, but what is your favorite piece of non-John William's Star Wars music?

Internet.Levi

Hey Crossfade, How do you go about diving into an artist with a large discography? Do you start at the beginning, look up their best albums, watch a youtube guide? Also my song for the week is "Up is Good" by Arthur Jeffes & Nils Frahm https://youtu.be/GiVItwGdnI8

Woodman

Hey Austin, I need to take a moment to geek out with a fellow John Williams fan. His music is comfort food and listening to it is like a warm hug. Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye from ET is one of my all time favorite pieces of music. Which of his countless compositions are your favorite? I also LOVE "Zam the Assassin and the Chase Through Coruscant" from Attack and "Hyperspace" from Empire. I could go on, and on, and on. Thanks for your wonderful contributions to music and games.