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The Number One Educational Resource for the Game Industry

Session Name: Audio Bootcamp XVII: A Composer's Guide to the Galaxy
Speaker(s): Elvira Bjorkman
Company Name(s): Two Feathers Studios
Track / Format: Audio

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Overview: If you've wished for some simple guidelines to improve as a composer or are intrigued to further develop your set of mind tools you use when creating music, this session is for you. In this talk Elvira Bjorkman promises to expand your world with her own 5 secret philosophies for composing that you won't find in any textbook or blog post. You'll be shown step by step how to improve your compositions from Concept A to Final_v5 with examples from various renowned games in different genres like: 'Aragami', 'Angry Birds 2', 'Toca: Life', 'Hammerwatch' and 'Apex Construct'. You'll hear stories about significant revelations on how these philosophies came about, see small movie clips from the actual composing process never shown before and get career advice on what composers of today need to think about if they want to reach the galaxy and beyond. This talk is aimed towards aspiring composers or any composer looking for new ways of thinking when creating music for games.

GDC 2018

Elvira Bjorkman

Two Feathers Studios

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