The Sound Architect Podcast (TSAP)

TSAP S05E05 - Troels Folmann (8dio, Tomb Raider Anniversary, SoundPaint) Sam is joined by the multi-talented, Troels Folmann. Not only is Troels a highly renowned composer and sound designer, he founded 8dio with Tawnia Knox and created SoundPaint - a revolutionary music composition engine. They discuss his sources of inspiration, philosophies on sound & music, as well as his scores for Defender of the Crown, Tomb Raider: Legend & Anniversary (inc. the hang drum story) & Overwatch 2. All...

In this exciting episode, Sam is joined by the Bret Killoran and Dashen Naidoo, who were on the team behind the sound for Welcome to Raccoon City. They discuss the Easter eggs for RE videogame fans, working on the reboot of this acclaimed movie franchise, their approach to the sound and the mix, working with Johannes Roberts and how their roles compliment each other in the process! "Returning to the origins of the massively popular RESIDENT EVIL franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts...

Brian D'Oliveira joins Sam in this episode to discuss creating The Witcher Nightmare of the Wolf score, the Resident Evil franchise, including the haunting track "Yearning for Dark Shadows" from Resident Evil Village, his journey into audio and music, as well as the innovative virtual instrument creation and other work at his studio, La Hacienda Creative. "Brian D’Oliveira is a BAFTA-nominated composer and sound alchemist based in Montreal, Canada. His focus is on constantly pushing the...

(TSAP S05E02) In this episode, Sam is joined by composer and sound designer, Jakob Eisenbach. They discuss his work for the virtual reality experience TIKAL - Night of the Blood Moon, as well as diving into Jakob's journey into sound, music and his career in general. "Jakob Eisenbach is a composer, sound designer and audio engineer born in Germany, living and working in Zürich (Switzerland) since 2014. His musical abilites include the electric guitar, flamenco guitar, electric bass, piano,...

Welcome to Season 5 and 2022! This is the 9th year we've been running and we're already setting up a host of great guests as well as our new intro theme from our very own Alyx Jones! To kick off this year we have Composer Peter Baert! Last year, Sam spoke to composer Peter Baert about his journey as a composer, his work on fantasy epic "The Water Man" with how he created the "monster synth", the differences between working on movies vs commercials and more! "Belgian composer Peter Baert is...

(TSAP S04E15) In this episode, Sam is joined by composer, Dominik Scherrer. They discuss his work for Netflix crime drama The Serpent, whilst also diving into Dominik's journey into music and his career so far. With the Serpent, the majority of the series takes place in Bangkok, with the rest taking place in various locations, including: Hong Kong, Paris, New Zealand, and New York. Dominik composed a lot of the score on location in Bangkok and took inspiration from the urban, epic, and...

(TSAP S04E14) Sam is once again joined by renowned composer, Gareth Coker. They discuss his work on Immortals: Fenyx Rising and it's recent DLC Myths of the Eastern Realm, his philosophies on music for games and the future of the industry, his recent work on Ark: The Animated Series as well as Ark Survival Evolved 2 and so much more! "Gareth Coker is a British composer and producer working out of Los Angeles. He is known for his melodically driven scores, unique soundscapes, and attention...

(TSAP S04E13) In this special in-person interview, Sam chats to our very own Toivo Kallio! Toivo is not only a highly talented Sound Designer at Rovio Entertainment, he also kindly lends his skills editing and mastering our podcast episodes! They discuss his journey into audio, his talent and affinity for the art of Foley, working on Returnal & Angry Birds: Reloaded and more! "Toivo Kallio is a sound professional from Finland who's been a bit of a movie buff and a video game addict since...

(TSAP S04E12) *EXCLUSIVE BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO ON OUR WEBSITE* Sam is joined by Anne-Sophie Mongeau and Philip Eriksson, to chat about their amazing work on the acclaimed co-op title It Takes Two from Hazelight. They discuss the challenges of mixing and design for a split-screen game, handling the huge scope of the different levels with various forms of gameplay, the sound designer's playground, aiming for that Pixar experience and more! This in-depth, detailed discussion covers...

(TSAP S04E11) Mark Crawford speaks to Sam about his work on the acclaimed documentary, The Social Dilemma as well as his career so far, music writing process, working with Brandi Carlisle and Renée Elise Goldsberry for the cover of ‘I Put a Spell on You’ and more! Mark has also just been nominated for 2 Emmys for his work on The Social Dilemma and The Love Bugs! "Mark Crawford is a Primetime Emmy-nominated composer and music producer. Most recently he’s composed music for the feature...

(TSAP S04E10) Sam is joined by Jay Waters (Audio Director and Composer, SUMO Digital) alongside James E. Marshall (Music Supervisor), and Joe Thwaites (Principal Composer and Audio Lead) of Sony Creative Services Group to share insights into the highly impressive music choices and implementation for Sackboy: A Big Adventure. They dive into the licensing of the tracks from popular artists, how they were treated to fit the in game world, how the music reacts and enhances gameplay throughout...

(TSAP S0409) *Our first ever podcast featuring 3D audio in the intro and outro!* In this episode, Sam is joined by Loic Couthier to chat about the audio for Returnal from Finnish studio Housemarque. They deep dive into the complex systems under the hood, the challenges of mixing (with potentially 700 projectiles fired at once!), haptics, exploring the potential of the Playstation 5, their use of 3D audio and so much more! "Loic Couthier is a passionate French sound designer with 12 years...

(TSAP S0408) David Housden joins us once again! This time we dive into his emotional score for Lost Words: Beyond the Page, the contrasting score for Battletoads, as well as his philosphies and growth as a composer since Thomas Was Alone. David candidly talks about his projects, career and advice, so don't miss this great conversation! Why not drop us a quick review on Podchaser? https://www.podchaser.com/TheSoundArchitectPodcast Big thanks to Toivo Kallio for editing and...

(TSAP S04E07) In this episode, composer Jeremy Turner chats about his journey into writing music, transitioning to music composition from being an Principal cellist for multiple orchestras, his work on HULU documentary, WeWork, tips for those wanting to compose for projects and more! "“Jeremy began his musical studies on the piano at the age of 5 and started playing the cello when he was 8 years old. After growing up in Michigan, he attended The Juilliard School as a pupil of Harvey...

(TSAP S04E06) In this episode, Sam Hughes speaks with composer Raphael Reed about his journey into writing music, being a working composer in Canada, his influences and inspirations as well as his philosophies on the process! A great honest and creative conversation worth listening to! Raphaël Reed is a Canadian composer and sound artist based in Montreal. Trained in classical guitar from an early age and a graduate from the University of Montreal in Music Research and Contemporary...

(TSAP S01E06) Throwback time to another Season 1 episode! In 2014, Sam chatted with Joan Baker! Joan is a voice artist, vo coach, & Co-Founder/VP of Society of Voice Arts and Science (SOVAS) & the Voice Arts Awards and more. As you can tell she is a woman of many talents! "They discuss her journey into VO and the challenge of being a POC during that time, her voice over work, her book Secrets of Voiceover Success and great advice!" Edited and restored by Sam Hughes This episode and so...

(TSAP S01E05) Another Season 1 Blast from the Past! In 2014, Sam chats with voice actress Carina Reeves about her career, advice on voice acting and more! FUN FACT: Carina was such a legend, we actually did the whole interview TWICE as on the first occasion there was an error with the recording (Lesson learned about backup methods!) and she was lovely enough to sit down with me again and re-record the whole thing. So thanks again Carina! "The Sound Architect speaks to the cheerful and...

Sam speaks to Hanna Kubiak about her journey into game audio as well as her work on Cyberpunk 2077. This conversation dives into some of the systemic and tech solutions for things such as Foley & weapons. They also discuss the creative methods Hanna used to capture the sounds of an ice bath and body falls. All this and more! "Hanna Kubiak is a musicologist, cellist and sound designer. Hanna started her journey at CD Projekt Red as Audio QA Analyst and is currently Senior Sound Designer...

Sam speaks with composer, Jack Wall about his recent work on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, working through Covid-19, how it compares to working on other entries to the franchise, how different it was to working on Mass Effect, and more! "Jack Wall is an ASCAP award-winning and BAFTA nominated composer best known for his rich, cinematic scores found within popular video game franchises such as Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War, Black Ops II, III, & IV, Mass Effect I & II, the Myst...

Sam chats with Barney Oram, sound designer at Sweet Justice Sound, about his recent sound library, Western Black Powder Guns. They discuss everything about the sound library process; from prep and gear management, all the way to post processing and price. Barney also shares his learnings from making his third sound library as well as some cautionary tales about recording weapons. Big thanks to Toivo Kallio for editing and mastering this episode! This episode and so much more at:...