Wassup Conversations

Josh Sawyer is the legendary writer and director of games such as Fallout: New Vegas, Pentiment, and Pillars of Eternity at Obsidian Entertainment. In this episode, we talk about creativity, writing, inspirations, Josh's workflow, and favorite films. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the show

A conversation with the legendary Pedro Luque, the cinematographer of Don't Breath and Society of the Snow. We talk about scenes and shots of Society of the Snow and Pedro's success story. Wassup Conversations podcast is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Pedro's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pedroluque Hamidreza's X and Instagram: https://twitter.com/hrnikoofar https://www.instagram.com/hamidrezanikoofar Support the show

Mark Mangini is the legendary two-time Oscar winner and six-time Oscar-nominated sound editor and designer of some of the best-sounding movies in history, such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Dune, Blade Runner 2049, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. In this episode, we talk about his success story, life, career, failure, and winning two Oscars. We also talk about many of his great films and his favorites. Wassup Conversations podcast is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Mark Mangaini: https://markmangini.com/ https://www.instagram.com/markmanginisound Hamidreza Nikoofar: https://twitter.com/HRNikoofar Support the show

A conversation with Ilkka Villi, the actor of Alan Wake games. In this interview, we talk about Alan Wake II and the differences of making it in comparison to the first entry. We also discuss Ilkka's life growing up and falling in love with acting. Wassup Conversations podcast is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. Learn more about Wassup Conversations: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the show

A conversation with Clive Bradley, creator and writer of Castlevania: Nocturne from Netflix. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the show

A conversation with Gavin Bocquet, production designer of great movies such as Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Warcraft, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and Silo. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. www.nikoofarmusic.com Support the show

An in-depth conversation with Alex Riviere, audio director of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora about sound design, implementation, mixing audio for games, and his new book "Game Audio Mixing: Insights to Improve Your Mixing Performance" Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Alex on X: https://twitter.com/AAAlexRiviere Hamidreza on X: https://twitter.com/HRNikoofar Support the show

A conversation with Jason Graves, the legendary composer of Dead Space, Tomb Raider, Moss, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Warzone. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services.: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the show

A conversation with Tina Guo, Grammy-nominated musician, composer, and cellist on her life, career, and success story. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the show

Anna Megill is a veteran writer of great games such as Guild Wars 2, Control, Dishonored, Fable, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. She has published a new book called The Game Writing Guide: Get Your Dream Job and Keep It, which is a great study about writing for games and working in the video game industry. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the show

In this episode of Wassup Conversations podcast, Chloe Van Landschoot who plays Kristi in From, talks about her life, being a nurse while not acting, and her new short film. From is a horror show from MGM+ and Amazon Prime praised by Stephen King and it's currently running its season 2. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Please subscribe to Wassup Conversations, if you're enjoying the show. Chloe on social media: https://twitter.com/chlovls https://www.instagram.com/chlovls/ Hamidreza Nikoofar on social media: https://twitter.com/HRNikoofa https://www.instagram.com/hamidrezanikoofar #FROM #Chloevanlandschoot #Interview Support the show

An in-depth conversation with the legendary Dan Lauststen, two times Oscar-nominated cinematographer of The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, John Wick movies, and many more. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup #johnwick #Danlaustsen #cinematography Support the show

An in-depth conversation with Nainita Desai, composer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Season 3) about her techniques, composing for games and documentaries. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is available on PC and Consoles. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup #NainitaDesai #CallofDuty #Soundtrack Support the show

In this episode of Wassup Conversations, Stephen Barton (Apex Legends, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor) and Frederik Wiedmann (Star Trek: Picard, The Dragon Prince) talk about their lives, career, the way they make music and the future of film music, considering the evolution of AI. Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard is available on Paramount+. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup #startrekpicard #starwarsjedisurvivor #filmmusic Support the show

An in-depth conversation with Paul Leonard-Morgan, composer of many great projects such as Dredd, Cyberpunk 21077, Tales from the Loop, and the new Hulu movie, Boston Strangler. We talk about Paul's success story, life, iconic projects, and his new movie. Boston Strangler is available right now on Hulu. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup #PaulLeonardMorgan #BostonStrangler #Dredd Support the show

In this episode of Wassup Conversations, Matt Cox, Creative Director at Gearbox Software, talks about comedy in video games, Borderlands looting system, designing impactful boss fights, and his recent game, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Wassup Conversations on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Please consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donations Hamidreza Nikoofar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRNikoofar Emad Ameri's Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsemadameri #gamedevelopment #borderlands #tinytinaswonderlands Support the show

A conversation with Sam Slater, Score Producer of Joker, Chernobyl and co-composer of Battlefield 2042. Wassup Conversations on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Please consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donations Hamidreza Nikoofar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRNikoofar Emad Ameri's Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsemadameri Sam Slater's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sam.slater.music #SamSlater #MusicProduction #Interview Support the show

A conversation with Jens Matthies, the legendary writer, and director of games like Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, The Darkness, and many more... Wassup Conversations on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Please consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donations Hamidreza Nikoofar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRNikoofar Emad Ameri's Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsemadameri #gamedevelopment #writing #wolfenstein Support the show

A conversation with Nicolas Bouvier, AKA, Sparth, the art director of Halo Infinite. He talks about his life, success story, inspirations, techniques, and worldview. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Please consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donations Hamidreza Nikoofar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRNikoofar Emad Ameri's Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsemadameri Sparth on social media: https://www.instagram.com/sparth https://twitter.com/nbsparth https://www.artstation.com/sparth Halo Infinite is out on PC, and Xbox. #HaloInfinite #ConceptArt #ArtDirection Support the show

A conversation with Raphael Colantonio, founder of Arkane Studios, and WolfEye Studios. He is the director of some of the most important immersive sim games, such as Dishonored, Prey, and Arx Fatalis. His new game, Weird West is another ground-breaking title in his career, and in this episode, Raf and I talk about Immersive Sim philosophy, subscription services, the game industry, cutscenes, and storytelling in video games. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Please consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donations Hamidreza Nikoofar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRNikoofar Raphael Colantonio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rafcolantonio Weird West is available on PC and Consoles: https://twitter.com/WolfEyeGames #WeirdWest #Dishonored #RaphaelColantonio Support the show