#141 - Yannis Brown Interview (Legacy Of Goku II, DBZ, Translating, Sound Design, Handheld Chips etc. )

Yannis Brown is a composer, sound designer and programmer. He is
best known for composing DBZ: Legacy Of Goku II and Buu's
Fury. 


WEBSITE - http://www.yannisbrown.com/


TIMESTAMPS


00:00 - Intro/SAE 


01:30 - How Yannis Got Into Music/Sound Design


04:10 - Learning How To Compose For Handheld Chip Set


05:20 - How Yannis Got The Job To Compose For Legacy Of Goku II


07:17 - Bruce Faulconer/OST Took A Month To Make/Ear Translations


09:00 - Devs Picked The Music To Use For LOGII


09:34 - Yannis Loved Working On The DBZ Theme Song


09:55 - Emulating Guitar Samples


10:55 - When To Keep DBZ Music The Same And When To Deviate/Music
Tracking


13:03 - Translating Pieces


16:20 - Memory Management Of Music For LOGII


17:40 - Fans Remixing His Music


19:19 - Perfect Cell/Track Breakdown/LOGII Was A Sidegig


21:10 - How Yannis Got Into Sound Design


23:10 - Blurring Music & Sound Design


24:40 - Working On Star Wars Imperial Academy


25:59 - Process Of Composing


28:20 - Cutting Corners But Still Saving Quality


29:40 - Yannis Is Both Spontaneous & Analytical With
Composing & Sound Design


30:00 - Royalties


31:30 - Yannis Always Has Work


32:20 - Yannis Is Unsure If He Could Work On AAA
Projects/Imposter Syndrome


34:10 - Imposter Syndrome


35:30 - Yannis Forgets Writing Music For Certain Games


36:20 - Yannis’ Does Try To Keep His Work In A Vault


37:39 - Evolution Of Composing For Handhelds Compared To Mobile
Games


39:40 - Restrictions Allowed More Creativity Back In The Day


41:40 - Yannis Listens To Reference Material Before Starting A
Project


42:20 - Yannis Would Love To Compose For Zelda


43:10 - Enjoying Other Games Without Being Analytical About It


44:10 - Multiple Mixes/Implementation


47:10 - Writers Block


48:10 - Ear Fatigue


49:43 - Atlas Reactor Story


50:38 - Working With A Co-Composer/Gauntlet ROM


52:15 - Composers That Inspire Yannis


53:00 - Networking At Gaming Events


54:10 - Transporting Music When Moving Countries


56:12 - Where To Follow Yannis Brown