#140 - Mike Morasky Interview(Valve, Half Life:Alyx, LOTR, NZ, Gabe Newell, Composing etc.)

Mike Morasky is a composer at Valve who worked on franchises such
as Left 4 Dead, Portal, Half Life, Team Fortress and more. Before
his time at Valve he was VFX supervisor on the LOTR film trilogy
and has also composed music for short films. 


 


#valve #lotr #halflife


SOCIAL MEDIA


TWITTER- @MikeMorasky


 


TIMESTAMPS


 


00:00 - Intro


01:00 - Transferring VFX & Programming Skills To Composing
Music


04:05 - How Mike Structures Music/LOTR VFX Structures


07:45 - Physical & Mental Interaction


08:45 - Challenge Of Composing For Half-Life:Alyx


10:45 - Half-Life:Alyx Was The Hardest Project Mike Ever Worked
On


12:40 - Mike Found It Hard Adapting To Valve’s Work Structure


15:37 - Valve Does Have A Hierarchal Structure Its Just Not
Traditional 


17:35 - Mike’s Views On Deadlines & Structure/Film Music
Structure


21:50 - How Mike Structured The Music For Half-Life:Alyx 


23:00 -Mike Didn’t Know Music Was His Calling Well Working On
LOTR/Working On LOTR


25:20 - What Made Mike Change From VFX To Composing Music


28:00 - How Mike Ended Up Working At Valve


30:40 - How Mike’s Interview Process Went To Get Hired At Valve


35:45 - Working With Peter Jackson & Wachowski Brothers


37:22 - Working With Gabe Newell


42:15 - Meetings In Regards To Setting Up A Valve Office In
NZ/Other Offices


44:44 - Journalists/Being Careful What You Say


46:15 - Why Mike Didn’t Get NZ Residency/Attending The LOTR Film
Premiere In Wellington


47:15 - Mike Clears Up What His Role Was On LOTR


48:30 - Fear Of Failure/The Gravity Of Working On LOTR


50:45 - Dealing With Imposter Syndrome


54:45 - Finding A New Musical Palette With Every Valve Franchise


57:20 - Mike Has Synesthesia 


59:39 - Mike Wants To Do Portal 3 But Doesn’t Want To Do Team
Fortress 3


1:00:30 - Where To Follow Mike Morasky