#130 - David Levy Interview (DOOM Eternal, Mixing, Gen:Lock, Royalties, Passive Income, Mick Gordon etc.)

David Levy is a film, television and video game composer who is
most well known for partly composing the soundtrack to the DOOM
Eternal DLC - The Ancient Gods


#doometernal #ancientones #immora


 


SOCIAL MEDIA


YOUTUBE -  @David Levy 


TWITTER - @davidlevymusic


INSTAGRAM - @davidlevymusic


 


TIMESTAMPS


00:00 - Intro


00:57 - How David Ended Up Scoring For Ancient Gods DLC


02:00 - David Was Told Not To Copy Mick


02:58 - Atlantica Was The First Track David Worked On/Intensity
Levels


05:25 - Ambience To Combat To Heavy Combat


06:28 - Mick Gordons Mixing


07:54 - Modulators/Plugin Units David Used For Ancient Gods


09:15 - How David Composed For Ancient Gods DLC


10:45 - Trial Of Malligog/Music David Worked On


12:45 - Working With Andrew Hulshult


14:00 - Davids Work History/Difference Between Scoring Games
& Film/Immora


17:45 - Avoiding Overnighters & Burnout


18:45 - Satanist Immora Story/Metal Choir Samples


21:39 - David’s Cat In His Videos 


23:30 - Project Simulation


24:20 - Doing One Project At A Time/Energy Levels


26:11 - How David Structures His Day


27:05 - Ear Fatigue On DOOM/David’s Mixing


30:45 - You Can’t Have An Ego As A Game Composer


32:46 - Setting Expectations Before A Project Starts


35:36 - Don’t Copy Any Other Artist


36:15 - David Would Love To Work On DOOM Again


37:15 - David Was Super Stressed Out Working On DOOM


39:40 - How David Ended Up Working On Gen:Lock/Burnout


44:55 - Pushing Yourself When You Are About To Give Up


46:15 - Gen:Lock Was A 6 Month Sprint/DOOM Was A Short Sprint


47:40 - David Considered Giving Up His Career As A Composer After
Moving To Austin


49:40 - How David Established His Portfolio


54:40 - How David Pushed Through Moments Of Being Disheartened In
His Early Years


55:25 - Advice From Austin Wintory/Gotta Keep Going


57:25 - Royalties


59:30 - Getting Passive Income From Sample Packs


1:02:50 - Where To Follow David Levy