#117 - Curtis Schweitzer Interview (Halo Infinite, 343 Industries, Composing, Starbound, Film etc.)

Curtis Schweitzer is a video game composer that recently scored a
majority of the soundtrack for Halo Infinite, he came into
prominence for his phenomenal score to Starbound.


#haloinfinite #343industries #starbound


SOCIAL MEDIA


WEBSITE - curtisschweitzer.com


YOUTUBE -  @Curtis Schweitzer 


TWITTER - @cschweitzer


FACEBOOK - @cschweitzermusic


 


TIMESTAMPS


00:00 - Intro


00:39 - Curtis’ Reaction When He Was Picked To Compose For Halo
Infinite


02:02 - Preparation For Scoring Halo Infinite


03:25 - 2019 Trailer Demo Curtis Did Was Way Off The
Mark/Responding To Feedback


04:20 - Halo Infinite Music Required Heaps Of Revisions/


 05:50 - Curtis’ Most Used Instruments/Music Background


06:49 - Music Supervision On Halo Infinite/Gareth Coker


09:10 - Zeta Halo Music/Doing What You Are Told


10:45 - Zeta Halo Theme Was Split Into Two Different Tracks


12:24 - Some Halo Music Wasn’t Scored To Gameplay Footage 


14:01 - 2019 E3 Trailer


15:04 - How Long It Takes For Curtis To Get Feedback On A Music
Piece


16:04 - Keeping Track Of All The Different Feedback Notes


19:24 - Writing 2mins Of Music A Day/Giving Yourself Space To
Allow Music To Sink In


21:06 - Self Imposed Deadlines/Be Kind To Your New Ideas


23:05 - Curtis Regrets Some Of The Halo Infinite Pieces He
Submitted


23:52 - What Got Curtis The Job Scoring For Halo Infinite


25:08 - Halo Infinite Is Epic & Hopeful


26:10 - Alex Bhore(This Will Destroy You) Scored The Multiplayer


27:33 - Pros & Cons Of Composing For Cinematics &
Gameplay


29:32 - Pieces Where Curtis Had To Do A Huge Amount Of
Rewriters(move music)


30:41 - Curtis’ Layout In Logic


32:10 - Halo Infinite Is The First Game Curtis Worked With An
Orchestra/Film Deadlines


33:48 - Technology Makes Working On A Film Easier


34:46 - Curtis Is Influenced By A Lot Of Film Composers


35:57 - Curtis Originally Wanted To Be A Film Composer/Starbound
Music


39:24 - Curtis Is Still Working On A Game Since Starbound 


40:11 - Not Knowing What Your Next Project Is/Royalty Free Tracks


41:33 - Keeping Game Secrets Is Easy/Changes Of Development


42:35 - Projects Curtis Would Love To Do/How AAA & Indie
Music Works


44:46 - Gareth Coker


46:19 - Curtis Often Doubted His Skills While Working On Halo
Infinite/Music Education


48:50 - Curtis Writes With Melody In Mind/Commercial
Music/Remixing Halo Melodies


50:45 - Writing Original Pieces Harder than Remixing Pieces/Monk
Chant


53:15 - Where To Follow Curtis Schweitzer/Music Live Sessions