#96 - Nathan Grigg Interview (F.E.A.R, Composing, Shadow Of Mordor, Mortal Kombat 11, LOTR, Film etc.)

Nathan Grigg is a video game composer for Monolith Productions
and has worked on franchises like F.E.A.R and Shadow Of Mordor.
He has also assisted on various other games under the Warner
Bros. umbrella such as the recently released Mortal Kombat 11


#fear #mortalkombat11 #shadowofwar


 


TIMESTAMPS


 


00:00 - Intro


00:43 - Previous Work/How Nathan Ended Up Working On F.E.A.R
Series


02:50 - Direction Taken With F.E.A.R/How Music Was Created


06:39 - Sustaining Tension/Blurring Music & Sound Design


08:07 - Field Recordings/Sample Libraries/Convolution


10:59 - Nathan’s Mum Painting Technique/Composing Techniques


12:48 - Music On The Cutting Room Floor/Emotional Music


15:49 - Creating Music And Evolving As Time Goes On


17:33 - How Nathan Expands On An Idea/Idea Process


20:00 - Nathan Doesn’t Think He Is A Lord Of The Rings Nerd


20:30 - Collaborating With Garry Schyman/Not Copying Howard
Shore’s Score


24:00 - Nathan & Garry Were Only Ever In The Same During
Recording/Orchestra & Choir


26:15 - Garry & Nathan’s Scores Blending/Collaboration
Process


28:54 - Nathan’s Work With Inon Zur


30:56 - How Nathan Ended Up Working On Mortal Kombat 11


33:35 - Differences Between Working On Mortal Kombat 11 And
Shadow Of Mordor


35:08 - Lore Of Mortal Kombat 11


35:58 - Opportunities Working Under The Warner Bros.
Umbrella/Interaction Cues For MK11


39:25 - Energy Of Mortal Kombat 11 Music Cues/Atmosphere To MK11


42:50 - Nathan Is Open To Working On Film Scores/Game Cinematics
Are Different To Film


47:19 - Warner Bros Film & Gaming Don’t Have Much Crossover


48:30 - Evolution Of Music In Video Games


50:15 - Getting Into The Game Industry Back In The Early
Days/Ambiguity Of Music


53:45 - Nathan Doesn’t Use Social Media/How To Contact Nathan


55:31 - Where To Listen To Nathan Grigg’s Game OST