#95 - Tom Salta Interview (Mixing, PUBG, Prince Of Persia, Halo, Masterclass, Meditation etc.)

Tom Salta is a recording artist, producer and composer for
film/television and video games with the latter being his most
known arena. He has composed for PUBG, Killer Instinct, Halo,
Prince Of Persia and more.... He hosts his own Masterclass series
in teaching about composing for video games.


SOCIAL MEDIA


Website - www.tomsalta.com


Twitter - @TomSalta


Instagram - @TomSalta


 


#masterclass #pubg #princeofpersia


 


TIMESTAMPS


 


00:00 - Intro


00:43 - How Tom Got The Name Atlas Plug


04:21 - Tom’s Original Plan Before The Video Game Industry/Record
Industry


07:38 - Learning How To Composer For Video Games/Working On Need
For Speed 2


08:40 - Submitted Music Getting Rejected


10:16 - Trying To Followup Music From Marty’s & Michael’s
Halo Score


12:53 - Trying To Follow Up Mick Gordons OST For Killer Instinct


15:10 - Mick Gordon’s Mixing/Avoiding Copying Him


16:32 - Tom Salta’s Mixing Process


18:45 - Removing Instruments & Layers While Mixing/80’s
Mixing


20:32 - The More Fatiguing The Mix The More Breaks You Need


23:18 - Difference Between Deadlines On Television/Film Vs Video
Games


25:28 - Tom Salta Absolutely Loves Video Games


26:14 - Playing Video Games While Exercising


27:43 - Writers Block/Creative Process


30:50 - Meditation/Tom Doesn’t Meditate To Music


34:15 - Tom’s Masterclass Course


38:41 - Consolidating Masterclass Information Into A 3 Hour
Course


39:32 - Other Courses Are In The Pipeline


40:53 - Working On PUBG Main Theme


45:35 - Building Relationships In The Age Of Covid/Networking


48:50 - Tom’s Story On Working Of Prince Of Persia/Collaborating
On Prince Of Persia


52:44 - Prince Of Persia The Forgotten Sands Being 2 Games


56:00 - Type Of Games Tom Would Like To Work


58:00 - Where To Follow Tom Salta/Signing Up For Tom’s
Masterclass Course