Composer, Singer, Songwriter, Mark Mothersbaugh

Austin Wintory chats with Mark
Mothersbaugh about his long career in music including
his band DEVO; his work in film and television;
his transition into video games; his thoughts about game
development and interactive systems; and how his family has
affected his thoughts on music.

Mark Mothersbaugh is a celebrated composer, musician, singer, and
songwriter best known for being one of the founders of the rock
group DEVO. As an award winning composer, his
credits include Moonrise Kingdom,
21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of
Meatballs, Enlightened,
Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums,
The Life Aquatic, Pee Wee’s
Playhouse, and the hugely
successful Rugrats television,
stage and film franchise. He has composed music for several hit
video game franchises including the Jak and
Daxter Series, the Crash
Bandicoot series, the Sims series, and
the recently released Ratchet & Clank: Rift
Apart.