#187 - Chris Detyna Interview (Composer On Terminator Resistance)

Chris Detyna is a video game composer who is best known for his
brilliant score for Terminator Resistance.


#terminator #terminatorresistance #theterminator


TIMESTAMPS


00:00 - Intro


01:00 - Meeting Teyon/How Chris Got The Job Composing Terminator
Resistance


04:19 - Including Electric Guitar In The Main Theme/Being Scared
Of Making The Music


05:52 - Adapting The Terminator 1 Theme/T1 Theme Weird Time
Signature


09:05 - Directions From Teyon’s Director On The Music


11:25 - The Gear Chris Used To Make The Soundtrack


13:52 - Kiwi Praises The OST/Teyon Were Nervous Of The
Reception/Ear Fatigue


17:06 - Music & SFX Balancing


18:27 - Why The Terminator Resistance OST Isnt On Spotify


20:04 - Scoring The Kyle Reese Cutscene From T1/Transcriptions


23:00 - The Approach To Scoring The Game


25:00 - Composing The HK Combat Theme


25:49 - Only One Of Chris’ Tracks Were Cut From The Game


27:50 - Communication At Teyon Is Great/No Crunch At Teyon


29:00 - Working On Robocop: Rogue City/Autotune


32:15 - Writing Melody & Lyrics/Ideas Don’t Get Lost


36:15 - Doing The T-800 Heartbeat Theme(Infiltrator Mode)


41:00 - Chris & Kiwi Discuss Mixing Tips


45:25 - Q+A - What IP Would You Like To Compose For


48:50 - Q+A - What Does Chris Feel About The Forgettable Scores
Post T2


51:31 - Q+A - What Was Chris’ Influences Growing Up


54:35 - Closing Comments