#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