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Bulletproof Soul: Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge On Scoring Luke Cage

An interview with Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, the composers of Netflix and Marvel's Luke Cage series. "They let us run wild on this thing, and let us act as if we were artists and not hired employees. This is something that’s 13 episodes and we just went in and tried to make 13 albums really quickly. So the music is something that serves as the nucleus of hip-hop culture. Hip-hop came from the sampling of breaks and all that stuff, and we created the score from the perspective of vinyl culture which is the source material for hip-hop. So, all the kind of music that hip-hop was sampling was the kind of music we created, in addition to creating hip-hop stuff for the series. It’s one of the best experiences I’ve ever had composing." [Articles]

The Music of Super Mario Odyssey

"Music of Super Mario Odyssey from live-recorded instruments from various performers." [Videos]

How to Layer Sounds on a MIDI Track in Cubase | Q&A with Greg Ondo

"How do you layer sounds on a MIDI track to send the MIDI to multiple destinations? Cubase offers an easy approach, and this video shows you precisely how to layer sounds on a MIDI track. You will also learn how to use MIDI effect sends, so don’t miss out on this Q&A episode with Greg Ondo." [Videos]

How to Work with Processed and Real-Time Fades | Q&A with Greg Ondo

"In this Q&A episode Greg Ondo discusses useful tips and tricks on working with processed and real-time fade ins, fade outs and crossfades. Learn how to apply crossfades in Cubase, one of the best DAW software applications for professional music production in the studio or at home." [Videos]

Michael Kamen on composing Robin Hood score

The late Michael Kamen discussing the scoring process for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, one of his/the greatest film scores. [Videos]

How to Write in the Golden Age of Hollywood Style

"Ah, The Golden Age. Some of the greatest film music of all time came out of Hollywood during the period from the 1920s to 1950s. Titans of film scoring like Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold defined what it meant for music to be cinematic." [Articles]

Tim Davies on Creating Music for Trollhunters

An interview with Tim Davies, the composer of Guillermo del Toro's 'Trollhunters'. [Articles]

Improving Your Home Studio | Upgrade Your Mic Techniques (And Your Mic Locker) | Part 3

"In the final part of this three-part series, Justin Colletti of Sonic Scoop and Bob Mallory (producer and engineer at Avatar Studios and Paste Magazine) discuss how to handle the daunting task of choosing microphones from a single inexpensive dynamic to multiple pairs of condensers for home studios on various budgets." [Videos]