Before it was announced that Clint Mansell (composer for the films Black Swan, Moon, and Smokin' Aces) would be scoring the upcoming video game Mass Effect 3, it was assumed that Wall of Sound (the collaborative composing group spearheaded by Video Games Live conductor Jack Wall) would be scoring the final installment of the Mass Effect trilogy. Sam Hulick had even created a tentative thematic piece, which would more than likely have been used at the start of the game:
While the choice of Clint Mansell is a bit surprising, I am interested to hear what he brings to the table. Nevertheless, I am a bit saddened that Wall of Sound must go its own way at this time. They are all very talented, and the team will be missed, I am sure.
I had previously created a piece meant to be a speculative work as to what the Wall of Sound Mass Effect 3 would sound like. You can listen and comment below.
Mass Effect 3 Earth Under Siege (Fan Music) by Isaac Vail
Showing posts with label youtube. Show all posts
Showing posts with label youtube. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Monday, May 17, 2010
Building a Network
Well, things are on the move yet, I think. A recent, surprising turn of events has yielded an increase in my connectivity to the world. Jimmy Hinson of OCRemix and Wall of Sound, Inc. started following me on Twitter, which I believe warrants a minor geek celebration. I've greatly enjoyed what I have heard of Jimmy's work, primarily on Mass Effect 2. Needless to say, it's the equivalent of Justin Bieber following one of his fans, except I'm not rabid or a pedophile.
Having that minor connection, be it small or large, is of worth to me. Networking is important on both a social level and career level. On a social level, it is helpful to have friends to stay connected to, keep up with, and be able to ask questions and discuss thoughtful or thoughtless subjects. On a career level, there is a heavier emphasis on what work you can get through connections. Previously, a direct line of communication proved rather fruitless with Lead Designer A from Company B. I understand Lead Designer A from Company B is probably very busy on creating Title C, but it was-at the time-somewhat discouraging. I have since learned that sometimes, a direct line to a developer is not what gets one work; rather, sometimes you have to be discoverable and just do your own thing before someone takes interest. You can't force interest, or people won't want to deal with you.
YouTube has proven something of a network, as I've established more incoming connections than requested connections in the past few months, which says something about my presence on YouTube. It may be small, but something tells me I am discoverable.
Here's hoping for a continued up-and-up.
PS I am composing a processional for a wedding. I need a theme...
Having that minor connection, be it small or large, is of worth to me. Networking is important on both a social level and career level. On a social level, it is helpful to have friends to stay connected to, keep up with, and be able to ask questions and discuss thoughtful or thoughtless subjects. On a career level, there is a heavier emphasis on what work you can get through connections. Previously, a direct line of communication proved rather fruitless with Lead Designer A from Company B. I understand Lead Designer A from Company B is probably very busy on creating Title C, but it was-at the time-somewhat discouraging. I have since learned that sometimes, a direct line to a developer is not what gets one work; rather, sometimes you have to be discoverable and just do your own thing before someone takes interest. You can't force interest, or people won't want to deal with you.
YouTube has proven something of a network, as I've established more incoming connections than requested connections in the past few months, which says something about my presence on YouTube. It may be small, but something tells me I am discoverable.
Here's hoping for a continued up-and-up.
PS I am composing a processional for a wedding. I need a theme...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Self Promotion and Demographics.
My Youtube channel sometimes surprises me. Of the videos I've uploaded, the most popular are the Star Wars re-score video projects I've done. Two of my videos are two Star Wars videos- one with 94 views, the other with 406 at the time of this posting. Both were added on July 15, 2009.
The first video is Vader versus Obi-Wan, a video that uses content from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. I scored music for this scene just to see what could be done for the scene- the original scene has no music at all. Because there aren't enough views for this video, I can't show the demographics of who's viewing the video. Needless to say, this video was my first video posted on Youtube, and has content that I would think is somewhat popular- being Star Wars and all.
The second is Asteroid Chase, a video with content from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (the more recent of Star Wars movies). As above, I scored music for a musically-mum action scene. Below is a chart showing the age and sex breakdown.
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"That's all well and good," you say, "But where's the surprise in that?"
Oh, sorry. I guess I should have been a little more specific.
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"Well, shiver me timbers! You mean to tell me that more younger girls are watching that Star Wars video than boys?" I suppose so! This means that I have an older male audience for these videos.
Another video of mine is an arrangement of music from Valve Corporation's "Left 4 Dead," set to a video I edited with footage from said game. The video has about 171 views at the time of this posting. Chart below.
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This video's popular with the 65 and older crowd? Now I wonder if something is amiss. Maybe some younger people got on ol' pop's computer and saw this video. Who knows. Or- Valve Corporation could secretly be spreading this video throughout the office. I wish!
For the "too long, didn't read" people- The internet: contrary to expectations.
The first video is Vader versus Obi-Wan, a video that uses content from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. I scored music for this scene just to see what could be done for the scene- the original scene has no music at all. Because there aren't enough views for this video, I can't show the demographics of who's viewing the video. Needless to say, this video was my first video posted on Youtube, and has content that I would think is somewhat popular- being Star Wars and all.
The second is Asteroid Chase, a video with content from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (the more recent of Star Wars movies). As above, I scored music for a musically-mum action scene. Below is a chart showing the age and sex breakdown.
(Click on image for larger version)
"That's all well and good," you say, "But where's the surprise in that?"
Oh, sorry. I guess I should have been a little more specific.
(Click on image for larger version)
"Well, shiver me timbers! You mean to tell me that more younger girls are watching that Star Wars video than boys?" I suppose so! This means that I have an older male audience for these videos.
Another video of mine is an arrangement of music from Valve Corporation's "Left 4 Dead," set to a video I edited with footage from said game. The video has about 171 views at the time of this posting. Chart below.
(Click on image for larger version)
This video's popular with the 65 and older crowd? Now I wonder if something is amiss. Maybe some younger people got on ol' pop's computer and saw this video. Who knows. Or- Valve Corporation could secretly be spreading this video throughout the office. I wish!
For the "too long, didn't read" people- The internet: contrary to expectations.
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