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Meet Diablo III’s sound team
Published on 2012-05-18 13:50:48
Featured Epic Sound track: The Mission
Published on 2012-05-16 05:09:02
The track below is ‘The Mission, an excerpt from our demo collection: > read more
The Sound Of The Avengers
Published on 2012-05-08 15:19:29
Another brilliant feature from The SoundWorks Collection, this time on the sound for The Avengers: > read more
Featured Epic Sound track: Wrong Turn
Published on 2012-05-02 05:05:23
Check out ‘Wrong Turn’ below, a track excerpt from our demo collection: > read more
Featured Epic Sound track: The Warrior
Published on 2012-04-18 05:03:04
The track below is ‘The Warrior’, an excerpt from our demo collection: > read more
The McGurk Effect – an interesting audio phenomenon
Published on 2012-04-17 15:39:55
The McGurk effect is a compelling demonstration of how we all use visual speech information. The effect shows that we can’t help but integrate visual speech into what we ‘hear’. > read more
Creating the sounds for future cars
Published on 2012-04-06 05:06:14
An interesting featurette on how Audi is working on designing the custom sound for its otherwise silent electric cars: > read more
Featured Epic Sound track: Mist
Published on 2012-04-04 04:59:51
Check out ‘Mist’ below, a track excerpt from our demo collection: > read more
‘The Sound Collector’ – in the footsteps of a wildlife recordist
Published on 2012-04-02 05:41:13
Following yesterday’s breaking news that we’d be moving our studio to Greenland, we’ve changed our minds. It’s simply more practical to stay here in Copenhagen (also, it was April Fools’ Day ). > read more
April Fools’ Day: Epic Sound moves to Greenland
Published on 2012-04-01 03:20:36
Must-hear: Space Shuttle Launch Like You’ve Never Heard Before
Published on 2012-03-29 03:32:09
Be sure to check out this amazing video from the space shuttle launch! > read more
The Sound of ‘The Hunger Games’
Published on 2012-03-27 00:52:12
A great SoundWorks Collection feature on the sound for ‘The Hunger Games’: > read more
Sunday Viewing: ‘RUIN’, a great animated short
Published on 2012-03-25 10:23:52
Check out this animated short set in a post-apocalyptic universe by OddBall Animation, with great visuals and some fine sound design: > read more
Featured Epic Sound track: Majestic
Published on 2012-03-21 05:56:46
Below you can hear ‘Majestic’, a track excerpt from our demo collection: > read more
Dubstep for kids
Published on 2012-03-19 05:30:45
Dubstep class, cartoony style – in session > read more
The Mavericks of Sound Design
Published on 2012-03-16 04:31:44
At the Moogfest in Asheville, North Carolina, four of the top Sound Designers in the world discuss their craft, philosophies, techniques and swap entertaining stories about their sound design experiences in a live panel discussion. > read more
Interview with composer Brian Tyler
Published on 2012-03-14 04:23:47
We previously had a small feature up on Brian Tyler’s music for the revamped Universal Studios logo music – and here’s a more in-depth interview with him on his approach to music in general: Brian Tyler is a composer of over 50 films and was recently nominated for “Film Composer of the Year” [...] > read more
Sunday Listening: Apparat: ‘Ash/Black Veil’ live
Published on 2012-03-11 06:51:46
Check out this great, almost hypnotic live version of German composer Sascha Ring/Apparat’s ‘Ash/Black Veil’: > read more
The Sound and Music of ‘John Carter’
Published on 2012-03-09 04:01:09
The Soundworks Collection delivers the goods once again – this time with a great feature on the sound and music of John Carter: From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). “John Carter” is based on a classic novel by [...] > read more
Composing the Paramount 100th Anniversary Logo music
Published on 2012-03-08 03:37:53
Soundtrack.net came across this feature on the new music for the ubiquitous Universal Studios intro: Composer Bryan Tyler has written and conducted Universal Pictures’ updated 100th anniversary logo. Previously, the Universal logo’s theme music was written by Jerry Goldsmith, and part of that theme still remain in Tyler’s version. A full featurette–including the new logo–is [...] > read more
Featured Epic Sound track: Cityscapes
Published on 2012-03-07 04:47:30
Here’s ‘Cityscapes’, a track excerpt from our demo collection: If you need sound for your production, you can contact us here. > read more
Voice talents needed: French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish
Published on 2012-03-05 08:41:32
We’re looking to expand our catalogue of voice talents in the following languages: • French • Italian • Spanish • Dutch • Finnish If you’re a professional voice talent in any of the languages above, please submit your best demo and contact details to vo at epicsound.com Or use the [...] > read more
‘Hvidsten Gruppen’ opens to great reviews!
Published on 2012-03-01 03:07:08
‘Hvidsten Gruppen’ – which we composed the music for – premieres today, and the reviews have been great! The movie is based on a true story about a resistance group in World War 2, and it marks the directing debut for Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis and features actors Jens Jørn Spottag, Bodil Jørgensen, Bjarne [...] > read more
The Sound of ‘Hugo’
Published on 2012-02-29 03:26:37
Michael Coleman has an in-depth feature up on the sound for Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’, which won Oscars for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing: In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection video profile, producer Michael Coleman sits down with the oscar nominated sound team of HUGO including co-supervising sound editor Philip Stockton, co-supervising sound editor Eugene Gearty, [...] > read more
Time for some horror music
Published on 2012-02-28 02:30:09
It’s horror time Check out our score for ‘The Face’, a short film by director Svend Ploug Johansen: > read more
Interview with sound designer Randy Thom
Published on 2012-02-27 03:28:08
Here’s a fine interview with sound designer Randy Thom from the 2011 VIEW conference: (via @designingsound) > read more
The Sound and Music of ‘War Horse’
Published on 2012-02-24 09:10:00
Another great feature from the SoundWorks Collection – this one’s on the sound for Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’: From director Steven Spielberg comes “War Horse,” an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, “War Horse” begins with the remarkable [...] > read more
80 Reasons Why John Williams Is The Man
Published on 2012-02-09 06:27:17
Legendary film composer John Williams turned 80 yesterday, and Empire Magazine has a brilliant feature up featuring.. you guessed it, 80 audio examples of his work. February 8 is John Williams’ eightieth birthday. Williams is indisputably the world’s best-known movie composer, creating cinema’s most memorable themes, imaginative scoring and telling collaborations (his next film [...] > read more
Audio interview with Assassin’s Creed composer Lorne Balfe
Published on 2012-01-30 00:55:14
A great interview by Marius Masalar over at Tracksounds with ‘Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’-composer Lorne Balfe. Check it out below, and hop on over to Tracksounds for the full details on the interview: Audio interview with Lorne Balfe Marius Masalar talks with composer Lorne Balfe about two of his latest projects: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations [...] > read more
Video interview: ‘Drive’ & ‘Contagion’ composer Cliff Martinez
Published on 2012-01-26 06:53:08
Over at Tracksounds, Christopher Coleman posted this video interview with ‘Drive’ and ‘Contagion’ composer Cliff Martinez: Cliff had just come back from an early morning screening and mentioned he was running on a few hours of sleep as his duties as a Jury Member of Sundance were starting to take its toll on Day [...] > read more
Boosting your creativity
Published on 2012-01-19 07:23:28
Ron Hess over at Film Music Magazine has written up an interesting piece on how to boost your creativity: I recently found an old folder full of puzzles that I had cut out of the newspaper years ago and never got around to solving. As I started tackling them, one at a time, it occurred [...] > read more
Music is like a drug
Published on 2012-01-19 07:19:52
LA Times has posted an interesting piece on how the brain responds to music: You know that feeling you get when you listen to a favorite part of a favorite song? Some scientists have a refreshingly unscientific word for it: They call it the “chills.” In the lab they can measure the chills, which correspond [...] > read more
The Sound and Music of ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’
Published on 2012-01-17 03:32:58
Another great feature from – this time on the sound for ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’: In this SoundWorks Collection exclusive we talk with Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Sound Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick, and Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer, and Supervising Sound Editor Ren Klyce. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [...] > read more
Gamespot’s Favorite 2011 Game Soundtracks
Published on 2012-01-12 04:55:49
Over at the Sound Byte blog on Gamespot, they’ve picked their favorite game soundtracks of 2011. Hear their selection below: > read more
John Williams: From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Star Wars’ to ‘War Horse’ and ‘Tintin’
Published on 2012-01-04 04:16:14
There’s an excellent feature on John Williams over at The Wall Street Journal – do have a look: Mr. Spielberg credits the composer for making him “a better director than I could have ever been without him.” Recalling the blockbuster that made them both household names, he describes the “esoteric” placeholder music he’d selected [...] > read more
Happy New Year!
Published on 2011-12-31 05:02:16
Happy New Year – all the best for 2012! > read more
Exclusive interview with the Alan Wake audio team
Published on 2011-12-26 13:51:51
Alan Wake was one of the games that impressed me the most in 2010, and now Miguel Isaza has a great interview up with the audio team for the game. Check out Miguel’s interview here. > read more
The Sound of ‘Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon’
Published on 2011-06-28 10:34:03
Michael Coleman over at the SoundWorks Collection site has done a brilliant behind-the-scenes on the sound for ‘Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon’. Check it out below: Director Michael Bay and Producer Steven Speilberg ret > read more
Middleware and the composition process
Published on 2011-06-13 06:37:55
Michael Taylor shares his insights on how the choice of game audio middleware can dramatically affect the composing process: For the most part, porting the audio was plain sailing, up until I began recreating the Interactive Music system. > read more
Interview with Fable III composer Russell Shaw
Published on 2011-06-06 06:20:44
Gamespot has an interview up with Fable III composer Russell Shaw. GS: What were some of the challenges working on the Fable series? RS: Well, the Fable universe is absolutely huge. So many musical styles to cater for, and yet if I veer off wh > read more
Great time-lapse: The City Limits, Inception-style
Published on 2011-06-01 09:28:18
Check out this amazing time-lapse video, featuring the “Time” track from the Inception score by Hans Zimmer: (via @Nicolai Gronborg) Related posts:‘Sky’ – a great-looking time-lapse film The rascal of Europ > read more
Realistic Music Through Realistic Playing
Published on 2011-05-30 08:22:04
Mark Northam over at Film Music Magazine has an interesting piece up on the importance of realistic playing when it comes to orchestral music. The biggest culprit when it comes to unrealistic orchestration tends to be “pianistic” playing > read more
Running for Epic Sound
Published on 2011-05-25 06:01:09
In addition to everything sound-related, running is another one of my great passions – and last Sunday, I completed my second marathon, running for Epic Sound. I had my marathon debut at the Paris Marathon about seven weeks ago with a finish ti > read more
The Voices of the Clone Wars
Published on 2011-05-23 06:28:51
Check out this interesting feature on the voices for the Star Wars Clone Wars game. (via Bob’s Blog) Related posts:The faces behind the voices The voice-over for Mass Effect 2 > read more
Audio interview: Hans Zimmer on Kung Fu Panda 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Published on 2011-05-17 05:52:19
Daniel Schweiger delivers the goods once again in the latest installment of Film Music Magazine’s On The Score interview series. Check out the audio interview below, where Hans Zimmer discusses the music for Kung Fu Panda 2 and Pirates of the C > read more
Toolkit for Impact Sounds
Published on 2011-05-16 06:16:31
Chiara Onida has designed an interesting all-in-one tool for sound design. This collection of leather tools is purposed for sound designers in the fields of theater and cinema. The varying combinations of size, leather type, and shape create a > read more
Interview with composer A.R. Rahman
Published on 2011-05-10 06:03:21
Sorry for the lack of updates! Things have been really busy in the studio lately… but hey, that’s not a bad thing I came across this interesting interview with Slumdog Millionaire – and, most recently, 127 Hours – compo > read more
What makes music work
Published on 2011-03-07 09:36:28
Victoria Williamson takes a look at a new paper on what makes music trigger an emotional response in the listener. Have you ever had the experience of listening to a favourite piece of music and suddenly you get a little spikey feeling running down y > read more
BBC Introducing: Musician’s Masterclass 2011
Published on 2011-02-21 16:04:49
BBC Introducing has posted a fantastic selection of video clips, spanning almost 800 minutes and covering a wide range of music-related topics. These including songwriting, remixing, instrument masterclasses and much more. They’re well worth ch > read more
Foley Explained – With foley artist Micheal MacKinnon
Published on 2011-02-15 12:45:03
Michael MacKinnon gives a fine overview of what foley work entails -- have a look below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AakEOPIJcB4 (via Designing Sound) And if you’re looking to create your own foley sounds, don’t forget to check out our very o > read more
Ommmwriter – an aural writing experience
Published on 2011-02-07 11:42:05
Gianpaolo D’Amico over at the Soundesign blog has an interview up with the composer for Ommmwriter and takes a look at how sound is being used to enhance the writing experience and creative process. Check out Ommmwriter in action below: Read th > read more
Behind the the score for ‘The Force Unleashed 2′
Published on 2011-02-03 09:12:11
Tracksounds has taken an interesting look at the score for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Join with us as we go with them all BEHIND THE SCORE OF THE FORCE UNLEASHED 2. In this edition: – SoundCast Interview with composer Mark Griskey – > read more
Interview with the voice of Optimus Prime
Published on 2011-01-27 07:34:42
Wired has an audio interview up with Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime -- check it out below! Interview with Peter Cullen -- the voice of Optimus Prime Also, here’s a special on the voice acting in the 2007 Transformers movie, featuring > read more
How Musical Are You?
Published on 2011-01-24 07:17:09
The BBC Lab UK has a test up to gauge your musical abilities: The test asks a number of questions, including how engaged you are with music, if you consider it an important part of your identity and whether you rely on it to change your moods and emo > read more
Thousands of bird sounds
Published on 2011-01-19 07:40:17
I recently came across Project AVoCet, a database featuring thousands of bird sound recordings from around the globe, sorted by species, habitats and more. It’s an amazing resource and it’s well worth checking out – but do remember > read more
Interview with composer David Arnold
Published on 2011-01-13 13:55:48
Film Music Magazine has an interview up with composer David Arnold, talking about his score for the latest Narnia film and composing in general. Well worth checking out! Taking up the NARNIA scoring sword from Harry Gregson-Williams, Arnold makes a s > read more
Happy New Year from Epic Sound
Published on 2010-12-31 03:41:53
Hope you’ve had a great Christmas, and thanks for an awesome 2010 – here’s to 2011! Best wishes from Asbjoern, David and Simon Related posts:Epic Sound on the music team for ‘Napoleon: Total War’! Ohoy! ‘Bullseye&# > read more
Winter in Copenhagen
Published on 2010-12-28 08:21:35
Copenhagen has been covered in large amounts of snow for the past month – here’s what the studio rooftop terrace looks like at the moment Related posts:Featured track: Winter Nights > read more
Getting started as a composer
Published on 2010-12-27 06:04:59
Just getting started as a composer? Composer and sound designer Richie Nieto shares his tips on surviving your first composing gig. So you have finally landed your first paid gig as a video game composer. The first thing you do is call all your frien > read more
The sound of TRON: Legacy
Published on 2010-12-06 11:25:44
Michael Coleman over at the Soundworks Collection comes up with the goods once again in this great feature on the sound of “TRON: Legacy” Explore the world of TRON: LEGACY, a high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anyt > read more
Time Lapse Phonography
Published on 2010-12-02 09:18:11
Sound designer Andrew Spitz has condensed an entire day in sound into this 1:11 minute sequence: > read more