#140 - Mike Morasky Interview(Valve, Half Life:Alyx, LOTR, NZ, Gabe Newell, Composing etc.)

Mike Morasky is a composer at Valve who worked on franchises such as Left 4 Dead, Portal, Half Life, Team Fortress and more. Before his time at Valve he was VFX supervisor on the LOTR film trilogy and has also composed music for short films. 

#valve #lotr #halflife

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TWITTER- @MikeMorasky

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Transferring VFX & Programming Skills To Composing Music

04:05 - How Mike Structures Music/LOTR VFX Structures

07:45 - Physical & Mental Interaction

08:45 - Challenge Of Composing For Half-Life:Alyx

10:45 - Half-Life:Alyx Was The Hardest Project Mike Ever Worked On

12:40 - Mike Found It Hard Adapting To Valve’s Work Structure

15:37 - Valve Does Have A Hierarchal Structure Its Just Not Traditional 

17:35 - Mike’s Views On Deadlines & Structure/Film Music Structure

21:50 - How Mike Structured The Music For Half-Life:Alyx 

23:00 -Mike Didn’t Know Music Was His Calling Well Working On LOTR/Working On LOTR

25:20 - What Made Mike Change From VFX To Composing Music

28:00 - How Mike Ended Up Working At Valve

30:40 - How Mike’s Interview Process Went To Get Hired At Valve

35:45 - Working With Peter Jackson & Wachowski Brothers

37:22 - Working With Gabe Newell

42:15 - Meetings In Regards To Setting Up A Valve Office In NZ/Other Offices

44:44 - Journalists/Being Careful What You Say

46:15 - Why Mike Didn’t Get NZ Residency/Attending The LOTR Film Premiere In Wellington

47:15 - Mike Clears Up What His Role Was On LOTR

48:30 - Fear Of Failure/The Gravity Of Working On LOTR

50:45 - Dealing With Imposter Syndrome

54:45 - Finding A New Musical Palette With Every Valve Franchise

57:20 - Mike Has Synesthesia 

59:39 - Mike Wants To Do Portal 3 But Doesn’t Want To Do Team Fortress 3

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