In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Kenny Wood - a composer, arranger, and author from Los Angeles, CA. We chat about working with Brian Tyler, scoring a new holiday movie, balancing work and family, arranging on the Super Mario Bros movie, Kenny's writing process, the Teammates community, and much more.
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Podcast notes:
* (0:00) Intro
* (0:39) How did you start working on Brian Tyler's team?
* (04:19) Disney's The Naughty Nine movie
* (06:11) Genre-twisting music
* (10:28) Typical day in the life?
* (12:40) Did having a child change how you write?
* (14:04) Are you from a musical family?
* (15:29) Primary instrument
* (17:34) Super Mario Bros movie
* (19:26) How much project juggling?
* (20:20) Using Mario motifs
* (22:58) Prefer movie or TV schedule?
* (24:33) What's your process at the very beginning of a project?
* (25:41) DAW of choice?
* (28:03) Origins of the Teammates FB group & Discord
* (33:09) Advice for new composers?
* (36:46) How important is a good sizzle reel?
* (40:58) Best recent purchase under $100?
* (42:13) Video game you're enjoying?
* (43:10) What's next for Kenny?
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