"Jesper Kyd" on Life, Career, Future and Cancelled Wonder Woman

Today on Bonfire Conversations, I'm joined by one of the most influential composers in video game history, Jesper Kyd, the genius behind Hitman, Assassin's Creed (Ezio's Family), Borderlands, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, Darksiders 2, Freedom Fighters and the acclaimed Indian film Tumbbad.In this 74-minute deep dive, Jesper opens up like never before about the canceled Wonder Woman game from Monolith (Shadow of Mordor), how he wrote the interior life of Agent 47, the real origin of Assassin's Creed's mysticism, the emotional story behind recording Ezio's Family live, why he will NEVER use AI for art, and what his Top 5 film & game scores are.If you love game music, film scoring, and creative philosophy, this is for you.In this interview we talk about:The canceled Wonder Woman game - what the music really sounded like [Monolith / WB Games]Writing Hitman - How do you score a character who hides his inner life?Assassin's Creed 1 - War, Mysticism & Tragedy of the Third CrusadeThe true meaning of Ezio's Family - Rebirth, Pain and SacrificeWarhammer 40K Darktide - his most experimental scoreHow game music can expand a universe bigger than the mapSuccess, entitlement & why you have to fight for every projectAI in music: Why Jesper doesn't embrace itHis favorite games right now (Subnautica) and film scores (Blade Runner, Vangelis, John Williams)The club track from Hitman: Blood Money that surprised himMy story about listening to his music on top of the real Alamut Castle in Iran is still giving me chills.Guest: Jesper Kydhttps://www.jesperkyd.comHost: Bonfire Conversationswww.bonfireconversations.comPodcast about game music, film music and the people behind it.Subscribe for more interviews with composers, directors and game devs.👍 If this conversation meant something to you, please Like, Comment your favorite Jesper Kyd score, and Subscribe, it helps the algorithm show this to more people who love game music.#JesperKyd #Hitman #AssassinsCreed #EziosFamily #GameMusic #FilmScore #VideoGameMusic #Warhammer40k #Darktide #Borderlands #Tumbbad #WonderWomanGame #Monolith #Vangelis #ComposerInterview #Subnautica #Bioshock #Halo