Kiwi Talkz has posted an interesting, in-depth interview with Curtis Schweitzer, one of the main Halo Infinite composers (the others being Gareth Coker, Joel Corelitz & Alex Bhore) – check it out below, and hear the full score:
Topics covered in the interview (with timestamps):
- 00:00 – Intro
- 00:39 – Curtis’ Reaction When He Was Picked To Compose For Halo Infinite
- 02:02 – Preparation For Scoring Halo Infinite
- 03:25 – 2019 Trailer Demo Curtis Did Was Way Off The Mark/Responding To Feedback
- 04:20 – Halo Infinite Music Required Heaps Of Revisions
- 05:50 – Curtis’ Most Used Instruments/Music Background
- 06:49 – Music Supervision On Halo Infinite/Gareth Coker
- 09:10 – Zeta Halo Music/Doing What You Are Told
- 10:45 – Zeta Halo Theme Was Split Into Two Different Tracks
- 12:24 – Some Halo Music Wasn’t Scored To Gameplay Footage
- 14:01 – 2019 E3 Trailer
- 15:04 – How Long It Takes For Curtis To Get Feedback On A Music Piece
- 16:04 – Keeping Track Of All The Different Feedback Notes
- 19:24 – Writing 2mins Of Music A Day/Giving Yourself Space To Allow Music To Sink In
- 21:06 – Self Imposed Deadlines/Be Kind To Your New Ideas
- 23:05 – Curtis Regrets Some Of The Halo Infinite Pieces He Submitted
- 23:52 – What Got Curtis The Job Scoring For Halo Infinite
- 25:08 – Halo Infinite Is Epic & Hopeful
- 26:10 – Alex Bhore(This Will Destroy You) Scored The Multiplayer
- 27:33 – Pros & Cons Of Composing For Cinematics & Gameplay
- 29:32 – Pieces Where Curtis Had To Do A Huge Amount Of Rewriters
- 30:41 – Curtis’ Layout In Logic
- 32:10 – Halo Infinite Is The First Game Curtis Worked With An Orchestra/Film Deadlines
- 33:48 – Technology Makes Working On A Film Easier
- 34:46 – Curtis Is Influenced By A Lot Of Film Composers
- 35:57 – Curtis Originally Wanted To Be A Film Composer/Starbound Music
- 39:24 – Curtis Is Still Working On A Game Since Starbound
- 40:11 – Not Knowing What Your Next Project Is/Royalty Free Tracks
- 41:33 – Keeping Game Secrets Is Easy/Changes Of Development
- 42:35 – Projects Curtis Would Love To Do/How AAA & Indie Music Works
- 44:46 – Gareth Coker
- 46:19 – Curtis Often Doubted His Skills While Working On Halo Infinite/Music Education
- 48:50 – Curtis Writes With Melody In Mind/Commercial Music/Remixing Halo Melodies
- 50:45 – Writing Original Pieces Harder than Remixing Pieces/Monk Chant
- 53:15 – Where To Follow Curtis Schweitzer/Music Live Sessions