Ep. 129 - Shota Nakama [Pt. 2]: Death is the Only Failure

Shota Nakama (Video Game Orchestra) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory once again to talk about everything from writing music for Tekken and working with iZotope, to dealing with failure, maintaining good morals as a CEO, and making a band and orchestra work together. We get Shota's take on the differences between video games and movie scores, as well as an insider look into stories you never get to hear while working on a big Video game. This episode is pure rock n roll video game craziness so tune in and get 2020'd with us!

00:00 - Intro
03:27 - Recording Music for Tekken
05:14 - Writing lyrics in Latin
11:03 - Failure Doesn’t Bother Me
20:00 - Video Games vs Movie Scores
26:43 - Stories You Never Get to Hear
32:00 - Making a Band and Orchestra Work Together
35:09 - Metallica S&M
42:22 - A Producers Job
48:00 - Working with iZotope
57:00 - Playing With People is What I Want to do
59:35 - the Quality of CEO is What you pay People

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