CHAPTER 12
DOTA 2
CHAPTER 12 - EXCERPT
Itching with anticipation, I wondered what musical style would most light a fire for the players. I downloaded and played the game, visited forums, watched gameplay videos, and listened repeatedly to Tim Larkin’s original score. Tim had crafted a hybrid middle-Eastern, contemporary western orchestral score, with lots of Duduk and ethnic percussion. I wanted to keep a contemporary flair, but decided to take the score in a bold new direction.
My imagination was running wild, envisioning a glorious collision of high fantasy game music and Monday Night Football. I wanted screaming trumpet riffs and epic choral chanting, bristling synth lines and a full live orchestra...
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One of my favorite things about collaborating is the surprise and delight that occur when you stumble upon something truly magical. When Jenny’s new harmonies started floating into the score – playing off her original solo vocal, drifting through the guitar moans and creaking percussion parts – it was absolutely spine-tingling. I never imagined that effect while I was composing the score. It took another creative talent to bring that extra tingle to the party...
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