Curtis Schweitzer on composing for Halo Infinite:

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:

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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

Hear the score for the game below:

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