Jesse Zuretti on Composing for Marvel, Riot Games and Metal

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Jesse Zuretti - a composer and orchestrator working in video games and metal music. He has composing for Marvel, Netflix, Riot Games, and many more while orchestrating and playing guitar in the metal band Daath. We chat about building a memorable website with personality, pivoting from band music to film and video games, managing your time, developing a process, best advice for aspiring composers, and much more.

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Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (0:57) Designing a memorable website

* (07:05) Evolution of writing for metal to film music

* (09:46) Composing for Marvel and Riot Games

* (12:33) Early challenges?

* (15:21) Managing your time

* (19:10) Knowing when you're on the right track

* (24:30) Day-to-day schedule

* (29:22) Good feedback

* (30:50) Musicology of games

* (33:58) Adding to a metal band's track

* (43:31) Advice for aspiring composers

* (54:44) Best recent purchase under $100?

* (57:59) Podcast or TV show you're enjoying?

* (1:02:16) What's next for Jesse?

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