Updated: Jul 31
Used the some of the downtime to remaster the whole The Axehead Journal back catalogue (2008-12) specifically for streaming platforms. All tracks are now available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon HD, Tidal, Deezer and many more.
Thanks & happy listening !
Updated: Jul 31
These types of competitions are simply a good opportunity to test/ try new things. In my case my goals were simple:
1/ Write a short score from scratch, using no other sounds than my own end-to-end, with various orchestral guitar techniques and some very ambient percussions sampled in a pool while on holiday. Got a lot of new instruments out of it!
2/ Do a Westworld 'thing' and pay tribute to other films which the show has consistently done, like Apocalypse Now with Wagner in this case.
When the bomb drops towards the end, it felt like the perfect moment to make a reference to Kubrick's Dr Stangelove ending with "we'll meet again", when the A-bombs also drop and explode. I thought it'd introduce an interesting, tongue-in-cheek change of dymamics for this chase scene, as the main character (Caleb) is in combat mode.
