Podcast #4 with Chance Thomas

Chance Thomas, video game music composer for game versions of Lord of the Rings, X-Men, and King Kong, talks about his theme song for King Kong winning the prestigious GANG award for best original instrumental theme

SHOW NOTES:

0:16 – Introduction

1:55 – Erin Collins, Director of Marketing at APM Music, discusses the unique ability of video game composers to write music for the film and TV industry, APM’s reasons for launching the Endgame Music Library, and the composers that contributed, including Chance Thomas, whose music extends from motion picture scores for video games to television commercials.

4:50 – Chance Thomas, video game music composer for game versions of Lord of the Rings, X-Men, and King Kong, talks about his theme song for King Kong winning the prestigious GANG award for best original instrumental theme, how he was creatively inspired to write the themes of King Kong, and the process of creating the tracks of Lord of the Rings.

7:31 – Thomas on being one of the first composers to use live orchestras in game scores, the emotional appeal of the orchestra and human voice, his experiences writing a score for the Academy Award-winning film The ChubbChubbs, why he got involved with APM and the Endgame Music Library, the cues he contributed and the differences between scoring for advertising versus games.

13:30 – Music Medley. 1) Maritime Adventures 2) Down in the Bayou 3) Caribbean Breeze 4) Smash Factory 5) The Old’ Swimming Hole. All five production music tracks are composed by Chance Thomas and featured in the Endgame Music Library.

This podcast is produced by the world’s most diverse, innovative and largest production music library and music services company, APM Music.