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Compulsive Reader's author interviews, book chat, literary discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! Recent and upcoming guests include Terry Denton, Marion Halligan, Sir Ken Robinson, Emily Ballou, Sofie Laguna, Matthew Riley, John Banville, Felicity Plunkett, Mark Coker, Peter Bowerman, Eric Maisel, Ramona Koval, Tim Flannery, Carl Zimmer, Gail Jones, Jane Smiley, Frank Delaney, Ben Okri, and many more.
Learn to publish ebooks like a pro. Mark Coker guides you step-by-step from the very basics of ebook publishing to more advanced topics. Whether you’re considering publishing your first book, or you’re already a New York Times bestselling author, the Smart Author Podcast will help you reach more readers. You'll learn how to make your ebook more discoverable, more desirable and more enjoyable to readers. Over 80% of people dream of writing a book one day, yet most are completely unaware of th ...
The Future of Publishing. An original podcast series. Each episode features the CEO of an industry leader, presenting a wide variety of views
An A-Z journey through Metallica's entire discography. @metallicapod
Sustainable Forces is Arup's podcast about people partnering to do great things for people, places and the planet.
Interviews with your favourite voice actors, composers, sound designers and other top audio professionals around the globe about their journeys and projects. Listen now to hear their experiences and advice.
The After Action Review (AAR) is all about Veteran entrepreneurs! These Veterans are making their mark on the world by taking a chance at owning their own business or running a non-profit for some terrific causes. They share their experiences and lessons learned from the military and how they're bringing all of that to their entrepreneurial endeavors. These are their stories, from military service to entrepreneurship. Email me at rodrodriguez@theaarpodcast.com
Alphabetallica returns for a brand new '72 Seasons' season! And to kick proceedins off we're digging deep into the monolithic 'S&M2' with long-time friend of the show, John Sturm. If you want to be a guest on Alphabetallica going forward and cover a cover song from 'The Metallica Blacklist', please email metallicapod@gmail.com Hosted by Tom Kwei Th…
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Oisín Breen on Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems
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In this wide-reading and humorous interview, Irish poet, academic and journalist Oisín Breen reads from and talks about his new poetry book Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems with Simon Whitby Brown. Find out more about Oisin here: https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/oisin_breen By a copy of Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems…
Meera Atkinson reads from her book Traumata and talks about her work, the ongoing relevance of Traumata, the difficulty and the necessity of the hybrid form, on language, blood, the patriarchy, beauty and its commodification, the power of engagement with the past - personally and collectively, literature, poetry and much more. Find out more about M…
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Kateryna Kazimirova on Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing From Ukraine
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One of the two editors of Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing From Ukraine reads from and talks about her new anthology. Kateryna Kazimirova talks about the project and how it came together, how she chose the 27 authors, the importance of art in wartime, the many styles of the work, on translation and collaboration, her project Craft Magazine, …
Poet, performer, emeritus professor, and new media artist Hazel Smith reads from and talks about her new book Ecliptical. We talk about metapoetry, multimedia, humour, eclipses, emphasis, John Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, and lots more. Visit Hazel's website here: http://www.australysis.com/hsmith.htm YouTube video version of session can be found here…
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Do our cities need rebalancing? Ft Katja Lietz and Malcolm Smith
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Do our cities need rebalancing? In our final episode of Sustainable Forces, season one, Dr Michelle Dickinson finds out with Katja Lietz, General Manager Urban Planning and Design, Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities and Malcolm Smith, our Cities Leader in Australasia who discuss the changing nature of cities with a live audience! Learn what rebalan…
Sara Kidd joins me to talk about her new cookbook The Vegan Cake Bible. We cover such things as how Sara became the vegan cake queen, why she's drawn to cake, the extensive process she went through to create a cookbook including doing all of her own photography, how she chose which cakes to include, her favourite cake (hint - see links below), her …
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How do you become a changemaker? Ft Eleanor Loudon and Sunny Oliver-Bennetts
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In this episode of Sustainable Forces, Dr Michelle Dickinson finds out with Eleanor Loudon, CEO at Engineers Without Borders Australia and Sunny Oliver-Bennetts, our Australasia Community Engagement Leader who discuss how together we can create impactful change. Learn a new theory of change, be inspired by personal stores and community projects and…
Bastian Fox Phelan reads from and talks about their new memoir How to Be Between. We talk about such things as speaking about the self with all of its multitudes, finding a voice, gender norms, facial hair, their nature writing, motherhood, what's next and much more. Find out more at Bastian's website: https://www.bastianfoxphelan.com/#…
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Can nature prevent flooding? Ft Daniel Lambert and Mark Fletcher
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Can nature prevent flooding? In this episode of Sustainable Forces, we chat to Daniel Lambert, Executive Manager – Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions at Unitywater and Mark Fletcher, Arup’s Global Water Leader, to unpack this question and provide solutions for overcoming this challenge. Find out what a spongy city is, how nature can help improve …
Tom returns to recap meeting the mighty Clint & Ethan of Metal Up Your Podcast at Morgan Wade's Manchester show. Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell.com/) Thumbnail by Danny O'Gorman (https://www.behance.net/danogorman) SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metall…
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What will accelerate the energy transition? Ft Russell Tham and Poya Rasekhi
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In this episode of Sustainable Forces, we chat to Russell Tham, Temasek’s Joint Head, Enterprise Development Group and Head Strategic Development, and Poya Rasekhi, our Energy, Water and Resources Leader in Australasia. Learn the opportunities and risks in the energy transition, how you can accelerate your energy ambitions, and how we can create me…
Beth Spencer talks about and reads from her new book The Age of Fibs. Beth talks about how the book came come together, about the transformation of her work through proximity, on the incorporation of popular culture, the relationship between artefact, memory, memoir and fiction, the way identity is a construct, on trauma and hope, and lots more. Vi…
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How can we withstand and survive climate challenges? Ft Lauren Sorkin and Kate West.
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In this episode, we chat with Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Network and Kate West, Arup's Australasia Co-Chair. Learn what resilience means, how to create a resilience plan, and how we are working together on projects worldwide to build a resilient future. Links to projects discussed: Multi-Hazard Climate and Disaster Ri…
Michelle Cahill, author of Daisy & Woolf, joins me at Woollahra Gallery to read from and talk about her new book, writing through Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, the burden of the canon, giving a voice to marginalised characters, literary decolonisation, the complex relationship between real life and fiction, intertextuality, the conjunction of plac…
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How do you design a net zero building? Ft Rory Martin and Kerryn Coker
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In this episode of Sustainable Forces, Dr Michelle Dickinson unpacks this question with Rory Martin, Sustainability Manager at Frasers Property Australia and Kerryn Coker, our Australasia Co-Chair, discussing decarbonising the built environment. Hear about their bold strategies and net zero targets, retrofit and passive house projects, and how toge…
How do you build a net-zero building? What does social value mean, and how does it change communities? Enter Sustainable Forces: a podcast about people partnering for the planet. Each episode Dr Michelle Dickinson will uncover the stories of two people joining forces to help shape a better world.By Arup
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Troels Folmann (Overwatch 2, Tomb Raider Anniversary)
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TSAP S05E05 - Troels Folmann (8dio, Tomb Raider Anniversary, SoundPaint) Sam is joined by the multi-talented, Troels Folmann. Not only is Troels a highly renowned composer and sound designer, he founded 8dio with Tawnia Knox and created SoundPaint - a revolutionary music composition engine. They discuss his sources of inspiration, philosophies on s…
Lorna Munro or Yilinhi is a Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi woman, multidisciplinary artist, poet, performer, radio and podcast host. She joins me today in the lead-up to the Sydney Writers' Festival to read some of her poems and talk about her work, her collaborations with Ancestress and Eric Avery as Poetribe, the power of spoken word, speaking language,…
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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Special
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In this exciting episode, Sam is joined by the Bret Killoran and Dashen Naidoo, who were on the team behind the sound for Welcome to Raccoon City. They discuss the Easter eggs for RE videogame fans, working on the reboot of this acclaimed movie franchise, their approach to the sound and the mix, working with Johannes Roberts and how their roles com…
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Nick Courtright on The Proofs, the Figures: Walt Whitman and the Meaning of Poems.
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Kristina Darling interviews Nick Courtright about his new book The Proofs, the Figures: Walt Whitman and the Meaning of Poems. In “Song of Myself,” Walt Whitman wryly remarks about one’s being “proud to get at the meaning of poems,” a comment highlighting the long-fraught problem of poetic interpretation and the pride-worthy intellectual labor requ…
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Composer/Multi-Instrumentalist, Brian D'Oliveira
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Brian D'Oliveira joins Sam in this episode to discuss creating The Witcher Nightmare of the Wolf score, the Resident Evil franchise, including the haunting track "Yearning for Dark Shadows" from Resident Evil Village, his journey into audio and music, as well as the innovative virtual instrument creation and other work at his studio, La Hacienda Cr…
Jessica Au’s first novel, Cargo, was published by Picador in 2011 and was highly commended in the Kathleen Mitchell Award for a writer under 30. She is the former deputy editor of Meanjin, and is currently an associate editor at Aeon. Her new book Cold Enough for Snow won the inaugural Novel Prize and was published by Giramondo, New Directions and …
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Composer/Sound Designer, Jakob Eisenbach (TIKAL:Night of the Blood Moon)
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(TSAP S05E02) In this episode, Sam is joined by composer and sound designer, Jakob Eisenbach. They discuss his work for the virtual reality experience TIKAL - Night of the Blood Moon, as well as diving into Jakob's journey into sound, music and his career in general. "Jakob Eisenbach is a composer, sound designer and audio engineer born in Germany,…
Welcome to Season 5 and 2022! This is the 9th year we've been running and we're already setting up a host of great guests as well as our new intro theme from our very own Alyx Jones! To kick off this year we have Composer Peter Baert! Last year, Sam spoke to composer Peter Baert about his journey as a composer, his work on fantasy epic "The Water M…
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Charles Freyberg on The Crumbling Mansion
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Charles Freyberg reads from and talks about his latest book of poetry The Crumbling Mansion and chats with me about performance and the power of memorisation, bringing characters to life, Kings Cross and its importance in his work, on nostalgia and ecological loss, on breaking binaries, his new work-in-progress and much more. You can find some exce…
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Composer, Dominik Scherrer (The Serpent, Baptiste, The Widow)
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(TSAP S04E15) In this episode, Sam is joined by composer, Dominik Scherrer. They discuss his work for Netflix crime drama The Serpent, whilst also diving into Dominik's journey into music and his career so far. With the Serpent, the majority of the series takes place in Bangkok, with the rest taking place in various locations, including: Hong Kong,…
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Composer, Gareth Coker (Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Ark: Survival Evolved, ARK: The Animated Series)
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(TSAP S04E14) Sam is once again joined by renowned composer, Gareth Coker. They discuss his work on Immortals: Fenyx Rising and it's recent DLC Myths of the Eastern Realm, his philosophies on music for games and the future of the industry, his recent work on Ark: The Animated Series as well as Ark Survival Evolved 2 and so much more! "Gareth Coker …
KA Rees is a writer of poetry and short fiction. She has been published by Margaret River Press, Cordite, Australian Poetry, Overland, Review of Australian Fiction, Spineless Wonders and Yalobusha Review, among others. She received a Varuna fellowship for her manuscript of short stories, she was shortlisted for the 2016 Judith Wright Poetry Award, …
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James Bradley | Author of Clade - on climate fiction
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On its one-year anniversary, we've re-aired, with permission, James Bradley's wonderful conversation with Beth Spencer from Climactic's ArtBreaker. James and Beth Spencer spoke about James' new book Clade, about climate fiction, and about the imperative for art and the conversation is even more relevant today and deserves a replay. Original publica…
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Sound Designer, Toivo Kallio (Returnal, Angry Birds: Reloaded)
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(TSAP S04E13) In this special in-person interview, Sam chats to our very own Toivo Kallio! Toivo is not only a highly talented Sound Designer at Rovio Entertainment, he also kindly lends his skills editing and mastering our podcast episodes! They discuss his journey into audio, his talent and affinity for the art of Foley, working on Returnal & Ang…
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Beth Spencer in conversation with Kit Kelen
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Beth Spencer in conversation with Kit Kelen about his creative practice as poet, artist, publisher, collaborator, academic, mentor, musician and blogger. Kit reads selections from some of his many books intercut with original guitar tracks. They discuss Holden cars, bushfires, coal-addiction, and the role of place in his work -- as a writer who use…
(TSAP S04E12) *EXCLUSIVE BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO ON OUR WEBSITE* Sam is joined by Anne-Sophie Mongeau and Philip Eriksson, to chat about their amazing work on the acclaimed co-op title It Takes Two from Hazelight. They discuss the challenges of mixing and design for a split-screen game, handling the huge scope of the different levels with various f…
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Composer, Mark Crawford (The Social Dilemma, The Love Bugs)
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(TSAP S04E11) Mark Crawford speaks to Sam about his work on the acclaimed documentary, The Social Dilemma as well as his career so far, music writing process, working with Brandi Carlisle and Renée Elise Goldsberry for the cover of ‘I Put a Spell on You’ and more! Mark has also just been nominated for 2 Emmys for his work on The Social Dilemma and …
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Behind the Music of Sackboy: A Big Adventure
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(TSAP S04E10) Sam is joined by Jay Waters (Audio Director and Composer, SUMO Digital) alongside James E. Marshall (Music Supervisor), and Joe Thwaites (Principal Composer and Audio Lead) of Sony Creative Services Group to share insights into the highly impressive music choices and implementation for Sackboy: A Big Adventure. They dive into the lice…
Lillian Avedian is an Armenian American journalist and poet from Los Angeles. In this episode she reads from and talks about her debut book of poetry, Journey to Tatev. We talk about many of the key themes in the book - the many journeys: physical, metaphorical, about the uneasy alliance between grandmother, mother, daughter, on coming out, the rej…
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Returnal - Supervising Sound Designer, Loic Couthier (Sony PlayStation Europe)
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(TSAP S0409) *Our first ever podcast featuring 3D audio in the intro and outro!* In this episode, Sam is joined by Loic Couthier to chat about the audio for Returnal from Finnish studio Housemarque. They deep dive into the complex systems under the hood, the challenges of mixing (with potentially 700 projectiles fired at once!), haptics, exploring …
Adam Aitken reads from and talks about his memoir One Hundred Letters Home. We talk about the book's multi-genres structure, the limits of memory, artefacts and perception, "fluid subject positions" and the shifting nature of identity, his poetry book Archipelago and the ongoing appeal of France, his new book due out later in the year, and lots mor…
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Hives for Heroes - Saving lives through bee keeping
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Hives for Heroes is a national military veteran non-profit organization focusing on honey bee conservation, suicide prevention, and a healthy transition from service. Go to www.HivesforHeroes.com for more information!By Rod Rodriguez
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Composer, David Housden (Lost Words: Beyond the Page, Battletoads)
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(TSAP S0408) David Housden joins us once again! This time we dive into his emotional score for Lost Words: Beyond the Page, the contrasting score for Battletoads, as well as his philosphies and growth as a composer since Thomas Was Alone. David candidly talks about his projects, career and advice, so don't miss this great conversation! Why not drop…
Australian academic, writer, and poet, Michael J. Leach reads from and talks about his latest poetry book Chronicity. We talk about such things as the relationship between the visual/concrete poems on the page and their sonic qualities in live readings, the sensual, visceral nature of the work, how he chooses and works with constraints, his use of …
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Composer, Jeremy Turner (WeWork, Immigration Nation)
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(TSAP S04E07) In this episode, composer Jeremy Turner chats about his journey into writing music, transitioning to music composition from being an Principal cellist for multiple orchestras, his work on HULU documentary, WeWork, tips for those wanting to compose for projects and more! "“Jeremy began his musical studies on the piano at the age of 5 a…
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Composer, Raphael Reed (Crisis, The Walrus and the WhistleBlower)
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(TSAP S04E06) In this episode, Sam Hughes speaks with composer Raphael Reed about his journey into writing music, being a working composer in Canada, his influences and inspirations as well as his philosophies on the process! A great honest and creative conversation worth listening to! Raphaël Reed is a Canadian composer and sound artist based in M…
Australian writer Emily Maguire's new novel is a clear-eyed and compassionate novel about love and family, betrayal and forgiveness, and the things we do to fill our empty spaces. In this interview, created for The Newcastle Writers' Festival's Stories to You series https://www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/news/#podcasts, Emily reads from and ta…
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Alison Treat interviews Leslie K Barry about Newark Minutemen
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In this guest episode, author and podcaster Alison Treat interviews Leslie K Barry about her book Newark Minutemen. Note that this is a re-pod from Alison's excellent podcast Historical Fiction: Unpacked. In this interview, author Leslie K. Barry talks Newark Minutemen, and its historical 1938 setting, including the little known history behind the …
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Voice Artist, VO Coach, & Co-Founder/VP SOVAS & VAA - Joan Baker (2014)
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(TSAP S01E06) Throwback time to another Season 1 episode! In 2014, Sam chatted with Joan Baker! Joan is a voice artist, vo coach, & Co-Founder/VP of Society of Voice Arts and Science (SOVAS) & the Voice Arts Awards and more. As you can tell she is a woman of many talents! "They discuss her journey into VO and the challenge of being a POC during tha…
Chris Mansell is one of Australia’s notable powerhouses in the poetry world. Chris was one of the founders of Five Islands Press and now runs PressPress, an independent publishing house she founded in 2002. Chris has had over a dozen of her own books of poetry published as well as artist books, CDs, a collection of short fiction and even a children…
(TSAP S01E05) Another Season 1 Blast from the Past! In 2014, Sam chats with voice actress Carina Reeves about her career, advice on voice acting and more! FUN FACT: Carina was such a legend, we actually did the whole interview TWICE as on the first occasion there was an error with the recording (Lesson learned about backup methods!) and she was lov…
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Cyberpunk 2077 - Senior Sound Designer/Scene Audio Coordinator, Hanna Kubiak
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Sam speaks to Hanna Kubiak about her journey into game audio as well as her work on Cyberpunk 2077. This conversation dives into some of the systemic and tech solutions for things such as Foley & weapons. They also discuss the creative methods Hanna used to capture the sounds of an ice bath and body falls. All this and more! "Hanna Kubiak is a musi…
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Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War - Composer, Jack Wall
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Sam speaks with composer, Jack Wall about his recent work on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, working through Covid-19, how it compares to working on other entries to the franchise, how different it was to working on Mass Effect, and more! "Jack Wall is an ASCAP award-winning and BAFTA nominated composer best known for his rich, cinematic scores f…
