Guild Wars 2 Composer Lena Chappelle on Melody Writing
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast
English - November 25, 2015 12:00 - 1 hour - 56 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsMusic Arts Performing Arts music composition composing music theory composition songwriting songwriting podcast music composition podcast songwriter music writing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Video game composer Lena Chappelle worked her way into the game business by starting as a quality assurance tester. Now she’s both designing and writing music for games like Guild Wars 2. In this Composer Quest interview, Lena shares some of her music and creativity tips, including her method of composing songs during her bus rides. She shares how to write a good melody, and how her experience as an author has influenced her musical storytelling. I also ask Lena about her perspective as a transgender woman in the video game industry.