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Main Course - Niels van der Leest - #1 How to get into the game business

Written By Private Kitchen on Wednesday, Mar 31, 2021 | 01:40 AM

 
Music and Games - Interview with game composer Niels van der Leest Chapter 1. How the game Final Fantasy 7 transformed Niels from a classical trained percussionist into a first class game composer. And what NOT to do if you want to get into the game business as a composer. ---------- Main Course is part of Private Kitchen magazine - #3 Music and Games. An in depth interview with a media composer in a media industry working environment. https://www.privatekitchen.nl/magazine/3-music-and-games#main-course ---------- Private Kitchen: THE online Dutch magazine about music in media such as film, commercials, games, theatre and other art forms. Loaded with interviews with composers, their collaborators, studio visits, columns and zoom-discussions. Always welcome to subscribe yourself! Private Kitchen magazine is launched periodically, check out our site. https://www.privatekitchen.nl ---------- Private Kitchen #3 - Music and Games - Main Course guest: Niels van der Leest - music composer - https://www.nielsvanderleest.nl created by: Loek Dikker - executive producer Rens Machielse - executive producer / co-host Sebastiaan Donders - producer João Rodrigues - show producer / director Alexa Rodrigues - host / set design Lucas Kauter - camera / lights / editing Maja Andersson - camera Nathalie de Jong - camera Hans van Eck - sound Kateryna Peliukh - photography Alisa Durgun - make-up / styling David Dramm - host Splendor / location Want to see more? Check out our Youtube channel for more interviews with composers. "Private Kitchen magazine" is a publication by MuziekInstituut Multimedia, produced in co-operation with Shortcutz Amsterdam. https://www.mimm.nl https://www.shortcutzamsterdam.com Private kitchen is funded by SENA and Buma Music in Motion