In this episode of Composer Quest, I chat with video game musician and coder Whitaker Trebella. He shares his words of wisdom on writing for games, producing chiptune music, and getting composing gigs through Twitter. He also composes an on-the-spot “quickprov” using Logic Pro. Finally, we ponder what would happen if Beethoven was given a laptop. Would he be making dubstep tracks?
[audio:https://charliemccarron.com/mediaftp/composerquest/composer-quest-008-whitaker-trebella.mp3]Right click to download Ep. 8, or open in iTunes.
To hear more of Whitaker Trebella’s music or play his new game Polymer, visit wtrebella.com. Say hi to Whitaker on Twitter @wtrebella.
Episode Playlist
- 0:22 – “Viva la Turret!” – Whitaker Trebella (Tilt to Live Soundtrack, 2010)
- 2:01 – “Polymer” – Whitaker Trebella (Polymer: Original Soundtrack, 2012)
- 4:12 – “Insanity Rising” – Whitaker Trebella
- 17:35 – “Code Red” – Whitaker Trebella (Tilt to Live Soundtrack, 2010)
- 19:54 – “Beta” – Whitaker Trebella (Polymer: Original Soundtrack, 2012)
- 20:45 – “One Polymer” – Whitaker Trebella (Polymer: Original Soundtrack, 2012)
- 37:12 – “Forbade” – Whitaker Trebella (Cardinal Quest: Original Soundtrack, 2011)
- 38:25 – “Frostbite” – Whitaker Trebella (Tilt to Live Soundtrack, 2010)
Suggested Listening
- Michael Salvatori & Martin O’Donnell – Halo Soundtrack
- Souleye – “Potential for Anything (Whitaker Trebella remix)” (From the VVVVVV soundrack, Whit’s favorite game music in recent years)
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