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 compliment each other in the process!

"Returning to the origins of the massively popular RESIDENT EVIL franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games to life for a whole new generation of fans. In RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY, once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, a group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night."

Written & Directed by: Johannes Roberts

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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 Creative.

"Brian D’Oliveira is a BAFTA-nominated composer and sound alchemist based in Montreal, Canada. His focus is on constantly pushing the envelope in music and sound, mastering and creating new instruments, technologies and audio tools. He is also the Founder of La Hacienda Creative, an interactive sound studio in Montreal and its audio tools development division, MNTRA Instruments. His evocative work on soundtracks for video games such as Resident Evil: Village, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7, Papo & Yo, Tearaway, and Sackboy has brought many accolades, earning multiple IGN and G.A.N.G. Awards as well as countless nominations including BAFTA and GDC Awards."

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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, living and working in Zürich (Switzerland) since 2014. His musical abilites include the electric guitar, flamenco guitar, electric bass, piano, viola, drums, synthesizers and conducting.

In 2021 he finished his MA degree in composition for film, theatre and media at the Zürich University of Arts. His final project was a big orchestral and choir music for the virtual reality experience TIKAL by TrueVR Systems."

This is also the first edit by our podcast editor Thomas O'Boyle!

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