Nathan Grigg is a video game composer for Monolith Productions and has worked on franchises like F.E.A.R and Shadow Of Mordor. He has also assisted on various other games under the Warner Bros. umbrella such as the recently released Mortal Kombat 11

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:43 - Previous Work/How Nathan Ended Up Working On F.E.A.R Series

02:50 - Direction Taken With F.E.A.R/How Music Was Created

06:39 - Sustaining Tension/Blurring Music & Sound Design

08:07 - Field Recordings/Sample Libraries/Convolution

10:59 - Nathan’s Mum Painting Technique/Composing Techniques

12:48 - Music On The Cutting Room Floor/Emotional Music

15:49 - Creating Music And Evolving As Time Goes On

17:33 - How Nathan Expands On An Idea/Idea Process

20:00 - Nathan Doesn’t Think He Is A Lord Of The Rings Nerd

20:30 - Collaborating With Garry Schyman/Not Copying Howard Shore’s Score

24:00 - Nathan & Garry Were Only Ever In The Same During Recording/Orchestra & Choir

26:15 - Garry & Nathan’s Scores Blending/Collaboration Process

28:54 - Nathan’s Work With Inon Zur

30:56 - How Nathan Ended Up Working On Mortal Kombat 11

33:35 - Differences Between Working On Mortal Kombat 11 And Shadow Of Mordor

35:08 - Lore Of Mortal Kombat 11

35:58 - Opportunities Working Under The Warner Bros. Umbrella/Interaction Cues For MK11

39:25 - Energy Of Mortal Kombat 11 Music Cues/Atmosphere To MK11

42:50 - Nathan Is Open To Working On Film Scores/Game Cinematics Are Different To Film

47:19 - Warner Bros Film & Gaming Don’t Have Much Crossover

48:30 - Evolution Of Music In Video Games

50:15 - Getting Into The Game Industry Back In The Early Days/Ambiguity Of Music

53:45 - Nathan Doesn’t Use Social Media/How To Contact Nathan

55:31 - Where To Listen To Nathan Grigg’s Game OST

#96 - Nathan Grigg Interview (F.E.A.R, Composing, Shadow Of Mordor, Mortal Kombat 11, LOTR, Film etc.)

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#96 - Nathan Grigg Interview (F.E.A.R, Composing, Shadow Of Mordor, Mortal Kombat 11, LOTR, Film etc.)