Once I first wrote about boomer shooters final 12 months on Steam Deck and in addition on Switch, apart from New Blood and Nightdive, the commonest title was Andrew Hulshult who has performed some superb music through the years. He just lately was concerned with the DOOM + DOOM II re-release that included his IDKFA soundtrack with new music for DOOM II, and having needed to interview him for some time now, I lastly had an opportunity to talk with him on name for just a few hours to debate recreation soundtracks, composition, bands he likes, guitar strings, pickups, chilly brew espresso, his first movie soundtrack, video games he’s taking part in, and much more. This interview was performed on video name after which it was transcribed and edited for brevity. Similar to my interview with Dave Oshry from New Blood, this one was extra informal than regular, and that is probably the longest interview on TouchArcade so strap in and seize a chilly brew.
TouchArcade (TA): So for these unaware, inform us a little bit bit about your self and what you do.
Andrew Hulshult (AH): Yeah, my title’s Andrew Hulshult. I’m a composer and sound designer for primarily video video games, however I’m beginning to transfer over into movie as properly. I like to simply write music on my own typically when it’s not for a recreation or movie. However that’s primarily what I do. I work within the recreation and movie trade doing sound design, soundtracks, and typically voice performing.
TA: How did you find yourself engaged on the canceled Duke Nukem undertaking and in addition Rise of the Triad 2013?
AH: Duke Nukem 3D Reloaded was truly simply sort of like, I believe that was 2010. That’s, I’m reaching again right here a little bit bit. So I believe Frederik on the time, Frederik Schreiber, the man who runs 3D Realms now, or I believe he nonetheless does, principally he was remaking maps in the midst of Unreal Engine 3 of like among the authentic Duke 3D maps and posting them on Gearbox boards, which I believe one among them that acquired plenty of hits was like the entire 3D renders of like Hollywood Holocaust, which is like E1M1 for Duke 3D. That caught my consideration as properly. I used to be like, wow, that appears actually neat. , like I reached out on the boards, I used to be like, hey, do you want any music? Possibly this is able to be enjoyable. Like, I actually preferred Duke 3D again within the day. And he stated, yeah, positive. , like if you wish to remake among the stuff and hand it off to me.
So I simply did a few of that. I simply had gear laying round and I needed to sort of learn to do that anyway. So I simply dove in head first and began sort of remaking among the previous Duke 3D tracks. That sort of spawned into, , not loads, not loads was performed in Duke 3D Reloaded. It was identical to, , like some odds and ends stuff. One way or the other that became Apogee, Terry Nagy, head looking us and saying, hey, I’ve an IP that I’d actually such as you to work on known as Rise of the Triad if you happen to guys need to give it a attempt. And he had an investor with him on the time who was named Dave Oshry And this was a really very long time in the past. And it’s loopy. Like all these folks now are like, , on the, we had been all on the forefront of just like the retro FPS revival stuff.
However principally after Duke 3D Reloaded, yeah, Apogee got here, stated, hey, we’re . And Fred stated sure on our aspect. And we began making Rise of the Triad 2013.
TA: It was humorous you talked about Dave Oshry as a result of after I lastly acquired an interview with him, I believe it was simpler for me to satisfy Iron Maiden than get that interview, however after getting that performed, I had New Blood lined. I just lately additionally interviewed Nightdive about The Thing, however I wanted to finish the trifecta for boomer shooters: Andrew Hulshult. Now that’s lastly occurring.
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TA: I keep in mind in a previous interview you probably did, you talked about how if you had been doing the 3D realm stuff, you weren’t conscious of how a lot you had been in demand within the trade. So when that door closed, instantly you had like a, like 1000’s of alternatives and stuff like that. However, and clearly you’ve gone on to do a few of like some enormous titles since then. Clearly Doom Everlasting DLC is the one which lots of people take into consideration you. For me, it’s like different titles like Nightmare Reaper and Nightfall and stuff like that. I need to know the way you’ve modified as a musician and as knowledgeable from again then to now.
AH: Oh, that’s an amazing query. Man, beginning off within the trade with, , doing the entire stuff with Interceptor, like the place we had been, what we had been simply speaking about, it was a totally contemporary expertise as a musician. So that you don’t know what you’re stepping into. After which plenty of instances you’re like, I don’t even know what I needs to be getting paid, , like you’ve got an concept, however you’re not, you don’t know. And so like wading via these waters is fascinating and in addition harmful territory. However the stuff that I’ve realized has been all from, , tripping on agreements as you go ahead. You signal an settlement, you go for it, you make the cash, and on the again finish you’re both like, this didn’t actually work out, otherwise you’re like, hey, this labored out, we have to be sure that we do that once more, .
It’s studying the complete time. As a result of that is the factor that I really feel like musicians get hung up on loads, which is, , they only, they need to make actually, actually superior, stunning artwork for video games. And like, there’s completely nothing flawed with that. You need to, that needs to be the core precept that you just do. However you must just remember to receives a commission to be able to proceed to do it. As a result of in any other case you burn your self out and also you don’t need to work within the trade anymore. And that, to return to what you had been speaking about with, I didn’t know the way a lot, like how in demand I used to be. I used to be proper at that time. I used to be about to stroll away from all the things proper after the entire stuff with 3D Realms. I used to be performed with video games. I used to be like, what, like there’s not plenty of avenues right here and I’m simply getting extra bitter as time goes on. And the final handful of issues I’ve labored on have simply bombed so why am I placing all this effort into this?
I ought to try to do one thing else. And I didn’t understand till I stepped out from 3D Realms how many individuals needed to rent me. And like, it’s a type of bizarre issues the place like, I’m positive you possibly can in all probability relate. When you’ve got a job, like a day job, if you happen to’ve ever simply held like a easy, easy day job, you may get sucked into that total cycle of that job and nothing else issues round.
So an instance of this is able to be, I labored for a music retailer for about 15 years, okay. I used to be doing properly for them. They needed to provide me my very own shops. I used to be engaged on administration. And the cycle that comes with that the place you get so wrapped up within the enterprise of that makes you lose focus of plenty of different issues in life. And that’s sort of what occurred to me whereas I used to be working with 3D Realms. That’s nothing dangerous about them. It’s simply if you’re working for a corporation reasonably than working for your self, it turns into that.
From the begin to now has been like only a loopy studying course of. You do should stroll on landmines. You do should get blown up a few instances till you determine what works and what doesn’t. Stepping out from 3D Realms after they stated, hey, we don’t have the money to pay you. It’s like, oh, okay, I assume I’ll go determine this out now. After which unexpectedly, DUSK, , like that’s actually the subsequent factor that and AMID EVIL had been the very subsequent issues that I labored on. It was loopy.
TA: Clearly you get plenty of questions on recreation music, however what’s like, because you introduced up this entire factor about the way you’ve modified, what’s the greatest false impression that individuals each within the trade and just like the gamers have about video video games music proper now?
AH: The most important false impression. Oh, that anyone can do it and it’s a small half. laughs It’s like, you possibly can’t simply throw something in there. Like, man, it’s I’d say that from a public like standpoint of I don’t play video games that a lot and I’m informal sort of factor, a few of my mates and a few of my household are like, you’ve got the simplest job. I’m like, you haven’t any f***ing concept. , stroll in my sneakers for a day and let’s speak once more. Yeah, it’s actually tough since you, you actually should trick your self into stepping into no matter environment or no matter world another person has painted already. Proper. Like they’ve already constructed all the things out. That is their imaginative and prescient. You must step into it and you must step into it with respect to their design philosophies. And also you additionally should have the arrogance to say, properly, that is what I believe we should always do and why we should always do it. And there’s plenty of, there’s plenty of social confidence that’s wanted to do a gig like this.
It’s complicated in plenty of other ways. The artwork aspect of it’s onerous sufficient, like pulling shit out of skinny air, is tough already, however then, um, explaining to folks why you need to go this path and typically even arguing to get that path generally is a problem in and of itself.
So yeah, I’d say the largest false impression is that it’s simple and that it’s not simple. I swear to God, so many instances my mates are like, ah, you’ve acquired the simplest job. I’m like, no, man, I dwell, I, I threw 100 pound packing containers from 6 AM to 4 PM. And typically I miss that.
Whiskey and occasional fueled half of the @RiseoftheTriad OST. Most songs had been composed between 9pm and 3am.
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— Andrew Hulshult (@AndrewHulshult) September 30, 2015
TA: So I additionally need to speak loads about your gear, however earlier than that, I believe we should always focus on among the recreation particular issues. So let’s begin with ROTT 2013. I’ve simply despatched you a tweet proper now, which I needed to reference. That is fairly an previous one (linked above). Nicely, I truly didn’t know a lot about this soundtrack till just lately. I had heard about it and I had heard that plenty of my mates purchased that launch. They stated that it wasn’t that nice. I performed the unique on DOS however not the 2013 model, so I didn’t actually hear all of it in-game till the Ludicrous Version and when people made an enormous deal about it having Andrew Hulshult’s music. I made a decision I needed to correctly attempt it then. I needed to speak about your thought course of between like, , redoing these tracks and developing with your individual flare on them, as a result of anybody who, not less than any fan of yours, in the event that they hearken to that, they comprehend it’s your music. It’s not like, oh, this is rather like him doing a canopy of another person. It nonetheless feels prefer it’s you.
AH: The in the beginning factor was to ensure you respect your elders. I needed to be sure that no matter I did clearly served the fanbase and by proxy served all the things that Lee Jackson had written. Lee Jackson and Bobby Prince, so far as I’m involved, that’s the de facto composers for FPS. The originators. You’re already getting into one thing properly established again within the day. Persons are very accustomed to this. Should you f*** it up, you might be toast. That was my first skilled gig. Entering into that sort of stress.
Simply actually what it got here to, it was all actually pure. I heard these songs and I noticed the sport and what they’re making and I’m like it’s kinda jank, however it’s enjoyable. It’s ridiculous. ROTT is so ridiculous. I used to be like man, I used to be speaking to Dave and Fred about it. What if we did like rock and steel stuff predominantly? That’s the sort of music I hearken to on a regular basis. They stated let’s attempt it. Even Terry was like you must do it.
Actually they only kinda gave me free reign to provide it a attempt on a few of these issues. The primary one I did as a demo to work on it was “Goin Down the Quick Method” and I keep in mind I handed that to Terry. Terry is superior and he has been nice to me for my total profession. By no means had a foul piece of recommendation from him. He’s the CCO for Apogee by the way in which. I keep in mind handing him the very first demo of “Goin Down the Quick Method”. His remark coming again to me was “It’s in the appropriate path but it surely feels like a diarrhea of sound” As a result of it wasn’t blended accurately. I used to be simply excited at hand him one thing. I used to be like okay that is a type of moments the place I’m going to should learn to settle for suggestions even when it’s not from a musician and I do know that they imply properly. I remixed a few issues and I believe that is what he was speaking about and I despatched it again to him and he stated it was manner higher and it was superior. Okay cool, this man doesn’t simply hate me.
It sort of simply got here from the guts. All of the soundtracks I work on, it’s me. Even whether it is getting into another person’s sneakers, I’ve to do not forget that the supply materials comes first, then you definitely put your influences on. So the supply materials is the construction of the home however you possibly can put up no matter partitions you need and paint on it, and hold and adorn, however simply be sure that the home continues to be the identical home that individuals keep in mind.
Now to handle the Tweet above, Whiskey and occasional fueled half of the Rise of the Triad soundtrack. Most songs had been composed between 9 p.m. and three a.m. That’s true. Right here’s one little tidbit with it too. Terry Nagy, the man I used to be speaking about, the CCO from Apogee, he would commonly take me all the way down to a bar known as Hula Fingers. And he would purchase the drinks after which he would simply take me dwelling and be like, “Alright, now go write some extra songs.” It was superior. I miss these days.
TA: This jogs my memory of that one observe in IDKFA the place you used a tremolo to duplicate a selected sound and it was the proper strategy to do it.
AH: That was Darkish Halls in DOOM. It has the tremolo guitar that’s speculated to be the rolling bass synth from that sound. I like that tune.
TA: After ROTT 2013, one other recreation I didn’t actually play till just lately was Bombshell and I actually solely purchased that recreation due to your soundtrack. I acquired it after I was researching boomer shooters for an article and was wanting on the video games I don’t personal. I purchased it and didn’t actually take care of a lot of it, however the music was nice. I sort of consider that soundtrack with Nightmare Reaper the place they really feel like simply steel albums from Andrew Hulshult reasonably than devoted recreation soundtracks. Was this the purpose in your profession the place you realized you’re actually good at bringing steel into these sorts of video games? It felt like a turning level.
AH: That’s that’s an amazing query too like truly yeah like proper round that point I used to be experimenting loads with simply making huge atmospheric like synth stuff and like orchestral as you possibly can hear on that soundtrack if you happen to acquired far sufficient, laughs, but additionally like for the for the larger fights and stuff, I actually needed to start out dialing up my very own sound and my very own writing and I’d already performed the quilt stuff I needed to need to present folks what what I might do and so yeah that’s sort of actually the place my introduction to love my very own authentic items began coming into place, so yeah that’s truly proper. I by no means even thought of that that’s the place that began and in addition like I imply I gosh that’s if I give it some thought, that was 2013 is the top of 2013 is when improvement began on that, and it initially began as a Duke Nukem recreation earlier than the lawsuit, and I had an eight string by that point. I used to be tuning down huge time at that time, and there’s plenty of stuff that by no means made it perhaps I’ll put that up on Twitter sooner or later however there’s plenty of stuff that by no means by no means confirmed up on it as a result of it was a little bit too aggressive however that stuff would later present up in DOOM . laughs
TA: When simply discovering your music a few years in the past, all the things was actually good steel, and this was in all probability across the time I used to be primarily listening to steel earlier than I began broadening my horizons. I went via this part after I was studying guitar and I began listening to extra Dream Theater after which acquired a seven string guitar, and finally acquired into Meshuggah. It acquired me enthusiastic about how after I hearken to your music now, you handle doing distinctive issues for every recreation and make the songs match the sport correctly. It isn’t simply steel anymore so there’s no fear about being typecast. Did you’ve got that concern that everybody is simply going to anticipate steel from you if you’re behind a selected soundtrack?
AH: Oh man. You simply saying that simply out loud makes me wow. I nonetheless fear about that typically. There are moments the place I’m like am I getting typecast at this level, and also you saying, yeah I don’t have to fret about that anymore, I’m like oh thank god I heard it from another person the place they had been like, as a result of I don’t need to be like I don’t need to be like straight up often known as steel man like I like steel I like taking part in it I’ll make these data all day lengthy as folks so long as folks will hearken to it and even when they gained’t I’ll in all probability make them, however yeah I like to color with completely different brushes like particularly after I grow old, like I actually take pleasure in mixing sound design with guitars.
I like mixing sound design with orchestral devices, I like simply going full hand on my Eurorack synth stuff over right here and simply getting misplaced. As a musician I’m lucky sufficient at this level the place I can simply experiment, and I do know I can discover, I’ve the arrogance now after engaged on all these video games and having some success with it the place I do know if I get misplaced I can discover a manner out as a result of I’ll discover one thing that I like, and chances are high if I prefer it, I can in all probability present it to some individuals who will dig it as properly. I’m so glad to listen to that you just’re like I do know that I can get some selection. laughs
TA: I imply if somebody simply heard DUSK and I’d say in the event that they heard DUSK even that’s fairly completely different. I imply if somebody’s not into steel perhaps they assume nightfall sounds the identical as bombshell however you possibly can completely inform that DUSK was attempting to be like this center floor of what you want and 9 Inch Nails’ Quake. I believe it has one among my favourite guitar tones in gaming proper now, and it’s nonetheless fairly timeless. I need to transfer to AMID EVIL. I like the soundtrack to the primary recreation, however I need to ask in regards to the DLC for 2 causes. Now the very first thing is sort of like a private matter as a result of I imagine you had been going via a household emergency throughout the time if you had been recording the soundtrack, proper? Once I was taking part in Dragon Quest VIII on the 3DS and my grandfather was within the hospital earlier than he handed away, at any time when I take into consideration Dragon Quest VIII now it jogs my memory of that. So do you undergo the identical factor with the AMID EVIL DLC music?
AH: I don’t assume I’ve been in a position to sit down and digest it that manner but. However I do know precisely what you’re speaking about and I’m positive that’s what I’ll completely undergo. Yeah, to harp again to what you’re speaking about, to what you’re referencing, my father had a coronary heart assault. And it was simply out of nowhere. And it was on, gosh, I believe it was on New Yr’s Eve. It was like 9 PM on New Yr’s Eve. It was the 12 months earlier than it was launched And I used to be midway, I used to be like halfway via engaged on that soundtrack. And it simply scared the shit out of me. As anyone would. Your father’s dying And he ended up having like a, all 4 valves round his coronary heart had been like 90-95% clogged. So yeah, he needed to have a quadruple bypass. And fortunately, We’ve got a extremely, actually good coronary heart hospital proper subsequent to us. They usually’re at an age now the place they’re on Medicare. I believe it’s Medicare. I can’t keep in mind. It’s like when you’re previous 64 at a sure age on this nation, you may get on Medicare. And , like well being stuff isn’t as a lot of a nightmare because it usually is. However they acquired nice care, acquired taken care of. Nevertheless it was months.
It took months for all that stuff to occur. And there’s like so many issues that occurred in between that. Like this was proper in the midst of COVID. So like at any time when he acquired, it was proper in the midst of the large Omicron spike for the world. In order quickly as he acquired admitted, he couldn’t get to an precise emergency room. He needed to sit in one other room for like two or three days and so they truly needed to sedate him for just a few days earlier than they may switch him to a different hospital to get checked out. Prefer it was simply loopy. And I used to be out of my thoughts. I used to be loopy at that time. And so as soon as they acquired to some extent the place they stated we’re going to do surgical procedure and he got here out of surgical procedure, I simply wanted one thing to occupy myself. In any other case, I used to be going to self-destruct.
So I began writing loads on the AMID EVIL stuff and began actually discovering that previous like taking part in with a band and writing songs for you sort of vibe entering into. And plenty of that stuff in a AMID EVIL, the stuff that’s like acquired plenty of vitality behind it, that’s fairly private for me. There’s plenty of feelings on that soundtrack. There’s additionally one thing else that I haven’t talked about in public but and I’m not going to speak about it right here that I began engaged on that has plenty of that as properly. And that’ll nonetheless be some time earlier than that pops up. However I’d say that that was my principal outlet for some time. You might have one thing to stay up for.
However yeah, like that soundtrack let’s wrap it up. That soundtrack did have plenty of pressure and plenty of feelings tied to my father virtually passing away and me attempting to wrap my head round that. You’re proper. I hadn’t thought of that.
TA: The opposite factor in regards to the AMID EVIL DLC is that this particular tune I need to contact on: Splitting Time. This tune is fascinating for just a few causes. It jogs my memory of a few of my favourite recreation trailers just like the tune used within the Nioh 2 launch trailer, I’m unsure if you happen to’ve seen it. However extra fascinating than that’s I used to be taking part in Avenue Fighter 6 with a buddy of mine and listening to this within the background and he requested me if I used to be listening to Killer Intuition music? I stated it was the AMID EVIL DLC and he needed to know who made it. It jogged my memory fairly a little bit of Mick Gordon’s non DOOM music. We spoke about Killer Intuition and my buddy stated “they need to get Andrew for a brand new Killer Intuition album” and I needed to ask if Killer Intuition influenced that tune?
AH: No I didn’t truly. However there is perhaps little hints of that forwards and backwards as a result of gosh, there are moments after I went again to that Killer Intuition reboot as a result of I assumed Mick did such an amazing job on it. The place I’m like, man, the manufacturing right here is strictly what I’ve been attempting to do for like a handful of years, And like that soundtrack was simply actually inspiring to hearken to. I believe he’s simply, he’s a superb composer.
TA: That’s one other recreation I purchased due to the soundtrack as a result of after I performed DOOM 2016, I used to be like I must play extra video games with this man’s performed the music for and everybody was like Killer Intuition. I used to be like I’ve by no means heard this. I didn’t personal an N64. What the hell is that this recreation? I purchased it and preferred the music much more than the sport.
AH: That entire soundtrack slaps, man. He did a unbelievable job on that.
Whenever you understand @AndrewHulshult put his entire bussy into the Nightmare Reaper OST as an alternative of saving it for DUSK 2 pic.twitter.com/tU1AsySok0
— Dave @ Residence (@DaveOshry) October 11, 2023
TA: OK, so now let’s go to Nightmare Reaper a bit. I already talked about how this might be your individual steel album. I don’t even assume it must be associated to this recreation. And that is one other recreation I simply purchased as a result of the music was so good. And I used to be like there’s sort of like this disconnect between what I anticipated within the recreation and after I heard the music, as a result of I heard the music earlier than taking part in the sport and I used to be like, OK, I must get used to this. However so earlier than I ask you about your thought course of between doing the music, I need to simply deliver up this different tweet (linked above) from New Blood’s Dave Oshry, which is fascinating for Nightmare Reaper. Once I noticed that Tweet, I knew I needed to deliver it up at any time when I interviewed you sooner or later and right here we’re.
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AH: Every time Bruno reached out to me, Bruno is the developer of Nightmare Reaper. Every time he reached out to me, we simply actually began speaking about a few of our favourite bands and we’d simply go off forwards and backwards as a result of he confirmed me a recreation that he was making. I used to be like, “That appears cool.” I used to be like, “Nicely, let me know if you happen to’re ever .” After which we simply began speaking about music. He’s like, “Would you be eager about working with me on this?” And I stated, “Yeah, I believe that might be cool.” And he actually was like, “I simply need this to be like a steel file from you.” I used to be like, “Actually?” He was like, “Yeah.” He’s like, “You’ve acquired good influences.” He’s like, “I simply need it to sound such as you simply made a straight steel file.” I used to be like, “Nicely, it might’t be simply that.” I used to be like, “Nevertheless it’ll be principally that.” You continue to want to love, we have to, it must nonetheless be for a recreation. As a result of in any other case you’d have me, , screaming over prime of all the things as properly.
However yeah, it’s fairly near one thing I’d have written at the moment. , as you go together with a, as time strikes on, tastes change. And , however like at the moment, for positive, that’s what you’d have gotten for a steel file. I believe that’s fairly shut, yeah.
TA: How do you handle doing that and in addition conserving the soundtrack dynamic for a recreation then?
AH: Um, play via it plenty of instances the place you possibly can determine the place you possibly can have rests and lulls. And the place anyone’s gonna probably simply stroll round and search for issues. After which attempt to write one thing that you just your self wouldn’t become bored with. And that’s nonetheless fascinating by way of like, , like an ambient observe or like a low vitality observe that also strikes a little bit bit. Simply music to discover to, proper? After which try to make a chunk that enhances what that’s, however is tremendous excessive vitality or, uh, simply increased vitality for it. So like, in order that these two can work collectively. You actually have to think about it as like, you’re gluing two or three completely different items collectively. As a result of like Prodeus has like three items.
It has an ambient, it has a light-weight fight, and it has a heavy fight. They usually’re structured in triggers all through that recreation. So I’ve to think about how this ambient works with this low fight tune after which work with this excessive fight tune. Or this heavy fight tune. And do all of them transfer properly between one another, um, if you happen to had been to simply crossfade them at random instances, ? As a result of that’s what the engine goes to do. So yeah, it’s like, I don’t know, you simply, you gotta take a type of items of music, construct it out first, after which take into consideration the opposite piece.
TA: Because you introduced up Prodeus, that was the subsequent recreation I used to be going to ask about. I don’t even keep in mind what occurred with Prodeus when it launched on Steam, as a result of I keep in mind being despatched a code for it and simply tried it out for assessment, however was blown away by the music. I keep in mind I even joked about that when I wrote about boomer shooters. On the time, it felt like all the things boomer shooters was all about New Blood, Nightdive, and Andrew Hulshult. So Prodeus looks like steel, industrial, bass heavy, and punchier on the whole. It really works properly with the aesthetic however I believe Cables and Chaos is my favourite. You’ve spoken loads about Prodeus, however I needed to know what your favourite observe is from that and whether or not you may give us an fascinating anecdote from composing which individuals may not learn about?
AH: Cables and Chaos is certainly my favourite one. Like, for positive. Like, that was the second. Um, so, like, they initially solely needed me to work on, like, the music that first shipped. Not lots of people know that I went via, like, this entire nightmare the place I needed to pull the complete soundtrack down throughout the complete, like, all this digital distribution and put it again up with all of the songs as a result of initially there was solely, like, ten items of music with Prodeus. After which once they had been getting nearer to launch they had been like, “Hey, we need to… we need to… we would like, like, ten extra.” And I used to be like, “Oh, uh, okay. Nicely, I’ve already put out the soundtrack.
We already agreed on this, so that is bizarre.” So, um, they confirmed me what else they had been engaged on by way of, like, the degrees and all the things that I hadn’t seen and I used to be like, “Good lord, these look unbelievable!” So I acquired actually impressed with that and made a ton of actually simply extra aggressive items of music which became issues like Chaoscaster, Cables and Chaos, uh…I’m simply attempting to think about the opposite ones. Dystopian Dimension.
That entire soundtrack is superior. Like, that entire soundtrack, like, it was inbuilt an fascinating time the place it’s…it was… half of it was pre-pandemic and the opposite half was throughout isolation throughout pandemic. So, it’s acquired these actually fascinating tangents of, uh, the second half of the file’s far more aggressive than the primary half. Simply because, like, I don’t know, I used to be at dwelling and I’m like, I can’t get something out. Like, by way of my outlet, I can’t exit. I can’t do that. So, like, all of my vitality was targeted on how aggressive can I make the remainder of this, ? Like, after which we lastly get to place it out. I believe that was 2022.
Right here’s one factor from Prodeus that I assumed was tremendous neat. So, Spent Gasoline is without doubt one of the solely instances that I’ve been…Nicely, it was one of many first instances I’d performed it in the mean time. The place I’d taken an concept and I used to be like, how do I write an idea round this? And actually, like, the map they confirmed me was simply, , inexperienced sludge and radiated bullshit in all places. It seemed like Chernobyl. And, um…I used to be like, man, I actually need to discover methods to take issues like Geiger counters, uh, and, uh, pulses from, from, uh, from fission reactions and, like, perhaps even the sound of the, uh, the flash that occurs within the video at any time when they’re testing the atomic bomb stuff. Like, something that’s gamma or uh, radiation that’s audible, I need to take that and make a chunk of music with it. So, there actually are all of these issues in that piece of…that piece of music. So, there’s the sound of a nuclear reactor turning on, doing what’s known as a pulse, uh, for the primary time. And that’s truly utilized in a part of the beat. The Geiger counters used as parts of the beat that sort of feels like a drum machine a little bit bit.
I reversed the sound of, uh, the atomic bomb, the preliminary flash hitting the digicam, making this “bzzz” sound. I reversed that and made it pulse forwards and backwards via the beat. After which, , in a while the music is like plenty of guitar stuff to go together with it and all the things, however all that stuff that’s occurring with the synthesizer is all primarily based round, , like radiation. And I used to be like, “Ah, that is cool!”
Every time I acquired performed with it, I used to be like, “Lastly!” I had an concept, like an idea concept for a chunk of music that stems from like an actual life factor and put all of it collectively. In order that was like, that’s one of many standout moments for me on that soundtrack. I used to be actually happy with that.
TA: Are you able to say something in regards to the DLC music or is that simply as much as the devs for them to launch?
AH: Uh, that’s as much as the devs for them.
TA: Something that’s completely different or fascinating or ought to we simply anticipate one other banger soundtrack?
AH: I’m unsure in the event that they’re going to make use of the bottom recreation stuff or if they need me to work on something new. I’ve my suspicions that they’ll give me a shout in all probability someplace within the close to future, however I haven’t heard from them but.
TA: I believe in a current interview the place you spoke in regards to the Iron Lung soundtrack, which you’re doing, clearly you possibly can’t speak a lot about it, however I, don’t need to know in regards to the soundtrack particularly, I’ll await the film to come back out, however I need to know three issues: How is it engaged on a film soundtrack? How is it working with Markiplier? How has the finances accessible for the soundtrack modified the way you’re in a position to strategy music composition?
AH: So the primary one was, how’s it engaged on a film soundtrack? Fully completely different. Like, I assumed that, I assumed that I’d be capable of stroll in and simply be like, “Eh, this gained’t, this’ll be easy.” Oh. Like, it’s simply as difficult as the sport stuff, however in a totally completely different path. The place I’d know precisely to speak to a developer about “Let’s put a chunk of music right here, let’s put a chunk of music right here, let’s try this.” I can try this with Mark, however they’re fully completely different conversations. One is, , I do know precisely what’s speculated to be occurring within the recreation right here, that is, , you’re selecting up this weapon, otherwise you’re, this journey is going on in entrance of you, that is the tone. The opposite is a movie that I’ll get one thing out of, however Mark could also be intending for a unique emotion. So we’ve got to speak about these issues forwards and backwards earlier than I make a chunk of music. So it’s actually fascinating. It’s a enjoyable problem, to be trustworthy with you.
The second was working with Mark? Mark is superior. He’s a lot enjoyable to work with. He hears issues that I don’t hear, uh, brings issues up in, in my very own music, the place I’m like, “Oh, I didn’t even take into consideration that.” And he’s very a lot, um, a musician with out, like, being a musician. Like, he doesn’t, he doesn’t write, like, so far as I do know, he doesn’t write a bunch of music, like, on the common, however he understands it very, very properly. And can, uh, commonly make selections after I hand him a chunk of music, and he’s like, “Okay, that is, , typically we should minimize these forwards and backwards, however I promise you, like, like, to make it work for a scene.” He’s like, “However I promise you, we’ll do it as finest as we will, or I’ll do it as finest as I can.” I’m like, “Uh, , like, perhaps I ought to simply recompose the scene.” And each time he cuts one thing to, like, probably make it, like, a tiny bit shorter, I’m like, “No, that’s precisely what I’d have performed. Like, how are you this good at enhancing these items?” Like, it’s, it blows my thoughts. Um, so he’s been unbelievable to work with.
The third is in regards to the finances for the film soundtrack and the way it adjustments the way it impacts composition? Budgets had been loads larger. I’ll simply, I’ll simply preserve it at that. They had been, they had been, they had been a lot larger. Um, simply due to how a lot, it wasn’t, like, attributable to, um, , like, “Oh, you’re engaged on a movie now.” It was, it was due to how a lot music we went via. Um, I wrote demos with them on the set. So, like, they flew me all the way down to Austin and Mark stated, “Hey, , why don’t you simply write music whereas I’m doing scenes?” I’m like, “Wow, that sounds truly actually, actually f***ing cool, yeah.” So, I’d go down there about as soon as each two weeks and spend about two or three days there, simply sitting at, uh, sitting out entrance whereas they’re, they’re doing scenes, and I’d be writing music with my headphones, simply watching on a monitor, , what’s occurring in entrance of me, like, 50 ft in entrance of me. And so, there was a ton of music from that, and there’s much more music that got here afterwards that we wrote, and actually, um, I’m truly about to leap on a name as a result of I believe they want another, another piece of music.
I’m gonna leap on a name in like two hours, ’trigger I believe they want another piece of music. Um, but it surely’s, it’s simply been loads. There’s loads there. And it’s selecting the feelings that go the place. So, like, there could be, I wrote all these songs for, , um, catching a vibe of melancholy, and these songs for catching a vibe of anger, and these vibes for pressure, and this, and this, and we’ve got this big palette to simply select from and decide the place we would like issues to go, and that’s what, that’s what Mark’s been doing. So, yeah, it’s, it’s just about, I imply, financially, the very same factor as, that I’d agree on with video games, but it surely’s simply, there’s the quantity that, like, we’ve performed with stuff is like, whoa, that’s loads! So, yeah.
So, yeah, it’s been nice. It’s helped me out a ton. I’d like to work with Mark once more after this.
TA: Going out of your first film soundtrack, let’s speak about your first chiptune album, which was Nightfall 82. So, was that really the primary time you probably did any form of chiptune remixing or composition or association, I ought to say?
AH: Yeah, the primary actual one, like, I imply, like, you may, you may argue that, like, the Rad Rodgers stuff has a few of that on there, however that’s, like, nearer to synth wave greater than the rest, I really feel like. And, like, that sort of retro really feel. So, yeah, this was the primary actual time that I, like, approached, like, a chiptune. Like, that is, you must keep inside these boundaries of restricted expertise. And it was actually, like, , select your, select your sine wave. Would you like, you need sine, or select your audio wave. Would you like sine, sq., or, , triangle? So, it’s one of many three. Simply constructing, like, drum kits primarily based off of that and, like, white noise and all the things. And, yeah, that was, that was fascinating.
Like, when David approached me about that, I used to be like, “You wanna do what?” , like, fully make, like, the Nightfall soundtrack and chiptunes of, like, why don’t we simply, like, select a handful of, like, the hits and go from there. Like, those that individuals keep in mind essentially the most, ? And that was enjoyable. Uh, that was tremendous cool. Simply bouncing these forwards and backwards off Dave and David. However, yeah, that was, that was the primary time I ever did that. And it was, it was fairly cool. I’m glad folks prefer it.
TA: I believe, uh, Nightfall 82 was, like, this free pre-order bonus with the Nintendo Change launch. So after I began taking part in that, I used to be like, “Wait, did they really do that for the soundtrack?” After which I seemed it up and I’m like, “After all they did!” I do know clearly you’re, like, tremendous busy with, like, a ton of tasks, however if you happen to had, like, limitless time and assets, would you do a chiptune demake of any of your different albums? And if you happen to would, which one would you decide?
AH: Gosh. Which one could be essentially the most fascinating is de facto the, uh, the query there. I believe the one that might be essentially the most fascinating if I had been to do this could be in all probability AMID EVIL. As a result of there’s a lot occurring in a few of these, it might be, it might be plenty of enjoyable to return and, like, hear a few of these melodies which are, like, on, like, all string sections and stuff, and right here I’m taking all the way in which all the way down to, like, 8-bit, ? I believe that that might match very well too. However yeah, if cash wasn’t a problem. Yeah, and time. Time’s the largest one there.
TA: Talking of money and time, I used to be going to ask you about remastering one among your previous soundtracks, like bringing it to the fashionable Andrew Hulshult sound. You talked about that you just’d do ROTT 2013 in the event that they paid you to remaster it.
AH: There’s a ton of labor concerned in that. Doing that only for IDKFA was a ton of labor. Like, that was months of getting that collectively. Um, yeah, I’d love to do this for ROTT if Apogee could be eager about it, however, like, it’s a time factor greater than the rest. I believe it’s a time factor for them, and it’s a time factor for me. I imply, they’re actually down the road, so, like, they will open up that dialog anytime they need, and it’s only a matter of when, ? When’s the appropriate time.
TA: WRATH: Aeon of Damage, I believe is a recreation you composed a very long time in the past, not less than in gaming, like, just a few years in the past, and it lastly launched this 12 months. That’s a soundtrack the place if anybody hears it, I believe they in all probability wouldn’t anticipate it to be you once they hearken to the soundtrack, and that’s one of many issues I like about it, as a result of right here, like, he does extra than simply steel, like, it’s essential get that into your head, like, that looks like a type of issues. How was it engaged on that soundtrack?
AH: It was fascinating forwards and backwards. Jeremiah, the developer on that, the unique developer, at first, I believe he’ll be okay with me saying this, at first we didn’t, we didn’t see eye to eye on issues, as a result of I needed straight up, like, virtually no guitar in any respect, Quake, Like, that is what you’re going for, that is the viewers, we have to harp even additional into this, and he needed some guitar blended in there, and like, we might butt heads forwards and backwards on it fairly a bit, till we lastly got here to love a mutual understanding, and I began listening to him out a little bit bit extra, and he began listening to me out, and I used to be like, okay, okay, I believe we’re all good on this.
However yeah, it was, that one was a little bit, a little bit extra robust, simply because the, like, the event cycle was, wasn’t, , as folks know, like, didn’t, it didn’t go as nice, like, in direction of about midway via, perhaps a little bit, even a little bit sooner than that, and I might see a few of that taking place in actual time, simply because I do know all these guys, so like, it was unavoidable.
In order that’s, that’s onerous to make artwork for when that the product itself is having some issues. However I believe Christalynne Pyle did a great job with wrapping all the things up in direction of the top of it, which was a job in and of itself, for positive. However, I don’t know, there have been some bizarre concepts pitched on the market at one level, the place like, I believe Fred needed like, like straight up, like actually excessive steel tracks at one level. I believe they even had a trailer at one level the place I used to be like, this isn’t the tone of this recreation. I don’t know the place you guys discovered that music, however like, that is, this isn’t that.
However I’m glad that all the things ultimately was in a position to have some cohesiveness and, and meld collectively. I actually want that we had time to do some motion tracks, like, for that recreation. Like, I really feel like there are moments the place that might have, that might have been useful, but additionally on the identical time, that’s an enormous what if. , like, as a result of there’s two issues that you must consider. Which is, that’s the Quake engine. It’s just like the OG Quake engine. , what are the restrictions that we’re working with right here? Can we dynamically swap music, and is it going to work properly, simply in addition to you’ve heard in different titles? And quantity two, um, would that take folks out of it?
As a result of all people remembers just like the OG Quake having like, , each map had its tune. Nicely, I say that. It was a disc operating that simply performed a bunch of music. However principally, each map had a tune for it. So, yeah, there’s, there’s a handful of issues there. However I just like the soundtrack. I believe it’s cool. I believe it’s, it’s, it’s acquired some actually fascinating moments in it the place like, one among them the place I used to be, I simply stated, “F*** it, no matter. We’re gonna, we’re gonna bow a guitar via a bunch of pedals and see what that comes out like.” That’s one among my favourite items from that. I believe that’s in direction of the top. However, um, yeah, it was a little bit little bit of a battle, however I’m glad I nonetheless went via it. I had enjoyable, and I believe that everyone that labored on it was fairly happy with it by the top.
TA: Now, DOOM Everlasting’s DLC. How did it really feel for you doing IDKFA and now doing official DOOM music? Like, it’s your soundtrack with David Levy? Did id Software program truly speak to you about IDKFA beforehand?
AH: I do know that IDKFA was, was handed round that studio a complete bunch, trigger I, I’d get, um, DMs from those that work there that at the moment are, like, I think about nice mates, the place they might attain out in, like, 2015, and 2016, and, like, all the way in which again as 2014, the place they might be saying, , hey, I’m working at id proper now, I simply need you to know that I’m listening to your, to your music whereas I work, and I used to be all the time identical to, oh, holy cow, that’s loopy, ? Um, and I, , way back to that, I used to be identical to, hey, if you happen to ever, , if you happen to ever, if you happen to ever want music, let me know, ? So, however, like, by no means, by no means, , like, pushing like, the button or the boundaries, trigger like, I believe it was introduced that Mick was engaged on there in, like, 2015? Like, it was just like the 12 months earlier than, or one thing like that, once they actually began displaying among the music, and I used to be like, oh, they’ve, they’ve, they’ve acquired that dealt with, okay, cool. So, um, however I used to be all the time eager about, to find a, a strategy to work with that studio, trigger I like DOOM, and, like, it’s actually is, like, the core of my DNA desirous to work in video games, is DOOM, and like, Duke 3D, um, so, yeah,
I all the time needed to work with them, and IDKFA, I kinda checked out virtually as a resume, like, I used to be like, I’m gonna put this on the market, if it will get in style sufficient, it’ll converse for itself, and it did precisely that, as a result of, uh, in, gosh, that was, that was proper at, like, quarter one, quarter two of 2020, when, once they approached me, I believe it was, truly it was, I believe it was quarter two of 2020, and stated, hey, we, uh, we’re able the place we want, we want music, the place we want music, and, uh, we want it shortly, and would you be as much as the duty for this? They absolutely had been, they knew what they had been asking was, was a tall order, in a brief time frame, and so they stated, , we will completely use the bottom recreation stuff, however we needed to not less than attain out and, and ask you, as a result of we, we really feel like we will belief you, trigger I, I’d made relationships with, with, uh, with Marty, some gentle ones with Hugo, with Chad Mossholder, their sound man, I knew all of these folks by then, and, um, I used to be like, hey, what, it’s, it’s like 35 or 40 days, f*** it, we, let’s do it, it was like, this feels like a problem, I’m completely up for it, and, , I needed to preserve my composure the complete time, however within the inside I’m like, oh my god, , like, I’m engaged on an official DOOM recreation, uh, and when, however once we acquired performed with that, like, I don’t know, it’s a type of bizarre moments the place you go, holy cow, we went from, uh, , a mod undertaking, uh, all the way in which to the official factor, and it’s simply, it’s insane, it’s, it’s loopy, I preserve operating into these parts of my profession, I hope they by no means cease, there are, one thing all the time surprises me like that.
TA: I believe it’s protected to imagine that lots of people who let you know they love your music deliver up Blood Swamps from DOOM Everlasting’s DLC. As a result of I believe each individual I see on YouTube is like, everybody’s simply doing Blood Swamps, it looks as if the preferred factor and all, and for you that’s in all probability a bizarre feeling as a result of you’ve got this tune which lots of people love or one thing which you’re actually happy with, however you possibly can’t stream it or purchase it legally. Are you able to touch upon that in any kind? What do you inform individuals who ask about shopping for your music from DOOM Everlasting’s DLC?
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AH: Nicely, Bethesda and id personal all that stuff, they paid me properly for it, so like I used to be comfortable to do all that, um, that’s not like a bullshit PR factor, like, for actual, they took care of me. They personal all that, so , in the event that they, in the event that they ever select to place that stuff out, that might be superior, I’d completely embrace it and get behind it with that, however typically studios try this, typically they don’t, and it’s simply fully as much as their name, however I’ll let you know that they haven’t any downside with you, , grabbing it off YouTube or something like that, so try this to your coronary heart’s content material, throw it in your telephone, no matter you need to do, they only, they’re simply glad that you just just like the stuff, and so am I, to be trustworthy, however hey, hopefully in the future we will get an official launch, like, that might be cool.
TA: Yeah, as a result of I’ve the DOOM 2016 vinyl soundtrack, and I’d like to have DOOM Everlasting music on vinyl as properly. Anyway that’s one thing I’ve been enthusiastic about as a result of it’s in all probability a tough scenario so that you can be in, as a result of folks would who need to assist you, like, clearly they will purchase DOOM Everlasting and purchase the DLC and stuff like that, but it surely’s an unlucky scenario for followers, is all, like, I’ll depart it at that.
AH: It’s not likely like a bizarre scenario in any respect. I’m completely okay with no matter, Bethesda and id need to do with that, as a result of they had been fully up entrance, they’re like, we’re gonna personal this, what we select to do with that’s…Yeah, yeah, and I used to be like, yeah, that’s high quality, I simply need to assist, I need to make like, a cool DLC for everyone that’s caught at dwelling, and I need to write like, some kick-ass music for it. And, so there’s no emotions of like, , oh, that is bizarre as a result of this isn’t out, or something like that.
I do know persons are gonna rip it out of the sport, I do know, like, so do they, and like, that’s high quality. However, , hopefully, I want to see an official launch in the future, however that’s fully as much as them, and I’ll respect no matter they need to do, as a result of they’ve been nothing however superior.
TA: Now let’s simply speak about Blood Swamps for a bit, as a result of like, everybody loves the riffs and stuff like that, so, what was your thought course of in creating that tune? Did they ask you to make one thing that match with the bottom recreation or let you know to simply go wild and be Andrew with the music?
AH: They advised me to go wild and simply be me, which I used to be like, that felt fairly harmful to me, as a result of I used to be like, man, the, , what’s established right here from Mick? I’m like, that’s fairly robust. Like, that’d be like anyone strolling into one other DUSK soundtrack, , like, for the Indie Shooter, after which being like, we’re gonna do all synthwave, , like, no, that’s not how that works. You must serve what got here earlier than you. You must present respect to what got here earlier than you. And that’s actually necessary for the followers earlier than anyone else. Doesn’t matter with an govt producer, doesn’t matter with the musician, doesn’t matter with the artist. It’s for the followers. Like, you must be sure that no matter you’re going to do goes to, they’re gonna go, okay, cool, yeah, I perceive, , why you selected this. So actually, for me, it once they had been like, hey, you simply be you, do no matter you need, what you assume serves Doom the perfect. I used to be like, properly, that’s a no brainer. I’m gonna, I’m gonna, , I’m gonna supply some inspiration from 2016 and Everlasting, after which write what I’d need to write.
So, the colours that I’m portray with are acquainted, however the writing that I’m utilizing, what I’m utilizing to color, or the image I’m portray is completely different. So there’s some familiarity there. As a result of, , like, Blood Swamps is kind of a bit completely different than stuff that you’d hear on 2016 or Everlasting. It’s a little bit bit extra, that is, uh, that is like virtually like a conventional steel tune. And like, in actual fact, uh, I keep in mind handing that over to Chad the primary time and him being like, “Oh, steel. Alright.” And I used to be like, “Actually? That’s like, you’re stunned. However, um, the, uh, it’s just a bit bit extra virtually conventional. However, um, yeah, there’s, like, it was good having David and Chad to bounce stuff off of. As a result of the place I’d hand them one thing, like Blood Swamps was initially like simply guitar, simply, simply bass, and simply drums. And it began, I began including issues in at, uh, after speaking to, um, to Chad and David fairly a bit. The place they might be like, , “Have you considered any sound design stuff?” I’m like, “Nicely, what did you, , what are you pondering? Present me the devices that you just’re working with and, , like, let’s simply speak stuff out.”
We’d have like hour lengthy conversations each single day. And we’d all simply study from one another. It was, it was so cool. However, yeah, like Blood Swamps comes from a degree, I simply keep in mind, I’ve to write down one thing that if that is the one DOOM recreation I work on, it needs to be simply, like, manner on the market. Like, I’ve to, I’ve to, I’ve to simply take my shot. And it has, I’ve to tear out the entire obstacles which are like, “Hey, ought to I do that? Shouldn’t I do that? Who offers a f***?” Simply, simply simply write the quickest, most aggressive factor that you can imagine at this cut-off date, and we’ll go from there. And that’s what, that’s what Blood Swamps was. After which all the things else got here after it, I used to be like, “Okay.” It was like, “We will do various things now.” ?
TA: I believe you talked about the way you had just a few weeks to do the DLC soundtrack, however since you had the assist system of these two, it was all attainable ultimately. I believe you talked about that in one of many different interviews.
AH: Yeah, as a result of David was dealing with, like, on the primary DLC, he was dealing with the cutscene work, and he had his personal, like, stuff the place he was engaged on a boss, and a degree, after which I acquired these two ranges, so that they break up up the work evenly between us on each DLCs. And there’d be so many instances the place I’d name David or Chad and simply be like, “Hey, how are you doing at this time?” ? And one among us could be like, “Oh my God, I don’t know the place to go.” ? And we’d simply speak forwards and backwards, and in some way we might give one another concepts. It was magical. Like, it was loopy. Simply after speaking to David, if I had nothing in my head on what I ought to write, after speaking to David or to Chad, I’d be like, “I do know what I must do now.” It was cool.
TA: Going again to IDKFA a bit, you talked about how a lot work you needed to put into revisit and, like, Remaster the unique soundtrack. What did you consider revisiting these songs? Like, did you are feeling like, , perhaps I ought to have performed one thing in another way? Or had been you want, “No, I’m proud of this. I simply need to protect it for followers of IDKFA.”
AH: Yeah, it was extra of a, it was a little bit tiny little bit of, “I need to do issues a little bit in another way.” However, like, I’m speaking to actually, actually small levels. It was extra about preservation than the rest. And if one thing was being damaging whereas attempting to protect it, these had been the issues that I’d attempt to get rid of. An instance of that’s there was plenty of compression on the unique IDKFA. Simply because I used to be nonetheless in my early 20s at that time, early to mid 20s at that time, mixing in an condo that isn’t, like, acoustically sound or something like that. So I’m making combine selections that aren’t the best, however nonetheless maintain up. Like, that album nonetheless sounds nice, however simply among the compression aspect, like, on the grasp of it, is a little bit aggressive.
So after I went again this time round, I truly went via each single a type of songs one after the other and simply gave it a little bit bit extra head room, a little bit bit extra respiratory room, in order that if you happen to hearken to it sufficient instances, you’re not going to get, like, ear fatigue or one thing like that. That’s actually what I used to be involved about. And that’s the entire Doom 1 stuff from the unique IDKFA all acquired that therapy the place the edge has been raised just a bit bit in order that it sounds a little bit bit extra open and pure. And I changed a pair snares right here and there, and perhaps like a kick drum and a bass, however they’re so small I nonetheless haven’t seen anyone discover them.
TA: You need to revisit Metallica’s St. Anger and do that for all of the followers.
AH: It’s unattainable to repair that! laughs There’s been bands which have performed that. I’ve re-recorded that total file and I see it on YouTube every so often. I’m like that is… this is able to have been a cool file if it might have sounded okay, and perhaps some construction adjustments had been completely different, however yeah, it’s no matter.
TA: I believe when Metallica did Dying Magnetic, that they had the Guitar Hero Metallica stems which individuals used to combine it higher than the precise album. How does this preserve occurring?
AH: James attests to it. These guys are so huge that they legitimately have ultimate say on all the things that they do. So at any time when they’re touring and you have already got Tinnitus and also you’re mixing in a tent, I keep in mind them speaking about “Yeah, no shit, the guitars are brilliant.” I used to be listening to mixes in a tent and making combine selections on the street. I’m like, “Oh, that makes much more sense now.” Like, oh my god. As a result of the Guitar Hero mixes do sound manner higher.
TA: This jogs my memory of after I watched Deafheaven and the way superb they sounded dwell. You might have so many bands that launch albums with brickwall mastering ruining the sound of an in any other case good album. It’s a disgrace that some bands don’t get exterior assist for issues like mastering.
AH: Yeah, it’s…I imply I nonetheless do my very own mastering stuff so I’m the beginning and end with all my stuff however I completely get it at any time when I see a band that has a file that’s simply fully smashed. I’m like, “Yeah.” If I used to be only a musician who actually knew how you can play guitar and that’s about it or actually knew how you can play drums and that’s about it, I perceive how this occurs. It’s only a bunch of fellows within the room going, “Louder! This must be louder.” laughs
TA: So that you revisited IDKFA’s authentic DOOM 1 music, however you additionally did virtually a whole Doom II soundtrack. I believe there was one observe which was on YouTube or two tracks. Whenever you had been doing these new songs, how did it really feel for you as a result of now you’ve come to this point forward as a musician and did you are feeling tempted to make it a contemporary Andrew Hulshult album versus attempting to be Doom II? How did you strategy that?
AH: Man. This entire IDKFA factor with id’s blessing has been an unbelievable expertise. It looks like I’m closing a chapter of my profession with the followers as a result of IDKFA is what acquired me so many roles and a lot recognition beforehand. Nicely, IDKFA and Rise of the Triad, however IDKFA was an enormous one and I nonetheless get folks which are like devs that attain out which are like, “I do know you from the DOOM stuff.” And I’m like, “What? DOOM Everlasting?” They’re like, “No, IDKFA. I performed that DOOM WAD.” And I’m like, “Oh my god.” So I nonetheless get jobs due to that. So at any time when I sat down… Every time Marty Stratton despatched me an e-mail a few 12 months and a half in the past to ask if I had time to sit down down at QuakeCon final 12 months and speak about some issues, I used to be like, “Uh oh. One thing’s both gone terribly flawed or he simply needs to hang around.”
So we sat down and he was like, “Hey.” He’s like, “I’ve an concept.” And I used to be like, “What’s that?” He’s like, “What if we provide you with a license for the DOOM soundtrack for IDKFA to be able to put that out on the entire streaming platforms your self and do no matter you need and also you give us a license to do with what we’re engaged on, which was the DOOM and DOOM II remasters.” And I used to be like, “That sounds cool.” I used to be like, “I’d like to lastly get that out on official websites and all the things.” And he was like, “Oh, it’s superior.” He’s like, “I hoped you’d say that as a result of this is able to simply be so cool to have this as a selectable factor. Prefer to go from the Bobby Prince to this if folks needed to.” And I used to be like, “Yeah.” And I’ve been doing that with soundtracks just lately in any case.
About midway via that entire factor, we had been simply buying and selling warfare tales in regards to the trade and simply getting alongside. And I used to be having a blast. I used to be pondering, “Man, that is actually going to be closing a chapter in my profession.” I used to be getting a little bit emotional. I used to be like, “I’ll let you know what.” I used to be like, “I’ll do you one higher.” I used to be like, “Why don’t we end DOOM II and make it the true deal?” Individuals have requested for it endlessly. I’m like, “That might actually poke my viewers.” They’d be like, “Holy shit! Doom 2 is lastly completed!” And he was like, “Should you’re up for it, yeah, completely.” He’s like, “We’ll get you a license for something that you just do on that as properly to be able to put that out as properly.”
So, yeah. It was…strolling into doing DOOM II was a lot enjoyable. Each step of the way in which. Adam Pyle, the man that labored with me on Quake Champions, was the man that I bounced all my mixes off of. He advised me in the beginning, he stated, “Hey, , do no matter you need.” He’s like, “It’s you. It’s the explanation folks need to hearken to it, so I don’t actually have a lot of a say.” I used to be like, “Bullshit!” I used to be like, “You labored with me on Quake Champions. I’m going to bounce each combine that I do off of you, and I need to hear suggestions from you.” It’s like, “I respect your opinion as a result of we acquired stuff like we did on Quake Champions as a result of we talked forwards and backwards.” So we did. I’d ship him… I’d end Working from Evil and ship it to him, and he’d go, “This sounds nice, or, , like, what if you happen to did this?” It was solely a pair instances the place he was like, “What if you happen to did this?” I used to be like, “Oh!” They had been all the time cool concepts. However I actually respect Adam’s skill to throw out issues every so often. He’s only a nice individual to bounce mixes off of. So, simply doing these one after one other and attending to the top of it.
As soon as it was all wrapped up, I’m not going to lie, as soon as it was all collectively, I used to be simply in my workplace and I used to be like, “Oh my god!” Having a second the place I had a grown man cry the place I used to be like, “I can’t imagine that that is occurring. I can’t imagine that, primary, I’m going to be a part of the unique DOOM in an official capability. Quantity two, they’re going to ask me to speak at QuakeCon, like, dwell on stage and announce all the things. And quantity three, they gave me a license for all these items in order that I can put it out and I can truly make some cash off of it. That doesn’t occur with an enormous studio. They don’t simply go, “Right here’s the soundtrack. Have enjoyable.”
I don’t know. It’s simply nonetheless so loopy. It hasn’t actually sunk in for me nonetheless. I’m nonetheless in that bizarre spot the place I’m like, “Yeah, that is on the market. We’re selling it.” And as soon as that’s over, I’m positive I’ll be like, “Oh my god.” , like, “Holy cow.” Nevertheless it’s been enjoyable.
The DOOM II stuff, I needed it to be one thing a little bit bit extra contemporary on the place I’m at as an artist. I didn’t need it to be precisely like IDKFA, like the unique DOOM I stuff. As a result of if I had been to do this, I’d have to return and fully remix all of DOOM I stuff, which I used to be like, “No, that needs to be preserved. Individuals know what that’s.” So you possibly can’t contact that. That’s already performed. So I assumed, “Okay, properly what if I simply gave them how I’d do DOOM II proper now?” Which is strictly what it’s. All that stuff is like, “Yeah, f*** yeah.” These are the precise selections that I’d make with synths, with guitars, with drums. I believe all the things slams. I believe it sounds nice. So it’s only a image from 2011, 2012 with the unique IDKFA. It acquired formally launched in 2016, but it surely began engaged on it way back to again. So it’s an image of the place I used to be as a musician, that far again. After which this one is an image of 2024. So that you get it’s sort of like a time capsule.
TA: Was The Healer Stalks one of many new songs as a result of it undoubtedly looks like trendy Andrew Hulshult?
AH: Yeah, that was the second written. I believe I virtually went in chronological order doing that total soundtrack.
TA: You and I’ve each been taking part in DOOM for the reason that 90s. Once I began studying guitar and taking part in loads, I began enthusiastic about the DOOM soundtrack and among the songs undoubtedly have bits that remind me of different band music like Pantera. Whenever you did IDKFA and simply heard the music on the whole, what did you consider that and the way does it really feel revisiting a few of these songs now? Stuff like A New Stage and This Love from Pantera immediately spring to thoughts.
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AH: Yeah. A few of that stuff’s fairly shut. Like typically, proper? Nevertheless it’s completely different sufficient the place you’re like, oh, okay. Yeah. However yeah, there’s undoubtedly some inspirations that had been taken from like thrash steel for positive. As a result of I imply, like they all the time talked about Romero having on like Slayer and Metallica and all that stuff like taking part in whereas they had been making the sport. So it solely is sensible that they’re like, , hey, make one thing related round this. I don’t know precisely how that story went. I wasn’t there. I used to be like, , I used to be like 4. However that makes full sense in my head. And yeah, going again and listening to them like, yeah, it’s there someplace within the ballpark of it for positive. Like
TA: So after DOOM II, have you ever gotten folks saying, when are we getting an IDKFA model of Quake and stuff? Since you did one tune, proper?
AH: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I did the theme. I believe I did that only for enjoyable. And I believe I actually did that as folks had been, I noticed a bunch of discussion board posts. It was both discussion board posts or Discord about folks unsure like about me on DUSK of all issues. Prefer it wasn’t even like a totally introduced recreation, however they had been like, “I’m unsure Andrew”. And I used to be like, OK, what? I used to be like, f*** you. I’ll simply remake the Quake theme. And then you definitely’ll see if I’m the appropriate individual for the f***ing job. laughs And so I put that out and other people had been like, oh, and I keep in mind like a bunch of the feedback had been like, oh yeah, okay, he can work on DUSK.
TA: Do you hearken to that soundtrack usually? The unique Quake?
AH: Oh, man. I don’t hearken to it. Take heed to it. However like each time I am going hearth up Quake, which is about like as soon as twice a 12 months. A little bit greater than that if I’m taking part in multiplayer with mates. That’s the factor I stay up for essentially the most in addition to like the extent design is the soundtrack simply because it’s so on the market. Reznor did such a great job on that. It’s unbelievable. God, I want it’s a pipe dream, however I’d like to work with him on one thing and Atticus Ross on one thing sooner or later. That might be loopy. However they’re like manner up there, .
TA: Their film soundtracks are superb. I’ve truly been watching among the films simply because they’ve performed the music as a result of I believe the audio design in The Social Community is unbelievable. I believe they did just like the current Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles factor, which I nonetheless want to observe.
AH: It’s so cool when artists step out of their consolation zone like that, the place it’s such as you’re recognized for such as you’re indignant and miserable music after which it’s like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It’s like now I’m . Yeah.
TA: Going again to your music, we lined Blood Swamps being the preferred tune which individuals deliver up once they meet you and stuff. I noticed this interview with Final Fantasy 14’s composer Masayoshi Soken who was requested a few tune which he actually preferred, however nobody truly brings up, and that he thinks deserves extra consideration. He stated Game Theory. I need to know what’s that for Andrew Hulshult.
AH: Splitting Time. Like everytime you introduced that up, I used to be like, oh yeah, from the AMID EVIL DLC. I imply prefer it’s properly it’s DLC. So like by nature, DLC doesn’t get as a lot consideration, . However just like the AMID EVIL DLC altogether earlier than I speak in regards to the music, the DLC is unbelievable. Like that’s my that’s one among my favourite issues I’ve labored on like in current reminiscence. Like all of the music’s nice. Prefer it was , it was a pleasure to place all of it collectively. All of the sound design, all of the traps and all the things. It’s simply an unbelievable DLC. Should you don’t have it, you must go get it. That’s not me shilling and simply oh go purchase the sport. Prefer it’s f***ing superior. They did an unbelievable job.
TA: Everybody should purchase that recreation and DLC.
AH: Nicely, I don’t need to appear like a shill. Should you prefer it, you prefer it. Like if you happen to don’t, if you happen to don’t dig it, don’t purchase it. we’re not not right here to love, try to promote a bunch of stuff.
However like splitting time ending up that piece of music. It felt like an actual second the place I don’t know. I felt like sort of a shift as an artist the place I used to be. I used to be far more snug with plenty of the extra aggressive sound design parts being blended in with compositions and discovering methods to make them gel higher. And all the things actually got here collectively on that observe and out at any time when midway via I used to be like, that is the ultimate boss observe. I used to be like I don’t care what you’re designing. I’m like, that is the ultimate boss observe. And , two seconds after they began listening to it, they’re like, oh yeah, that is the ultimate boss observe. We hadn’t even made the character but. I used to be identical to, right here it’s. That one hung round for a very long time. And yeah, that’s I really feel like that tune may be very a lot a great indicator of the place I’m musically proper now.
TA: Now let’s get a bit into the weeds. Let’s speak about your present guitar setup, your pedals, your amps, string gauge, pickups, I need to know no matter you’re utilizing.
AH: So the guitar I’m utilizing essentially the most is a Caparison Dellinger 7. I truly simply had a pickup swap on it the place I put some Seymour Duncans. I believe I put an SH5 within the bridge and an SH2 within the neck on this one. Particularly as a result of the SH5 on it has a extremely fascinating factor the place it doesn’t emphasize the low mids a complete bunch however they nonetheless minimize via very well. So everytime you’re sitting there and like, , like chugging on stuff and you must observe that 4 instances, it simply sits loads higher within the combine than if you happen to had been to simply use like inventory pickups. There’s nothing flawed with Caparison inventory pickups. They’re nice. They’re tremendous, tremendous punchy. However for my mixing fashion I simply, I do know what I need by way of pickups so I simply, I swap these out.
I additionally did the identical factor truly final week with the 8 string. This can be a Caparison Brocken 8 string. I don’t assume they make this anymore. I swapped out the pickups on this one as properly to a gosh, what’s it? It’s Duncan. They’re actually, actually well-known 8 string pickups by Duncan. And I can’t keep in mind what they’re known as now.
TA: I didn’t know Seymour Duncan even had 8 string pickups.
AH: They do 8 and like, I used to be initially going to get some Fishman Fluences for it as a result of they appear like they might maintain the highest finish within the midrange a little bit bit higher however after I don’t know, I’ve simply all the time been a Seymour Duncan man. And after discovering a pair that I actually preferred at a store known as Tone Store up the road from me. I used to be like, man, I actually need to put these in my 8 string and so they have a tech there that’s simply unbelievable at what he does with all my guitars. So I used to be identical to, hey, order these and I’ll simply depart the guitar with you and like every week later they got here again and I used to be like, yeah, that’s precisely what I needed, sounds unbelievable.
I’ve acquired my Caparison 7 and eight, and I nonetheless have all of the guitars that I’ve had through the years for essentially the most half. I’ve acquired one other Schecter 8 string right here that may be a actually cool colour. It’s tremendous neat, like, it truly adjustments from blue to purple.
TA: I believe it’s known as Prism or one thing like that. John Petrucci has one thing like that on one among his guitars.
AH: However yeah, this one has just like the EMGs in it and it’s a cool guitar. It nonetheless performs nice. Like, I nonetheless prefer it. However let me present you one thing that’s truly fairly candy. So I nonetheless have, I purchased this in like 2004. And I nonetheless have it. That is the guitar that I truly wrote all of IDKFA or most of it on and I wrote all of, I tracked all of Rides of the Triad with. It’s only a Schecter C6. It’s like simply inventory. It even nonetheless has the plastic within the again which is loopy. However yeah, that is like, I nonetheless have this guitar. I used to be like I used to be so near going as much as id, like which is simply on the road for me and being like after IDKFA was completed, I virtually was identical to, right here, you guys, you want this. , like, maintain on to this or one thing. Like that is the one. However like, I don’t know. It’s not like a mainline DOOM recreation, ? Like, it needs to be one thing like a mainline recreation the place I’d be like, I wrote this on this guitar right here. , if you would like this, it feels prefer it belongs to you. And likewise, a part of me is like, no, don’t try this. Like, hold on to it.
TA: Okay now string gauges.
AH: For string gauges, 10 to 59 on 7 strings. And on 8 strings, I believe it’s 10 to 65. After which usually on 6 strings, I identical to 10 to 46.
TA: Do you employ D’Addario strings? I exploit them principally.
AH: I exploit D’Addario for essentially the most half, however I bounce forwards and backwards typically to Ernie Ball.
TA: What about your amp setup and your pedals and stuff like that?
AH: So amps, I’ve bought virtually each amp I’ve ever owned. I had a JC-120. I had a few these Crate Blue Voodoos manner again within the day. Those that had been like, yeah, those that had been, had been principally copies of these Ampeg tube amps that they made a very long time in the past. I had a Valve State 8100. I had a bunch of amps and a bunch of VHT cupboards as properly too. And I bought all of them years in the past. I’ve actually simply been like working contained in the field for essentially the most half with like neural DSP plugins into an RME interface and I additionally went so far as getting one among these just lately, which is a Neural DSP Quad Cortex. So principally that is all of their plugins constructed into like a very nice processor. However for a undertaking I’m engaged on just lately they had been like, hey you want an amp. And I used to be like, yeah, you’re in all probability proper. I do want an amp. So I went and acquired this and I plug it into two 100 watt Seymour Duncan energy phases. Okay.
They’re like, they’re these little tiny like 100 watt energy amplifiers. They’re stable state energy amplifiers. And I run the stereo out from that factor into the left and proper aspect of these and people go into two Engel 2×12 cupboards. Which, okay, Engel 2×12 cupboards are superior. Ever since I heard a Rammstein file that used them I all the time needed to seize one as a result of I used to be like, god, these issues sound enormous.
TA: I wasn’t positive about this as a result of a buddy of mine stated he was positive AMID EVIL was recorded on an Axe FX Extremely.
AH: Any guitar stuff I’ve performed has used both Native Devices Guitar Rig from manner again within the day. Like IDKFA used a ton of Native Devices Guitar Rig 5 and Guitar Rig 4. However just about all the things since DUSK has used Neural DSP for guitar work. It’s simply me plugging immediately into my RME UFX and typically I’ll use pedals going into it just like the Unique BB Preamp however more often than not it’s only a dry DI sign getting manipulated contained in the field.
So, those that acquired essentially the most use on DUSK had been the Moogerfooger low go filter. Imagine it or not, like anytime you hear the sound of one thing changing into sort of lo-fi or something. It was all the time run via this filter. It was fairly cool. However the factor I like about it essentially the most is the drive circuit on it. Like I don’t even prefer it that a lot as like a filter filter. The drive part on it’s simply so aggressive that it’s a extremely fascinating sound and like that sound that you just hear on the DUSK soundtrack which is like the entire actually excessive excessive finish that’s like actually excessive vitality. It’s virtually just like the 9 Inch Nails stuff. A ton of that comes simply from driving the entrance finish of this factor. And identical manner with the Fulltone Catalyst. However yeah, it’s only a few of them. I believe there’s another that I exploit loads. I don’t assume I’ve it right here. It’s the ZVEX Fuzz Manufacturing unit which is simply an insane sounding pedal. It simply feels like rubbish. And that’s why I prefer it. It simply feels like you might be destroying a sign which is ideal. I’m cool. That sounds cool. That’s an amazing impact. I like that.
TA: You’ve completed loads in your profession to this point with recognizable music. As a musician, how have you ever been studying to enhance your individual abilities like programming drums, software program, and the way do you stability doing that when you have plenty of people who need to work with you on new tasks?
AH: Day-after-day is rather like I don’t know. Should you’re not educating your self one thing day-after-day, that is my prepare of thought. If I’m not attempting to sound higher in my very own head, no matter I believe is healthier, I’m losing my time. So if I really feel just like the drum equipment I’ve used like two or thrice on two to a few completely different data, if I’m like that feels stale. If I then go if it feels stale and I do know the ends and outs of it and how you can make it sound good then I would like to alter that drum equipment. I would like to seek out one thing completely different and work with it and see if I can get some completely different sounds out of it. So I’ll change devices and simply purposefully put myself in positions the place I don’t know the place I’m at or what sounds good with it simply in order that I can discover my manner out of it.
It’s sort of like limiting your self, like placing your self in a field that’s actually necessary as an artist to just remember to are working inside a sure scope of issues and going hey, , right here’s one thing that’s fully unfamiliar, get used to it and that is what you must work with. So, yeah, like I don’t know, simply consistently difficult myself is a part of who I’m for essentially the most half. So, it’s simply the way it all the time goes.
TA: I’m glad you introduced that particular bit up as a result of in one other interview of yours you talked about how as soon as you bought to your thirties crucial factor turned getting good sleep which lots of people take without any consideration of their twenties. So my query is that attempting to have a routine is essential even if you happen to can’t follow it 100%. What does a day in your life appear like proper now?
AH: A day proper now seems like about, a typical day is about wherever between 6 to 7 hours of sleep which is about what I would like I’ve came upon, prefer it’s like someplace round there, typically 8 after which randomly I’ll have days the place it’s like, oh you want like 11 hours I don’t know why, however I really feel high quality waking up fully recharged with like 6 and a half to 7 and a half hours of sleep. So what I’ll do each morning is I’ll get up, I’ll go take a bathe instantly, like that’s the one manner I can begin my day is like I really feel like I’ve acquired to it looks like I’m washing off yesterday I don’t know the way else to clarify that after which I gotta have a espresso after which I gotta begin writing issues on a whiteboard that’s proper over beside me to the left as a result of in any other case I’m simply gonna spin my wheels all day lengthy and assume, oh I ought to do that, I ought to try this, I’ll be enthusiastic about all the things I must do after which by no means truly do something. I don’t know if that’s ADD, ADHD or no matter that’s undiagnosed, I’m positive it’s to some extent which I’ll get to that sooner or later however till then I’ve the whiteboard and so long as I write stuff down on it on what I need to try this day, I’ll knock all of it out, each single piece of it. However what’s tremendous necessary for me to do is simply plan out the day early on after which all the things simply involves it afterwards.
The opposite factor that’s sort of new for me too is round like 4 o’clock usually I’ll now try to do, this has been inside the final 3.5 months, I’ll try to do about 20 to half-hour of cardio. Simply because I really feel like for some cause elevating my coronary heart fee actually takes me from hey I might focus earlier than to now I’m tremendous laser targeted and might get via no matter I must and it additionally places me in a a lot better temper if I’m having a shit day.
TA: You’ve beforehand talked about that you just love taking part in Cities Skylines. Did you play Cities Skylines 2?
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AH: Yeah, however like I haven’t gone again to it but. I must attempt it once more sooner or later. However oh boy prefer it wanted some extra time within the oven at any time when I attempted it. Like no offense to them. I used to be identical to wow.
TA: I imply you in all probability tried it on like your correct gaming PC. I identical to to play Steam video games on a Steam Deck and I might get it at 5 fps or one thing after a little bit of taking part in.
AH: Even with the 3080 I believe I used to be at factors I used to be sitting there at like 35 frames a second. I’m like actually? With the 3080? That is the place we’re at huh? Okay.
TA: Do you continue to play Hunt: Showdown and did you attempt the brand new Hunt: Showdown 1896 replace?
AH: Yeah. They’d some actually fascinating selections with their UI that they only pushed with this one which lots of people aren’t in favor of. I’m getting a little bit extra used to it as time goes on. However man there are some issues they should hammer out with it. However yeah I nonetheless play that like a pair instances every week with my buddies in New Blood. Like with Dylan who’s engaged on Gloomwood. I’ll play it with David every so often. I’ll play it with Mason who’s the developer on Religion. Like we’re all, identical to all of us simply hang around. We’re all simply mates. So Leon, me and Leon play it I believe essentially the most. Leon’s the lead on AMID EVIL. However yeah like New Zealand and America taking part in a web based fps recreation is a wild factor however we’ve got a good time doing it.
TA: Earlier than we wrap up, I need to know your favourite bands and artists proper now out and in of video video games.
AH: I’m fairly boring on this one to be trustworthy with you. I must department out a little bit extra. Favourite bands exterior of video video games proper now like for positive and so they’ve sat there for some time is Gojira. I actually like their mixing. I like how tight they’re dwell. I like their selections on composition. I don’t really feel like they write a foul tune. I might throw out the apparent ones. Metallica is one other one simply because James Hetfield’s proper hand is like what impressed me to play guitar. Like how briskly you are able to do these issues is loopy.
Outdoors of or in video video games I’d nonetheless say I nonetheless assume and it’s going to be a bizarre alternative since you’re like properly you write all this aggressive music. What’s Jesper Kyd? That man is rather like nice on all the things he touches and all the things he touches is all the time distinctive. However I all the time return to his early stuff just like the Hitman franchise as a result of it’s simply so unusual and prefer it actually fits these early video games very well. Should you hearken to it exterior of it, it looks like a extremely bizarre chilly sort of soundtrack. Even from the very first recreation which has plenty of fascinating issues like virtually drum and bass selections. It nonetheless looks like a chilly entrance.
, like a Hitman. And I all the time simply discover that stuff fascinating. How he was in a position to take so many various genres of music between all these video games and nonetheless make them match accurately for that character. So yeah and I believe he labored on the Darktide stuff extra just lately which I would like to provide a hearken to. All people’s advised me that’s unbelievable however I don’t know I used to be knee deep in like 4 lively developments at any time when that recreation got here out. So I simply haven’t given it an opportunity.
TA: Hypothetical scenario, if you happen to had no time or finances constraints, if you happen to might compose for any single recreation and any single film which might you decide?
AH: So let’s see for any recreation if it had the appropriate path I’d actually wish to take a shot at like a Duke recreation. As a result of I really feel like that’s an IP that might be introduced again if it’s introduced again in the appropriate manner. And you must assume that’s actually going to be dictated by whoever the artistic manufacturing is on the time. So if it was performed in the appropriate manner I’d like to step into that.
Both that or I’m going to throw one other one out to you. I’d like to work on Minecraft. Similar to sit back . Like simply make one thing that’s fully chill. So these are fully two reverse sides of the spectrum.
However so far as a film, man, that’s an amazing query. Let me give it some thought for only a second. Man on Hearth. Like I like Denzel Washington’s work as primary: as an motion hero I believe he’s nice. However quantity two at any time when he is ready to have sufficient time to place drama into issues. And like both I don’t know the way else to clarify it aside from he does a f***ing loopy unbelievable job.
Both Man on Hearth or American Gangster. A type of two soundtracks I believe I might do could be nice to work on. As a result of there’s so many various feelings between each of these movies. It’s an enormous curler coaster that doesn’t go up and down as soon as. It goes up and down and does like a loop. And like , it takes you aspect to aspect. Like each of these movies do that actually properly.
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TA: You might have plenty of bands you’ve been listening to for a very long time like Metallica. What are your ideas on their current or new albums?
AH: I can discover issues I like on just like the data that they put out as a result of like I’m a die onerous. Even with this final Megadeth file. I might nonetheless discover stuff that I like I can chew on. No downside. Completely. However these guys aren’t going to write down like one other Grasp of Puppets. That comes round as soon as in a lifetime. what I imply? They usually struck it 4 instances. Like with Kill ‘Em All, Trip the Lightning, Grasp of Puppets and …And Justice for All. So wish to even simply get that’s loopy. However I do discover issues that I like on all their newer stuff. Like I believe What was the 2016 file that that they had? Hardwired to Self Destruct. Yeah I believe that that really had some actual moments of actually actually good writing on it.
Particularly the final observe. I felt like Hardwired was an amazing observe. However I additionally thought Moth into the Flame was written tremendous properly. There’s a handful of simply actually actually actually good writing on that file. On 72 Seasons, there’s nonetheless a handful that I actually like. However they don’t sync as a lot for me. And I’m unsure if it’s as a result of I’m in search of one thing quicker or not. Which that’s simply not the place they’re at in the mean time. That’s not what they’re writing. And that’s okay. I’ll say the final observe on that file I really feel like is ideal. It’s so good. I can’t keep in mind what it’s known as off the highest of my head in the mean time. I’m horrible with tune names typically. It’s loopy. It’s like 11 minutes and it looks like a 5 minute and 30 second tune. I keep in mind listening to it the primary time. I used to be like gosh. There’s a lot emotion thrown into this tune that it’s only a pleasure to hearken to. I adore it after I can inform that somebody actually dumped all their feelings onto one thing. That’s when it actually strikes a chord for me.
However yeah even the final stuff from Slayer, there’s issues that I can discover that I take pleasure in. however I do know I’m not going to get the revolutionary file that we had rising up. That’s okay. I’m simply glad they’re nonetheless making music. And it’s nonetheless fairly sick.
TA: What’s essentially the most random piece of music memorabilia that you just’ve held onto for a very long time?
AH: I had a buddy that I labored with a very long time in the past who fell on onerous instances at one level and he was mates and and like labored with Pantera for a very long time. And he was like man he’s like I’m attempting to eliminate these items I’m like why don’t you simply maintain on to it and like like right here’s right here’s right here’s some money if you happen to want some money to get by. He’s like no no no he’s such as you maintain on to it simply pay me for it. I used to be like okay so I’ve acquired this vinyl of the Nice Southern Trendkill that’s one of many authentic vinyl releases, however I even have a plaque that got here prefer it was given to one among their both their sound or their lighting crew at one level and it’s like for the tour in Japan for the Nice Southern Trendkill that very same time. And I used to be like the place did you get this like what the hell. And he’s like yeah we simply had him and I knew the man and he had like 5 or 6 of them that they gave him by chance so he gave me one. I used to be like oh okay all proper. So I’ve each of these issues in my closet they’ve frolicked with me for like gosh I need to say 15 16 17 years now however these previous ones won’t ever go away.
Some folks preserve costly booze in a decanter. Teah and I preserve handmade chilly brew espresso. pic.twitter.com/7DJlgWcjaB
— Andrew Hulshult (@AndrewHulshult) October 10, 2020
TA: Okay for my final query, how do you want your espresso? I normally ask this on the finish, however I keep in mind an previous Tweet of yours (linked above) made me much more interested in your reply.
AH: Yeah man I just like the chilly brew stuff. I cherished scorching espresso endlessly however like chilly brew I don’t know the longer I am going the better it’s to simply sit on a desk and sip on. I don’t should be like that’s scorching. I can simply be like no we’re simply getting the entire caffeine unexpectedly if I need to. So chilly brew espresso. Chilly brew black.
I’d wish to thank Andrew Hulshult for his time and assist with this interview over the previous couple of weeks.
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