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Once I first wrote about boomer shooters final yr on Steam Deck and likewise on Change, other than New Blood and Nightdive, the commonest identify was Andrew Hulshult who has accomplished some superb music over time. He 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 a number of 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 accomplished 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 typical, 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 identify’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 effectively. I like to only 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 appearing.

TA: How did you find yourself engaged on the canceled Duke Nukem challenge and likewise Rise of the Triad 2013?

AH: Duke Nukem 3D Reloaded was really simply type 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, mainly he was remaking maps in the midst of Unreal Engine 3 of like a few of the unique Duke 3D maps and posting them on Gearbox boards, which I believe one among them that received loads of hits was like all the 3D renders of like Hollywood Holocaust, which is like E1M1 for Duke 3D. That caught my consideration as effectively. I used to be like, wow, that appears actually neat. You recognize, like I reached out on the boards, I used to be like, hey, do you want any music? Perhaps this is able to be enjoyable. Like, I actually favored Duke 3D again within the day. And he mentioned, yeah, positive. You recognize, like if you wish to remake a few of 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 type of learn to do that anyway. So I simply dove in head first and began type of remaking a few of the previous Duke 3D tracks. That type of spawned into, you understand, not rather a lot, not rather a lot was accomplished in Duke 3D Reloaded. It was identical to, you understand, like some odds and ends stuff. In some way that was Apogee, Terry Nagy, head searching us and saying, hey, I’ve an IP that I’d actually such as you to work on known as Rise of the Triad for those who guys wish to give it a strive. 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, you understand, on the, we have been all on the forefront of just like the retro FPS revival stuff.

However mainly after Duke 3D Reloaded, yeah, Apogee got here, mentioned, hey, we’re . And Fred mentioned 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 received an interview with him, I believe it was simpler for me to fulfill Iron Maiden than get that interview, however after getting that accomplished, I had New Blood coated. I lately additionally interviewed Nightdive about The Factor, however I wanted to finish the trifecta for boomer shooters: Andrew Hulshult. Now that’s lastly occurring.

We each giggle.

TA: I bear in mind in a previous interview you probably did, you talked about how once you have been doing the 3D realm stuff, you weren’t conscious of how a lot you have been in demand within the trade. So when that door closed, abruptly you had like a, like hundreds of alternatives and stuff like that. However, and clearly you’ve gone on to do a few of like some large 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 wish to understand how you’ve modified as a musician and as an expert from again then to now.

AH: Oh, that’s an awesome query. Man, beginning off within the trade with, you understand, doing the entire stuff with Interceptor, like the place we have been, what we have been simply speaking about, it was a very contemporary expertise as a musician. So that you don’t know what you’re moving into. After which loads of occasions you’re like, I don’t even know what I needs to be getting paid, you understand, like you’ve an concept, however you’re not, you don’t know. And so like wading by way of these waters is fascinating and likewise harmful territory. However the stuff that I’ve discovered has been all from, you understand, 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, you understand.

It’s studying your complete time. As a result of that is the factor that I really feel like musicians get hung up on rather a lot, which is, you understand, they only, they wish to make actually, actually superior, stunning artwork for video games. And like, there’s completely nothing incorrect with that. You need to, that needs to be the core precept that you just do. However it’s a must to just be sure you receives a commission so that you could proceed to do it. As a result of in any other case you burn your self out and also you don’t wish to work within the trade anymore. And that, to return to what you have been speaking about with, I didn’t understand how 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 accomplished with video games. I used to be like, you understand what, like there’s not loads 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 attempt to do one thing else. And I didn’t notice 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’ll be able to most likely relate. When you’ve a job, like a day job, for those who’ve ever simply held like a easy, easy day job, you will get sucked into that whole 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 effectively for them. They needed to offer 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 numerous different issues in life. And that’s type of what occurred to me whereas I used to be working with 3D Realms. That’s nothing unhealthy about them. It’s simply once you’re working for a corporation quite 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 occasions till you determine what works and what doesn’t. Stepping out from 3D Realms after they mentioned, hey, we don’t have the money to pay you. It’s like, oh, okay, I suppose I’ll go determine this out now. After which swiftly, DUSK, you understand, like that’s actually the following factor that and AMID EVIL have been the very subsequent issues that I labored on. It was loopy.

TA: Clearly you get loads 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 largest false impression that individuals each within the trade and just like the gamers have about video video games music proper now?

AH: The largest false impression. Oh, that anyone can do it and it’s a small half. laughs It’s like, you’ll be able to’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 type of factor, a few of my pals and a few of my household are like, you’ve the best job. I’m like, you haven’t any f***ing concept. You recognize, stroll in my sneakers for a day and let’s discuss once more. Yeah, it’s actually troublesome since you, you actually should trick your self into moving 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. It’s important to step into it and it’s a must to step into it with respect to their design philosophies. And also you additionally should have the boldness to say, effectively, that is what I believe we must always do and why we must always do it. And there’s loads of, there’s loads of social confidence that’s wanted to do a gig like this.

It’s complicated in loads of other ways. The artwork aspect of it’s exhausting sufficient, like pulling shit out of skinny air, is troublesome already, however then, um, explaining to folks why you wish to go this route and typically even arguing to get that route generally is a trouble in and of itself.

So yeah, I’d say the largest false impression is that it’s straightforward and that it’s not straightforward. I swear to God, so many occasions my pals are like, ah, you’ve received the best job. I’m like, no, man, I reside, I, I threw 100 pound containers from 6 AM to 4 PM. And typically I miss that.

Whiskey and occasional fueled half of the @RiseoftheTriad OST. Most songs have been composed between 9pm and 3am.

The extra you understand

— Andrew Hulshult (@AndrewHulshult) September 30, 2015

TA: So I additionally wish to discuss rather a lot about your gear, however earlier than that, I believe we must always talk about a few of 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). Effectively, I really didn’t know a lot about this soundtrack till lately. I had heard about it and I had heard that loads of my pals purchased that launch. They mentioned 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 a giant deal about it having Andrew Hulshult’s music. I made a decision I needed to correctly strive it then. I needed to speak about your thought course of between like, you understand, redoing these tracks and arising with your individual flare on them, as a result of anybody who, at the least any fan of yours, in the event that they take heed 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 initially factor was to be sure to 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 entering into one thing effectively established again within the day. Persons are very aware of this. For those who f*** it up, you’re toast. That was my first skilled gig. Moving into that type of strain.

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 metallic stuff predominantly? That’s the type of music I take heed to on a regular basis. They mentioned let’s strive it. Even Terry was like it’s best to do it.

Actually they only kinda gave me free reign to offer it a strive on a few of these issues. The primary one I did as a demo to work on it was “Goin Down the Quick Means” and I bear in mind I handed that to Terry. Terry is superior and he has been nice to me for my whole profession. By no means had a foul piece of recommendation from him. He’s the CCO for Apogee by the best way. I bear in mind handing him the very first demo of “Goin Down the Quick Means”. His remark coming again to me was “It’s in the appropriate route however it appears like a diarrhea of sound” As a result of it wasn’t combined appropriately. 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 isn’t from a musician and I do know that they imply effectively. I remixed a few issues and I believe that is what he was speaking about and I despatched it again to him and he mentioned it was approach higher and it was superior. Okay cool, this man doesn’t simply hate me.

It type of simply got here from the center. All of the soundtracks I work on, it’s me. Even whether it is entering into another person’s sneakers, I’ve to do not forget that the supply materials comes first, you then put your influences on. So the supply materials is the construction of the home however you’ll be able to put up no matter partitions you need and paint on it, and hold and beautify, however simply be sure that the home continues to be the identical home that individuals bear in mind.

Now to handle the Tweet above, Whiskey and occasional fueled half of the Rise of the Triad soundtrack. Most songs have 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 repeatedly 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 residence 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 particular sound and it was the proper solution 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 really like that tune.

TA: After ROTT 2013, one other recreation I didn’t actually play till lately was Bombshell and I actually solely purchased that recreation due to your soundtrack. I received it after I was researching boomer shooters for an article and was trying 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 type of consider that soundtrack with Nightmare Reaper the place they really feel like simply metallic albums from Andrew Hulshult quite than devoted recreation soundtracks. Was this the purpose in your profession the place you realized you’re actually good at bringing metallic into these sorts of video games? It felt like a turning level.

AH: That’s that’s an awesome query too like really yeah like proper round that point I used to be experimenting rather a lot with simply you understand making large atmospheric like synth stuff and like orchestral as you’ll be able to hear on that soundtrack for those who received far sufficient, laughs, but in addition like for the for the larger fights and stuff, I actually needed to start out dialing up you understand my very own sound and my very own writing and you understand I’d already accomplished the quilt stuff I needed to wish to present folks what what I might do and so yeah that’s type of actually the place my introduction to love my very own unique items began coming into place, so yeah that’s really proper. I by no means even considered that that’s the place that began and likewise like I imply I gosh that’s if I give it some thought, that was 2013 is the top of 2013 is when growth 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 large time at that time, and there’s loads of stuff that by no means made it possibly I’ll put that up on Twitter sooner or later however there’s loads of stuff that by no means by no means confirmed up on it as a result of it was a little bit too aggressive you understand however that stuff would later present up in DOOM you understand. laughs

TA: When simply discovering your music a few years in the past, all the things was actually good metallic, and this was most likely across the time I used to be primarily listening to metallic earlier than I began broadening my horizons. I went by way of this section after I was studying guitar and I began listening to extra Dream Theater after which received a seven string guitar, and ultimately received into Meshuggah. It received me fascinated with how after I take heed to your music now, you handle doing distinctive issues for every recreation and make the songs match the sport correctly. It isn’t simply metallic anymore so there’s no fear about being typecast. Did you’ve that concern that everybody is simply going to anticipate metallic from you once you’re behind a particular 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 have been you understand like, as a result of I don’t wish to be like I don’t wish to be like straight up generally known as metallic man you understand like I really like metallic I really like taking part in it I’ll make these data all day lengthy as folks so long as folks will take heed to it and even when they received’t I’ll most likely make them, however yeah I like to color with totally different brushes like particularly after I become older, like I actually get pleasure from 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 boldness 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 approach out as a result of I’ll discover one thing that I like, and likelihood is if I prefer it, I can most likely present it to some individuals who will dig it as effectively. 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 totally different. I imply if somebody’s not into metallic possibly they assume nightfall sounds the identical as bombshell however you’ll be able to 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 wish to transfer to AMID EVIL. I really like the soundtrack to the primary recreation, however I wish to ask in regards to the DLC for 2 causes. Now the very first thing is type of like a private matter as a result of I consider you have been going by way of a household emergency through the time once you have 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 capable of sit down and digest it that approach 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 12 months’s Eve. It was like 9 PM on New 12 months’s Eve. It was the yr earlier than it was launched And I used to be midway, I used to be like halfway by way of 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 have been like 90-95% clogged. So yeah, he needed to have a quadruple bypass. And fortunately, We have now a extremely, actually good coronary heart hospital proper subsequent to us. And so they’re at an age now the place they’re on Medicare. I believe it’s Medicare. I can’t bear in mind. It’s like when you’re previous 64 at a sure age on this nation, you will get on Medicare. And you understand, like well being stuff isn’t as a lot of a nightmare because it usually is. However they received nice care, received taken care of. But it surely 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 received, it was proper in the midst of the large Omicron spike for the world. In order quickly as he received 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 really needed to sedate him for a number of 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 received to some extent the place they mentioned 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 rather a lot on the AMID EVIL stuff and began actually discovering that previous like taking part in with a band and writing songs for you type of vibe entering into. And loads of that stuff in a AMID EVIL, the stuff that’s like received loads of vitality behind it, that’s fairly private for me. There’s loads 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 loads of that as effectively. And that’ll nonetheless be some time earlier than that pops up. However I’d say that that was my primary outlet for some time. You’ve gotten one thing to stay up for.

However yeah, like that soundtrack let’s wrap it up. That soundtrack did have loads of stress and loads of feelings tied to my father virtually passing away and me attempting to wrap my head round that. You’re proper. I hadn’t considered that.

TA: The opposite factor in regards to the AMID EVIL DLC is that this particular tune I wish to contact on: Splitting Time. This tune is fascinating for a number of 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 undecided for those who’ve seen it. However extra fascinating than that’s I used to be taking part in Road Fighter 6 with a pal of mine and listening to this within the background and he requested me if I used to be listening to Killer Intuition music? I mentioned 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 pal mentioned “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 really. However there could be 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 believed Mick did such an awesome job on it. The place I’m like, man, the manufacturing right here is precisely what I’ve been attempting to do for like a handful of years, And like that soundtrack was simply actually inspiring to take heed 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 accomplished 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 favored the music much more than the sport.

AH: That entire soundtrack slaps, man. He did a implausible job on that.

Once you notice @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 metallic 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 type 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 wish 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.

Laughs

AH: Each time Bruno reached out to me, Bruno is the developer of Nightmare Reaper. Each 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, “Effectively, let me know for those who’re ever .” After which we simply began speaking about music. He’s like, “Would you be excited by working with me on this?” And I mentioned, “Yeah, I believe that might be cool.” And he actually was like, “I simply need this to be like a metallic document from you.” I used to be like, “Actually?” He was like, “Yeah.” He’s like, “You’ve received good influences.” He’s like, “I simply need it to sound such as you simply made a straight metallic document.” I used to be like, “Effectively, it could’t be simply that.” I used to be like, “But it surely’ll be largely 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, you understand, screaming over prime of all the things as effectively.

However yeah, it’s fairly near one thing I might have written at the moment. You recognize, as you go together with a, as time strikes on, tastes change. And you understand, however like at the moment, for positive, that’s what you’ll have gotten for a metallic document. I believe that’s fairly shut, yeah.

TA: How do you handle doing that and likewise preserving the soundtrack dynamic for a recreation then?

AH: Um, play by way of it loads of occasions the place you’ll be able to work out the place you’ll be able to have rests and lulls. And the place anyone’s gonna presumably simply stroll round and search for issues. After which attempt to write one thing that you just your self wouldn’t get tired of. And that’s nonetheless fascinating by way of like, you understand, 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 attempt to make a bit 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 totally different items collectively. As a result of like Prodeus has like three items.

It has an ambient, it has a lightweight fight, and it has a heavy fight. And so they’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 effectively between one another, um, for those who have been to only crossfade them at random occasions, you understand? 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 following recreation I used to be going to ask about. I don’t even bear in mind what occurred with Prodeus when it launched on Steam, as a result of I bear in mind being despatched a code for it and simply tried it out for evaluate, however was blown away by the music. I bear in mind I even joked about that after 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 appears like metallic, industrial, bass heavy, and punchier usually. It really works effectively with the aesthetic however I believe Cables and Chaos is my favourite. You’ve spoken rather a lot 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 won’t learn about?

AH: Cables and Chaos is unquestionably 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 by way of, like, this entire nightmare the place I needed to pull your complete soundtrack down throughout your 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 have been getting nearer to launch they have been like, “Hey, we wish to… we wish to… we would like, like, ten extra.” And I used to be like, “Oh, uh, okay. Effectively, I’ve already put out the soundtrack.
We already agreed on this, so that is bizarre.” So, um, they confirmed me what else they have 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 unimaginable!” So I received actually impressed with that and made a ton of actually simply extra aggressive items of music which was 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 in-built 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 received these actually fascinating tangents of, uh, the second half of the document’s far more aggressive than the primary half. Simply because, like, I don’t know, I used to be at residence 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, you understand? Like, after which we lastly get to place it out. I believe that was 2022.

Right here’s one factor from Prodeus that I believed was tremendous neat. So, Spent Gasoline is among the solely occasions that I’ve been…Effectively, it was one of many first occasions I’d accomplished it for the time being. 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, you understand, inexperienced sludge and radiated bullshit in all places. It regarded like Chernobyl. And, um…I used to be like, man, I actually wish to discover methods to take issues like Geiger counters, uh, and, uh, pulses from, from, uh, from fission reactions and, like, possibly 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 wish to take that and make a bit 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 really utilized in a part of the beat. The Geiger counters used as parts of the beat that type of appears 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 by way of the beat. After which, you understand, in a while the music is like loads of guitar stuff to go together with it and all the things, however all that stuff that’s happening with the synthesizer is all based mostly round, you understand, like radiation. And I used to be like, “Ah, that is cool!”

Each time I received accomplished with it, I used to be like, “Lastly!” I had an concept, like an idea concept for a bit 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 pleased 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 totally different or fascinating or ought to we simply anticipate one other banger soundtrack?

AH: I’m undecided 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 most likely someplace within the close to future, however I haven’t heard from them but.

TA: I believe in a latest interview the place you spoke in regards to the Iron Lung soundtrack, which you’re doing, clearly you’ll be able to’t discuss a lot about it, however I, don’t wish to know in regards to the soundtrack particularly, I’ll anticipate the film to return out, however I wish to know three issues: How is it engaged on a film soundtrack? How is it working with Markiplier? How has the funds out there for the soundtrack modified the way you’re capable of method music composition?

AH: So the primary one was, how’s it engaged on a film soundtrack? Utterly totally different. Like, I believed that, I believed that I’d have the ability to stroll in and simply be like, “Eh, this received’t, this’ll be easy.” Oh. Like, it’s simply as difficult as the sport stuff, however in a very totally different route. The place I might know precisely to speak to a developer about “Let’s put a bit of music right here, let’s put a bit of music right here, let’s do this.” I can do this with Mark, however they’re fully totally different conversations. One is, you understand, I do know precisely what’s speculated to be occurring within the recreation right here, that is, you understand, you’re selecting up this weapon, otherwise you’re, this journey is occurring 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 now have to speak about these issues forwards and backwards earlier than I make a bit of music. So it’s actually fascinating. It’s a enjoyable problem, to be sincere 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 effectively. And can, uh, repeatedly make selections after I hand him a bit of music, and he’s like, “Okay, that is, you understand, typically we must reduce 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 are able to, or I’ll do it as finest as I can.” I’m like, “Uh, you understand, like, possibly I ought to simply recompose the scene.” And each time he cuts one thing to, like, presumably make it, like, a tiny bit shorter, I’m like, “No, that’s precisely what I might have accomplished. Like, how are you this good at modifying these things?” Like, it’s, it blows my thoughts. Um, so he’s been implausible to work with.

The third is in regards to the funds for the film soundtrack and the way it modifications the way it impacts composition? Budgets have been rather a lot greater. I’ll simply, I’ll simply hold it at that. They have been, they have been, they have been a lot greater. Um, simply due to how a lot, it wasn’t, like, because of, um, you understand, like, “Oh, you’re engaged on a movie now.” It was, it was due to how a lot music we went by way of. Um, I wrote demos with them on the set. So, like, they flew me all the way down to Austin and Mark mentioned, “Hey, you understand, why don’t you simply write music whereas I’m doing scenes?” I’m like, “Wow, that sounds really actually, actually f***ing cool, yeah.” So, I might 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, you understand, what’s happening 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 really about to leap on a name as a result of I believe they want another, another piece of music.

I’m gonna bounce on a name in like two hours, ’trigger I believe they want another piece of music. Um, however it’s, it’s simply been rather a lot. There’s rather a lot there. And it’s selecting the feelings that go the place. So, like, there can be, I wrote all these songs for, you understand, um, catching a vibe of despair, and these songs for catching a vibe of anger, and these vibes for stress, and this, and this, and we now have this large palette to only 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 might agree on with video games, however it’s simply, there’s the amount that, like, we’ve accomplished with stuff is like, whoa, that’s rather a lot! 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 truly the primary time you probably did any kind of chiptune remixing or composition or association, I ought to say?

AH: Yeah, the primary actual one, like, I imply, like, you could possibly, you could possibly 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 type of retro really feel. So, yeah, this was the primary actual time that I, like, approached, like, a chiptune. Like, that is, it’s a must to keep inside these boundaries of restricted expertise. And it was actually, like, you understand, select your, select your sine wave. Would you like, you need sine, or select your audio wave. Would you like sine, sq., or, you understand, triangle? So, it’s one of many three. Simply constructing, like, drum kits based mostly 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?” You recognize, 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 bear in mind essentially the most, you understand? 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 regarded it up and I’m like, “In fact they did!” I do know clearly you’re, like, tremendous busy with, like, a ton of initiatives, however for those who had, like, limitless time and assets, would you do a chiptune demake of any of your different albums? And for those who would, which one would you decide?

AH: Gosh. Which one can be essentially the most fascinating is absolutely the, uh, the query there. I believe the one that might be essentially the most fascinating if I have been to do this can be most likely AMID EVIL. As a result of there’s a lot happening in a few of these, it could be, it could be loads 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 best way all the way down to, like, 8-bit, you understand? I believe that that might match rather well too. However yeah, if cash wasn’t a difficulty. 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 trendy 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 can be excited by 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’ll open up that dialog anytime they need, and it’s only a matter of when, you understand? When’s the appropriate time.

TA: WRATH: Aeon of Smash, I believe is a recreation you composed a very long time in the past, at the least in gaming, like, a number of years in the past, and it lastly launched this yr. That’s a soundtrack the place if anybody hears it, I believe they most likely wouldn’t anticipate it to be you once they take heed to the soundtrack, and that’s one of many issues I really like about it, as a result of right here, like, he does extra than simply metallic, like, it is advisable to get that into your head, like, that appears 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 combined 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 powerful, simply because the, like, the event cycle was, wasn’t, you understand, as folks know, like, didn’t, it didn’t go as nice, like, in the direction of about midway by way of, possibly 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 exhausting to make artwork for when you understand that the product itself is having some issues. However I believe Christalynne Pyle did job with wrapping all the things up in the direction of the top of it, which was a process 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 metallic 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 in the long run was capable of 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 would have, that would have been useful, but in addition on the identical time, that’s a giant what if. You recognize, like, as a result of there’s two issues that it’s a must to consider. Which is, that’s the Quake engine. It’s just like the OG Quake engine. You recognize, what are the constraints that we’re working with right here? Can we dynamically swap music, and is it going to work effectively, 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, you understand, each map had its tune. Effectively, I say that. It was a disc operating that simply performed a bunch of music. However mainly, 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 received some actually fascinating moments in it the place like, one among them the place I used to be, I simply mentioned, “F*** it, no matter. We’re gonna, we’re gonna bow a guitar by way of 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 the direction of the top. However, um, yeah, it was a little bit little bit of a battle, however I’m glad I nonetheless went by way of it. I had enjoyable, and I believe that everyone that labored on it was fairly pleased 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 really discuss to you about IDKFA beforehand?

AH: I do know that IDKFA was, was handed round that studio an entire bunch, trigger I, I’d get, um, DMs from folks that work there that are actually, like, I take into account nice pals, the place they might attain out in, like, 2015, and 2016, and, like, all the best way again as 2014, the place they might be saying, you understand, 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, you understand? Um, and I, you understand, way back to that, I used to be identical to, hey, for those who ever, you understand, for those who ever, for those who ever want music, let me know, you understand? So, however, like, by no means, by no means, you understand, 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 yr earlier than, or one thing like that, once they actually began exhibiting a few of the music, and I used to be like, oh, they’ve, they’ve, they’ve received that dealt with, okay, cool. So, um, however I used to be all the time excited by, find a, a solution to work with that studio, trigger I really 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 fashionable 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, really it was, I believe it was quarter two of 2020, and mentioned, hey, we, uh, we’re ready 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 totally have been, they knew what they have been asking was, was a tall order, in a brief time frame, and so they mentioned, you understand, we are able to completely use the bottom recreation stuff, however we needed to at the least attain out and, and ask you, as a result of we, we really feel like we are able to 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, you understand what, it’s, it’s like 35 or 40 days, f*** it, we, let’s do it, it was like, this appears like a problem, I’m completely up for it, and, you understand, I needed to hold my composure your complete time, however within the inside I’m like, oh my god, you understand, like, I’m engaged on an official DOOM recreation, uh, and when, however once we received accomplished with that, like, I don’t know, it’s a type of bizarre moments the place you go, holy cow, we went from, uh, you understand, a mod challenge, uh, all the best way to the official factor, and it’s simply, it’s insane, it’s, it’s loopy, I hold 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 secure to imagine that lots of people who inform you they love your music deliver up Blood Swamps from DOOM Everlasting’s DLC. As a result of I believe each particular person I see on YouTube is like, everybody’s simply doing Blood Swamps, it looks like the preferred factor and all, and for you that’s most likely a bizarre feeling as a result of you’ve this tune which lots of people love or one thing which you’re actually pleased with, however you’ll be able to’t stream it or purchase it legally. Are you able to touch upon that in any type? What do you inform individuals who ask about shopping for your music from DOOM Everlasting’s DLC?

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AH: Effectively, Bethesda and id personal all that stuff, they paid me effectively for it, so like I used to be completely satisfied 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 you understand, 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 do this, typically they don’t, and it’s simply fully as much as their name, however I’ll inform you that they don’t have any downside with you, you understand, grabbing it off YouTube or something like that, so do this to your coronary heart’s content material, throw it in your telephone, no matter you wish to do, they only, they’re simply glad that you just just like the stuff, and so am I, to be sincere, however hey, hopefully someday we are able to 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 effectively. Anyway that’s one thing I’ve been fascinated with as a result of it’s most likely a troublesome scenario so that you can be in, as a result of folks would who wish to assist you, like, clearly they’ll purchase DOOM Everlasting and purchase the DLC and stuff like that, however it’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 wish to do with that, as a result of they have 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 fantastic, I simply wish to assist, I wish to make like, a cool DLC for everyone that’s caught at residence, and I wish to write like, some kick-ass music for it. And, so there’s no emotions of like, you understand, 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 fantastic. However, you understand, hopefully, I want to see an official launch someday, however that’s fully as much as them, and I’ll respect no matter they wish 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 inform you to only 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, you understand, what’s established right here from Mick? I’m like, that’s fairly sturdy. Like, that’d be like anyone strolling into one other DUSK soundtrack, you understand, like, for the Indie Shooter, after which being like, we’re gonna do all synthwave, you understand, like, no, that’s not how that works. It’s important to serve what got here earlier than you. It’s important to present respect to what got here earlier than you. And that’s actually essential for the followers earlier than anyone else. Doesn’t matter with an government producer, doesn’t matter with the musician, doesn’t matter with the artist. It’s for the followers. Like, it’s a must to be sure that no matter you’re going to do goes to, they’re gonna go, okay, cool, yeah, I perceive, you understand, why you selected this. So actually, for me, it once they have been like, hey, you simply be you, do no matter you need, what you assume serves Doom the most effective. I used to be like, effectively, that’s a no brainer. I’m gonna, I’m gonna, you understand, I’m gonna supply some inspiration from 2016 and Everlasting, after which write what I might wish 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 totally different. So there’s some familiarity there. As a result of, you understand, like, Blood Swamps is kind of a bit totally 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 metallic tune. And like, actually, uh, I bear in mind handing that over to Chad the primary time and him being like, “Oh, metallic. 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 might 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, you understand, “Have you considered any sound design stuff?” I’m like, “Effectively, what did you, you understand, what are you considering? Present me the devices that you just’re working with and, you understand, like, let’s simply discuss stuff out.”

We’d have like hour lengthy conversations each single day. And we’d all simply be taught from one another. It was, it was so cool. However, yeah, like Blood Swamps comes from some extent, I simply bear in mind, I’ve to write down one thing that if that is the one DOOM recreation I work on, it must be simply, like, approach on the market. Like, I’ve to, I’ve to, I’ve to only take my shot. And it has, I’ve to tear out all the limitations 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 time limit, 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 are able to do various things now.” You recognize?

TA: I believe you talked about the way you had a number of weeks to do the DLC soundtrack, however since you had the assist system of these two, it was all potential in the long run. 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 stage, after which I received these two ranges, so that they cut up up the work evenly between us on each DLCs. And there’d be so many occasions the place I’d name David or Chad and simply be like, “Hey, how are you doing in the present day?” You recognize? And one among us can be like, “Oh my God, I don’t know the place to go.” You recognize? And we’d simply discuss forwards and backwards, and someway 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, you understand, possibly I ought to have accomplished one thing in another way? Or have been you want, “No, I’m pleased with this. I simply wish to protect it for followers of IDKFA.”

AH: Yeah, it was extra of a, it was a little bit tiny little bit of, “I wish 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 harmful whereas attempting to protect it, these have been the issues that I might attempt to remove. An instance of that’s there was loads 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 condominium 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 a few of the compression aspect, like, on the grasp of it, is a little bit aggressive.

So after I went again this time round, I really went by way of 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 for those who take heed to it sufficient occasions, 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 all the Doom 1 stuff from the unique IDKFA all received 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 possibly 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 unimaginable to repair that! laughs There’s been bands which have accomplished that. I’ve re-recorded that whole document and I see it on YouTube every so often. I’m like that is… this is able to have been a cool document if it could have sounded okay, and possibly some construction modifications have been totally different, however yeah, it’s no matter.

TA: I believe when Metallica did Demise Magnetic, they’d the Guitar Hero Metallica stems which individuals used to combine it higher than the precise album. How does this hold occurring?

AH: James attests to it. These guys are so large 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 bear in mind them speaking about “Yeah, no shit, the guitars are vivid.” I used to be listening to mixes in a tent and making combine selections on the highway. I’m like, “Oh, that makes much more sense now.” Like, oh my god. As a result of the Guitar Hero mixes do sound approach higher.

TA: This jogs my memory of after I watched Deafheaven and the way superb they sounded reside. You’ve gotten 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 outdoors 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 document 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 men within the room going, “Louder! This must be louder.” laughs

TA: So that you revisited IDKFA’s unique 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. Once you have been doing these new songs, how did it really feel for you as a result of now you’ve come thus far 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 method that?

AH: Man. This entire IDKFA factor with id’s blessing has been an unimaginable expertise. It appears like I’m closing a chapter of my profession with the followers as a result of IDKFA is what received me so many roles and a lot recognition beforehand. Effectively, IDKFA and Rise of the Triad, however IDKFA was a giant 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… Each time Marty Stratton despatched me an e-mail a few yr and a half in the past to ask if I had time to sit down down at QuakeCon final yr and speak about some issues, I used to be like, “Uh oh. One thing’s both gone terribly incorrect 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 offer you a license for the DOOM soundtrack for IDKFA so that you could put that out on all the 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 lately in any case.

About midway by way of that entire factor, we have been simply buying and selling struggle tales in regards to the trade and simply getting alongside. And I used to be having a blast. I used to be considering, “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 inform you 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?” Folks have requested for it endlessly. I’m like, “That will actually poke my viewers.” They’d be like, “Holy shit! Doom 2 is lastly completed!” And he was like, “For those who’re up for it, yeah, completely.” He’s like, “We’ll get you a license for something that you just do on that as effectively so that you could put that out as effectively.”

So, yeah. It was…strolling into doing DOOM II was a lot enjoyable. Each step of the best way. 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 initially, he mentioned, “Hey, you understand, do no matter you need.” He’s like, “It’s you. It’s the rationale folks wish to take heed 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 wish to hear suggestions from you.” It’s like, “I respect your opinion as a result of we received 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, you understand, like, what for those who did this?” It was solely a pair occasions the place he was like, “What for those who did this?” I used to be like, “Oh!” They have been all the time cool concepts. However I actually respect Adam’s means to throw out issues every so often. He’s only a nice particular person 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 consider that that is occurring. I can’t consider 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, reside on stage and announce all the things. And quantity three, they gave me a license for all these things in order that I can put it out and I can really make some cash off of it. That doesn’t occur with a giant 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.” You recognize, like, “Holy cow.” But it surely’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 have 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 must be preserved. Folks know what that’s.” So you’ll be able to’t contact that. That’s already accomplished. So I believed, “Okay, effectively what if I simply gave them how I might do DOOM II proper now?” Which is precisely what it’s. All that stuff is like, “Yeah, f*** yeah.” These are the precise selections that I might 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 received formally launched in 2016, however it 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 type of like a time capsule.

TA: Was The Healer Stalks one of many new songs as a result of it positively appears like fashionable Andrew Hulshult?

AH: Yeah, that was the second written. I believe I virtually went in chronological order doing that whole soundtrack.

TA: You and I’ve each been taking part in DOOM because the 90s. Once I began studying guitar and taking part in rather a lot, I began fascinated with the DOOM soundtrack and a few of the songs positively have bits that remind me of different band music like Pantera. Once you did IDKFA and simply heard the music usually, what did you consider that and the way does it really feel revisiting a few of these songs now? Stuff like A New Degree 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? But it surely’s totally different sufficient the place you’re like, oh, okay. Yeah. However yeah, there’s positively some inspirations that have been taken from like thrash metallic 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 have been making the sport. So it solely is sensible that they’re like, you understand, 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, you understand, 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 truthfully did that as folks have been, I noticed a bunch of discussion board posts. It was both discussion board posts or Discord about folks undecided like about me on DUSK of all issues. Prefer it wasn’t even like a totally introduced recreation, however they have been like, “I’m undecided Andrew”. And I used to be like, OK, you understand what? I used to be like, f*** you. I’ll simply remake the Quake theme. And you then’ll see if I’m the appropriate particular person for the f***ing job. laughs And so I put that out and other people have been like, oh, and I bear in mind like a bunch of the feedback have been like, oh yeah, okay, he can work on DUSK.

TA: Do you take heed to that soundtrack typically? The unique Quake?

AH: Oh, man. I don’t take heed to it. Hearken to it. However like each time I’m going fireplace up Quake, which is about like as soon as twice a yr. A little bit greater than that if I’m taking part in multiplayer with pals. 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 job on that. It’s unimaginable. 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 will be loopy. However they’re like approach up there, you understand.

TA: Their film soundtracks are superb. I’ve really been watching a few of the films simply because they’ve accomplished the music as a result of I believe the audio design in The Social Community is unimaginable. I believe they did just like the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles factor, which I nonetheless want to look at.

AH: It’s so cool when artists step out of their consolation zone like that, the place it’s such as you’re identified for such as you’re offended 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 coated Blood Swamps being the preferred tune which individuals deliver up once they meet you and stuff. I noticed this interview with Closing Fantasy 14’s composer Masayoshi Soken who was requested a few tune which he actually favored, however nobody really brings up, and that he thinks deserves extra consideration. He mentioned Recreation Principle. I wish 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 effectively it’s DLC. So like by nature, DLC doesn’t get as a lot consideration, you understand. However just like the AMID EVIL DLC altogether earlier than I discuss in regards to the music, the DLC is unimaginable. Like that’s my that’s one among my favourite issues I’ve labored on like in latest 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 unimaginable DLC. For those who don’t have it, it’s best to go get it. That’s not me shilling and simply oh go purchase the sport. Prefer it’s f***ing superior. They did an unimaginable job.

TA: Everybody can buy that recreation and DLC.

AH: Effectively, I don’t wish to seem like a shill. For those who prefer it, you prefer it. Like for those who don’t, for those who don’t dig it, don’t purchase it. You recognize we’re not not right here to love, you understand attempt 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 type of a shift as an artist the place I used to be. I used to be far more snug with loads of the extra aggressive sound design components being combined 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 by way of 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 you understand, 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 could be very a lot 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 wish to know no matter you’re utilizing.

AH: So the guitar I’m utilizing essentially the most is a Caparison Dellinger 7. I really 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 an entire bunch however they nonetheless reduce by way of rather well. So everytime you’re sitting there and like, you understand, like chugging on stuff and it’s a must to observe that 4 occasions, it simply sits rather a lot higher within the combine than for those who have been to only use like inventory pickups. There’s nothing incorrect with Caparison inventory pickups. They’re nice. They’re tremendous, tremendous punchy. However for my mixing model 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 really 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 effectively to a gosh, what’s it? It’s Duncan. They’re actually, actually well-known 8 string pickups by Duncan. And I can’t bear 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 favored at a store known as Tone Store up the road from me. I used to be like, man, I actually wish to put these in my 8 string and so they have a tech there that’s simply unimaginable 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 unimaginable.

I’ve received my Caparison 7 and eight, and I nonetheless have all of the guitars that I’ve had over time for essentially the most half. I’ve received one other Schecter 8 string right here that could be a actually cool coloration. It’s tremendous neat, like, it really modifications 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 really fairly candy. So I nonetheless have, I purchased this in like 2004. And I nonetheless have it. That is the guitar that I really 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. You recognize, 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, you understand? Like, it must be one thing like a mainline recreation the place I’d be like, I wrote this on this guitar right here. You recognize, if you would like this, it feels prefer it belongs to you. And likewise, a part of me is like, no, don’t do 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 sometimes on 6 strings, I identical to 10 to 46.

TA: Do you utilize D’Addario strings? I take advantage of them largely.

AH: I take advantage of 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 offered virtually each amp I’ve ever owned. I had a JC-120. I had a few these Crate Blue Voodoos approach again within the day. Those that have been like, yeah, those that have been, have been mainly 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 effectively too. And I offered 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 lately, which is a Neural DSP Quad Cortex. So mainly that is all of their plugins constructed into like a very nice processor. However for a challenge I’m engaged on lately they have been like, hey you want an amp. And I used to be like, yeah, you’re most likely proper. I do want an amp. So I went and purchased 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 strong 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 document that used them I all the time needed to seize one as a result of I used to be like, god, these issues sound large.

TA: I wasn’t positive about this as a result of a pal of mine mentioned he was positive AMID EVIL was recorded on an Axe FX Extremely.

AH: Any guitar stuff I’ve accomplished has used both Native Devices Guitar Rig from approach 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 received essentially the most use on DUSK have been the Moogerfooger low go filter. Consider it or not, like anytime you hear the sound of one thing turning into type of lo-fi or something. It was all the time run by way of 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 all the 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 approach with the Fulltone Catalyst. However yeah, it’s only a few of them. I believe there’s another that I take advantage of rather a lot. 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 appears like rubbish. And that’s why I prefer it. It simply appears like you’re destroying a sign which is ideal. I’m cool. That sounds cool. That’s an awesome impact. I like that.

TA: You’ve achieved rather a lot in your profession thus far with recognizable music. As a musician, how have you ever been studying to enhance your individual expertise like programming drums, software program, and the way do you steadiness doing that whilst you have loads of people who wish to work with you on new initiatives?

AH: Day-after-day is rather like I don’t know. For those who’re not educating your self one thing daily, that is my practice 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 package I’ve used like two or 3 times on two to a few totally 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 package. I would like to search out one thing totally different and work with it and see if I can get some totally 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 approach out of it.

It’s type of like limiting your self, like placing your self in a field that’s actually essential as an artist to just be sure you are working inside a sure scope of issues and going hey, you understand, right here’s one thing that’s fully unfamiliar, get used to it and that is what it’s a must to work with. So, yeah, like I don’t know, simply continually 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 a very powerful 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 for those who can’t stick with it 100%. What does a day in your life seem like proper now?

AH: A day proper now appears to be like like about, a typical day is about anyplace between 6 to 7 hours of sleep which is about what I would like I’ve discovered, 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 fantastic 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 approach I can begin my day is like I really feel like I’ve received to it appears like I’m washing off yesterday I don’t understand how else to elucidate 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 do this, I’ll be fascinated with all the things I must do after which by no means really 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 wish to do this day, I’ll knock all of it out, each single piece of it. However what’s tremendous essential 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 type of new for me too is round like 4 o’clock sometimes I’ll now attempt to do, this has been inside the final 3.5 months, I’ll attempt to do about 20 to half-hour of cardio. Simply because I really feel like for some motive elevating my coronary heart price actually takes me from hey I might focus earlier than to now I’m tremendous laser targeted and may get by way of no matter I must and it additionally places me in a significantly 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 you understand like I haven’t gone again to it but. I must strive 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 most likely 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 strive 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 occasions 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 pals. 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 now have a good time doing it.

TA: Earlier than we wrap up, I wish 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 sincere with you. I must department out a little bit extra. Favourite bands outdoors 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 reside. 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.

Exterior 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 effectively 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 rather well. For those who take heed to it outdoors of it, it appears like a extremely bizarre chilly type of soundtrack. Even from the very first recreation which has loads of fascinating issues like virtually drum and bass selections. It nonetheless appears like a chilly entrance.

You recognize, like a Hitman. And I all the time simply discover that stuff fascinating. How he was capable of take so many various genres of music between all these video games and nonetheless make them match appropriately for that character. So yeah and I believe he labored on the Darktide stuff extra lately which I would like to offer a take heed to. Everyone’s advised me that’s unimaginable 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, for those who had no time or funds constraints, for those who 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 route I’d actually prefer 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 approach. And it’s a must to assume that’s actually going to be dictated by whoever the inventive manufacturing is on the time. So if it was accomplished in the appropriate approach 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 you understand. 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 awesome query. Let me give it some thought for only a second. Man on Fireplace. Like I really 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 understand how else to elucidate it aside from he does a f***ing loopy implausible job.

Both Man on Fireplace or American Gangster. A type of two soundtracks I believe I might do can be nice to work on. As a result of there’s so many various feelings between each of these movies. It’s a giant curler coaster that doesn’t go up and down as soon as. It goes up and down and does like a loop. And like you understand, it takes you aspect to aspect. Like each of these movies do that actually effectively.
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TA: You’ve gotten loads of bands you’ve been listening to for a very long time like Metallica. What are your ideas on their latest 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 exhausting. Even with this final Megadeth document. I might nonetheless discover stuff that I like I can chew on. No downside. Completely. However you understand these guys aren’t going to write down like one other Grasp of Puppets. That comes round as soon as in a lifetime. You recognize what I imply? And so they struck it 4 occasions. Like with Kill ‘Em All, Experience the Lightning, Grasp of Puppets and …And Justice for All. So prefer 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 document that they’d? Hardwired to Self Destruct. Yeah I believe that that truly had some actual moments of actually actually good writing on it.

Particularly the final observe. I felt like Hardwired was an awesome observe. However I additionally thought Moth into the Flame was written tremendous effectively. There’s a handful of simply actually actually actually good writing on that document. 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 undecided if it’s as a result of I’m on the lookout for one thing sooner or not. Which that’s simply not the place they’re at for the time being. That’s not what they’re writing. And that’s okay. I’ll say the final observe on that document I really feel like is ideal. It’s so good. I can’t bear in mind what it’s known as off the highest of my head for the time being. I’m horrible with tune names typically. It’s loopy. It’s like 11 minutes and it appears like a 5 minute and 30 second tune. I bear 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 take heed to. I like 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 get pleasure from. however I do know I’m not going to get the revolutionary document 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 pal that I labored with a very long time in the past who fell on exhausting occasions at one level and he was pals 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 things I’m like why don’t you simply maintain on to it and like like right here’s right here’s you understand right here’s some money for those who 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 received this vinyl of the Nice Southern Trendkill that’s one of many unique 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 you understand like what the hell. And he’s like yeah we simply you understand had him and I knew the man and he had like 5 – 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 wish to say 15 16 17 years now however these previous ones won’t ever go away.

Some folks hold costly booze in a decanter. Teah and I hold 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 often ask this on the finish, however I bear 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 sizzling espresso endlessly however like chilly brew I don’t know the longer I’m going the simpler it’s to only sit on a desk and sip on. I don’t should be like that’s sizzling. I can simply be like no we’re simply getting all the caffeine all of sudden if I wish to. So chilly brew espresso. Chilly brew black.

I’d prefer to thank Andrew Hulshult for his time and assist with this interview over the previous couple of weeks.

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