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Working in Games & Film, Being Rejected, and Helping Others with Austin Wintory

Writer's picture: Akash ThakkarAkash Thakkar

For Episode #4 of the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the ever-delightful Austin Wintory.


Austin Wintory is an award winning concert, film, and video game composer who's worked on video games such as Journey, Abzu, The Banner Saga, Assassin's Creed, and countless others.


In this interview we talk all about pitching for work, building a full-time composition career, working in film, games, and concert music, being rejected for projects, and much more.


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Find Austin Wintory at:


Twitter: @awintory

Instagram: @a.wintory


And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to www.bit.ly/soundbizpod

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