Niels van der Leest - Game Composer
Niels van der Leest is an award winning game composer and sound designer who has been in games since 2007. Over the course of the years he has worked with developers ranging from independent to AAA.
Niels combines his classical music degree in percussion and world music, his background in the orchestral and ensemble performance and the strong sense of sound design to create unique music and sounds.
More with Niels van der Leest
Niels demonstrates some of the instruments he used in the score for Horizon Zero Dawn and and he even had specific bow instruments designed to create specific soundscapes.
How Niels developed musical ideas for Horizon Zero Dawn and how to relate to the sound design in a game.
About the differences between composing for film and composing for games. And why three composers for Horizon Zero Dawn? How does that work?
How Horizon Zero Dawn changed the composition process of Niels and how do you record one of the largest drums on earth?
How Final Fantasy 7 transformed Niels into a first class game composer. And what NOT to do if you want to get into the game business.
Niels van der Leest is an award winning game composer and sound designer who has been in games since 2007. Over the course of the years he has worked with developers ranging from independent to AAA.
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