11/17/2023 0 Comments Chyneez fews nere meIt was super fun.” Korb with his weapon of choice (axe).Ī pretty hardcore effort for a Rock Band competition, you might think, but the commitment was worth it as Korb’s band, Rofl Mao, came out on top, winning the entire event. “We got one of those giant novelty checks and we got to meet Ringo Starr. I had a trophy that’s a framed Rock Band Guitar in a case. So I’m reigning champion forever! Unless they decide to do it again.” That was also the last time that competition happened. The following year, Supergiant Games would go on to release Bastion, receiving overwhelming critical praise, plenty of which was reserved for Korb’s work alongside friend and singer Ashley Barrett. Since then, Korb has worked with Supergiant to compose and produce the soundtracks to Transistor, Pyre, and Hades. His music has earned him an outstanding reputation among composers and gamers. Together, Korb and Barrett have performed several times in small-scale acoustic performances, covering fan favorite tracks from each game. But last year Supergiant Games kicked things up a serious notch, hosting their first ever, full orchestral concert at PAX West 2019. Video game concerts are nothing new, but few indie studios can claim to have orchestral performances under their belt. Even the idea of it seemed impossible to Korb at the time, but thankfully he had a friend or two on hand to help. “We really wanted to do something special to celebrate our 10th anniversary that happened at PAX West in August,” Korb explained. “Someone on our team suggested ‘What about an orchestral show?’ and I thought that doesn’t… We can’t pull that off! But just in case, let me talk to my friend Austin Wintory. “So I spoke to Austin and he’s like ‘Yeah, man. Second of all, you can do it and I’ll help you get the guy to do the arrangements.’ He was really instrumental in getting the whole thing to happen.“ First of all, I’m in and I’m going to conduct it. In gaming circles, Wintory is most famous for composing the soundtrack to the 2012 indie release Journey, widely heralded as an all-time great in both design and soundtrack. With such an experienced hand involved, things quickly began to shape up for Supergiant’s debut show. Korb's soundtracks ricochet between Bastion's country western trip-hop and Transistor's old-world electronic post-rock. “As I talked to him about it I started to get pretty excited because I thought, this is so different to my normal process,” Said Korb. “All my stuff I do alone in my studio then I have Ashley come in and sing. Everything else is just me playing, I never have to think of things for other musicians. “But with Austin’s assistance, we were able to put the whole thing together. We started thinking about doing our independent thing but it fell through, then pretty late breaking, PAX said yeah, we’ve got a spot for you with a main stage, so we were like okay, it’s back on. The gusto was certainly there, but scaling tracks from the instruments in your home studio to a full orchestra is no mean feat. The secret to success? Plenty of work in a short period of time, and a healthy dash of musical theater experience. Even what I played was different than when it’s just Ashley and me on acoustics. I only played guitar on four of the songs out of the ten that we did. Obviously when it’s just Ashley and me, I’m the only instrument so I play the whole time. “Ashley and I would practice once or twice a week for like two months.
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