Ep 87: Sam Slater (2000 Meters To Andriivka, Battlefield 2042)

About this episode

Sam Slater, a Grammy Award-winning composer and producer, discusses his work blending experimental music with sound design.

Our next guest is a composer and producer who blends experimental music with sound design to tell stories. A two time Grammy Award winner, he has worked on projects including Joker, Chernobyl, The Railway Men, and Battlefield 2042. He has collaborated and worked with and for artists including Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Colin Stetson, Mica Levi and more and I'm so excited to welcome him on to the podcast. And the composer is... Sam Slater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Wang

Guest: Sam Slater

Topics covered

• experimental music
• sound design
• storytelling
• film scoring
• collaboration
• Grammy Award winner

Keywords

• Sam Slater
• experimental music
• sound design
• film scoring
• Grammy Award
• Battlefield 2042
• collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Joker, Chernobyl, The Railway Men, Battlefield 2042

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