S5.5.1 / E82: Composing and Scoring for Video Games and More w/ Boukie Games Co-Founder Kira Burr

From How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams by Emily White

June 1, 2026 · 1h 16m · Season 5 · Episode 5

About this episode

Kira Burr shares her journey and insights on breaking into the composing and scoring industry for video games and other media.

Composing and scoring for picture is a very specific part of the industry that can often seem difficult to break into. Kira Burr has done just that and shares her journey and specific steps you can take to get there and more. Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Producer Frank Woodworth. Special Thanks to Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design + Music Department, Grace Bizzell, Professors Hilary Porris, David Herhlihy, + Producers Maxine Philavong, and Hyacinthe Joassainte. Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew Wang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCAST Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@c-ent.com⁠

People in this episode

Host: Emily White

Guest: Kira Burr

Topics covered

composing
scoring
video games
music industry
career advice

Keywords

composing
scoring
video games
music career
industry insights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design, Northeastern University’s Music Department

Books & works: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2

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