Interview: Sean Murray
Recorded Feburary 10, 2011
Published April 8, 2011
Composer Sean Murray talks about returning to the Call of Duty franchise with his score for the record breaking game Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Episode Highlights
00:45 — Introduction
02:05 — Did you anticipate the hit Black Ops would be?
03:10 — Following Modern Warfare 2
04:56 — The Player's Psychology in Black Ops
07:31 — Liberation in the Cold War Era
10:57 — Musical treatment for the Russians in Black Ops
12:35 — Working with and around song selections
14:36 - How has the success of Black Ops effected you?
15:40 - The story behind "The Wall"
19:00 - Elements of surprise
21:31 - Music from the Zombie Expansion Pack
22:15 - The continuing Call of Duty...
Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)
00:00 — "Foe" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray
04:28 — "Mac-V" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray
07:05 — "Cube One" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray
09:55 — "Commies" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray
16:03 — "The Wall" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray
18:41 — "Dwarka" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray
21:30 — "The Wall" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray
24:16 — "Deviant" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) by Sean Murray