27: Ben Lukas Boysen -- Composer, On Scoring Movies, Releasing Albums & Finding Collaborators
“Recording our twenty seventh episode, the guest of honor today is Ben Lukas Boysen. As a music composer and artist, Ben has worked with clients such as Audi, Ableton, Lexus, Nike, Mazda, BMW, Marvel Comics, Ritz Carlton, Google, and Swarovski. That's in addition to some big names in the design space such as Ash Thorp. Additionally Ben's scored for film and television, with his score for the Amazon Prime series “Beat” winning a DAFF award for best Television & Film Soundtrack in 2018. Last but not least, he has released a number of solo albums under his own name, mostly recently his album Mirage. Calling all the way from Berlin, Germany, a very special thanks to Ben for making the time.”
00:02:13 Backstory: Getting Into Music
00:13:37 Scoring Movies
00:18:47 Scoring Everything (The Game)
00:28:09 Story Over Sound Design
00:32:50 How Long Does It Take You To Put An Album Together?
00:39:48 There Is No Favorite Album
00:44:40 Making Money & Spotify
00:54:02 Getting Your Music Heard
01:01:34 Syncing
01:27:10 Album Art Design Process
01:21:24 Future Dreams
01:27:55 The Composer’s Guild
01:35:44 Closing Thoughts
Ben’s Curriculum
