Another Day In The Life
5:00 AM - Thomas Dolby “Key to Her Ferrrari” kicks in – go jump on the shower and try not to think about the fact that it’s still pitch black outside.
5:40 AM - Jump on bike to ride to work. In the dark. In the rain. Seriously.
5:54 AM - Arrive at work. Same security guard who saw me leave at midnight last night is surprised to see me back so soon. And so wet.
5:55 AM – Start in on Mortal Kombat tune. Deadline: this afternoon.
5:57 AM – Realize that I really like what I came up with last night. Just needs a few more tweaks...
7:30 AM – Sounding pretty dang good. Take a quick break to play one round of Kart Fury (the Midway lunchroom doubles as a video arcade), to remind myself what it feels like to play a driving game.
7:53 AM – Have completed the SICKEST percussion track ever. STYLUS RMX RULES!!!!
8:53 AM – Tune is 99.9% finished. Play it for Dan Forden, he totally digs it. Upon listening with Dan, I decide I want to tweak one or two more things, and I’m done.
9:15 AM – Tune is finished. Play it for Rich Carle, he totally digs it. Notice just one more thing...
10:30 AM – Force myself to stop fiddling around and FINISH THIS TUNE. Run to meeting...
11:05 AM – stop by to check in with the lead programmer after my meeting. He’s implemented this complicated spatial sound effect that me and two other guys on the planet will actually notice, but I think it’s cool... back to studio to master the new music tracks...
12:00 PM – Lunchtime! Quick run out to Subway to grab a sandwich, then back to the studio to eat it. I’ve only got a few hours until we submit the next batch of dialogue (very little), sound effects (a few), and music (a LOT!) to the programmers...
1:54 PM – ... still feverishly tweaking soundfiles...
2:15 PM – ... in last ditch effort to stay alert, Dr. Pepper begins to administer medicinal dosages of caffeine.
2:45 PM – finish all tweaking, check in with the rest of the sound team, and send the ceremonial email to the programmers – come an’ git it!
2:50 PM – celebrate by going to play a game of Puzzle Fighter with my coworker, Chase.
2:53 PM – back at desk, disgruntled after losing, quite shamefully, over and over and over again. Note to self: must practice my Puzzle Fighter moves.
3:30 PM – decide it may be time to go home early when I sit down in a chair and realize that the entire room is making these big swooping maneuvers...
5:40 AM - Jump on bike to ride to work. In the dark. In the rain. Seriously.
5:54 AM - Arrive at work. Same security guard who saw me leave at midnight last night is surprised to see me back so soon. And so wet.
5:55 AM – Start in on Mortal Kombat tune. Deadline: this afternoon.
5:57 AM – Realize that I really like what I came up with last night. Just needs a few more tweaks...
7:30 AM – Sounding pretty dang good. Take a quick break to play one round of Kart Fury (the Midway lunchroom doubles as a video arcade), to remind myself what it feels like to play a driving game.
7:53 AM – Have completed the SICKEST percussion track ever. STYLUS RMX RULES!!!!
8:53 AM – Tune is 99.9% finished. Play it for Dan Forden, he totally digs it. Upon listening with Dan, I decide I want to tweak one or two more things, and I’m done.
9:15 AM – Tune is finished. Play it for Rich Carle, he totally digs it. Notice just one more thing...
10:30 AM – Force myself to stop fiddling around and FINISH THIS TUNE. Run to meeting...
11:05 AM – stop by to check in with the lead programmer after my meeting. He’s implemented this complicated spatial sound effect that me and two other guys on the planet will actually notice, but I think it’s cool... back to studio to master the new music tracks...
12:00 PM – Lunchtime! Quick run out to Subway to grab a sandwich, then back to the studio to eat it. I’ve only got a few hours until we submit the next batch of dialogue (very little), sound effects (a few), and music (a LOT!) to the programmers...
1:54 PM – ... still feverishly tweaking soundfiles...
2:15 PM – ... in last ditch effort to stay alert, Dr. Pepper begins to administer medicinal dosages of caffeine.
2:45 PM – finish all tweaking, check in with the rest of the sound team, and send the ceremonial email to the programmers – come an’ git it!
2:50 PM – celebrate by going to play a game of Puzzle Fighter with my coworker, Chase.
2:53 PM – back at desk, disgruntled after losing, quite shamefully, over and over and over again. Note to self: must practice my Puzzle Fighter moves.
3:30 PM – decide it may be time to go home early when I sit down in a chair and realize that the entire room is making these big swooping maneuvers...
2 Comments:
I always suspected you were a Pepper...I'm a Pepper too. So much more sophisticated than that bum Mr. Pibb.
Checked out Shaolin Monks--looks cool. It's no "Excitebike", but then again, nothing ever is. I look forward to this release!
p.s. By "this release", I meant the Mortal Kombat game you are currently embroiled in. I thought it was clear which title I was referencing, but I once I posted it the wording became very unclear.
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