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Conversations with musicians and composers about scoring for film Patrice Rushen, Kwame Holland, Ian Chen, Moderator Greg Bridges
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The 18th Independent Music Awards winners have been revealed. Los Angeles based Taiwanese composer Ian Chen won Best Film / TV / Game Score with his original soundtrack for video game Fantastic Creatures. CNA nabbed an exclusive interview with Ian Chen, talking about winning the IMA award and COVID-19's disruptions in the film industry.
Read full interview in Chinese here.
Taiwanese artists win seven Independent Music Awards
New York, April 28 (CNA) Taiwanese artists won in seven categories -- the most in history -- at the 18th Independent Music Awards, the results of which were announced Tuesday, according to the Taipei Cultural Center in New York.
The seven winning Taiwanese artists included composer Ian Chen who received the award for Best Film/TV/Game Score for his original soundtrack to the Fantastic Creatures game.
Read full news article here (Ministry of Culture, Taiwan)
Fantastic Creatures Composer Ian Chen Discusses the Game’s Enchanting Score
One aspect that both gamers and critics are buzzing about is the game’s original score by Ian Chen.
Read full interview here.
Composer Ian Chen Discusses Score for Netflix’s ‘Green Door’
WON nabbed an exclusive interview with Ian Chen who worked on Taiwanese horror-thriller Green Door.
Read the full interview here.
In an exclusive interview with Flickering Myth, Ian talks about everything from the Chinese mythology of the game to what instruments were crucial to him while creating the game’s score.
Read the full interview here.
Fantastic Creatures has received nomination for the Music of the Year award at the 18th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the game audio industry, to be held at the Game Developers Conference - GDC on March 19th, 2020.
Nominees include:
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order - Gordy Haab, Stephen Barton
Erica - Austin Wintory
Fantastic Creatures - Ian Chen
Undersea - Magic Leap Studios
Borderlands 3 - Jesper Kyd, Michael McCann, Finishing Move Inc., Raison Varner
Rend - Neal Acree
