After I first wrote about boomer shooters<\/a> final 12 months on Steam Deck and likewise on Change<\/a>, apart from New Blood and Nightdive, the commonest identify was Andrew Hulshult<\/a> who has carried out some superb music through the years. He not too long ago was concerned with the DOOM + DOOM II re-release<\/a> that included his IDKFA soundtrack with new music for DOOM II, and having needed to interview him for some time now, I lastly had an opportunity to speak with him on name for just a few hours to debate recreation soundtracks, composition, bands he likes, guitar strings, pickups, chilly brew espresso, his first movie soundtrack, video games he\u2019s enjoying, and much more. This interview was carried out on video name after which it was transcribed and edited for brevity. Identical to my interview with Dave Oshry from New Blood<\/a>, this one was extra informal than typical, and that is seemingly the longest interview on TouchArcade so strap in and seize a chilly brew. <\/p>\n TouchArcade (TA): <\/strong>So for these unaware, inform us just a little bit about your self and what you do.<\/p>\n Andrew Hulshult (AH): <\/strong>Yeah, my identify\u2019s Andrew Hulshult. I\u2019m a composer and sound designer for primarily video video games, however I\u2019m beginning to transfer over into movie as properly. I like to simply write music on my own generally when it\u2019s not for a recreation or movie. However that\u2019s primarily what I do. I work within the recreation and movie business doing sound design, soundtracks, and generally voice performing.<\/p>\n TA: <\/strong>How did you find yourself engaged on the canceled Duke Nukem mission and likewise Rise of the Triad 2013?<\/p>\n AH: <\/strong>Duke Nukem 3D Reloaded was truly simply form of like, I feel that was 2010. That\u2019s, I\u2019m reaching again right here just a little bit. So I feel Frederik on the time, Frederik Schreiber, the man who runs 3D Realms now, or I feel he nonetheless does, mainly he was remaking maps in the midst of Unreal Engine 3 of like a few of the authentic Duke 3D maps and posting them on Gearbox boards, which I feel one in all them that bought a number of hits was like all the 3D renders of like Hollywood Holocaust, which is like E1M1 for Duke 3D. That caught my consideration as properly. I used to be like, wow, that appears actually neat. You already know, like I reached out on the boards, I used to be like, hey, do you want any music? Perhaps this might be enjoyable. Like, I actually favored Duke 3D again within the day. And he stated, yeah, positive. You already know, like if you wish to remake a few of the stuff and hand it off to me.<\/p>\n So I simply did a few of that. I simply had gear laying round and I needed to form of learn to do that anyway. So I simply dove in head first and began form of remaking a few of the outdated Duke 3D tracks. That form of spawned into, you recognize, not rather a lot, not rather a lot was carried out in Duke 3D Reloaded. It was identical to, you recognize, like some odds and ends stuff. By some means that become Apogee, Terry Nagy, head looking us and saying, hey, I’ve an IP that I\u2019d actually such as you to work on referred to as Rise of the Triad when you guys wish to give it a attempt. And he had an investor with him on the time who was named Dave Oshry And this was a really very long time in the past. And it\u2019s loopy. Like all these folks now are like, you recognize, on the, we had been all on the forefront of just like the retro FPS revival stuff.<\/p>\n However mainly after Duke 3D Reloaded, yeah, Apogee got here, stated, hey, we\u2019re . And Fred stated sure on our facet. And we began making Rise of the Triad 2013.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.toucharcade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/andrew-hulshult-interview-2024.jpg\")
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