Presented by Tom Salta
November 1st13:30 - 14:30Room : Jacques-Cartier
Audio track presented by Steinberg and Yamaha Canada Music.
Tom Salta will share the inspiring story of his journey into the game music industry. Beginning with his early days in the arcade and fast forwarding through his music career to the present day, Salta will discuss how his early love of games and music eventually led him to a successful and fulfilling career in the game industry while sharing many of the lessons and wisdom learned along the way. Salta will also share his insights on various business and legal matters that game audio professionals face today and his thoughts on the future.
Learning objectives:
- Valuable insights on the skills and requirements for creating music for games.
- A rare look at what really goes into a game score.
- Awareness of the business and legal side of game music
Tom Salta is one of the most versatile and prolific music composer/producers working in multimedia including film, television, advertising and most notably video games. Salta has garnered widespread acclaim for his distinctive, world-class produced scores featured in popular franchises such as FROM DUST, HALO ANNIVERSARY EDITION, PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS Wii, R.U.S.E., RED STEEL 1&2, TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON ADVANCED WARFIGHTER 1&2 and TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X 1&2. In addition to his scoring assignments, tracks from his debut Atlas Plug album ""2 Days Or Die"" grace many television shows, film trailers and video games.




