313 – The Sound Design & Music Of Arcane Season 2

Arcane is a ground breaking animated series, especially when it comes to how the show used music and sound design to work together, all the way through the process. In this special conversation from the Riot Games Campus, in California, Supervising Sound Editors (Eliot Connors & Brad Beaumont) sat down with the series composers (Alex Seaver and Alex Temple) to talk about how each of their contributions, inspired the way the others approached their work. They discuss how the musical themes evolved throughout the series, how the sound design had to be based in organic sounds and their desire to make the sound live up to the impressive visuals of Arcane. If you enjoy this episode, go back to eps 309 for more Arcane talk, with the re-recording mixers Penny Harold & Andy Lange.

Tonebenders Podcast · 313 – The Sound Design & Music Of Arcane Season 2

(L-R) **Alex Seaver** (Composer) **Alexander Temple** (Composer), **Eliot Connors** (Supervising Sound Editor) & **Brad Beaumont** (Supervising Sound Editor)

Back row : **Andrew Kierszenbaum** (Composer-Addtl. Music), **Eliot Connors** (Supervising Sound Editor), **Sebastien Najand** (Composer), **Alexander Temple** (Composer), **Brad Beaumont** (Supervising Sound Editor), **Kerianne Pinkstaff** (Sr. Soundtrack Project Manager), **Andy Lange** (Re-Recording Mixer), **Christian Linke** (Showrunner, Creator, Writer)
Front Row: **Jack Cucci** (Foley mixer), **Joe Cucci** (Foley mixer), **John Cucci** (Foley Artist), **PJ Pascual** (Foley Editor, 1st Asst. Sound Editor), **Penny Harold** (Re-Recording Mixer), **Alex Fisk** (Post-Production Supervisor)

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(L-R) **PJ Pascual** (Foley Editor, 1st Asst. Sound Editor), **Eliot Connors** (Supervising Sound Editor) & **Brad Beaumont** (Supervising Sound Editor)

At the Arcane Season 2 wrap party! (L-R) **Sebastien Najand** (Composer), **Alexander Temple** (Composer), **Alex Seaver** (Composer),**Andrew Kierszenbaum** (Composer-Addtl. Music), **Eliot Connors** (Supervising Sound Editor) & **Brad Beaumont** (Supervising Sound Editor)

(L-R) **Eliot Connors** (Supervising Sound Editor), **Andrew Kierszenbaum** (Composer-Addtl. Music), **PJ Pascual** (Foley Editor, 1st Asst. Sound Editor), **Brad Beaumont** (Supervising Sound Editor), **John Cucci** (Foley Artist), **Dan Oconnell** (Foley Artist)

LINKS:

Brad Beaumont on IMDB

Eliot Connors on IMDB

Alexander Temple on IMDB

Alex Seaver on IMDB