First, the composition/sound design aspect, starting from a blank sheet, brings a real personality to the graphic universe of the project. People tend to relegate music (and sound in general) to the background; yet, many movie directors will tell you sound is the most important thing! Change the music of a scene and you’ll get a completely different result! I closely collaborate with Art Directors and project managers; there is a real excitement, a trust relationship and enriching exchanges that help me progress in my search for the best possible sound identity.

Then, there’s what I call the “restoration” side, which leads me to rework original works from 90s/2000s games by giving them a fresh look, like art restorers, except that I bring my own style and a more current aspect. My goal is to respect the work of the original artists as much as possible, to get as close as possible to their sounds via more recent software that now allows me to give a new dimension to their tracks. I hope they will appreciate this work that I see as a true tribute! I perform this activity as part of remakes, whose music was sometimes composed through code lines, which I find simply amazing!

I must admit these composers are geniuses, but they sometimes put my brain and nerves to the test with the completely crazy structures of their pieces ! I admire them a lot! Finally, the text/voice aspect takes me to write dialogues, record, and explore a range of voices from the old wise man to the disgusting zombie, including sung voices between Disney and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” All of this is really thrilling!