Game Sound Conference. Videogame Jobs Guide - Take This Job - June 2006. By Evan Shamoon Composer job dataSalary range: $1,200 per minute of music (most games average 60 minutes of tunes). Recommended education: "No one asks me, 'Where'd you go to school? '" Salta says. "But I suggest you study as much music as you can-[you'll have] more to pull from. " He suggests listening to great movie and game soundtracks; you'll need to make tunes as good or better. What's a game composer? Salta's typical day Salta works in his home studio from 10 a.m. until 6 in the evening, and then he returns for another couple of hours after dinner.
How he got the job How's this for proof that there's no one way into game composing? It worked: Before the record was even done, Microsoft licensed three of his tracks for RalliSport Challenge 2. To get the Advanced Warfighter gig, Salta had to compete against several other composers, each of whom composed their own sample main themes. Back to Take This Job! The Crystal Method. Hybrid. FatboySlim.net - Official Home Of Fatboy Slim.