Post-Mortem: Trek to Yomi - Extracting Imperceptible Frequencies of Ancient Music

Speaker’s bio

Cody Matthew Johnson is a critically acclaimed music producer, composer, and the Creative Director and Co- Founder of Emperia Sound & Music, a boutique full stack interactive audio solutions company. His work has garnered awards and nominations at The Game Awards, SXSW Gaming Awards, NAVGTR Awards, HMMAs, G.A.N.G. Awards, and more. Select credits include Bayonetta 3, Trek to Yomi, Devil May Cry 5, Synced: Off Planet Lost Soul Aside, Resident Evil 2, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and more.

Speech description

The score toTrek to Yomi is a love letter to an amalgamation of Akira Kurosawa, Fumio Hayasaka, Edo period music, ancient Japanese Gagaku music, and modern recording and sound design. Composer of Trek to Yomi and Creative Director of Emperia Sound and Music, Cody Matthew Johnson, will deeply elaborate on the technical specifics of the sound design tools applied to traditional Edo period and ancient Gagaku music, such as ambisonics, ultrasonic recording, binaural processing, and more.