Film and video game composer Nima Fakhrara (Detroit: Become Human; Becky) joins the show to talk about, among other things: diversity in film music, the necessity of being genuine in everything you create, and a few of his latest projects.
I actually expected to spend a significant amount of the interview talking about some of his recent film scores, particularly Becky and The Night (the latter of which I found to be quite a frightening score). However, we became so caught up in everything else that there simply wasn’t time!
Find out more about Nima on his website. Many of Nima’s film and video game scores are available on all major streaming platforms.
Have a listen to our conversation below or wherever you get your podcasts (including Spotify and Apple Podcasts).
I actually wrote about Nima’s score to The Night a few months ago: “‘Stingers’ – the musical parallel to a jump scare – can sometimes feel like a cheap way to inflict fright. Unexpected bursts of sound are enough to make anyone jump, if as much out of fear as out of pure surprise. Although Nima Fakhrara’s score to The Night is full of them, each feels earned and is incredibly effective. Again and again my heart felt pushed to the limit as terror pumped through my veins, with just enough subdued moments in between for a slight breather. The ending track, aptly titled “The Suite,” adds some welcome musical diversity, with eerie noise and tortured wails rounding out the punishing stingers.”