What kind of music did the developers ask you to compose for Lineage II? Was there a specific sound that they were looking for?



BB: When we first sat down to talk about the music, it became clear the L2 team at NCSoft was interested in a new direction for Lineage II. I found out the head producer, An Yong Jin, has been a big fan of mine for some time, and that made the process a little easier for us – because there was already a sense of trust there that I could do the job well. I worked on some initial ideas, more for myself which didn’t really stick – so we talked more about influences and direction and after that dialog – I hit it dead on. Sometimes it takes a little bit of time to land on the essence of the project, musically speaking. Music can really change the experience. It can enhance it, or it can take away from it depending on a lot of different factors. I’m hearing a lot of feedback from the Lineage II beta from players saying they feel like they are in the middle of a feature film – that it feels really exciting and dramatic to them – which just happens to be what we were going for on this one. You should have seen An Yong Jin on the first day of recording up in Seattle… He had stayed up half the night listening to the music stems I brought up with me from LA. He was in his element for sure – having a blast up there with us, but I remember he was pretty tired out by that evening when we went out for a big celebration dinner with the crew… :)