How Poets of the Fall Made Iconic Songs From Max Payne to Alan Wake 2
Description
Markus and Olli from Poets of the Fall join the podcast to talk about their journey as a band from Max Payne 2 to Alan Wake 2. They talk about how the formation of the iconic Late Goodbye song, working with Remedy and making a fictional band Old Gods of Asgard as well as the making of one of the longest video game songs, Herald of Darkness, for Alan Wake 2.What's your favorite song from Old Gods of Asgard and Poets of the Fall?
00:38 Late Goodbye wasn't meant to be
04:42 Success of Late Goodbye
07:07 How Old Gods of Asgard happened
10:13 Old Gods vs Poets of the Fall
11:55 How songs are made for Remedy?
15:55 Reacting to their songs in-game
20:10 Alan Wake 2 musical
25:48 Longest guitar solo
28:39 Shooting live action & music video
32:24 Old Gods of Asgard album wasn't planned
35:55 The Game Awards almost didn't happen
40:07 Herald of Darkness impact on Poets
42:49 Input on Old Gods of Asgard characters
44:19 Fav music video
45:30 Touring as Old Gods of Asgard?
47:10 Fav Remedy game
48:57 Use of unusual intruments
51:59 VR in Olli's latest song