4 COMPOSERS SCORE THE SAME SHOW ft. Virtual Riot, Christian Henson, Tori Letzler, Mark Hadley

Summary by Krater

Andrew Huang challenges four composers — Tori Letzler, Mark Hadley, Christian Henson, and Virtual Riot — to write an original score for a sci-fi intro sequence without any initial direction, then reviews and compares their finished tracks.

From the video

Answers: How do four different film composers score the exact same sci-fi intro video?

• film scoring
• sci-fi soundtrack composition
• Logic Pro
• Ableton Live
• vocal processing
• synthesizer sound design

What it concludes

• Tori Letzler builds an ethereal and mysterious intro using vocal layering, pitch shifting, and heavy reverb with Random Hall.
• Mark Hadley structures his score by matching the picture's feeling, blending a prophet melody, trumpet, cello, and modular synths.
• Christian Henson gives his score a theme of space-time using pizzicato strings, female vocals, choir, and subtle delay left-overs.
• Virtual Riot approaches the score using unique sound design, glitchy effects, and atmospheric re-synthesized audio pads.