“I was supposed to write music and die poor.”
Horowitz stumbled into the industry almost by accident. Early in his career, he was just a bass player who loved Frank Zappa and ran a recording studio in Emeryville. Then a serendipitous conversation led him to the world of game audio.
Now he’s made it a mission to help foster the next generation of video game composers. In the class students flex their composition and production chops, using the school’s pro equipment to record string sections, but also learn proficiency in video game creation engines like Unity, as well as the nuts and bolts of navigating the industry.
“I grew up playing very beautiful experiences like ‘Final Fantasy XII.’ The music is just highly memorable and soulful. Those kinds of experiences stuck with me over the years, I would always go back and listen to that music,” he said. “This is legitimate music in these sort of silly-looking games. It’s a legitimate art form.”
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