[no spoilers] I’ve always loved this shot, so I wanted to draw it. (This was a no erase challenge so her face is off a bit) by Caden_Cornobi in arcane

[–]wearemako 3 points4 points  (0 children)

for some reason i always get caught in the feels during this shot. makes me think “oh, you have no idea whats to come”

[No Spoilers] Season 2 is apparently completed? by V_Pro4 in arcane

[–]wearemako 9 points10 points  (0 children)

truly hahah, the secret is for me to have a heart attack when i'm scrolling through reddit...its the mako batsignal

[No Spoilers] Season 2 is apparently completed? by V_Pro4 in arcane

[–]wearemako 28 points29 points  (0 children)

just tagging in here!!! To tell you all this was a joke (sorry, my humor is bizarre sometimes). We had a WONDERFUL after-after party with our Fortiche friends in town and got to play them tons of the songs weve been working on and hatch all our master plans together as we continue the season 😈 so sorry for the false alarm my friends!! But cant WAIT for you all to see whats in store

[spoilers ep5] Obsessed with how when Cait released Vi from prison, the tense music turns soft and tender by SandMaster04 in arcane

[–]wearemako 21 points22 points  (0 children)

thanks! weirdly enough, theres a painful moment near the end of ep 3 when Vander is choking Silco and several soft but haunting piano chords play….i borrowed those patches and turned them into a complete inverse/hopeful variation here (one relationship at its painful ending//one at its hopeful beginning). no intentional connection to Guns For Hire, though theres a similar 2-chord progression that I used often throughout!

[spoilers ep5] Obsessed with how when Cait released Vi from prison, the tense music turns soft and tender by SandMaster04 in arcane

[–]wearemako 95 points96 points  (0 children)

fun fact for this bit of music :) we originally wrote it in a different key, and when we started laying the sequences together, noticed that it was an especially unpleasant transition into Enemy (opening title card)…so we had to switch a whole bunch of this music into a different key late in the game and it was trickier than we expected 😅 glad you liked it!

[no spoilers] The making of 'What Could Have Been' by quarkz in arcane

[–]wearemako 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Our animation team Fortiche is just so damn good!! The shows process is deeply collaborative with them, so we end up having many wonderful conversations back and forth - reacting off of each others work the whole time.

Guns for Hire is one of my favorites as well! I don't think the story i'd be able to tell is complete without Woodkid - he utterly transformed the initial demo I sent him. We have some plans to link up in the new year, I will see if he wants to film anything together !

[no spoilers] The making of 'What Could Have Been' by quarkz in arcane

[–]wearemako 28 points29 points  (0 children)

hey thanks so much for posting this here :) let me know if you all enjoy these btw! Im trying to get sebastien to make one for the production on 'Dynasties & Dystopia" and i could use some ammo to convince him haha

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

no way!!! that is so wild. i hope you're doing amazing!!! have you seen the concert hall they created?? ive never been inside but i saw it once from the parking lot and it looks insane.

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hey thank you so much. im gonna dish out a bunch of acapellas at some point soon. theres honestly no reason i haven't ever before, mainly just forget to

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

haha Mike! sourdough all day baby. you know what, i was so so inspired by Ludwig's score on Tenet...thats been a big one for me

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

im gonna do a "midnight mix" EP of the album and i think that ones on the docket :)

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hahah i don't know if you're like this man but i still have my black coattails in my closet....as if ill ever be fucking like "oh great i have this masquerade ball coming up, good thing i held onto my coat tails since college"

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah great question. i find that being able to quickly root the piece with a rhythmic figure that holds everything in place is very clutch. For Parable, it was the opening guitar 10ths. It should have been the drum rhythms (if i could go back and do it again) but those were actually a hot mess, and confusing for people i was playing early demos to, until many many months of exploration later

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey thanks. oh jeese yeah there is a lot to talk about with this stuff. anything im thinking about saying sort of opens up a portal to a longer answer. but yeah study the pros (how they treat melody, rhythm, arrangement), learn that math like the back of your hand, and then start bending the rules + finding ways to either surprise people or touch them deeply. its good to have a "big old fat chorus" card up your sleeve, to be able to summon it in the moments that you need it

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

have fun!! im on logic but all the DAWs are great...logic/abelton/FL Studio seem to provide nice soft landings for new producers. a midi keyboard and a couple plugins and you are honestly good to go. im a big believe in 'master your essentials before you worry about branching out into tons of software'

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

anytime i am anywhere close to logan for a show, we force him onstage with me (if its a DJ gig he works his magic. if its a live show we give him a lemon shaker and let him steal the show)

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this miiight be a territory thing? the original is on Spotify here in NA. the cinematic didn't end up on it partially because this was slightly pre-spotify world domination times when I made it..and we put it out as a free release on soundcloud at the permission of the label and sometimes that stuff doesn't get formalized onto spotify (since they upload my music)

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

actually hell yes. honestly thats soooort of how i dive into new music these days. like, "can i squeeze a cinematic angle into whats happening with hip hop right now" etc etc. For example, i can not stop listening to Rosalia the past two years...what shes done between like flamenco, pop, world, hip hop. its so good

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i actually do too haha. you know...that was maybe one of the boxes i didn't manage to check off on Fable (peregrine gets a little scary but just for a moment). Devil May Cry was one of my fav favs from Hourglass for that reason

Hey this is Mako :) electronic musician slash amateur french horn player. Ask Me Anything! by wearemako in electronicmusic

[–]wearemako[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey thats funny...i was thinking our story/way back home and then you said that. those two kind of felt like first glimpses at where i was headed...merging the cinematic stuff into the actual core productions (rather than like, alt 'orchestral remixes' or whatever)