Composing for Cozy Games, GDC 2025, & Getting Gigs You Enjoy with Samantha van der Sluis

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Haunted Behind Design

Christian Camargo

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Learn how to enter the video game industry and approach brand identity. Listen to game industry advice and the journey behind different disciplines from Christian Camargo and his guests, all game industry professionals who are getting paid for their work. Don't forget to follow the podcast and leave a review.

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Composing for Cozy Games, GDC 2025, & Getting Gigs You Enjoy with Samantha van der Sluis

Haunted Behind Design

1 hour 3 minutes 46 seconds

9 months ago

Composing for Cozy Games, GDC 2025, & Getting Gigs You Enjoy with Samantha van der Sluis

#26: Samantha van der Sluis is a composer for the indie games Cloudscape, Petit Island, Love, Ghostie, and Islands & Trains. She also works in the music department for films such as Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Here, we talk about composing in your niche and how that can get you work you enjoy as a freelancer. We will cover this year's GDC, where you can get opportunities to make new friends and get more work. And lastly, we talk about the state of the game industry with the recent layoffs.

Find Samantha van der Sluis here:

Website: https://www.samanthavandersluis.com/

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7589991/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SamanthavanderSluis9