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Noob Gaming. A Beginner's Guide to Gamespace with Division

We go on a journey with Will Kemble-Clarkson as he opens up the gaming industry to people who are curious to find out more about the largest entertainment format on the planet. We will talk to people about the basics, game culture, technology, streaming stars, the gameworlds, the fans, esports and everything in between.

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a person who is inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity, especially computing or gaming.
"you can easily play this game even if you are a noob"

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Noob Gaming. A Beginner's Guide to Gamespace with Division

Lorne Balfe, legendary film and game composer, on how gaming can be an essential form of escape

March 17, 2025 • Will Kemble Clarkson • Season 1 • Episode 3

In this episode of Noob Gaming, composer Lorne Balfe, the man behind epic scores for films like TopGun Maverick and Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning and massive game titles Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed talks us through his unconventional career and approach to composing.

We explore how scoring for games is different from films, why gaming still gets looked down on as an art form (and why that's stupid), and how music helps players feel their way through a game.

We also take some time to talk about composing for different mediums, being a secret teenage ad-jingle writer, his thoughts on AI music and why gaming’s cultural moment is just getting started.

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