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Welcome to Bonfire Conversations, a podcast where we gather around the metaphorical bonfire to share inspiring stories, explore creative journeys, and ignite deep, meaningful dialogues.
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Jerk Gustafsson (Wolfenstein, Indiana Jones, The Darkness) (opens the original)
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In this episode of Bonfire Conversations, I sit down with Jerk Gustafsson, Studio Director of MachineGames and Arkane Studios, to explore his journey through video game development. From leaving school at 15 to work as a bricklayer to shaping iconic first-person experiences like The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, The Darkness, the modern Wolfenstein series, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Jerk shares insights into game design, storytelling, and studio leadership. In This
"Mariko Muranaka" on Hans Zimmer, Dune, and the Art of the Cell (opens the original)
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In this episode of Bonfire Conversations, I’m joined by Mariko Muranaka, a cellist, composer, and performer known for her work with Hans Zimmer and his live performances.Mariko shares her journey from studying classical music in Japan to becoming an internationally recognized cellist and performer. We talk about how she discovered the cello, her classical training, and how her approach to the instrument evolved beyond the traditional conservatory world.Mariko also takes us behind the scenes of w
Olivier Deriviere on His Career, Resonance, A Plague Tale & Interactive Game Music (opens the original)
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In this episode of Bonfire Conversations, I sit down with award-winning composer and music designer Olivier Deriviere, known for his work on Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, A Plague Tale: Innocence, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Vampyr, Remember Me, Get Even, Dying Light 2, GreedFall, and South of Midnight.We talk about Olivier’s career, his approach to composing for video games, and what makes interactive music fundamentally different from traditional film scoring. He explains how he thinks about mu
Valerio Olgiati: Architecture, AI, and the Death of Narrative (opens the original)
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Valerio Olgiati is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary architecture, known for the Yellow House in Flims, the Plantahof Auditorium, and the Perlen Site in Bahrain. In this Bonfire Conversations episode, Olgiati explains his influential concept of "non-referential architecture" , a philosophy that rejects narrative, ideology, and interpretation in favor of buildings that begin with a single original idea and move people physically and emotionally.We talk about why AI can replicate
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck on Cinematography, Nicolas Winding Refn & Her Private Hell (opens the original)
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Danish cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck (Copenhagen Cowboy, Her Private Hell, A Hijacking, Lean on Pete) joins Bonfire Conversations to talk about building the mist-drenched, Tokyo-inspired world of Nicolas Winding Refn's Cannes 2026 competition film Her Private Hell, starring Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton.Magnus opens up about discovering photography at 11 years old, the family story that taught him how to truly see a person through a lens, and the film school project that shaped his
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