‘Arcane’ Composer Alex Seaver Reveals How Music Was “Seamlessly Woven” Into Emmy-Winning Anime Series – Sound & Screen TV

For Alex Seaver, widely recognized as DJ Mako, settling in and diving into the exhilarating experience that is
Arcane
was a chance-in-a-lifetime adventure.

Prior to his involvement with the music production for Netflix’s highly successful animated show, Seaver mentioned that he was composing tunes for Riot Games, the video game developer. It was then that writer Christian Linke took him to “a part of the campus I hadn’t explored before.”

He began playing me some of it.
Arcane
, and mentioned that he had been working on it for around three years without most people knowing,” Seaver stated during a panel discussion for the show at Efwebe’s Sound & Screen Television regarding the development of the action-adventure series inspired by Riot Games.
League of Legends
multiplayer online game.

When he invited us to participate, we felt as though it were a fantasy come true. His passion for music has always been evident since day one. Additionally, the work done by the French animation studio Fortice is truly delightful. We found immense pleasure in diving into that unexpected journey.

One of the most appealing aspects about the gig has been working with big artists like Sting, Imagine Dragons and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park to create the soundtrack for the series that follows League champions Vi and Jinx as they become caught in a power struggle between the utopian city of Piltover and the oppressed underground city of Zaun.

Our team aimed to create a substantial, custom, one-of-a-kind soundtrack featuring popular songs performed by major pop stars. Unlike previous projects where we composed material beforehand and made adjustments later, they wanted us to compose the musical scores for these songs specifically for the visuals,” clarified Seaver, who acts as the show’s lead music producer. “Every lyric was intended to come directly from the perspective of the characters themselves or someone observing the scenes. It needed to integrate seamlessly throughout.

Arcane
first dropped on Netflix in 2021. It earned four Primetime Emmy Awards in 2022 including Outstanding Animated Program –
The initial streaming show to clinch
in that category. The
Arcane
The album received a nomination for the 2022 Billboard Music Award in the Top Soundtrack category.

The concluding chapter of the narrative released in November sees Jinx attacking the Council, which ramps up the tension significantly in the ongoing strife between Piltover and Zaun.

The series is overseen by Linke, Marc Merrill, and Brandon Beck. The animation was helmed and produced by Fortiche, led by its founders Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord.

Check back Monday for the panel video.