Floppy Disks to Fantasy Worlds: A Chat with Composer Jolene Khor
Floppy disks, Pokémon, Dungeons & Dragons and a sixty-piece orchestra. For Jolene Khor, they’re all part of her story.
We sat down with Jolene for a chat about where her music journey started and the unique influences behind her sound. We discussed her work across film, games and the immersive world she’s creating. This world is expanding with the release of her upcoming album, dropping this November.
For Jolene, scoring orchestral music for film and games wasn’t always the case. Her story started somewhere a little more nostalgic.
Growing up in Malaysia, Jolene’s major influence was Chinese pop. She began learning piano at age three.
“I started with an old electric piano and floppy disks before eventually getting my own MacBook and learning Logic Pro.”
Jolene initially thought she’d write pop songs, but she began rescoring projects at University, creating new music for existing film scenes somewhere along the way.
“I just wrote what I knew.”
That simple approach has continued to shape Jolene’s work: taking inspiration from the things she genuinely loves and letting those influences shape her music style. Jolene describes her sonic style as whimsical, orchestral and emotional.
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