“Music Lessons with James Venable”

“Episode III: Gary and Tom’s Gay Mix House”

• Two more editions of Zak & Joey’s brilliant “Train Wreck” series roll in today, focusing primarily on SOUND. In the first of two new videos, you’ll meet the talented James L. Venable, who chats up his creative process as he composes score and music cues for Clerks II. You’ll see Kevin and Scott working directly with Jim to get it all just perfect, and also hear snippets of some of Jim’s other well-known projects. Nice Twilight Zone pinball machine there, by the way, Jim!

The creative process continues as we go into sound mixing for “Episode III: Gary & Tom’s Gay Mix House”, which explores the facscinating, detailed world of sound editing — Including a rare look at the grounds of the famous Skywalker Ranch, including a screening into one of the foremost sound theaters in the world. We really dig this episode, especially the post-screening meeting where the gang chats about detailed nuances with sounds and voices for Clerks II. You never realize how much thought goes into every audio cue. We really think you’ll dig this one…Even once work is over and Scott and Kevin get up to their own fun conversational antics (hence the title).

Train Wreck continues to entertain us, up until and BEYOND the Clerks II theatrical release. Enjoy these and all the clips over at the official Clerks II website!