Originally released on September 30th 2023 and hot off the heels of Payday 3's release, I sat down to chat to long-time Payday composer, Gustavo Coutinho! From the trials of the Payday 2 revival era to the launch of Payday 3, we journeyed across Gustavo's career to determine how he makes so many incredible pieces of music in a range of franchises!

00:00:00 Intro00:03:11 How Gustavo Got Into Music00:05:29 Getting Into Contact With Starbreeze00:07:11 Composing For Payday 2's Revival Era00:10:13 The Making Of "On The Road"00:15:10 The Music Of "Follow The Money"00:18:40 Gustavo's Favourite Payday 2 Tracks00:21:51 Getting "The Payday 3 Call"00:24:26 Finding The Tone For Payday 300:27:00 The 5 Phases Of Stealth Music00:30:36 The Payday 3 Tracklist00:37:20 Gustavo's Favourite Payday 3 Track00:39:37 How To Make A Payday 3 Heist Track00:42:37 What's Next For Gustavo?00:44:34 AUDIENCE QUESTIONS BEGIN00:45:05 Hardest Payday 3 Track To Make?00:47:06 Payday 3 Soundtrack Release?00:48:09 Was Simon Viklund's Work Intimidating?00:51:19 Finding Gustavo's Own Style?00:53:07 Who Chooses The Track Names?00:55:24 Payday 2 Songs In Payday 3?00:56:56 Vocal Tracks In Payday 3?00:58:22 Does Gustavo Have Many Leftover Tracks?01:00:18 Potential Music Collaborations?01:01:30 Thoughts On Music/Rhythm Games01:02:45 Favourite Video Game Soundtracks01:03:50 Inspirations From Heist Films/TV Shows01:04:45 Does Gustavo Play Payday 3 Casually?01:05:39 Gustavo's Favourite Heister01:07:48 Gustavo's Previous Work, Favourite Artists... And Food?01:12:10 Favourite Payday: The Heist Track01:12:49 Is It Easier To Compose Stealth Or Loud?01:15:59 Most Challenging Song Gustavo's Ever Written?01:16:59 How Long Does Writing A Track Take?01:18:30 Balancing Recorded & Virtual Instruments01:19:56 Describing The Payday Soundtrack... In One Word01:21:41 Gustavo's Socials & Outro