A portion of a Kotaku 'Talk Amongst Yourselves' interview with David Wise...

KTAY: Do you take the time to play through as much of a game as you can before you score them or do you simply look at the level layouts and settings? What is your creative process?

DW: That's pretty much it. Look at the level - play the level - get a feel for it. Get the tempo and a basic rhythm working, and then start adding different textures