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Years before he would prove his guitar and vocal prowess as a founding member of the heavy metal band Trivium, Matt Heafy’s fiery passion for music was kindled by a love for video games. Now, Heafy is again forging new ground in composing music for video games, and proving that you can create moving scores with just your guitar in hand. From singing in Simlish for The Sims to scoring for Magic: The Gathering Kamigawa, and the upcoming Martial Arts Tycoon, Heafy’s diverse compositions explore a range of styles beyond heavy metal, from Japanese cyberpunk to lo-fi Brazilian funk. To put the full range of necessary sounds needed under his fingertips, Matt Heafy chose the Fishman TriplePlay guitar MIDI controller to allow him to compose with his instrument of choice. Fishman caught up with him to learn more about how he got into gaming music, how he approaches composition, and how he uses the Fishman TriplePlay to unlock his creativity.