Five Songs: Trumpet
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Level 74: Gareth Coker (The Unspoken), POTW Kevin Anderson
Composer Gareth Coker (Ori and the Blind Forest) talks about his music for The Unspoken, a VR magic-based fighting game from Insomniac. Patron of the Week Kevin Anderson talks about his favorite music from Infamous: Second Son and Mass Effect 2.…
Read moreLevel 73: Mike Raznick (Away, Infinite) and POTW Matt Ehlert
Composer Mike Raznick shares music he wrote for the VR nature experience Away, and for a game that never came out called Infinite. Patron of the Week Matt Ehlert talks about his favorite music from Sanxion and Pinball Dreams.…
Read moreLevel 72: Birds in Games (Benji Inniger) and POTW Anthony Botz
Composer, sound designer and amateur birder, Benji Inniger, joins the show to talk about birds in games and how they can enhance, and ruin, sound design. Patron of the Week Anthony Botz talks about his favorite game music from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Invisible, Inc.
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Read moreLevel 71: Michael Bross (Edge of Nowhere, Ratchet and Clank, Oddworld)
Composer Michael Bross talks about his music for Edge of Nowhere, the Ratchet and Clank series, the Oddworld series, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.…
Read moreLevel 70: Mikolai Stroinski, Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
Composer Mikolai Stroinski talks about his score for Sniper Ghost Warrior 3, and you’ll hear a preview of two tracks he wrote for the new VR game, Detached.…
Read moreLevel 69: Olivier Deriviere – Get Even
Composer Olivier Deriviere talks about his score for the game Get Even. You’ll learn a bit about minimalism in music, and how Olivier created music that renders during gameplay.…
Read moreLevel 68: Inon Zur (Syberia 3) and Brad Beaumont (League of Legends)
Guests are Brad Beaumont, Audio Director for League of Legends at Riot Games, and Inon Zur, composer for Syberia 3.…
Read moreLevel 67: Robert Zahn (Serial Cleaner)
Composer Robert Zahn talks about his music for the upcoming indie game Serial Cleaner, also his prog metal band Dead Wake, working on cruise ships, and Bela Bartok.…
Read moreLevel 66: American Youth Symphony Game Changer Q & A
Full audio of the pre-concert chat for the American Youth Symphony’s “Game Changer” concert in February 2017.…
Read moreLevel 65: Rich Aitken (Mixer – Horizon Zero Dawn)
Rich Aitken is a sound and music mixer. We haven’t had a ton of mixers on the show, and this was a nice opportunity to ask a professional about what mixing is in the first place. Most recently, Rich mixed and mastered the music and soundtrack for Horizon Zero Dawn.…
Read moreLevel 64: Cris Velasco (Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Freakish)
Composer Cris Velasco talks Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Hulu’s show Freakish, Clive Barker’s art, musique concrète and more.…
Read moreLevel 63: Michael A. Levine (Resident Evil VII: Biohazard)
Composer Michael A. Levine talks about writing the theme for Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, remixing a Tears for Fears song that Lorde sang, working with Harry Gregson-Williams,and two of his concert works (one features pedal steel guitar, the other features musical saw).…
Read moreLevel 62: Takeshi Furukawa (The Last Guardian)
Composer Takeshi Furukawa talks about his music for The Last Guardian.…
Read moreLevel 61: Niels Bye Nielsen (Hitman 2016)
Composer Niels Bye Nielsen talks about writing music for Hitman 2016 and what it’s like being from Denmark and writing for one of the most famous video games to emerge from that country. …
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