Podcasts about Music in Video Games: theLINER

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Do you still hold onto the memory of the first time you heard the Song of Storms in Ocarina of Time? Do you catch yourself humming the tunes from Undertale on your morning commute? Music in games is a hugely important, yet oft overlooked component of video game development and creation. Because we're such big fans of music AND games, we've created a quick list of podcast episodes to shine a light on music within the games industry.

This week from theLINER: Music x Gaming. 

Get Wired: The Secret History of Video Game Music

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0SpvUb113lIzUX3MeUHW9H?si=yobUtPiuQVuKC7Tnlcgc6Q&dl_branch=1

The legacy of music from games out of the 80's and 90's is unmistakable-- from Megaman to Street Fighter II, many of these chip-tune melodies shaped how the music in games came to be today. What you might not know is that many of these compositions were created by a group of young Japanese women-- women who have long gone unrecognized. Join host Lauren Goode and Dia Lacina as they catalog their experience in researching and interviewing these talented composers. 

Score Points: God of War (ft. composer Bear McCreary)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0IGVKptNRNQvSG49AWuIPe?si=aeb59b54723b4af6

Geoff Keighley, prolific games journalist and host of the Game Awards joins a series of prominent composers in the gaming industry in Score Points to hear about their experiences in making the music for some of the world's best and brightest games. While each episode of this 6-episode bingeable series is a unique and interesting treasure, this episode with Bear McCreary (composer on Battlestar Galactica, the Walking Dead, and many more) is an interesting tale on how McCreary was challenged to create dynamic and emotional compositions for an emotionally maturing franchise: God of War. 

Triple Click: The Music of Final Fantasy VII

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iMlrvkGAHHpwwKeEMQJnF?si=aub6neWhTuSSsaRIJEThfw&dl_branch=1

The Final Fantasy franchise has been leading us through epic RPG adventures for three-and-a-half decades, and there are few melodies more iconic than the ones that ferry you through the exploration, the battles, and--well-- the fantasy, of the Final Fantasy Series. In this special Episode of Triple Click, host Kirk Hamilton and crew take you through the best of the best of these iconic soundtracks. 

Sound of Gaming: The Secret Tricks of Video Game Composers

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JhUeeTjQSOUO2JC52Pr2i?si=4y6WWxUBQWCc2jIHqf7rUQ&dl_branch=1

In this jam-packed episode of Sound of Gaming, your host and composer Jessica Curry chats with prolific game composer Winifred Phillips to examine a healthy handful of game soundtracks, from The Last of Us to Hollow Knight to Assassin's Creed III, to present a handy composers guide on how to best write game music. Musician and Composer J.J. Ipsen joins the show briefly as well to discuss his work in the 2019 release Planet Zoo. This is a great listen if you're looking to learn a thing or two for your own compositional purposes. 

So, that's your selection from theLINER for this week-- did you find anything you like? What is your favorite videogame song of all time? We're partial to this Mariachi reprise of a song from Starfox 64 ourselves...give it a listen and tell us your thoughts!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JhUeeTjQSOUO2JC52Pr2i?si=4y6WWxUBQWCc2jIHqf7rUQ&dl_branch=1&noconv...