Podcast Episode 2: The Music of Metal Gear
Episode 2: The Music of Metal Gear features Oliver, Don, and Renzo as they talk about the history of the Metal Gear franchise and the music behind the most popular games, ranging from the first Metal...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 1: The Sound of Games
Episode 1: The Sound of Games features Markus, Simon, and KT as they talk about some of their favorite lesser-known game scores over the course of game music history. The games they discuss include...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 3: Do You Have To Have Played The Game?
Episode 3: “Do You Have To Have Played The Game?” features Joe, Markus, and Simon discussing the question of how playing a game can influence the listener’s perception of a score. From the feeling of...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 4: Women in Game Music
Episode 4: Women in Game Music features Emily, K.T., and Bonnie Bogovich, our first guest speaker! Bonnie Bogovich is the audio lead at Schell Games, where she works creating and implementing a variety...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 5: The Music of Dragon Quest I-IV
Episode 5: The Music of Dragon Quest I-IV features Simon Elchlepp, Oliver Jia, and Joe Hammond as they talk about the music of Dragon Quest. This episode delves into discussions of the compositions...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 6: Castlevania
The VGMO Podcast is back! In this episode, we team up with Original Sound Version for a special Halloween episode celebrating thirty years of Castlevania music. Brenna Wilkes of OSV and Oliver Jia...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 7: Hiroki Kikuta
Episode 7 of the VGMO Podcast was actually recorded last year with speakers Simon Elchlepp and KT Wong. When we ran our Patreon campaign last year to raise funds for site hosting, interview...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 8: Donkey Kong Country
Rare’s three original Donkey Kong Country games still stand as some of the SNES’ finest platforming titles – not to mention their revolutionary, pre-rendered 2d graphics and of course their...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 9: Character Themes of Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI continues shine as one of the best RPGs of the SNES era, as well as one of the best games on the system at all. While there are many aspects of the game that remain memorable to this...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 10: Little-known soundtracks by well-known composers
Shoji Meguro, Jesper Kyd, Yoko Shimomura: household names to any follower of video game music. But how much of their work do we know beyond the hits that made them famous? Join contributors KT Wong and...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 11: Yoko Shimomura
Greg and Richard discuss at great length the splendid and prolific career of legendary video game music composer Yoko Shimomura. There is much to tackle between her humble beginnings, her rise to the...
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