Yasunori Mitsuda Interview: Reflections and Revelations
Yasunori Mitsuda, a veteran in the game music world, has had a very busy couple of years. In these past few years, he has worked on soundtracks for anime, TV specials, and a variety of video games. His...
View ArticleMasafumi Takada and Kazutaka Kodaka: Discussion (HEAT UP!)
Masafumi Takada is president of his game music production studio, SOUND PRESTIGE. His works range from Grasshopper Manufacture classics, such as killer7 and God Hand, to a variety of high profile...
View ArticleBorislav Slavov Interview: Divinity Original Sin 2
Borislav Slavov made his name working on games like Knights of Honor, Worldshift, and the Crysis series. We’ve spoken with him previously on VGMO to discuss his role as Crytek’s in-house composer and...
View ArticleLena Raine Interview: Mountain Climbing
Lena Raine has made a splash with her soundtrack to Celeste, a 2D platformer that packs a surprising emotional punch. While the game has been receiving all kinds of enthusiastic responses, the...
View ArticleNicolas Diteriks Interview: They Are Billions
Nicolas Diteriks studied at the American School of Modern Music in Paris, France, and Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has since been involved as a sound editor in scores like Olivier...
View ArticleThommaz Kauffmann Interview: Dandara
Thommaz Kauffmann has recently been seeing some attention due to his recent soundtrack to Dandara. The game, developed by Long Hat House, is an unusual Metroidvania that centers on Dandara, a figure...
View ArticleDaniel Ran Interview: Beyond Skyrim
Daniel Ran’s work on the soundtrack to Beyond Skyrim: Bruma has received praise from fans of The Elder Scrolls. Ran’s music on the popular mod combines elements from the Skyrim and Oblivion...
View ArticleDj CUTMAN Interview: Chops and Beats
Dj CUTMAN has gained massive popularity in the game music scene for his “cuts”, where he takes samples from original video game soundtracks and infuses them with his own brand of hip-hop. While his...
View ArticleMariam Abounnasr Interview: Orchestrating Procyon Studio’s Projects
Mariam Abounnasr, a newcomer in the game music world, has had a very busy couple of years. In these past year, she has orchestrated portions of Valkyria: Azure Revolution, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and...
View ArticleWilbert Roget II Interview: Call of Duty and Destiny
Wilbert Roget II has seen a string of successes since his departure from LucasArts in 2013; his subsequent announcements included soundtracks to games like Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, and Dead...
View ArticleYasunori Nishiki Interview: Eight Questions about Octopath Traveler
Yasunori Nishiki’s score to Octopath Traveler has been met with praise from fans and critics alike. The soundtrack mirror’s the game’s modern approach to an old-school style – and does so with...
View ArticleMasayoshi Soken Interview: Songs of Salt and Suffering
Masayoshi Soken has been the subject of many accolades for his soundtracks for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and its expansion Heavensward. In Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, Soken...
View ArticleBasiscape Interview: Caravan Stories
Basiscape has been responsible for a lot of music in the past few years, from Valkyria Chronicles 4, by Hitoshi Sakimoto, to various Vanillaware works, such as the PS4 re-releases of Dragon’s Crown and...
View ArticleMegan McDuffee Interview: Sounds of Synthpop
Megan McDuffee is no stranger to the world of synthwave and synthpop. Having worked on multiple original albums, singles, and covers in these genres, she lent her musical style to the world of River...
View ArticleMasayoshi Soken Interview: Shadows Withal
Masayoshi Soken has been the subject of many accolades for his soundtracks for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and its expansions Heavensward and Stormblood. In Final Fantasy XIV:...
View ArticleShunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr Interview: ONINAKI
Shunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr are members of Yasunori Mitsuda’s Procyon Studio and have contributed to a variety of anime and game soundtracks during their time at the studio, including...
View ArticleBasiscape Interview: Discussing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Basiscape has been responsible for various Vanillaware works, such as the PS4 re-releases of Dragon’s Crown and Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir. In their latest work, soon to be released in Western...
View ArticleYu-Peng Chen Interview: The Music of Genshin Impact
Yu-Peng Chen, our 2020 Annual Game Music Awards winner for Outstanding Artist — Newcomer/Breakthrough, is the primary composer for the popular Genshin Impact roleplaying game released for mobile, PC,...
View ArticleMONACA Interview: Revisiting the Music of NieR
MONACA, the studio helmed by Keiichi Okabe, is responsible for the critically acclaimed music for Yoko Taro’s games, including the original NieR Gestalt/Replicant, NieR: Automata, and Drakengard 3. In...
View ArticleShunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr Interview: Another Eden Arrange Albums
Shunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr are members of Yasunori Mitsuda’s PROCYON STUDIO and have contributed to a variety of anime and game soundtracks during their time at the studio, including...
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