Level 218: Rob Kovacs (Straylight)

We’ve had composer Rob Kovacs on Level in the past to talk about his alter ego, 88bit. This time, he’s here to discuss his Prophet 5 modern 80s soundtrack for the VR game Straylight, and I love every minute of it. The music is fantastic, and Rob sits at his piano during our chat to…

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Level 217: Greg Nicolett (Potionomics)

Greg Nicolett‘s music for Potionomics is as colorful as the game, weaving in and out of various styles and palettes depending on characters and locations. The game is a 3D deck builder/management sim, where you (as Sylvia) brew and sell potions out of your own shop. And go on dates 🙂 Much of the score…

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Level 216: Alkemie Early Music Ensemble (Pentiment)

Pentiment is a 2D narrative adventure murder mystery set in the early part of the 16th century. Director/designer Josh Sawyer dreamed of making a historically accurate game set pre-Renaissance, and he asked Alkemie Early Music Ensemble to create a faithful musical score for the game. “Early music” at its simplest definition consists of music before…

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Level 215: Amos Roddy (Citizen Sleeper)

The music Amos Roddy wrote for Citizen Sleeper is too good for words. I love the music, I loved our conversation about it, and I’ve loved the game (not finished yet). I’m not alone – players raved about the entire package of gameplay, narrative, music, visuals and all the things that make it Citizen Sleeper.…

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Level 214: Jason Graves (The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me)

Composer Jason Graves has a new score out, and it’s flipping scary. The fourth installment of The Dark Pictures Anthology, The Devil In Me follows a film crew trapped within a replica of H.H. Holmes‘s infamous Murder Castle, where he tortured and murdered more than two dozen unsuspecting tourists in town for the Chicago World’s…

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Level 213: Trevor Gureckis (Dead Space, 2023)

Composer Trevor Gureckis scored about two hours of new music (not all of which is on the soundtrack) for the Dead Space remake. EA kept Jason Graves’s original score intact, and Trevor scored the new cutscenes, battles and other content added to the game to fill out the story. And it’s great. It’s very Dead…

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Level 212: Nicolas de Ferran (Scrap Riders)

French composer Nicolas de Ferran talks about his groovy music for Scrap Riders, a point-and-click adventure/beat-em-up about a biker gang in the 80s. The last time we had Nicolas on Level, he went by the nickname of Nicolas Diteriks, and we spoke about an orchestral score he composed for the game We Are Billions. The…

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Level 211: Garry Schyman (Forspoken)

We always love having composer Garry Schyman on the show. His music is so darn great. This time, we talk about his gorgeous orchestral score for Forspoken, the new RPG from Luminous and Square Enix. Recorded live in Nashville, the music is full of energy slathered in soaring melodies that take you somewhere with each…

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Level 210: Jonah Senzel (Inscryption)

Composer Jonah Senzel talks about his music for Inscryption. He wrote in a handful of different styles, from music heavy with sound effects to the simplest, slow chip-tune chords. The game also is a bit of a mash-up of styles – a deckbuilder with escape room elements and a bit of horror. It was great…

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Level 209: Ego Plum (The Cuphead Show)

Composer Ego Plum writes such fantastic music for The Cuphead Show (on Netflix). The show itself is an absolute delight and it’s almost inexcusable if you don’t watch it (the episodes are brief enough that you could binge all 3 seasons in a day). And with comedic animation like this, the music is intertwined with…

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Level 208: Jacob Geller (Video essayist)

I met video essayist Jacob Geller during my occasional appearances on The MinnMax Show to discuss the best game music of a given year. Meeting him led me on a journey through his videos, and I absolutely adore his videos. We talk about why in this conversation! In addition to YouTube, you can find Jacob…

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Level 206: Curtis Schweitzer (Starbound)

Composer Curtis Schweitzer talks about his hypnotic, largely orchestral music for the indie 2D space explorer, Starbound. I loved how many of the tracks stretch out almost indefinitely, giving the listener time in that musical place. And there’s quite a bit of music too – more than 6 hours of it. It’s worth your time,…

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Level 205: Dylan Wiest (The OC Jazz Collective)

Dylan Wiest is the director, drummer and sometimes-keyboardist in The OC Jazz Collective, a talented group of musicians from the legendary OverClocked Remix brigade. The ensemble released a new album in November, 2022 called Mode Seven: A Jazz Tribute to the SNES. If you’ve never dipped your toe into the OC Remix crowd, this is…

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