Final Fantasy 7 Symphony Breakdown with Composer/Arranger Jonne Valtonen

In a very special edition of our podcast, host Sam Hughes is joined by guest Co-Host Thomas Quillfeldt to discuss with Composer/Arranger, Jonne Valtonen about his Final Fantasy 7 Symphony and breaking it down into its core components. They discuss Jonne's motives, techniques and go into great detail of specific sections

Interview with Voice Artist, Sara Secora

Sam Hughes chats with voice actress Sara Secora! Born and raised in the Great Lake state of Michigan, Sara is an accomplished voice over artist with over three years of training and experience in the field. Sara is also the Casting Director for several video game studios. Sara Secora's novel, Throne of

BestLuck (Original Game Soundtrack) by composer Spencer Bambrick

Composer Spencer Bambrick records the ETHEReal String Orchestra and solo soprano Reven to bring this dreamy story-driven puzzle game to life BestLuck (Original Game Soundtrack) by composer Spencer Bambrick, released by Materia Collective. Featuring a live string quartet (ETHEReal String Orchestra), guitarist (Louie Aronowitz), and solo soprano vocalist (Reven), Bambrick's otherworldly

Interview with Call of Duty: WWII Composer Wilbert Roget, II

Sam Hughes catches up with video game composer Wilbert Roget, II. Roget started his career as a staff composer at LucasArts, working on several Star Wars titles, including Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars: First Assault. He then moved on to a freelance career, scoring titles like Call

Be a Hero With Game Music Remix Album ‘Reprisal’

Reprisal brings a collection of videogame remixes by artist Harry Lodes Featuring some of the most iconic pieces of game music from titles such as Final Fantasy VII, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Okami, and many others. Reprisal aims to let listeners live life as a hero vicariously through

EastWest Releases Hollywood Choirs

  EastWest has released Hollywood Choirs, a new vocal virtual instrument.   Produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, Hollywood Choirs is the follow-up to 1999’s Voices of the Apocalypse and 2005’s Symphonic Choirs, a best-selling virtual choir. Hollywood Choirs features a choir made up of male and female sections that will

A Bit-by-Bit History of Video Game Music: Online Course Review

Review by Willy McCarter Edited by Katie Tarrant Course: A Bit-by-Bit History of Video Game Music Course Publisher: Abertay University / Future Learn Course Lead: Dr. Kenny McAlpine Reviewed on: Future Learn Online Introduction Back in late September, I was informed by a friend that the prestigious online school of Future Learn had teamed up

PRO SOUND EFFECTS® ANNOUNCES 2018 GENERAL LIBRARY UPDATES

Pro Sound Effects® announce new features and bundles to their libraries Pro Sound Effects®, the sound effects library company, has released the latest editions of their most popular general sound effects libraries, the Hybrid Library 2018 and Master Library 2018. Designed to enhance audio workflow on any project, Pro Sound Effects

Assassin’s Creed: Origins – The Sound of Ancient Egypt

Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Ubisoft (Montreal) Audio Director: Aldo Sampaio Sound Programmer: Alexis Rousseau-Dupuis Audio Artist: Mark Leville Audio Designers: Francois-Xavier Bilodeau, Mathieu Chastel, Francis Fravreau, Patrick Melanson, Jonathan Pilon Music: Sarah Schachner (with percussion by Jason Graves) Voice Cast: Abubakar Salim (Bayek), Alix Wilton Regan (Aya), Chantel Riley (Layla) Reviewed on: PS4 As Assassin's Creed games