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Roger Wanamo Interview: Narratively Driven Symphonic Arrangements

July 1, 2011 by Chris Greening

Roger Wanamo is a classically-trained composer and orchestrator. Fascinated by the concept of bringing game music to concert halls, Wanamo

Kohta Takahashi Interview: Cutting-Edge Namco Scores

June 15, 2011 by Chris Greening

Kohta Takahashi is best known for his cutting-edge contributions to several major Namco titles. In particular, Ace Combat 2‘s rock performances, Ridge

Jason Tai Interview: Scoring Alice’s Return

June 11, 2011 by Chris Greening

American McGee’s Alice caused a sensation eleven years ago with its twisted incarnation of Lewis Carroll’s fantasy protagonist. Alice: Madness Returns revisits the

Laura Karpman Interview: Returning to Game Music

June 1, 2011 by Chris Greening

Laura Karpman’s musical achievements extend from video games to considerably beyond. She has brought symphonic music to scores including EverQuest II,

Thomas Boecker Interview: The Music of Legends and Odysseys

June 1, 2011 by Chris Greening

This summer, producer Thomas Boecker is commemorating the music of two icons with two symphonic game music concerts. On June

Richard Jacques & James Hannigan Interview: Panel at Barbican Centre

May 18, 2011 by Joe Hammond

On May 18, 2011, I attended and assisted in a panel discussion at the Barbican Centre in London, right next

Sam Hulick Interview: Symphonies for Russia and Germany

May 15, 2011 by Chris Greening

While a relative newcomer to music scoring, Sam Hulick has already worked on several eminent projects. He has been central

Axel Rorhbach Interview: Boom Library

May 15, 2011 by Chris Greening

Boom Library is a set of commercial sound effects collections produced by Europe’s leading game sound production studio Dynamedion. Including the

Manabu Namiki Interview: Redefining Shooting Soundtracks

May 10, 2011 by Chris Greening

Basiscape’s Manabu Namiki has helped to redefine the sound of Japan’s arcades with his electrifying scores to shooters by NMK,

Jeff van Dyck Interview: A Journey Through His Life and Works

May 1, 2011 by Chris Greening

Jeff van Dyck is a Canadian composer and sound director currently based in Brisbane, Australia. He is best known for

Hisayoshi Ogura Interview: Our Most Extensive Interview

April 25, 2011 by Don Kotowski

Hisayoshi Ogura is among the most long-standing and influential musicians in the games industry. Having joined Taito in 1983, he

Marc Canham Interview: Pursuing Artistic Creativity

April 20, 2011 by Chris Greening

Marc Canham is a British composer and producer that has worked on numerous video game and film scores over the last

Borislav Slavov & Tilman Sillescu Interview: The Making of Crysis 2’s Soundtrack

April 18, 2011 by Chris Greening

The recently released first-person shooter Crysis 2 depicts a war between human supersoldiers and alien invaders in a post-apocalyptic New York City.

Frank Klepacki Interview: Having Commanded and Conquered

April 15, 2011 by Chris Greening

Frank Klepacki has appealed to a legion of fans with his action-packed contemporary scores for the Command & Conquer series. However,

Nobuo Uematsu Interview: The Earthbound Papas

April 15, 2011 by Matt Diener

Nobuo Uematsu has been very busy this year with several new projects. He has completed the scores for the major

Arnie Roth Interview: Distant Worlds Returning Home

April 2, 2011 by Matt Diener

Under producer and conductor Arnie Roth, the Final Fantasy orchestral concert series Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy is appealing to

Bear McCreary Interview: Battlestar Galactica Composer’s Break Into Gaming

April 1, 2011 by Matt Diener

Composer Bear McCreary has attained legendary status among fans ofBattlestar Galactica. In recent years, he has branched out to score

Soyo Oka Interview: The Comeback of Super Mario Kart’s Composer

March 28, 2011 by Dave Harris

Soyo Oka is a versatile freelance musician that once worked at Nintendo from 1987 to 1995. She is best known

Peter McConnell Interview: Eclectic Industry Favourite

March 10, 2011 by Matt Diener

Industry veteran Peter McConnell has shown himself to be one of the most creative and versatile musicians scoring video games. Having studied

Shusaku Uchiyama & Takeshi Miura Interview: A History of Resident Evil Music

March 1, 2011 by Chris Greening

Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the ground-breaking survival horror series Resident Evil has a long history of offering dark,

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