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Masayoshi Soken Interview: Heavensward and Beyond

May 8, 2017 by Don Kotowski

Masayoshi Soken has been the subject of many accolades for his soundtrack for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. In

Motoaki Takenouchi Interview: A Brief But Illustrious Game Music Career

April 30, 2017 by Chris Greening

Motoaki Takenouchi’s game music career lasted just seven years, but during this time he made a major impact. He penned musically

Atsushi Shirakawa (aka TENMON) Interview: Voice of a Distant Star

April 22, 2017 by Chris Greening

Atsushi Shirakawa, better known as TENMON, is an acclaimed yet elusive composer. The artist began his career at Falcom, working

Tomoya Tomita Interview: Sound Pioneer for Konami and Nintendo

April 21, 2017 by Chris Greening

Tomoya Tomita‘s résumé features one hit franchise after another: Contra, Castlevania, Metal Gear, beatmania, Kirby, Yoshi, and Goemon to name

Steven Cravis Interview: Quell

March 31, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Steven Cravis composes original music and game scores using a distinctive neoclassical approach. After studying piano performance at Berklee, Cravis

Oleksa Lozowchuk Interview: A Gigantic Score

March 13, 2017 by Chris Greening

Oleksa Lozowchuk is multitalented artist best known for creating the audio of Capcom Vancouver’s Dead Rising series. Since our last

Ravi Krishnaswami Interview: COPILOT Music + Sound and Dishonored

March 9, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Ravi Krishnaswami founded COPILOT Music + Sound with Jason Menkes in 2008, after the duo decided to create a music and

Emmanuel Lagumbay Interview: Summoning an orchestra

February 20, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Emmanuel Lagumbay founded The Summoners Orchestra in 2015, a group dedicated to performing covers from the League of Legends collection of

Saori Kobayashi and Yumiko Takahashi Interview: AKANE and MAGfest

February 13, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Saori Kobayashi has received widespread acclaim for her work on Crimson Dragon and the Panzer Dragoon series. In 2010, she teamed up with

Masanori Adachi & Hirofumi Taniguchi Interview: A 25 Year Collaboration

February 5, 2017 by Chris Greening

Masanori Adachi and Hirofumi Taniguchi have collaborated for 25 years. The composers first worked together at Konami on Madara 2 and

Siddhartha Barnhoorn Interview: Galactic Inspirations

January 29, 2017 by Chris Greening

Siddhartha Barnhoorn is a prolific and versatile composer who has worked on numerous films, indie games, and original albums over the years.

Steve Burke Interview: Soaring into 2017

January 23, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Steve Burke has scored a number of games since his work on Kameo: Elements of Power, his debut soundtrack, on which he

Rich Aitken Interview: The Art of Mixing

January 14, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Rich Aitken is an audio veteran with almost twenty years of experience under his belt. While his focus is in film

Peter Kim Interview: Materia and Jazz Fusion

January 11, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Peter Kim founded the OverClocked Remix band Materia after meeting up with likeminded musicians at MAGfest a couple years ago.

Koichi Namiki Interview: From the S.S.T. Band to Blind Spot

January 6, 2017 by Chris Greening

Koichi Namiki worked at Sega during the late 80s, writing music for arcade classics such as Galaxy Force, Thunder Blade,

Alexander Brandon Interview: Game Audio Networking

December 6, 2016 by Emily McMillan

Alexander Brandon has done immense work in almost all aspects of game audio, from composition on games like Unreal, Deus Ex:

Jim Bonney Interview: Gameplay Music of Mafia III

November 17, 2016 by Emily McMillan

The Mafia series has had a rich musical tradition since Vladmir Simunek’s score to the first game. Mafia III, the most

Jesse Harlin Interview: Cinematic Scores of Mafia III

November 14, 2016 by Emily McMillan

The Mafia series has had a rich musical tradition since Vladmir Simunek’s score to the first game. Mafia III, the most

Tim Summers Interview: Understanding Video Game Music

October 25, 2016 by Emily McMillan

In his recent monograph Understanding Video Game Music, Tim Summers (Royal Holloway, University of London) takes the study of game music, or ludomusicology,

John Robert Matz Interview: Fossil Echo

October 6, 2016 by Emily McMillan

Indie composer John Robert Matz has been writing for games since his score to Artemis in 2011. Favoring live instrumentation, his

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