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Ben Burnes Interview: Color and Abstraction

November 3, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Ben “Abstraction” Burnes is a composer who is behind a number of original and soundtrack albums, and has been consistently

Shota Kageyama Interview: From Procyon Studio to Game Freak and Beyond

October 26, 2017 by Don Kotowski

Shota Kageyama, who went freelance in 2014 to establish Spica Musica, has had an interesting journey to reach where he

Thomas Parisch Interview: From West to East

October 21, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Thomas Parisch has had busy career in game music, from working on Resident Evil 6 in 2012, and recently joining Tencent Games. Originally from Germany, Thomas

Kristofer Maddigan Interview: A Jazzy, Ragtimey, Big-Band Score

October 8, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Composer Kristofer Maddigan‘s colorful soundtrack to Cuphead has taken off since its recent release. Widely praised for its rich sounds and authentic vintage approach,

Damian Sanchez interview: Blues and Banjo

September 22, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Damian Sanchez is a classically trained Spanish composer who has contributed to indie games of all types, resulting in a

Ayako Yamauchi Interview: Engineering an Audio Career

July 18, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Ayako Yamauchi is an audio engineer who has begun delving into games over the past few years. Her work has included being

Rob Zahn Interview: Serial Composition

June 2, 2017 by Emily McMillan

Rob Zahn recently contributed to the score to Serial Cleaner, a game whose premise revolves around cleaning up after murder scenes

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

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