Shunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr Interview: Another Eden Arrange Albums
Shunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr are members of Yasunori Mitsuda’s PROCYON STUDIO and have contributed to a variety of anime and game […]
Category: Interviews
MONACA Interview: Revisiting the Music of NieR
MONACA, the studio helmed by Keiichi Okabe, is responsible for the critically acclaimed music for Yoko Taro’s games, including the original NieR […]
Yu-Peng Chen Interview: The Music of Genshin Impact
Yu-Peng Chen, our 2020 Annual Game Music Awards winner for Outstanding Artist — Newcomer/Breakthrough, is the primary composer for the popular Genshin Impact roleplaying […]
Basiscape Interview: Discussing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Basiscape has been responsible for various Vanillaware works, such as the PS4 re-releases of Dragon’s Crown and Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir. In their latest work, […]
Shunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr Interview: ONINAKI
Shunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr are members of Yasunori Mitsuda’s Procyon Studio and have contributed to a variety of anime and game […]
Masayoshi Soken Interview: Shadows Withal
Masayoshi Soken has been the subject of many accolades for his soundtracks for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and its expansions Heavensward […]
Megan McDuffee Interview: Sounds of Synthpop
Megan McDuffee is no stranger to the world of synthwave and synthpop. Having worked on multiple original albums, singles, and covers in […]
Basiscape Interview: Caravan Stories
Basiscape has been responsible for a lot of music in the past few years, from Valkyria Chronicles 4, by Hitoshi Sakimoto, to various […]
Masayoshi Soken Interview: Songs of Salt and Suffering
Masayoshi Soken has been the subject of many accolades for his soundtracks for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and its expansion […]
Yasunori Nishiki Interview: Eight Questions about Octopath Traveler
Yasunori Nishiki’s score to Octopath Traveler has been met with praise from fans and critics alike. The soundtrack mirror’s the game’s modern […]
Wilbert Roget II Interview: Call of Duty and Destiny
Wilbert Roget II has seen a string of successes since his departure from LucasArts in 2013; his subsequent announcements included soundtracks to […]
Mariam Abounnasr Interview: Orchestrating Procyon Studio’s Projects
Mariam Abounnasr, a newcomer in the game music world, has had a very busy couple of years. In these past year, she […]
Dj CUTMAN Interview: Chops and Beats
Dj CUTMAN has gained massive popularity in the game music scene for his “cuts”, where he takes samples from original video game […]
Daniel Ran Interview: Beyond Skyrim
Daniel Ran’s work on the soundtrack to Beyond Skyrim: Bruma has received praise from fans of The Elder Scrolls. Ran’s music on the popular […]
Thommaz Kauffmann Interview: Dandara
Thommaz Kauffmann has recently been seeing some attention due to his recent soundtrack to Dandara. The game, developed by Long Hat House, is an […]
Nicolas Diteriks Interview: They Are Billions
Nicolas Diteriks studied at the American School of Modern Music in Paris, France, and Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has […]
Lena Raine Interview: Mountain Climbing
Lena Raine has made a splash with her soundtrack to Celeste, a 2D platformer that packs a surprising emotional punch. While the game has […]
Borislav Slavov Interview: Divinity Original Sin 2
Borislav Slavov made his name working on games like Knights of Honor, Worldshift, and the Crysis series. We’ve spoken with him previously on VGMO to discuss […]
Masafumi Takada and Kazutaka Kodaka: Discussion (HEAT UP!)
Masafumi Takada is president of his game music production studio, SOUND PRESTIGE. His works range from Grasshopper Manufacture classics, such as killer7 […]
Yasunori Mitsuda Interview: Reflections and Revelations
Yasunori Mitsuda, a veteran in the game music world, has had a very busy couple of years. In these past few years, […]
Ben Burnes Interview: Color and Abstraction
Ben “Abstraction” Burnes is a composer who is behind a number of original and soundtrack albums, and has been consistently releasing music […]
Shota Kageyama Interview: From Procyon Studio to Game Freak and Beyond
Shota Kageyama, who went freelance in 2014 to establish Spica Musica, has had an interesting journey to reach where he is today. […]
Thomas Parisch Interview: From West to East
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 moved to […]
Kristofer Maddigan Interview: A Jazzy, Ragtimey, Big-Band Score
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, the soundtrack […]
Damian Sanchez interview: Blues and Banjo
Damian Sanchez is a classically trained Spanish composer who has contributed to indie games of all types, resulting in a myriad of […]
Ayako Yamauchi Interview: Engineering an Audio Career
Ayako Yamauchi is an audio engineer who has begun delving into games over the past few years. Her work has included being a one-woman […]
Rob Zahn Interview: Serial Composition
Rob Zahn recently contributed to the score to Serial Cleaner, a game whose premise revolves around cleaning up after murder scenes and disposing […]
Masayoshi Soken Interview: Heavensward and Beyond
Masayoshi Soken has been the subject of many accolades for his soundtrack for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. In Final Fantasy […]
Motoaki Takenouchi Interview: A Brief But Illustrious Game Music Career
Motoaki Takenouchi’s game music career lasted just seven years, but during this time he made a major impact. He penned musically and technologically […]
Atsushi Shirakawa (aka TENMON) Interview: Voice of a Distant Star
Atsushi Shirakawa, better known as TENMON, is an acclaimed yet elusive composer. The artist began his career at Falcom, working on franchises […]
Tomoya Tomita Interview: Sound Pioneer for Konami and Nintendo
Tomoya Tomita‘s résumé features one hit franchise after another: Contra, Castlevania, Metal Gear, beatmania, Kirby, Yoshi, and Goemon to name a few. […]
Steven Cravis Interview: Quell
Steven Cravis composes original music and game scores using a distinctive neoclassical approach. After studying piano performance at Berklee, Cravis released several […]
Oleksa Lozowchuk Interview: A Gigantic Score
Oleksa Lozowchuk is multitalented artist best known for creating the audio of Capcom Vancouver’s Dead Rising series. Since our last in-depth interview with him, […]
Ravi Krishnaswami Interview: COPILOT Music + Sound and Dishonored
Ravi Krishnaswami founded COPILOT Music + Sound with Jason Menkes in 2008, after the duo decided to create a music and marketing group that […]
Emmanuel Lagumbay Interview: Summoning an orchestra
Emmanuel Lagumbay founded The Summoners Orchestra in 2015, a group dedicated to performing covers from the League of Legends collection of diverse champion […]
Saori Kobayashi and Yumiko Takahashi Interview: AKANE and MAGfest
Saori Kobayashi has received widespread acclaim for her work on Crimson Dragon and the Panzer Dragoon series. In 2010, she teamed up with Suikoden II‘s […]
Masanori Adachi & Hirofumi Taniguchi Interview: A 25 Year Collaboration
Masanori Adachi and Hirofumi Taniguchi have collaborated for 25 years. The composers first worked together at Konami on Madara 2 and then went […]
Siddhartha Barnhoorn Interview: Galactic Inspirations
Siddhartha Barnhoorn is a prolific and versatile composer who has worked on numerous films, indie games, and original albums over the years. He’s been […]
Steve Burke Interview: Soaring into 2017
Steve Burke has scored a number of games since his work on Kameo: Elements of Power, his debut soundtrack, on which he was able […]
Rich Aitken Interview: The Art of Mixing
Rich Aitken is an audio veteran with almost twenty years of experience under his belt. While his focus is in film scores, he’s […]
Peter Kim Interview: Materia and Jazz Fusion
Peter Kim founded the OverClocked Remix band Materia after meeting up with likeminded musicians at MAGfest a couple years ago. The group […]
Koichi Namiki Interview: From the S.S.T. Band to Blind Spot
Koichi Namiki worked at Sega during the late 80s, writing music for arcade classics such as Galaxy Force, Thunder Blade, and Super […]
Alexander Brandon Interview: Game Audio Networking
Alexander Brandon has done immense work in almost all aspects of game audio, from composition on games like Unreal, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and Alpha […]
Jim Bonney Interview: Gameplay Music of Mafia III
The Mafia series has had a rich musical tradition since Vladmir Simunek’s score to the first game. Mafia III, the most recent installment […]
Jesse Harlin Interview: Cinematic Scores of Mafia III
The Mafia series has had a rich musical tradition since Vladmir Simunek’s score to the first game. Mafia III, the most recent installment […]
Tim Summers Interview: Understanding Video Game Music
In his recent monograph Understanding Video Game Music, Tim Summers (Royal Holloway, University of London) takes the study of game music, or ludomusicology, and conducts […]
John Robert Matz Interview: Fossil Echo
Indie composer John Robert Matz has been writing for games since his score to Artemis in 2011. Favoring live instrumentation, his music comes […]
John Graham Interview: Scoring Kingsglaive
John Graham recently composed the soundtrack to Kingsglaive, the film prologue to the upcoming Final Fantasy XV. While Graham isn’t new to the Square […]
Hiroyuki Kawada Interview: Namco Sounds of the Contemporary
Hiroyuki Kawada is Namco’s longest-serving musical innovator. During his three decades at the company, he balanced work on classic properties (e.g. Galaga, […]
Weifan Chang Interview: Sounds of Taiwan
Weifan Chang is a Taiwanese composer who has contributed to a range of tv shows and games, and has several projects on […]
Hiroyuki Kawada Interview: Namco Sounds in the 1980s
Hiroyuki Kawada is Namco’s longest-serving musical innovator. During his three decades at the company, he balanced work on classic properties (e.g. Galaga, […]
Jeff Broadbent Interview: Shaping the Music of Anteria
Last time we spoke with composer Jeff Broadbent, he told us about his background as a composer, and his work on Dawngate […]
Hyperduck Soundworks Interview: Cosmic Star Heroine
Hyperduck Soundworks, the musical duo behind Dust: An Elysian Tale and Kingdom Rush, consists of Irish composers Chris Geehan and Dan Byrne-McCullough. […]
Robyn Miller Interview: A Return to Cyan Worlds
Robyn Miller first made a splash in the gaming world not as a composer, but as a designer. Along with his brother Rand, he […]
Mark Knight Interview: Back in the Composer’s Chair
Mark Knight is an enduring British pioneer in game music and audio. The self-taught composer brought musical innovations to top series such […]
Austin Wintory Interview: A String of Successes
Austin Wintory recently made another big splash in the game music world with his latest score to Abzu, but his original iconic work was […]
FamilyJules7x Interview: From Covers to the Big Leagues
Julian “Jules” Conroy, better known by his online handle “FamilyJules7x,” has established himself as one of the premier cover artists of video […]
Shohei Tsuchiya Interview: Chronicles of Darius
ZUNTATA is the in-house sound team and record label of long-running arcade and smartphone game developer Taito. In the last decade, the […]
Hirokazu Koshio Interview: Evolution of Space Invaders
ZUNTATA is the in-house sound team and record label of long-running arcade and smartphone game developer Taito. In the last decade, the […]
Shinji Hosoe and Kotaro Uchikoshi Interview: Zero Times
Shinji Hosoe, as mentioned in our previous interview, is president of his game music production studio, Supersweep. His works range from Namco […]
Kamil Orman-Janowski Interview: Paths of Composition
Although he started off writing electronic dance music (EDM), Kamil Orman-Janowski has since made his name with his large-scale orchestral scores to […]
scntfc Interview: Musical Frequencies
C. Andrew Rorhmann, better known as his musical alias “scntfc,” recently composed the popular soundtrack for the indie game Oxenfree, developed and produced by […]
Stemage Interview: MAGfriends and MAGculture
Grant “Stemage” Henry has made a name for himself through a blend of original music and creative covers. His band Metroid Metal […]
Neal Acree Interview: Onwards and upwards
Neal Acree has made a name for himself with his Blizzard scores, starting with his opening cinematic tracks to The Burning Crusade […]
Grant Kirkhope Interview: Reflecting and Looking Ahead
Grant Kirkhope has been praised for his iconic work on a wide variety of games, from Banjo-Kazooie, Viva Piñata, the Perfect Dark […]
Tadayoshi Makino Interview: Sounds of the Dragon
Tadayoshi Makino doesn’t shy away from huge things. Having made his start as the audio director of several Gundam and Dragon Ball titles, he […]
Ryan Richko Interview: Going the Extra Mile
Ryan Richko is a composer making strides in the indie game and film sectors. Best known for his award-winning soundtrack to the […]
Nima Fakhrara Interview: Incorporating Persian Authenticity
Nima Fakhrara is a film composer with an Iranian upbringing that has heavily influenced his work. One of his most recent films […]
Petri Alanko Interview: One Score’s Evolution
Finnish composer Petri Alanko was highly successful with his first game score, Alan Wake. Its dark and rich hybrid music captivated listeners, […]
Eimear Noone Interview: iDIG festivities
This weekend, iDIG is bringing game music to Ireland, with a series of concerts, panels, and workshops for aspiring musicians and game […]
Triforce Quartet Interview: Hey! Listen!
The Triforce Quartet is a unique ensemble that plays with the boundary between classical music and game scores. The four classically trained […]
John Kaefer Interview: Breaking Instrumental Barriers
A classically trained composer previously known for his work on the Crackle show Sequestered, John Kaefer recently composed the music for the Quantum […]
David Housden Interview: Fully Integrated Video Game Scores
There are many examples in the indie sector of games that have fully integrated video game scores into the overall experience. One clear example […]
Marty O’Donnell Interview: Kickstarting New Ventures
Marty O’Donnell is one of the most iconic names in game music, with a musical tradition established in the Halo series that […]
Manami Matsumae Interview: A Retro Revival
Meeting with one of the original legendary Japanese game composers, Manami Matsumae, was memorable. When she first walked out for her Q&A, […]
Bear McCreary Interview: New Ventures in Game Music
Emmy award-winning composer Bear McCreary initially burst onto the scene with his groundbreaking score to Battlestar Galactica, and since then his compositional career has […]
Gavin Harrison Interview: Back to the SoundTracker
British composer Gavin Harrison has worked with everything from trackers to bands to full orchestras over the years. On the games front, […]
Tomomi Teratani (aka MANYO) Interview: Expanding Horizons
Tomomi Teratani, better known as MANYO, is one of the most prolific video game composers and songwriters, featuring on dozens of games […]
Chase Bethea Interview: Roots in the Game Boy Classics
Chase Bethea is the latest breakthrough indie composer to feature on VGMO. His most famous game soundtrack, Deity Quest, is his tribute to the […]
Arkadiusz Reikowski Interview: The Sounds of Horror
Arkadiusz Reikowski has recently begun building a name for himself in the horror game genre, last year with his score to Kholat, […]
Toshikazu Tanaka Interview: The King of Fighters
Fatal Fury, Power Instinct, Metal Slug, and The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact… Just some of the titles that Toshikazu Tanaka has worked on during […]
Takayuki Nakamura Interview: From Moonwalker to Sky Soldier
An alumnus of SEGA, Takayuki Nakamura is one of the most successful independent video game sound creators. His portfolio includes the scores for […]
Erik Desiderio Interview: Moving to the Forefront
Erik Desiderio has contributed to numerous projects over the years, from Immortals to The Borgias, but it’s only recently that he’s moved to the forefront. […]
Tomoya Ohtani Interview: Sonic Music for a New Generation
Tomoya Ohtani has served as the sound director and lead composer for many of Sonic the Hedgehog’s outings over the last decade, […]
Filippo Beck Peccoz Interview: Scoring with a Musical Toybox
Filippo Beck Peccoz is a Munich-based, Berklee-trained game composer who has worked on over 20 independent game titles over the last five […]
Soshi Hosoi Interview: Experimental Scores and Albums
Soshi Hosoi has worked on a wide of interesting franchises over the years, Rewrite, Lost Child, Sonic Wings, and DeathSmiles among them. […]
Minako Seki Interview: Digital Sonic Design
Classically-trained in Japan’s most prestigious music school, Minako Seki went on to work for Sony during the seminal years of the PlayStation. Now […]
Jon Everist Interview: Music and Sounds of Cyberpunk
Jon Everist is the audio director and composer of Harebrained Schemes, a Seattle-based studio behind projects such as Shadowrun: Hong Kong, BattleTech, and Necropolis. His recently-released Shadowrun […]
Keishi Yonao Interview: Back to the Sharp X68000
Keishi Yonao is highly regarded in Japan for his technical mastery and musical creativity. His international exposure has been limited due to […]
Jack Menhorn Interview: Designing Sounds from Indie to AAA
Jack Menhorn has worked on all aspects of game audio over the years: sound design, composing, voiceovers, and implementation. After years working […]
Dan Licht Interview: A Darker Kind of Score
Daniel Licht has made a name for himself through his chilling music for the Showtime series Dexter, and has since moved on to […]
Dan Rodrigues Interview: Somewhere Over the Runbow
Toronto-based composer Dan Rodrigues has been working on game, television, and advertising projects for several years. However, it’s his latest work — […]
Takeshi Abo Interview: Behind the Science Adventures
Takeshi Abo is one of the most prolific composers in game music, having been featured in over 150 album releases over the […]
Robby Duguay Interview: Breaking into Game Audio
Robby Duguay is a Toronto-based composer specialising in scoring games and films. In a short time, he has already made several remarkable projects: […]
Saori Kobayashi Interview: Cultivating an Ethtronic Sound
Saori Kobayashi uniquely blends ethnic, orchestral, and electronic elements into a unique, immersive sound. Widely known for her scores for the Panzer Dragoon […]
David Lowe Interview: Creating A Temporal Shift
Elite, Starglider, and After Burner… just a few of the Commodore and Atari classics composed by David Lowe. And among the tracks […]
Harumi Fujita Interview: Ghosts, Goblins, and Gargoyles
Harumi Fujita’s involvement in the games industry dates all the way back to 1984. During the early years of SNK and Capcom, Fujita spent her […]
Sebastian Wolff & Matt Forman Interview: Uniting 150 Cover Artists
The announcement of the Final Fantasy VII remake at E3 this year sparked huge amounts of excitement from fans of the groundbreaking […]
Ryuichi Nitta Interview: Classic Sounds of Ninja Gaiden
Game composer and music producer Ryuichi Nitta scored the first three titles in the Ninja Gaiden series back in the late 80s. The self-taught […]
Susie Seiter Interview: Orchestrating and Conducting Pokémon
Susie Benchasil Seiter is a rising star, in terms of orchestration and conducting. She is currently the lead conductor on Pokémon: Symphonic […]