Level with Emily Reese

PLAYLIST / PART ONE
by scntfc for Oxenfree (I) or Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (II) unless noted otherwise

00:00 To The Valley (II)
06:40 Beacon Beach (I)
09:58 Nightfall, Camena (II)
12:22 Berenson Creek (II)
14:15 Atwater Station (II)
16:28 Arcadia Station (II)
17:41 To The Island (II)
19:06 Atalanta Third (II)
23:33 20 Days Past (I)
27:20 Baby Carrots (II but not on OST)
29:22 Baby Carrots (II but not on OST)
31:14 Journey of a Bird by Morgan Kuhli from Infinite Psychic Translations
35:00 Blacklake (II)
37:37 Cleaned Slate (II)
38:27 Change the Station (II)
42:15 Garland (II)
43:36 Lift (II)
44:40 Lift (II)
46:52 Lift (II)
48:31 Epiphany Fields (I)
49:08 The Beach, 7AM (I)
50:01 To The Valley (II)
51:49 To The Island (II)
54:31 To The Valley (II)
55:22 The Stars Are On Their Side (II)
56:32 Ghosts Of The Pacific Northwest (II)
57:22 Ghosts Of The Pacific Northwest (II)
58:06 To The Valley (II)
59:07 Blacklake (II)
1:00:21 Garland (II)
1:04:20 Garland (II)
1:05:46 Transmissions (II)
1:08:20 Transmissions (II)
1:11:19 Exit (II)
1:12:33 Copper Creek (II)
1:14:35 The Caves (II)
1:16:28 Atalanta Third (II)
1:18:43 Galvanic (II)
1:19:22 Other Sprouts by Sam Keenan

PLAYLIST
by Doyle Donehoo for Aliens: Dark Descent unless noted otherwise

PLAYLIST
by Antfood for Let’s! Revolution! unless noted otherwise

PLAYLIST
by Oleksa Lozowchuk for Horizon: Forbidden West Burning Shores unless noted otherwise

00:00 To the Burning Shores
04:22 To the Burning Shores
06:02 Coldest Time of Year from Dead Rising 4
09:24 Titan’s Wake
11:22 To the Burning Shores
14:47 Steel Snare
17:16 Steel Snare
23:09 To the Burning Shores
25:08 For His Amusement
28:16 For His Amusement
30:17 The Idea of Home
35:25 Above and Below
36:18 Above and Below
39:56 Above and Below
42:10 Above and Below
44:18 Someone I Once Knew
46:10 Someone I Once Knew
48:02 Someone I Once Knew
49:28 Titan’s Wake
54:32 Titan’s Wake
1:00:18 The Idea of Home
1:02:52 The Idea of Home
1:04:18  Ruin’s Rise
1:07:01 Ruin’s Rise
1:08:14 Steel Snare
1:12:32 For His Amusement
1:13:10 Above and Below
1:13:30 Other Sprouts by Sam Keenan

PLAYLIST

by Vinicius Barbosa Pippa unless noted otherwise

PLAYLIST
by Mustin unless noted otherwise

PLAYLIST
by Joe Newman unless noted otherwise

PLAYLIST
by Lennie Moore from Mentors unless noted otherwise

PLAYLIST
by Greg Nicolett for Potionomics unless noted otherwise

00:00 Potionomics Main Theme/Uncle Oswald’s Bequest
04:14 Muktuk’s Calling
04:58 Busy Being Luna
07:52 Mint’s Quest for Adventure
08:34 Xid’s Theme

Composer Curtis Schweitzer talks about his hypnotic, largely orchestral music for the indie 2D space explorer, Starbound. I loved how many of the tracks stretch out almost indefinitely, giving the listener time in that musical place. And there's quite a bit of music too - more than 6 hours of it. It's worth your time, I promise.

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists.

Composer Cris Velasco talks about his music for the game Dauntless, a co-op action RPG that debuted in 2019. This release is Cris's third volume of music from the game. We talk about the evolution of the score over the last several years, and how he takes instruments from all around the world to create the sound palette for the game. It's always so great having Cris on the show!

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists.

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists.

Composer Jason Graves talks about his music for Moss: Book II, a VR game where the player helps a mouse named Quill save her homeland from evil. The score has numerous solos for various wind instruments, like flute, oboe, English horn and Irish penny whistle. Jason also mentions the baby grand piano he bought and features in the soundtrack, and a couple different types of dulcimers are heard too. It's such lovely music!

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists.

Joel Schoch's music for the Far series of games is truly wonderful (Far: Changing Tides from 2022 and Far: Lone Sails from 2018). I can't recommend it highly enough. Joel does a laudable job scoring the open, watery worlds in both games. An abundance of live instruments but with respect for the, well, "simplicity" that the games present.

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists.

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists.

Chase Bethea talks about his music for Questlike: Pocket, a mobile monster-hunter RPG with a rhythmic component to battle. Chase wrote four battle tracks for the game, all in the same time signature of 5/4, and all at 60 beats per minute to match battle tempo throughout the game. In addition to the four battle tracks, Chase also wrote the main theme. As always, it was a pleasure to speak with Chase about his music!

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists.

Composer Ben Nichols talks about three soundtracks: OMNO, a gorgeous adventure game (for which he received an Ivor Novello nomination); Before We Leave, a colorful world-builder; and The Falconeer, a dogfighting aerial combat fighter. So different from each other and delightful to discuss each one! You'll find a YouTube video on our channel (sometimes they post a few days after the audio version).

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists.

Composer Carlos Eiene began his career at age 14, uploading video game music covers to YouTube from his living room on piano and saxophone. He posted a video at the beginning of 2022 stating he would no longer be uploading game covers, but that he would be focusing on original composition. Carlos and I talk about some of his new music, and some of his old music, on this episode. Find him on YouTube, Spotify and elsewhere by searching insaneintherainmusic.

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Join us on Discord for free. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to special Discord events and special guest playlists, including a special playlist from Carlos.

A song by composer Robert Wolf is nominated for Best Original Song in the upcoming Game Audio Network Guild Awards on May 25, 2022. He composed "Immutable" for the game Arknights, a mobile tower defense/ tactical RPG from Hypergryph. Robert is a composer for Hexany Audio, a company that provides music and sound for many different game projects around the world. Robert also composes for Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile. Visit the Level with Emily Reese YouTube channel to see our conversation.

You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon. Find us on YouTube and Twitter. Patrons have access to the Level with Emily Discord server.

Mark Schimmelbusch - known as "Mahn" in the VGM world - talks about his album called The Old Blood: A Bloodborne Concept Album. This album was recently awarded best remix album at the 2022 VGM Con Remix Awards in Minneapolis. Mahn has remixed many other favorites from game music, and we enjoyed talking together about his musical adventures!

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Composer Mason Lieberman works for Tencent Games, and writes music for all types of games and projects, like PUBG Mobile and Teamfight Tactics. He's composed for tons of different anime projects too, like RWBY and Beyblade Burst Evolution. Mason has a keen ear for composing J-rock, and other J-styles and C-styles, and was exposed to these styles starting at a young age when his family had a foreign exchange student from Japan. 

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Drummer Dom Palombi talks about his new album Game Night! with game music covers and three original tracks. The album features several seasoned video game, anime and all the J-styles performers like Patrick Bartley (J-Music Ensemble), Carlos Eiene (insaneintherainmusic), the Super Soul Bros., Charlie Rosen (8-Bit Big Band) and more. Dom and the Game Night! band recently traveled to Minneapolis for VGM Con to perform. Dom and Emily talk about that experience, Dom's background and his KILLER Game Night! band and album.

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Composer Lee Jackson's legacy in the world of game music includes the theme song for Duke Nukem 3Dcalled “Grabbag”. Lee talks about writing music for Duke Nukem 3D and other Duke projects, as well as how quickly he wrote music for Rise of the Triad, and how he made sounds for Balls of Steel (all games from Apogee Software / 3D Realms). Lee also takes commissions to write new music, and his albums on Bandcamp include music he wrote inspired by Duke Nukem, and other Duke projects. No video for this interview, but please do head over to the Level with Emily YouTube channel to find our newest videos - and subscribe! You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

You’ve probably heard DB Cooper's voice at some point in your gaming life. I first heard her in BioShock 2 as the voice of the PA system. Most recently, she cast and directed the voices in Lake (in my intro to the episode, I mention she voiced characters in Lake, which is incorrect). And she is one of only two who voice ALL of the characters and sounds in the strategy roguelike deck builder Monster Train. And there have been many, many others. Currently, DB is on the Voice Over Team at ZeniMax Online Studios, the makers of The Elder Scrolls Online. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

One of my favorite soundtracks from 2021 came from Neil Bones (a.k.a. Corey Jones) for Twelve Minutes, a creepy time-loop game from Annapurna Interactive. Corey’s music caught my attention for its simplicity and beauty. Find it on Bandcamp and all the places! You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Maclaine Diemer talks about his music for the newest expansion for Guild Wars 2 called End of Dragons. The music is inspired by traditional Korean music and instruments, a much needed educational dive into a rich tradition! Emily and Maclaine talk at great length about the special instruments he chose to use and the beautiful music for GW2: End of Dragons. You can find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Ego Plum talks about his music for The Cuphead Show, a new animated TV series on Netflix based on the 2017 game Cuphead. The music Ego composed for the TV series is inspired by the early jazz that accompanied cartoons in and around the 1930s, and that you heard in the original score for the game itself (props to composer Kris Maddigan and here is his interview about Cuphead). Netflix recently announced that The Cuphead Show is renewed for two additional seasons with Ego as the composer. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

We’ve talked with composer Chase Bethea in the past about his music for the game Aground, but this soundtrack release is different, so we talked again. The Aground Deluxe Edition includes nine more tracks, and piano sheet music for three of the tracks. This interview took place on December 30th in 2020. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Hear a conversation with Inon Zur about his music for Syberia: The World Before. The game comes out in February 2022, but the soundtrack came out late last year. That gave me the chance to speak with Inon about all of the music, and the music in this game is special for several reasons. One of the main characters is a concert pianist and part of the game is set in 1937 with clear parallels to World War II - all of this sets the stage for some great music. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Erik Desiderio is composing music for Last Epoch, an action RPG from Eleventh Hour games. Erik just released a music video with the performers from Last Epoch's Main Theme and you can view it here! Last Epoch has been in early access for quite a while, and Erik is busy filling in the music - 4+ hours of music, to be exact. He used the Scandinavian instrument called the tagelharpa (which you see in the video link above!), and he used fretless bass in a great way. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon!

Composer Tom Salta has been busy in 2021 launching his master class and also doing the music for Deathloop. We talk about the unique gameplay and how the music adapts to the time of day and the enemy at hand. Support Level with Emily on Patreon.

In June 2018, we began interviewing five of the people responsible for audio in Half-Life: Alyx from Valve Corporation. 

The Audio in Half-Life: Alyx introduces you to each person involved in the creation of sounds in the game, and highlights their individual roles for bringing the game to life.

Mike Morasky wrote the music for Half-Life: Alyx. 

Roland Shaw made audio for the creatures and monsters, and for all of the physics objects like matchboxes and lockers and footsteps. 

Dave Feise did the ambiences, UI sounds, and some of the tools like the Combine fabricator and the hacking puzzles. 

Emily Ridgway wrote and processed the dialog from the Combine soldiers, and designed the speakers that float alongside a player’s ears on Valve’s VR Index headset. 

Lakulish Antani co-invented Steam Audio, a tool for game developers to make environments and the objects in them react with realistic sound.

All of the source audio for this documentary is available to patrons of Level with Emily. The source audio includes seven interviews with Mike Morasky, four interviews with Roland Shaw, four interviews with Dave Feise, three interviews with Emily Ridgway and three interviews with Lakulish Antani.

Level with Emily Reese would like to thank Mike Morasky for this incredible opportunity and experience, and to Lakulish Antani, Dave Feise, Emily Ridgway, and Roland Shaw for the conversations, and to Valve for allowing it all to happen.

Thank you to Nick Marinelli for transcription, to Nick and Chase Bethea for their feedback, and to producer Sam Keenan.

PLAYLIST
composed by Mike Morasky for Half-Life: Alyx unless noted

Chapter 01

00:42 Exposing Hostile

07:58 Triple Laser Phaser from Portal 2

08:35 Cara Mia Addio from Portal 2

09:07 Scanning Hostile Biodats

Chapter 06

1:22:00 What Did It Taste Like

1:24:42 Vapor Trail by The Crystal Method from Vegas

1:25:20 Apprehension and Evasion by Kelly Bailey from Half-Life 2

1:26:25 Adrenaline Horror by Kelly Bailey from Half-Life

1:27:10 Echoes of a Resonance Cascade from Half-Life

1:28:28 B3PbIBONACHOCTb

1:29:12 Substation

1:30:21 Level-5 Anti-Civil Activities

1:32:24 Charger

1:35:44 Bozeman by Steel Pole Bath Tub from The Miracle of Sound in Motion

1:36:24 The Good Times by Steel Pole Bath Tub from Unlistenable

1:37:04 The Good Times by Steel Pole Bath Tub from Unlistenable

1:38:40 Quaranta Giorni

1:39:59 Quaranta Giorni

1:40:46 Quaranta Giorni

1:41:45 Terin #6

1:42:34 Terin #6

1:43:43 Quaranta Giori

1:44:32 Overload Protocol

1:45:43 Trans Human Crossfire

1:47:16 Extract. Resonate. Isolate.

1:48:11 A Gentle Docking

1:48:48 A Gentle Docking

1:49:59 Coetaneous (strings only)*

1:50:53 EMC2*

1:52:25 Music from the Vault*

1:53:07 Coetaneous (piano only)*

1:54:03 Coetaneous (for commentary)*

1:54:57 Lightning Dog

1:55:21 Lightning Dog

1:56:16 Lightning Dog

1:56:38 Lightning Dog

1:57:06 Rabid Lightning

1:57:24 Rabid Lightning

1:58:08 Rabid Lightning

1:58:50 Rabid Lightning

1:59:23 Sunset Vault

1:59:59 Sunset Vault

2:00:35 Sunset Vault

2:01:27 Sunset Vault

2:01:45 Xenfestation Control

2:01:51 Xenfestation Control

2:0219 Jeff

2:03:15 Elevatormuzik

2:03:35 Trash Compactor Waltz

2:04:25 Outbreak is Uncontained

2:05:40 Cauterizer

2:06:41 Scanning Hostile Biodats

2:08:40 Let Me Talk To Your Super-Advisor

2:10:51 Beasts of Prey

2:11:41 Beasts of Prey

Chapter 07

2:12:14 Valve Alyx

2:13:39 Hacking by David Feise

2:18:49 Icosahedron

2:19:58 Half-Life: Alyx Credits

*not part of the Official Sountrack

Joel Corelitz composed more than 70 tracks for the game Eastward, scheduled for release later in 2021. The music, like the game, pays tribute to the 8-bit and 16-bit era of games, with Joel's musical voice and a modern twist at times. It's colorful, nostalgic, creative and enjoyable. Here's a link to the soundtrack! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

This is music by Sergio Ronchetti for Eldest Souls, a boss rush souls-like game with beautiful pixel art and a fun battle style. So you’ll die a lot!! But the music is great incentive to keep slashing away at oversized, overpowered bosses. Please consider supporting us on Patreon!

We love getting caught up with Jason Graves to hear what he's composed lately! He's been working on The Dark Pictures Anthology, composing for the first chapter, "Man of Medan" and now for "Little Hope." It was fun to speak with him about the stark differences in those 2 soundtracks, and how he created the spooky soundtrack for "Little Hope." Support Level with Emily and see a playlist on Patreon!

Composer Kenny Young talks about his music for Astro's Playroom, which comes on all PlayStation 5 consoles. It's a sequel to Astro Bot Rescue Mission, which was for PlayStation VR. Learn more and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Oleksa Lozowchuk composed music for Horizon Forbidden West. The game isn’t out yet, nor is the soundtrack, but Sony Classical - the label for the soundtrack - released a 4-track EP of music from Forbidden West, including one of Oleksa’s tracks, “Eyes Open.” So Oleksa and I had a chance to talk about that.

But also, Sony released a State of Play video with about 20 minutes of gameplay, including a battle with a machine animal called a tremortusk. Oleksa wrote the music for that battle, and we chat about that track too. Support Level with Emily on Patreon.

The Soundlings, a composition duo of Sonny Rey and Matt Naylor, just did the music for Knockout City, which is, at its essence, multiplayer dodgeball, just out at the end of May. The music is energetic and colorful, with a lot of great live musicians and the three of us had a great time talking about their music! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

League of Legends is an institution! And there are so many avenues within the League universe for music and fun. I spoke with Kole Hicks, Brendon Williams and Jason Walsh, all of whom write music for League or one of its many offshoots. It was a pleasure to speak with them! Find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

I stumbled across Kyle Athayde and his band in a unique way. I first discovered Kyle as a jazz vibraphonist while listening to one of my current favorite jazz pianists, a guy named Sullivan Fortner. Sullivan’s newest album is a duo album with Kyle on vibes (called Tea For Two). I hadn’t heard of Kyle, so I went to YouTube and typed in Kyle Athayde. His band, the Kyle Athayde Dance Party,  came up with a bunch of video game covers, and there were also links to videos of his days as a professional Smash Bros player. So I immediately emailed him and scheduled an interview. It was great fun talking with Kyle about games and jazz! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Tom Salta is a composer I’ve interviewed many times for Level about his music for the Halo series, our first interview was for a game called From Dust, we’ve talked about PUBG before, and we’ve been together on panels and such. Rather than talk about his music today, we’ll talk about a series of classes he has online about writing music for games. You can see a playlist and support Level on Patreon.

Enjoy a deep dive into music from No Way Home by composer Brad Gentle. I loved the variety in the music and I was drawn to the ambient tracks where Brad used recordings of planets from NASA. No Way Home is a space shooter on Apple Arcade by SMG Studio out of Australia. Support Level with Emily on Patreon.

This episode features a chat with Jack Wall about his music for Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. The score features live orchestra and live choir, which posed quite a challenge during the pandemic, but you wouldn’t know it because it all sounds great. The score is a bit of a family affair for Jack, with lyrics written by his wife, Cindy Shapiro, and vocals by their daughter, Gracie. Jack also wrote lyrics for the soundtrack. It is always a pleasure to have Jack on Level and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the music he wrote for Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War.

Gordy Haab's music in the Star Wars gaming universe is fantastic. His new addition is Star Wars: Squadrons, a space combat game that fulfills most Star Wars fans' dream of flying X-wings and TIE Fighters. The music is so great. Enjoy! Support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composers Mikolai Stroinski (The Witcher 3) and Garry Schyman (BioShock series, Torn) teamed up to write music for Metamorphosis, a 3D platformer based on Franz Kafka's 1915 novella. Find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Pianist Rob Kovacs talks about his amazing and difficult arrangements of 8-bit music for piano! See a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Nicole Zalles is in her final year of medical school, she's a gamer, and she's a patron of Level. I talk with her about some of her favorite game music. See a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Here are two tracks from Inon Zur's upcoming score to Syberia: The World Before. The music is performed by the Budapest Film Orchestra and I can't wait to hear the rest of the soundtrack! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Signs of the Sojourner is a narrative deck-building card game about communication. This is easily one of my favorite soundtracks of 2020 and one I know I’ll return to for years to come. It was a suuuuuuuch a pleasure to talk with Steve about his music!! You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Tim Wright -- aka CoLD SToRAGE -- composed music for the game Pacer, which is an anti-gravity racing game with elements of combat. It’s a spiritual successor to the Wipeout series which started in the mid-90s, and Tim wrote the music for 3 of the Wipeout games. It was a pleasure to speak with Tim! He has an extensive catalog available on Bandcamp that includes his Wipeout music, be sure to check it out. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Hear composer Jesse Harlin talk about his music for Mafia: Definitive Edition. The game is a remake of the first Mafia game, which came out in 2002, but with completely new music written by Jesse. We’ve had Jesse on the show twice before; once was for Yoku’s Island Express in 2018 and in 2016, Jesse was on Level to talk about his work on Mafia 3. That was mostly a blues score, but the score for Mafia: Definitive Edition is entirely orchestral. Support Level with Emily Reese and see a playlist on Patreon.

I love the Spiritfarer soundtrack. It was a pleasure to talk with Max LL about his music for Spiritfarer. We also talk about Jøtun and Sundered. All three are made by Thunder Lotus Games in Montreal in Quebec in Canada. It's worth repeating: I love this soundtrack. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Please consider supporting Level with Emily on Patreon!

I spoke with YouTuber Stephen Sharer about his new app called Rocket Slide. Stephen's channel is full of family-friendly content, positivity and vibrant colors. It was a pleasure to speak with him about all the videos he makes. Support Level with Emily on Patreon!

Composer Cris Velasco's music for Carrion is fantastic, and definitely check out the story about the album art. Find the playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Charlie Rosen talks about running The 8-Bit Big Band. See a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Nick Marinelli talks about leaving MAGFest after so many years to run Video Games in Concert, a video game band booking agency. We also talked about how he achieved his most recent platinum trophy, which he got in Horizon Zero Dawn. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Orchestrator and composer Eric Buchholz talks about what it means to be an orchestrator, and how that job fits into the pipeline of getting a soundtrack recorded. See a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Edward Patrick White talks about the music he composed for Gears Tactics, a new game in the Gears of War franchise that turned the third person shooter into a turn-based tactics game with an overhead view. Support Level with Emily on Patreon!

Composer Thomas Parisch talks about his music for the Biped, a co-op action adventure game. See a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Gareth Coker wrote a giant score for Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the sequel to 2015’s Ori and the Blind Forest. It’s fabulous, and we talk about several aspects of it. Find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composers Igor Nemirovsky and Kenny Wood talk about their music for Amoeba Battle. Find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Helge Borgarts is a part of BowsToHymns, a group of three composers that write music for media. Helge talks about the music he created with his music partner, Thomas Stanger, for The Surge 2. You'll find a playlist on Patreon.

Here is a panel Emily did at this year's VGM Con. We hope to see you there again next year!! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Andrew Prahlow talks about his music for Outer Wilds. Find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Charles McGregor talks about his music and designing his game, Hyperdot. You'll find a playlist and you can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Emily talks about upcoming episodes of Level with Emily Reese and what games she's currently playing. Find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Enjoy the chat with Justin E. Bell about his music for The Outer Worlds. Find a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Trent Moriarty talks about his music for the Skyrim mod, Legacy of the Dragonborn. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Into the weeds, perhaps a bit too far, on a portion of a delightful track by Justin E. Bell called "Edgewater" for The Outer Worlds. On the Official Soundtrack, "Edgewater" includes both of the themes that are heard in the town called Edgewater. This video contains the second half of that full track from the OST, which is what I focus on for this demonstration. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer and Grammy-award winning producer Steve Levine talks about creating the music for HyperBrawl Tournament. Special thanks to Universal Audio #UAD for making the introduction to Steve. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Mikolai Stroinski talks about his music for Bee Simulator. Find a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Quick update on our work on Half-Life: Alyx, our roles at Level, Emily's woes with Clash Royale and what she's playing, underscored by Cal Tjader playing "Tanya" off his Soul Sauce record. Tasty! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Sam and I are thrilled to announce we've been conducting behind-the-scenes interviews with the audio team at Valve Corp. while they create the sound and music for Half-Life: Alyx. Here is an introduction to the audio team. You can learn more and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

The composing duo Bob and Barn talk about their music for the MediEvil series and what it was like to redo the music 20 years later. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Joel Corelitz talks about creating the soundscape for Death Stranding. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Jeremy Nathan Tisser talks about the music for Battlewake and Raw Data in what is certainly the most heavy metal of all Level episodes. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Chase Bethea talks about his music for Aground from Fancy Fish Games. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

I never had any intention of doing two Level Bits in a row about Clash Royale. But then, Supercell made several changes to the game within days of uploading the previous Bit, and my friends and I had some thoughts on that. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

It was a pleasure to interview Jesper Kyd and Raison Varner from Borderlands 3. What a great soundtrack! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Emily confesses her love for the mobile game, Clash Royale, generously interrupted by Jesper Kyd's Borderlands 3 music (Kyd and BL3's music supervisor, Raison Varner, are guests on Level next week). You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Austin Wintory discusses his music from Erica. See a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Patreon of the Week Adam Selvidge talks about his favorite video game music, and composer Benji Innigertalks about music for two games, Tactics V: Obsidian Brigade, and Whipseey and the Lost Atlas. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Tom Salta talks about his music for Wolfestein: Youngblood. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Introduction to a new podcast project, in addition to Level, from the Level team and a new co-host. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Kenny Young talks about his music for the PlayStation VR game ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission. See a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

A brief rundown of composer Kenny Young, who is the subject of next week's long-form episode. Next week, you'll hear his newest soundtrack, but in this Level Bit, you'll hear some of Emily's favorite music of Kenny's from the past. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Wilbert Roget, II talks about his music for Mortal Kombat 11. See a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Just a bit about listening to music on bike rides and minimalism! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Neal Acree talks about his music for Rend and his new solo album. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

I had a fun experience with this track a few days ago, just listening to it with some friends. It reminded me of the genius of Hip Tanaka and I thought we should listen to it together. You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Composer Bear McCreary talks about his music for the film Child's Play (2019) and talks about writing for games, TV and film. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

An unexpected trip down the rat hole of pre-tonal music from the 12th century that's emulated beautifully by Jeremy Soule in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The track highlighted is called "Imperial Throne" along with music by Pèrotin and a track from the 21st century. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Polish composer Arkadiusz Reikowski talks about his music for Layers of Fear 2. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

This week's Level Bit takes aim at "epic" music from a place of love! You can support Level with Emily on Patreon.

The Videri String Quartet talk about their unique approach to combining video game and classical music. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

In Level Bit 06, Emily talks about the greatness of the Borderlands series, looking forward to Borderlands 3 scores from Jesper Kyd and Michael McCann. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Laurence Chapman talks about his music for Heaven's Vault. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Hear some music from Sky Force Anniversary by Jacek Dojwa in Level Bit 04. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Sophus Alf Agerbæk-Larsen talks about his music for Deep Rock Galactic. See a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Inon Zur talks about his new stand-alone album Into the Storm, inspired by his music for the Dragon Age universe (and he's recently posted the entire Dragon Age 2 soundtrack on YouTube. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White form a composing duo called Finishing Move. Hear them talk about their music for Crackdown 3. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

In Level Bit 03m you'll hear a track from Heaven's Vault called "Under the Eye of Kibenya" by Laurence Chapman. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Olivier Deriviere talks about his music for 11-11 Memories Retold, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. You can see a full playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

A comparison of the themes Inon Zur wrote for Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Matthew Carl Earl talks about his music for two Chinese games made by Tencent, Legend of Xuan Yuan and King of Chaos. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon, and see a full playlist.

In the first Level Bit, Emily talks about a track she loved from Red Dead Redemption 2 by Woody Jackson called "Revisiting Downes Ranch". You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Nicolas Diteriks talks about his music for They Are Billions and a couple of his favorite jazz pianists. You can support Level and see a playlist on Patreon.

Composer Tim Larkin from Valve Corp. goes behind the scenes of the recording sessions for his music to Artifact, a new digital card game based on lore from Dota. You can support Level with Emily Reese and see photos of the sessions on Patreon.

Composer Garry Schyman joins Emily for a special conversation about his favorite classical composers and pieces. You can see the full playlist on Patreon.

Composer and voice actor Alexander Brandon talks about his music for Aven Colony, and how he became a voice actor. See a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Jesse Harlin talks about his music for Yoku's Island Express from Villa Gorilla. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Erik Desiderio talks about his score for Anshar Online, a VR multiplayer online space shooter. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Sound designer Julian Kwasneski started Bay Area Sound in 2000 after he left LucasArts. He's worked on audio for Star Wars games, Firewatch, nearly every Telltale Games project, and many more. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

French composer Olivier Deriviere talks about his new score for Vampyr (hint: it's wonderful). You can see a full playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Garry Schyman (BioShock series, Dante's Inferno) talks about his music for the new VR game Torn; the difference between a scoring stage and a recording studio; and why it's unusual to record a game score in L.A. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

A sampling of music from the composers featured this weekend at PAX East 2018. The Maestros of Video Games panel is Saturday, Apr. 7th at 4:00 p.m. at the Bumblebee Theatre. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Kirk Hamilton, Editor-at-Large for Kotaku.com, talks about some of his favorite video game scores from the last few years. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Kenny Young talks about the music he wrote and sounds he created for WonderWorlds, an iOS game with thousands of user-created levels. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Wilbert Roget II talks about his score for Call of Duty: WWII, played by the Nashville Scoring Orchestra. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Kristofer Maddigan talks about his music for Cuphead, a game stylized like a cartoon from the '30s. Performed by members of the Boss Brass. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Stephen Baysted pays tribute to Ayrton Senna and Formula One in his new score for Project Cars 2. Patron of the Week Lasse Anderson talks about his favorite video game music. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Chase Bethea talks about his music for the interactive novel from Fancy Fish Games. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Video game documentarian Danny O'Dwyer talks about his career, his favorite game music and more. You can support Danny O'Dwyer and Level with Emily Reese on Patreon, and see a playlist there too.

Writer David Chen and writer/actor Jeff Mattas talk about the script for Narcosis, a deep-sea underwater survival game. Jeff voices the lead, and Emily Reese had a part in the game. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Gareth Coker is back to talk about his incredible score for ARK: Survival Evolved, recorded at Abby Road by the 93-piece Philharmonia Orchestra. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Frederic Heath-Renn talks about appearing on the British quiz show Only Connect and some of his favorite music. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Singer/songwriter Malukah talks about how she got from this video to singing and composing for video games. See a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Stephan Schütze talks about his music for Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, and his new book about audio in VR and AR. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Composer Stephen E Cox talks about his music for the VR game Farpoint. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.