We have something that your ears 👂 will thank you for. It's music from Enhance's games! Treat yourself on this #BandcampFriday! enhanceexperience.bandcamp.com Tracks from HUMANITY, Rez Infinite's Area X, Tetris Effect: Connected, and the upcoming Lumines Arise.

PODCAST INTERVIEW: Charlie Rosen of The 8-bit Big Band chats about the Great Video Game Songbook and how limitations helped early VGM composers create great melodies. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

An incredibly jam packed evening of math rock, prog, video games, Pokémon art, and anime. I couldn't be more grateful for my band, @armature.band , the folks at Tabletop Village, and the actual Ninja pit during Haruka Kanata 🤘 Proud of everyone for making a show venue pop off tonight!

Give this a listen if you want to learn more about what goes into creating a GRAMMY-winning video game arrangement and the amazing communities surrounding video game music covers and arrangements!

GXM #51: Is video game music this generation’s Great American Songbook? We chatted with 2x Tony & GRAMMY-winning composerproducer, Charlie Rosen, about his journey from Broadway to the 8-Bit Big Band. Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe!

GXM #50: Is Dead as Disco The Next Big Music Game? ft. Will Cook from Brain Jar Games Listen now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

Guitar Hero veterans form rhythm game development studio RedOctane Games - via @videogameschronicle.com www.videogameschronicle.com/news/guitar-...

Language teaching app #Duolingo has acquired #Beatstar and Country Star developer and music gaming startup, NextBeat, who spun out of Space Ape Games last year - via @gibiz.bsky.social

On the latest ep, Mat & Tom discuss the news around Duolingo's acquisition of the Beat Star team & the original Guitar Hero devs getting the band back together. Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

Hell Is Us soundtrack spans four volumes and is now playing on all streaming platforms! album.link/s/2jM8YeVH5X... album.link/s/5ScvLJtXr8... album.link/s/7daa7YwdYH... album.link/s/1vR5FmCUxR...

Unusual and noteworthy that this game review starts with an appraisal of the game’s soundtrack

The secret to Guitar Hero’s success? Authenticity. This week’s guest, Brian Gibson, bassist for Lightning Bolt and acclaimed game designer, recalls how working musicians shaped the game–and how later music games lost something of that underground spirit. Listen now: buff.ly/QHKEumU

A few more impressions from the Piano Fantasies - music from SQUARE ENIX sessions in Stockholm. Mischa Cheung @mischacheung.bsky.social at the piano, with Lars Nilsson shaping the sound and David Tarrodi @yellowtone.bsky.social capturing it all on film. www.pianofantasies.com

My music and gaming newsletter, MusicEXP, is slowly nearing 1000 subscribers. It’s the definitive source for news and analysis covering the intersection of games and music. It’s free to subscribe, so please do so if you haven’t already! Any shares appreciated musicexp.substack.com/p/game-music...

NEW COVER! 🎶 Kirby Air Riders - Starlit Journey (Main Theme) ⭐️ Full video: youtu.be/nCuPeRi5Ldo #kirbyairriders #nintendoswitch2 #nintendo

On the latest ep, Mat & Tom chat about Clair Obscur (what else?) & the news around Duolingo's purchase of Beat Star devs & original Guitar Hero devs getting the band back together. Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

POD INTERVIEW: Wilbert Roget II chats about BAFTA awards, Helldivers 2, Star Wars Outlaws, Pacific Drive & Gundam—& being totally addicted to brass. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe! Listen now: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast @wilbertroget.bsky.social

NEW MUSIC! We took the stage to perform @teelopes.bsky.social masterpiece "STUDIOPOLIS ZONE" from #SonicMania in a fresh, fusion/prog rock version. Also included in our brand new EP "THE HEDGEHOG TAPES" available now on #BandcampFriday (links in the comments)

INTERVIEW 👇 We hear from Grammy-winner Christopher Tin and composer-arrangers Geoff Knorr and Roland Rizzo about assembling an exquisitely recorded, globe-trotting soundtrack. @christophertin.bsky.social @geoffknorr.bsky.social @civilization.2k.com #civ7 #civilization7

Chained Echoes has arrived! ⚔️ We are stoked to finally have the outstanding soundtrack on stunning vinyl in hand. Just restocked some copies with signed print - be quick: buff.ly/1qLCA9V 🎶 @esoundsignal.bsky.social 🎮 @chainedechoes.bsky.social @deck13interactive.bsky.social 🎨 @85jsh.bsky.social

🎂🎶 To celebrate Final Fantasy IX's 25th anniversary, I'm starting a thread with some trivia about the soundtrack! Nobuo Uematsu spent a year working on this soundtrack alongside the development team in Honolulu, and I believe it is the crowning achievement of his career 👑 ⬇️

On the latest ep, Mat & Tom chatted about the latest video game music news, including the seemingly regular occurance of Western devs hiring Japanes composers. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

On GXM 47, Mat & Tom reflect on a glut of VGM concerts and highlight music from Summer trailers. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

GXM 47 is now live! Mat & Tom pick highlights from among the 'not-E3' trailers and reflect on potential VGM concert saturation. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver is a new co-op action RPG with anime aesthetics featuring Wu-Tang and music by Just Blaze www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQK1...

In our latest interview, @matombler.bsky.social chats to Gaetano Fazio, founder of SOHO Live, about the logistics of video game concerts, including #StardewValley and #Deathstranding tours. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe!

Oh my god, Caroline Polachek just released a new single from Death Stranding 2 OST I’m losing it album.link/s/6KrzhYHM6i...

#Undertale: The Determination Symphony at H'smith Apollo, produced by Lambert Jackson & @materiamusic.com, was absolutely stupendous — & I don't even really 'get' Undertale. The ensemble was on fire & the conductor-MD-arranger understood the assignment. Best VG concert with visuals I've been to.

John Konsolakis' Ivor Novello-winning score for Farewell North has some arrestingly beautiful cues on it, such as the goosebumps-worthy "Visiting Mum" www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaF0... #gamemusic

On GXM 46, @matombler.bsky.social chats to Gaetano Fazio, founder of SOHO Live, about the logistics of video game concerts, including #StardewValley and #Deathstranding tours. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe!

On the subject of #IvaliceChronicles announcement, I'll again give credit where credit's due - Sakimoto's brilliant #FinalFantasyTactics score was a HUGE influence on my work on many games, including #Helldivers2 - This clip from "The Right Side of History" being a prime example! #gamemusic

On GXM ep. 45, @matombler.bsky.social & @tquillfeldt.bsky.social gush about the chart achievements of the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 soundtrack, and eagerly anticipate Mario Kart World's bumper soundtrack. Listen now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

On ep. 44, Tom spoke to developer Claire Morwood about her interactive, intergalactic album/game Asterism — about its hand-crafted visuals, her influences, and music game design choices. Listen now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast @shimmerglitch.bsky.social

On episode 42, BAFTA Games Award winner Jessica Curry (co-founder of The Chinese Room, composer for Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture) shared some personal insights about her new choral album Shielding Songs, out June 13th. @baftagames.bsky.social

That guitar solo really is going all night long! SHREDFEST will rock you to your core with 8 of the biggest acts we've got to offer! Get shreddin': theyetee.com

Are you at your max limit of 100 Discord servers? No? Do you DETEST video game music? No? Welp... :-D discord.gg/ocremix

🚨NEW VIDEO ALERT🚨 Delighted to share my version of "Stay Forever" from Paradise Killer by @nostoppingepoch.bsky.social @kaizengameworks.com Watch here: youtu.be/TwCfKz4AxIw 🏝

Our coloured transparent Animal Well vinyl variant is now SOLD OUT 💽 Due to exceptional demand (thank you!), we have released a new non-limited solid turquoise variant, available to pre-order now. Both vinyl variants are expected to ship by Q4 2025. www.lostincult.co.uk/animalwell

On episode 43, we reflect on Sabrina Carpenter rocking up in Fortnite and discuss the #PlayStationConcert. Listen and subscribe in your podcast app of choice.

Metal Gear Solid: Piano Collections Mana Wave Media is proud to present, under official license from @konamina.bsky.social, a brand new, official piano collection celebrating the entire Metal Gear Solid series. Featuring all new arrangements by Benyamin Nuss and artwork by @jakekontou.bsky.social

We're back to the chat for episode 43, with @tquillfeldt.bsky.social and @matombler.bsky.social reflecting on the #PlayStationConcert and Sabrina Carpenter turning up in Fortnite. Listen and subscribe in your podcast app of choice.

Episode #42 is a deep chat with @baftagames.bsky.social -award winning composer & The Chinese Room co-founder Jessica Curry about her new choral album Shielding Songs, out June 13th. Listen via your favourite podcast app: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

Interview: "Music Is Pretty Much All I Think About" - PaRappa The Rapper's Masaya Matsuura On His Journey From Pop Star To Game Dev. (Repost)

Now live is our interview with @baftagames.bsky.social winner Jessica Curry (@thechineseroom.co.uk co-founder, composer for Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture) about her stunning new choral album Shielding Songs, out June 13th. Listen in podcast places: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

God of War composer Bear McCreary has told VGC that Astro Bot’s Bot of War level made him “so proud” of his music. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/god-of-...

Announcing KENJI ENO 55: Soundworks – our celebration of a Japanese video game music auteur. A curated 7LP vinyl box set featuring 55 tracks. Pre-sale launches May 5. Sign-up to register interest: eepurl.com/iuomJA

While we edit our latest interview with a very special composer, consider listening to GXM #41, rounding up news and VGM concert chat. Live now in all the podcast places: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

Ep. 41 is full of @tquillfeldt.bsky.social x @matombler.bsky.social banter about video games x music news, feat. VGM concerts, the price of 'skins', composer corner and more. Episode live now in all the pod places: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

The Bonus Stage Live Album is on Bandcamp: bonusstage.bandcamp.com/album/bonus-... Video game music performances including Vampire Survivors, No Man's Sky and Cassette Beasts!

PODCAST INTERVIEW: @tquillfeldt.bsky.social chats to Aaron Hamel of @materiacollective.bsky.social (and formerly of Ship to Shore) about video game vinyl and his monstrous 46LP Castlevania box set. Episode live now in all the pod places: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast