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  INTERVIEW: Composer Lena Raine talks Celeste Soundtrack & working in Game Audio

  February 5, 2018 | Ryan Paquet | 7 Comments Share this INTERVIEW: Composer Lena Raine talks Celeste Soundtrack & working in Game Audio

  

  Celeste is a recently released indie game from Matt Makes Games that is available on multiple platforms. The game has been getting a lot of attention for its stunning visual design, and challenging gameplay. More important to us here at OSV is the game’s soundtrack. The music was composed by Lena Raine (aka Lena Chappelle, and Kuraine), and who has been working as a composer for over 11 years.

  She recently took some time to talk to us about her musical background, her inspirations, and her experience working in game audio. Read on for our full interview.

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  INTERVIEW: Composer Jon Everist talks to us about BattleTech, and scoring for video games

  June 8, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | 3 Comments Share this INTERVIEW: Composer Jon Everist talks to us about BattleTech, and scoring for video games

  

  With the late summer release date quickly approaching for the upcoming Harebrained Schemes BattleTech, we took some time to talk to composer Jon Everist his work on the music for the game. He has also composed music for the games Shadowrun: Dragonfall, Shadowrun: Hong Kong, Necropolis and Planetstorm: Fallen Horizon which recently came to Android. In the interview the composer shares details about his musical background, how he approached scoring Battletech, working with the Budapest Scoring Symphony and more. Read on for our full interview:

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  INTERVIEW: Composer Michael A. Levine talks about the Resident Evil Biohazard 7 Theme Song

  March 21, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | 1 Comment Share this INTERVIEW: Composer Michael A. Levine talks about the Resident Evil Biohazard 7 Theme Song

  

  Michael A. Levine recently took some time to talk to Original Sound Version about the theme song he composed for Resident Evil Biohazard 7. In the interview he shares details about his musical background, the past projects he’s worked on including one you’ll definitely recognize.  He also shares with us some of his favorite covers of his song on Youtube. He even provided us with some more details on the song’s lyrics for those thinking about covering the song in the future, and lets us know what else he’s working on.

  Read on for our detailed interview with Michael A. Levine.

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  OSV Feature: Videri String Quartet Interview

  January 26, 2017 | Hassan DuRant | 1 Comment Share this OSV Feature: Videri String Quartet Interview

  

  
  Photo courtesy of Kal Zabarsky

  MAGFest, the annual gathering for people who love video games, music, and video game music, took place at its usual spot in National Harbor earlier this year. Though the festival’s musical offerings tend toward electronic fare, there are some musicians keeping the tradition of acoustic music alive.

  Among these musicians is the Videri String Quartet. The Boston-based ensemble took center stage twice over the MAGFest weekend to perform tasteful arrangements of music from games like Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong, and Journey. After their shows were over, I sat down to chat with three integral members of the group: Roselie Samter (Viola), Lizzie Jones (Violin), and David Peacock (Arranger). Lounging on the beds of their hotel room, exhausted but still reveling in the thrill of the festival, the three begin to tell me the story of their group: their mission, history, and where they’re headed next.

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  INTERVIEW: Composer David Fenn on the Titan Souls Soundtrack & More

  January 19, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | 1 Comment Share this INTERVIEW: Composer David Fenn on the Titan Souls Soundtrack & More

  

  For some time now I have been meaning to write about the soundtrack to Titan Souls. The music was composed by David Fenn, who has also composed the music for the mobile game Telepaint! and the platformer Leaf Me Alone. If you’re not familiar with Titan Souls, it is a challenging game where the player must battle numerous large bosses armed solely with a bow and arrow while trying to avoid a one hit sudden death.

  Visually it reminded me of The Legend of Zelda and Shadow of the Colossus and what really makes the game special is David Fenn’s musical score. Its use of instrumentation creates at times a sense of awe and mystery as you traverse it’s ancient environments. The music also can be adrenaline inducing with it’s excellent use of percussion and electric guitar.

  Read on for our interview with David Fenn where he talks about scoring Titan Souls, and gives some insight into his musical method.
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  Tribute Album N64’s Patient Corgi Interview

  November 18, 2016 | Emily McMillan | 7 Comments Share this Tribute Album N64’s Patient Corgi Interview

  

  Ian Luckey of Patient Corgi recently produced his largest compilation album of N64 covers with Tribute Album N64 , an eighty-seven-track album available for free on Bandcamp for any to purchase. I had the opportunity to chat with Ian Luckey, a.k.a. Patient Corgi, about his background in game music and how this massive tribute album ended up coming together.

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  Cosmic Star Heroine / HyperDuck Interview and Giveaway!

  October 5, 2016 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Cosmic Star Heroine / HyperDuck Interview and Giveaway! Share this Cosmic Star Heroine / HyperDuck Interview and Giveaway!

  

  Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to catch up with everyone’s favorite Irish musical duo. Okay, maybe not everyone’s favorite … there are probably loads of Irish musical duos out there. But if we narrow it down to Irish VGM duos, it might be safer to say that Chris Geehan and Dan Byrne-McCullough of HyperDuck SoundWorks top the category.

  In the past few years, their work on Dust: An Elysian Tail and Penny Arcade’s On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness 4 have defined their sound and given them a strong fanbase. In the following interview, we get set for what’s to come, as well as how you can win a free digital version of the upcoming Cosmic Star Heroine OST when it arrives (digitally, via Bandcamp) on December 7th of this year. (more…)

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