Level with Emily Reese

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

Ubisoft released an EP of music by Jesper Kyd , Sarah Schachner and Einar Selvik from the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Valhalla game due out in November. Here's a review of what they released.  

On occasion, I'm offered the opportunity to interview a composer about a film or tv series rather than a game. I tend to pass on those chances, but I couldn't refuse the opportunity to speak with composer Larry Goldings . I was familiar with his name as a jazz pianist and Hammond B3 organist, since my day job is as a jazz radio morning show host. He's recorded prolifically, and he's in my radio pl...

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 Re...

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 .