Emily Reese and Sam Keenan
Level with Emily Reese
Emily Reese interviews people in the video game industry, including composers, audio directors, sound designers and developers.
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Emily Reese and Sam Keenan
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Feb 6, 2026
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Episodes
Level 104: Olivier Deriviere 11-11 Memories Retold 18.04.2019 54:55
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 .
Level Bit 02: Themes from Fallout 11.04.2019 9:46
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 .
Level 103: Matthew Carl Earl, "Legend of Xuan Yuan" 04.04.2019 46:30
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.
Level Bit 01: Woody Jackson "Revisiting Downes Ranch" 02.04.2019 8:08
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 .
Level 102: Nicolas Diteriks, They Are Billions 20.03.2019 28:19
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 .
Level 101: Tim Larkin, Artifact 30.11.2018 57:02
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 .
Level 100: Garry Schyman and Classical Music 10.11.2018 48:27
Composer Garry Schyman joins Emily for a special conversation about his favorite classical composers and pieces. You can see the full playlist on Patreon .
Level 99: Alexander Brandon (Aven Colony) 30.08.2018 42:34
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 .
Level 98: Jesse Harlin (Yoku's Island Express) 01.08.2018 39:55
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 .
Level 97: Erik Desiderio (Anshar Online) 19.07.2018 34:01
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 .
Level 96: Julian Kwasneski (Bay Area Sound) 28.06.2018 40:19
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 .
Level 95: Olivier Deriviere (Vampyr) 05.06.2018 42:18
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 .
Level 94: Garry Schyman (Torn) 21.05.2018 40:22
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 .
Level 93: PAX East 2018 Preview 06.04.2018 8:45
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 .
Level 92: Kirk Hamilton (Kotaku) 20.03.2018 33:03
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 .
Level 90: Kenny Young (WonderWorlds) 06.03.2018 35:15
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 .
Level 91: Wilbert Roget (Call of Duty WWII) 22.02.2018 39:46
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 .
Level 89: Kris Maddigan (Cuphead) 14.01.2018 40:53
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 .
Level 88: Stephen Baysted (Project Cars 2) 19.11.2017 47:32
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 .
Level 87: Chase Bethea (Reality from Fancy Fish Games) 04.11.2017 22:43
Composer Chase Bethea talks about his music for the interactive novel from Fancy Fish Games. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon .
Level 86: Danny O'Dwyer (NoClip) 02.10.2017 1:04:19
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.
Level 85: Narcosis writers David Chen and Jeff Mattas 26.09.2017 39:18
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 .
Level 84: Gareth Coker (ARK: Survival Evolved) 18.09.2017 53:45
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 .
Level 83: Frederic Heath-Renn and Quizzing 10.09.2017 26:24
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 .
Level 82: Malukah 03.09.2017 36:37
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 .
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