The Sound Test

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Trailer video: https://youtu.be/Z2CjEUVk9u8 Lee Tyrrell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 Paul Wolinski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/polinski 65daysofstatic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/65dos Hello Games on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hellogames The Sound Test Season 1: https://audioboom.com/channels/4966905

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All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT):   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ Contact:   https://twitter.com/GreenT128 All backdated episodes of The Sound Test LIVE are available through Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave I'm joined for a quick conversation with Mark Knight himself - perhaps better known as TDK. Composer and sound designer extra...

Trailer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk-vtjRHAOg&feature=youtu.be Russell Shaw is set to appear three times throughout season two, covering his time at Bullfrog Productions, Lionhead's Black & White and the entire Fable series. An incredible talent with nearly 30 years of experience in the industry, Russell provided one of my most insightful interviews yet. This trailer provides...

All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ Contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 All backdated episodes of The Sound Test LIVE are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave In this episode, Walter Day (Twin Galaxies founder) joins us for a nice lengthy conversation that spans from favourite sports teams...

Trailer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmAKysSpqnM Currently in production, the second season of The Sound Test continues on where the first left off. Though the whole project is in limbo, it's sure to feature a whole new set of insightful interview guests (along with some more familiar ones!). My first interview for the series was with Daniel Rosenfeld, better known as C418. Daniel's incr...

All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ Contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 Our call-in guest for this bonus episode is the incomparable Nick Lutsko - musical prodigy and a personal favourite artist of both Dale and myself. Nick joins us for a live video chat about some of his upcoming music, history with video games a...

All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ Dale and I speak to Brent Weinbach - prolific comedian, Pound House star and probably the biggest VGM enthusiast we've had on the show besides myself. Despite being big fans of his comedy, our over 20 minute talk stays focused on VGM and Brent's long history with it. Brent hosts his...

All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ Doug Lussenhop, aka DJ Douggpound, editor extraordinaire and Pound House star, chats with us for nearly 20 minutes about all sorts; from board games to new musical projects and beyond! It's a great chat, and I hope you enjoy hearing us hang out - hopefully not for the last time. You...

All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ The relentlessly manic Ridiculon join Dale and I this week for a conversation that's practically impossible to summarise. I wouldn't have expected any less from Jon and Matthias, who were among the most fun guests of my original podcast season. They even got a live video feed into t...

All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ As a longtime fan of Goldie Lookin Chain, Welsh hip-hop legends, I invited principle member John "Eggsy" Rutledge onto the show for a casual call-in. Along with Dale, we talk about his new TV show, The Unexplainers, life backstage at a GLC gig, gaming mysteries and some of John's pe...

All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ Legendary VGM composer Grant Kirkhope joins Lee and Dale for a brilliant LIVE chat, covering key spots from his entire career and even answering some questions from fans! Lee Tyrrell on Twitter Grant Kirkhope on Twitter THE SOUND TEST #02 - Banjo-Kazooie (w/Grant Kirkhope) THE SOUND...

All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ Nathan McCree, composer for the original Tomb Raider trilogy and much more, calls in to the LIVE show with Dale and Lee! Together, they catch up on the Tomb Raider Suite after its official release, jump back in time for some Sega Megadrive/Genesis chat and discuss life as a freelanc...

Slay the Spire , released just weeks before the recording of this interview, is the debut game from developers MegaCrit. Though available in early access since 2017, its full version presents a dynamic deck-building experience with a gorgeous soundtrack to boot. Composed by Clark Aboud, Slay the Spire’s OST is an orchestral adventure of its own, developing on the strengths of his previous work for...

In 2017, Davide Soliani brought two of gaming's most successful franchises together into a truly madcap marriage. Made up of Mario, perhaps the most famous face in the industry, and Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids, who have dominated the party genre for a decade, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a turn-based love letter to each. As an important release for the Nintendo Switch, it demanded strength in ev...

When Super Meat Boy hit its fifth anniversary, and saw new ports for fresh consoles, the decision was made to give it a musical respray. After Danny Baranowsky , who wrote the game's original OST, and Team Meat had parted ways, RIDICULON became the obvious choice for the job. Along with David "Scattle" Scatliffe and Laura Shigihara , the four composed music that stood on its own and reinterpreted...

Super Meat Boy caused a platforming storm when it was first released in 2010. Its steep learning curve and devilish level design have made it something of a pilgrimage for fans of the genre. At release, it was Edmund McMillen 's biggest game to date — based off a Flash original hosted on Newgrounds. Among its most enduring features was Danny Baranowsky 's colourful soundtrack, which tumbles deeper...

Before today's flood of triple-A console games, way back in the 80s, the Commodore 64 ruled the roost. The most popular home computer in the western world, the C64 became synonymous with homespun programming and the birth of video games as we know them. Then, original soundtracks for video games were forced to use a mere three channels, and were unable to record any real instrumentation. Despite t...

Left 4 Dead , a zombie infested first-person shooter, went into new territory for Valve in 2008. Hinging on a dynamic AI Director, the game reacts to your skill and movements by procedurally generating enemies, events and several other elements. Importantly, music is a huge part of that unpredictability. Mike Morasky eschewed a traditional score in order to play to the game's strengths, constructi...

As the N64's third bestselling title, GoldenEye 007 needs no introduction. It's probably the most influential first-person shooter of all time, and still shows up in lists covering the best of its genre. The game's music sails through famous Bond themes and motifs with a cool, electronic edge suited to every step of spy work. A collaborative effort between Grant Kirkhope , Graeme Norgate and Robin...

This week, RIDICULON return to the show to take us all the way back to the 19th century. The End is Nigh , a spiritual sequel to Super Meat Boy , features an OST of iconic classical masterworks, re-arranged and re-imagined by Jon Evans and Matthias Bossi. The results are an aural delight, perfectly marrying the melodic power of revered composers with the patented RIDICULON sound. Lee Tyrrell on Tw...

Before Hollywood film adaptations, and more reboots than you can shake a Desert Eagle at, Tomb Raider began life as a trilogy of revolutionary 3D platformers. Its slow, contemplative atmosphere was enhanced at every step by beautiful music from Nathan McCree . In this episode, Nathan discusses the audio for Tomb Raider I, II & III, along with some of his earliest work on the Sega Megadrive/Gen...