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Episodes

Critical Talk Episode 13

Surprise, Critical Talk still exists, unlike dinosaurs as far as we know! Fearless leader Luke Kemp returns with a wit sharper than the majority of your kitchen cutlery, as does ex-writer Stephen Kelly and his brother ex-writer Bryan. Lastly there is Seán Prideaux himself, a man who has never appeared on Critical Talk and dislikes Shadow of the Colossus. These four shining souls of justice wage a war of words in a field of villains, taking advantage of the new podcast format to pick apart what m...

Dec 30, 2013•1 hr 35 min

In Tune with Ken Snyder (coda)

Ken Snyder (or coda, as he's commonly known) is a guy who makes lots and lots of music. Chiptune and electronic beats are held sway by his numerous projects, which include videogame soundtracks like AlterEgo: Dreamwalker, along with original albums such as tracer and Tree of Knowledge. The demoscene and its visual/musical magics are discussed, followed by a tour of Ken's creative process in and out of furiously-paced competitions. This and a whole bunch more can hit your eardrums whenever you ch...

Jul 13, 2013•26 min

In Tune with Terence Lee (Lifeformed)

Terence Lee (AKA Lifeformed) is the man behind Dustforce's soundtrack, weaving together soothing electronic sounds to create a vivid soundscape for 2D janitors enjoy as they save the world from grime. Both programmer and composer, Terence is still working with Hitbox on Spire, a fluid first-person shooter about mystery, exploration, and presumably impressive songs of atmosphere. We also cover the influence Chrono Trigger and the confounding terror that MOBAs present, so it's kind of a public ser...

Jul 13, 2013•17 min

In Tune with Andrew Luers (OA)

Andrew Luers– known as OA more often than not– is the head submissions evaluator at OverClocked ReMix, a massive collection of artists on a mission to make videogame music continually cooler than it was yesterday. As an accomplished musician himself, Andrew has ReMixed the likes of Ace Attorney, Final Fantasy, Animal Crossing, and a bunch of other impressive tunes, which makes his ideas for future albums that much more exciting. The process of evaluation gets throw into the mix as well, along wi...

Jul 13, 2013•31 min

In Tune with Grant Kirkhope

Grant Kirkhope is the melodic mastermind behind Banjo-Kazooie, Viva Pinata, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and a bunch of other musically inclined video games. He's been composing since the Nintendo 64 days, meaning that you probably have one or seven or his songs trapped in your brain somewhere, whether you know it or not. Wonderfully enough, he took a bit of time from his day to talk about this grand legacy, imparting nuggets of little-known history and elaborating on musical philosophy along ...

Jun 18, 2013•34 min

In Tune with Jimmy Hinson

Welcome! You’ve arrived at the first entry in a brand new feature under the beloved and utterly unknown No Tune Unturned brand. Most of the past instalments focused on themed videogame songs highlighted by written commentary, but now we turn to the individuals who make that wondrous music come alive. I’ll be speaking with all sorts of people from the videogame music scene in a series of weekly interviews, including both ponderous questions and conversations that go down whichever rabbit hole is ...

Jun 12, 2013•17 min

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