Gameable Audio #059 - PaperKlay special with Nathan Ross

Brand new episode and the episodes focuses on a newly released indie game called Paperklay.The composer Nathan Ross joined Chris side, a composer who have worked on games such as Adventures of The Carrot Captain and Kevin Anderssons previous game Hoplegs. We talk about cost and value surrounding audio packs, how to figure out the "Kill your darlings" concept for composers and much more!Music in the episode:PaperKlay - Frog Cove - Nathan RossPaperKlay - Blinky's Lake - Nathan RossPaperKlay - Mini boss - Nathan RossPaperKlay - Chilling Library - Nathan RossPaperKlay - Purring Depths - Nathan RossVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmNathan "NateTheSoundNinja" RossLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nate on InstagramNate on BlueskyNate on TwitterNate on YouTubeFollow Nate's game project "Self Discovery"Purchase PaperKlay on SteamListen to "Flight of the Zinger" reference from DKC2

Praise the sun, Chris is back with another Nordic Game Conference interview, done on-site of NGC 2025.This time Pelle joined my side, Pelle is not necessarily a composer, but a writer, Creative director, Audio Director and a poet, one who have been in connection with multiple composers we've interviewed previously. Therefore when the opportunity gave itself, we had to take it!We'll discuss Pelle's background, Ultros, Gimmick! 2 and a few other topics.The Episode is sponsored by Spelkollektivet, a co-living community driven project in Småland where indie developers can work on their game, create memories and make new friends, big thank you to Spelkollektivet who gave me a ticket for this years Nordic Game Conference.Music in the episode:No Tracks in this EpisodeVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmPelle CahndlerbyLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spelkollektivet homepage⁠Pelle on Instagram⁠Pelle on Blusky⁠Pelle on LinkedInPelle on TwitterPelle on Linktree

A new episode is here and this time Chris is back with a Nordic Game Conference interview, done on-site of NGC 2025.First out is the guest Leonhard Van Voorst who is a composer who works with multiple people in a collective, how does that work and what do they all do? Listen in on this special and get to know Leonhard and his work.The Episode is sponsored by Spelkollektivet, a co-living community driven project in Småland where indie developers can work on their game, create memories and make new friends, big thank you to Spelkollektivet who gave me a ticket for this years Nordic Game Conference.Music in the episode:No Tracks in this EpisodeVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmLeonhard Van VoorstLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spelkollektivet homepageTumult Kollektiv homepageTumult Kollektiv InstagramLeonhard's InstagramListen to Tumult Kollektiv on Spotify

This weeks guest is a person who have created a quite successful name for themselves, getting a viral hit with the "This is War" series on YouTube, he's been working both with his own projects, but also as a freelancing composer, our guest for this week is none other than Josef Falkensköld.Josef joins in to talk about his career as Falconshield, but also within game development, these steps started all back around 2009-2010. We talk about Josef's work, how achivements kinda tend to follow you along while also decaying at the same time, working with singers to bring amazing tracks, utilizing creators to inspire each others work and much more!Music in the episode:League of Legends song - Why am I here? - Josef FalkensköldLeague of Legends song - Put out the Flame - Josef FalkensköldLeague of Legends song - This is War II - Josef FalkensköldRobbery Bob 3 - Main theme - Josef FalkensköldShadow War - Menu theme - Josef Falkensköld Voices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmJosef "Falconshield" FalkensköldLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Falconshield’s homepageSupport Falconshield on PatreonFollow Falconshield on XSubscribe to Falconshield on YoutubeListen to Falconshield on SpotifyPurchase Falconshield music on BandcampVisit the Shadow War homepageWatch the making of Shdaow War on YoutubeVisit Rena's YoutubeVisit LilyPichu's YoutubeVisit Badministrator's YoutubeVisit Antirivet's YoutubeVisit Lunity's YoutubeVisit StephanosRex's YoutubeVisit Nicki taylor's Youtube

New episode and this week Chris dug into his childhood character Bomberman, who is this person and why is bombing stuff so much fun?Learn the origin of Bomberman, a bit of the main series and more on spin-off games and their music, 5 amazing hand-picked tracks are on the feed, let's go!Music in the episode:Dyna blaster - Credits (Amiga version) - Eike SteffenBomberman Wars - Track 14 (Saturn version) - Famishin, Takuya NishiwakiBomberman Hardball - Baseball Order - UnknownBomberman Story DS - Vs. Faleena - Masayoshi Ishi (CHAMY.Ishi)Super Bomberman R2 - Battle Tutorial - Akihiro Teruta, Momoyo Ando, Tatsumi Adachi, Yukiko SuwaVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eike Steffen's Remix64 pageListen to the Super Bomberman R2 on Spotify

This weeks guest comes from a background as a music teacher, but does have an interest in both coding and notes from an early age, playing on classics such as the Atari and strumming guitars.Per joins in to talk about his work on the early access game "Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef".We talk about Per's sources of inspiration, how important the music is to the experience, what to strive for when composing for specific situations and how important it is to find balance.Music in the episode:Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - Thinking about Reef (Menu Theme) - Per FranssonCthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - Watching the Reef (Beach Ambience) - Per FranssonCthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - Watchers Gaze (Boss 1 Theme) - Per FranssonCthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - From Waves Into Ashes (Act II Ambience) - Per FranssonCthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - Mothers Play (Boss 2 theme) - Per FranssonVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmPer "Massfire" FranssonLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Per's homepageThe Fine arc Studio homepageFollow the Studio on TwitterJoin the Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef Discord serverPurchase Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef on SteamListen to Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil reef OST on Soundcloud

This week, Chris grabs the behemoth that have over the last years, gained a huge following, the genre is Metroidvanias.What defines a metroidvania according to the people, Chris evaluates the definition, makes one that he thinks is important part to the genre and share amazing tracks from five different games.One of the biggest question on people's lips, is Zelda 2 a Metroidvania? Listen to this weeks episode and see what Chris thinks!Music in the episode: Super Metroid - Upper Brinstar - Kenji Yamamoto Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Vampire Killer (Observatory Tower) - Sotaro Tojima, Hiroshi Mitsuoka Hollow Knight - City of Tears - Christopher Larkin F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch - Kung-fu Dummy - Caisheng Bo Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights - Harmonious - MiliVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Christopher Larkin's HomepagePurchase the Hollow Knight OST on Vinyl at FanGamerPurchase Hollow Knight on SteamPurchase Hollow Knight OST on SteamPurchase F.I.S.T.Forged In Shadow Torch game on SteamDownload F.I.S.T.Forged In Shadow Torch OST for free on SteamVisit Mili's homepageVisit Mili's YouTubePurchase Ender Lilies game on SteamPurchase Ender Lilies OST on Steam

This weeks guest is one of the two from the duo known as Dual Aeon, they started out in 2022 and have since then released more than 30 tracks!Magnus joins in to talk about the lyrical work that he has done in this duo.We talk about the perfection within imperfections, our love for Weird al, and what's the important parts when working with lyrical work, and what about Kalinka?In connection with this episode we have THREE physical rewards, lined up for a giveaway over on Patreon.This raffle includes, 2 packs related to Dual Aeon, the mini-disc of Doku Doku Tropical Kisu (Includes an exclusive remix!) and a glitter sticker, then the Shinjirarenai single with a foiled Dual Aeon sci-fi girls sticker.Next to that the podcast retrieved a late gift from episode #025, the Backbeat OST and two stickers, one for Hexagrooves and one for Backbeat.To be eligible to join, make sure you are a paid Patreon backer before the 21nd of February! (available tiers are 1$, 5$ and 10$)Music in the episode:Dual Aeon - To Kalinka With LoveDual Aeon - Doki Doki Tropical KisuDual Aeon - Shinjirarenai (Mega Drive Remix)Dual Aeon - Hottu DuragonDual Aeon - The Warrior (World premiere!)Voices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmMagnus "Mange" JohanssonLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dual Aeon’s InstagramListen to Dual Aeon on Spotify

This weeks guest is one who have about one decades of work in music under their belt, A Freelancing composer with a dream, who have worked on titles such as RUSHAWAY, The Tartarus Key, Inkbound and Whisker Squadron. Tiago joins in to talk about a soundtrack that he is currently working on, the game Constance, a metroidvania focusing around the protagonists mental health in a world of corruption. We have a transparent discussion of being a freelancer, how a trip and a dream shapes what then follows. Music in the episode: Constance - Trailer - Tiago Rodrigues Constance - Vaults - Tiago Rodrigues Constance - Foundry - Tiago Rodrigues Constance - Awe king - Tiago Rodrigues Constance - Academy - Tiago Rodrigues Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Tiago Rodrigues Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiago’s Homepage Tiago’s Twitter Tiago’s LinkedIn Materia Collective homepage Play the Demo and wishlist Constance on Steam

This weeks guest is one who have more than two decades of history in music under their belt, A Freelancing composer who have made music for games such as Vigil: The Longest Night, Neverinth and the World of Tanks trailers. Jouni joins in to talk about one of his latest released works Voidwrought, a cosmic horror metroidvania created by Chris old Level design teacher. We also discuss about what we ended up calling "the finish anchor", the effect of working with multiple projects on the parallell and what impact it has on VGM when you come from an artist standpoint. In connection with this episode there will also be a raffle of a total of THREE digital codes for the deluxe version of the game for Steam (Includes both the Game and the Soundtrack), to join the raffle make sure to become a Patreon backer before the 24th of January, 2025. Music in the episode: Voidwrought - Barren Commonwealth- Jouni Valjakka Voidwrought - The Pustulant Prince - Jouni Valjakka Voidwrought - Repository of the Unknown - Jouni Valjakka Voidwrought - The Mirrorways - Jouni Valjakka Voidwrought - The First Progenitor God - Jouni Valjakka Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Jouni Valjakka Links: ⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠ Jouni Valjakka's homepage Jouni Valjakka on Twitter Listen to Voidwrought OST on Spotify Purchase Voidwrought OST on Bandcamp Purchase Voidwrought on Steam