Gameable Audio #043 – What about 200 Episodes?

The stage is set, the Swedish composers Douglas Holmquist known for soundtracks to games such as Teardown, SteamWorld Heist II and PinOut to name a few.We go through Douglas origin story and we also deep dive into one of the latest soundtracks he worked on, the dreamy and special soundtrack of the indie game "Overlook trail".Enjoy conversations about crazy things, analyzing work of others and how an iterative process of the soundtrack leveled up the game.Music in the episode:Overlook Trail - Edith, Pt. 1 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Jupiter - Caroline Karpinska, Gerda HolmquistOverlook Trail - Edith, Pt. 2 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Exotica, Pt. 5 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Mabon - Douglas HolmquistVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmDouglas HolmquistLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase Overlook trail on SteamListen to Overlook trail on SpotifyOverlook trail - Using a systematic approachVisit Douglas Holmquist’s HomepageFollow Douglas Holmquist on YoutubeListen to Douglas Holmquist on SpotifyListen to Douglas Holmquist on Bandcamp

Are you a solo dev or have a small indie studio looking for an orchestral track, then look no further, Audio creatures run a mission each year, focusing on elevating music in videogames.Listen to Markus Zierhofer, the master of music talk about the importance of multiple projects and working together with many different people.While Chris asks the important questions such as why the title only include a certificate and not a badge, and the biggest of them all, "what are games?"jokes aside, Markus joins Chris side to talk about the project "Live Score Berlin", a project in which small to mid sized studios can send in an application and if lucky be able to get one track done by an orchestra!Music in the episode:The Wagadu Chronicles - Main Theme - Audio creaturesBeatSlayer - Act 3 Level 1 - Audio creaturesPaws and leaves - Main theme - Audio creaturesVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmMarkus ZierhoferLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Audio creatures HomepageApply for Live Score BerlinPaws and Leaves KickstarterAudio creatures on LinkedInFollow Audio creatures on InstagramFollow Audio creatures on XListen to Audio creatures on SpotifyAudio creatures on Bandcamp

In this weeks episode, Chris is joined by two composers, Karl Flodin and Erik Lyding, the minds behind the Original SoundTrack for Landfall's game "Haste".Karl is behind soundtracks such as TABS (Totally Accurate Battle Simulator), Clustertruck and Stick Fight the game to name a few.On Erik's end, Haste is his first officially released work.Listen in on the episode and learn more about how Erik joined the project, how valuable Jam sessions can be and genres that initially might sound like a crazy match, works like a charm!Music in the episode:Haste - Broken worlds - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - Chopping block Pt.1 - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - Catching Weebohs - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - The Earthshaker (Manic Destruction) - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - The beginning of the end Pt.3 - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmKarl FlodinErik LydingLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik's BlueskyErik's InstagramKarl Flodin's HomepageKarl's BlueskyLandfall's HomepagePurchase Haste on SteamPurchase the Haste OST on BandcampListen to the Haste OST on SpotifyListen to the Pullback Racers OST on SpotifyWishlist Silver Pines on Steam

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