Welcome to Original Soundchat, where video game music is a work of art! In this new weekly show, hosts Joe DeVader and Peter Spezia are talking their favorite game soundtracks. This involves taking a deep dive into the creation and history behind those classic OSTs, while highlighting some key tracks along the way. Join them as they shine a light on the often-forgotten composers that make our games sound great, and prove that game music has come far beyond the days of so-called “beeps and boops.”
In this week’s inaugural episode of the show: Joe celebrates the release of Kingdom Hearts III by talking about Yoko Shimomura and her work on Kingdom Hearts II, and Peter goes on a deep dive into Bear McCreary’s score for 2018’s God of War.
TIME STAMPS:
1:03 - Why are we doing this show?
4:10 - GAME 1: KINGDOM HEARTS II
8:57 - Composer History: Yoko Shimomura
23:16 - Critical Track #1
29:44 - Critical Track #2
33:51 - Critical Track #3
36:27 - Critical Track #4
38:53 - Critical Track #5
41:26 - Cutting Room Floor
47:18 - Transition
48:23 - GAME 2: GOD OF WAR (2018)
54:42 - Composer History: Bear McCreary
1:01:51 - Critical Track #1
1:05:07 - Critical Track #2
1:08:32 - Critical Track #3
1:11:16 - Critical Track #4
1:14:18 - Critical Track #5
1:16:38 - Cutting Room Floor
1:21:41 - Outro
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