On this week’s episode: game music that sets a mood.
Though plenty of videogames are about pulse-pounding action thrills, there are also lots of games that are more atmospheric, reflective, even meditative, and music plays a major part in creating the atmosphere for your experience.
We’ll sail peacefully down majestic dunes, take our first steps up a mystical mountain, and even build a colony on the surface of Mars.
This week’s full episode and playlist are available below, along with behind-the-scenes videos for a few of this week's soundtracks!
Generous support for the music heard on this program comes from the Robert T. and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Acquisitions Fund. Special thanks to Michael Culler for engineering assistance. Keith Brown is GAMEPLAY’s host and executive producer.
Episode tracklist:
Austin Wintory - Nascence (Journey) - Skopje Radio Symphonic Orchestra - Original soundtrack
Austin Wintory - The Call (Journey) - Skopje Radio Symphonic Orchestra - Original soundtrack
Austin Wintory - Threshold (Journey) - Skopje Radio Symphonic Orchestra - Original soundtrack
Lena Raine - Golden (Celeste) - Original soundtrack
George Strezov - H2O (Surviving Mars) - Sofia Session Orchestra - Original soundtrack
George Strezov - MgO (Surviving Mars) - Sofia Session Orchestra - Original soundtrack
Nainita Desai - Trust (Telling Lies) - London Contemporary Orchestra - Original soundtrack
Nainita Desai - Telling Lies - Dawn (Telling Lies) - London Contemporary Orchestra - Original soundtrack
Joel Schoch - Not Alone (FAR: Lone Sails) - Original soundtrack
Joel Schoch - Sail, My Friend! (FAR: Lone Sails) - Original soundtrack
Lena Raine - Madeline and Theo (Celeste) - Original soundtrack
Telling Lies: Behind the Music with composer Nainita Desai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8BxkpZDCdc
Making the score for Surviving Mars with composer George Strezov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7PhGoLY2Rk