Waking after centuries of cryo-sleep, Joule Adams discovers nothing has gone according to plan in ReCore ! Chad Seiter wrote a lush, optimistic score for this new game from legendary developer Keiji Inafune and the team that made Metroid Prime. Our conversation touched on how he approached the challenges of writing the score, and why writing music for boss battles is his favorite part. Chad drew on his experience working with legendary film composer Michael Giacchino, who advised him to get to

Very often, playing a video game is a solitary experience, and few games are lonelier than the Chinese Room's Dear Esther . As you explore a desolate Hebridean island, your only companion is the journal entries read aloud by a mysterious, regretful narrator. On October 14, you can experience Dear Esther with some company, at a world premiere live concert at London's Barbican , complete with the original soundtrack's musicians performing Jessica Curry's stunning score with a narrator, as Dear

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony and its artistic director, Dr. Noreen Green, present "Let's Play, LA!" on Sunday, August 21, at the Ford Theaters. The concert features pieces by renowned Jewish composers for film and video games, including the world premiere of "Zingaro," a viola concerto by Garry Schyman, who's best known for his video game soundtracks, including the Bioshock series. In fact, when I talked with Noreen, she said that hearing Garry's concerto was the spark that gave her the idea

One of the most anticipated games this year is the underwater experience, Abzu , from Giant Squid, a small studio that includes Matt Nava, one of the creators of the influential game, Journey. Award-winning composer Austin Wintory whose credits include Assassins's Creed Syndicate and Journey, is also on board to provide a beautiful soundtrack that compliments Abzu. It's been a multi-year adventure, but the wait is finally over! Abzu released on August 2nd to rave reviews. Just before the release

"Relaxing" isn't the first word that comes to mind when you listen to Jason Graves ' award-winning scores, including his visceral music for Far Cry Primal, The Order 1886, and of course, the terrifying Dead Space series. The developers of Farlands, a launch title for Oculus Rift , asked Jason for a playful score to help create the mood as you're discovering and interacting with all kinds of exotic, quirky creatures on a distant planet. As you'll hear in our conversation, Jason found writing this

What if you could re-live the sense of wonder and mystery from the landmark game "Myst?" Cyan Worlds , co-founded by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller , is bringing it back with their game "Obduction," which releases this August. Robyn came on board to provide the music, and in one of his first interviews about his "Obduction" OST, I talked to him about what we can expect from this master of beautiful, memorable soundtracks. And we'll hear a preview of one of the tracks for "Obduction." Robyn

Banjo-Kazooie, from Rare Studios, is one of the most fondly-remembered games from the golden age of Nintendo 64. Playtonic Games , created by some former members of Rare, got together to launch a Kickstarter for what they described as the "spiritual successor" to Banjo--Yooka-Laylee! The team includes BAFTA-nominated Grant Kirkhope , who composed the original music for Banjo, as well as the sequels. I caught up with him after a busy week at E3 to talk about "putting the band back together" to

Hard to believe, but it's been 20 years since we first joined Tomb Raider Lara Croft on her adventures, tracking down mysterious relics in some of the world's most exotic locations. As part of this year's anniversary celebrations, Nathan McCree is in the process of writing an orchestral "Tomb Raider Suite'" drawn from his soundtracks for the first three Tomb Raider games. I talked with Nathan about this exciting project, involving a recording at the famed Abbey Road Studios , a documentary film

In February, Fifth House Ensemble wrapped up their incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign to create a concert version of Austin Wintory's music for Journey, accompanying live players on stage. Now, with several concerts under their belts and an upcoming performance in Brooklyn in July, I checked in with Melissa and Eric Snoza of Fifth House to find out how the performances have gone so far. Over 2,400 people attended the premiere performance at Baltimore's Music and Gaming Festival, way