Original Soundchat

In this week’s episode of the show: Joe teaches us about Laura Shigihara’s passion project of Rakuen and Peter highlights Jack Wall’s contributions to the soundtrack of the original Mass Effect.

In this week’s episode of the show: Peter reminisces about the context of adult themes with Shoji Meguro's tunes in Catherine and Joe recalls how Darren Korb's soundtrack for Bastion made the game an indie darling.

In this week’s episode of the show: Joe covers what he considers the most unique soundtrack in video game history in Yuu Miyake’s Katamari Damacy, while Peter covers the history and adventure of Kenta Nagata’s soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

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, both taking a deep dive into the creation and history behind them 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 the 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.