Level with Emily Reese

Level 101: Tim Larkin, Artifact

Composer Tim Larkin from Valve Corp. goes behind the scenes of the recording sessions for his music to Artifact, a new digital card game based on lore from Dota. You can support Level with Emily Reese and see photos of the sessions on Patreon.

Level 100: Garry Schyman and Classical Music

Composer Garry Schyman joins Emily for a special conversation about his favorite classical composers and pieces. You can see the full playlist on Patreon.

Level 99: Alexander Brandon (Aven Colony)

Composer and voice actor Alexander Brandon talks about his music for Aven Colony, and how he became a voice actor. See a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Level 98: Jesse Harlin (Yoku's Island Express)

Composer Jesse Harlin talks about his music for Yoku's Island Express from Villa Gorilla. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Level 97: Erik Desiderio (Anshar Online)

Composer Erik Desiderio talks about his score for Anshar Online, a VR multiplayer online space shooter. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Level 96: Julian Kwasneski (Bay Area Sound)

Sound designer Julian Kwasneski started Bay Area Sound in 2000 after he left LucasArts. He's worked on audio for Star Wars games, Firewatch, nearly every Telltale Games project, and many more. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Level 95: Olivier Deriviere (Vampyr)

French composer Olivier Deriviere talks about his new score for Vampyr (hint: it's wonderful). You can see a full playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Level 94: Garry Schyman (Torn)

Composer Garry Schyman (BioShock series, Dante's Inferno) talks about his music for the new VR game Torn; the difference between a scoring stage and a recording studio; and why it's unusual to record a game score in L.A. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

Level 93: PAX East 2018 Preview

A sampling of music from the composers featured this weekend at PAX East 2018. The Maestros of Video Games panel is Saturday, Apr. 7th at 4:00 p.m. at the Bumblebee Theatre. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily on Patreon.

Level 92: Kirk Hamilton (Kotaku)

Kirk Hamilton, Editor-at-Large for Kotaku.com, talks about some of his favorite video game scores from the last few years. You can see a playlist and support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.