Level with Emily Reese

LWER 30: Guy Whitmore (PopCap, Sierra)_POTW Mike Manor

Bejeweled Stars has fantastic music written by Guy Whitmore, who talks about writing adaptive music for the game on today's episode. Our Patron of the Week, Mike Manor, chats about his favorite music from Final Fantasy VI and Donkey Kong Country. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

LWER 29: Stephen Froeber (MOBIUS: Sonic the Hedgehog Remixed), Troy Strand, POTW J Paulin

In addition to a weed whacker, you'll hear from composers Stephen Froeber, Troy Strand and Patron of the Week Jordan Paulin. Stephen just wrapped up producing a 4-CD set called MOBIUS: Sonic the Hedgehog Remixed to celebrate Sonic's 25th anniversary this year. Troy Strand runs a kids camp each summer called Composing for Video Games. Patron of the Week Jordan Paulin talks about his favorite music from Assassin's Creed and Botanicula. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon. 

LWER 28: Nathan McCree (Tomb Raider), Super Audio Cart

Original Tomb Raider composer Nathan McCree talks about orchestrating his music into a new Tomb Raider Suite, and David Lloyd from OCRemix and Andrew Aversa (aka Zircon) talk about their new sample library, Super Audio Cart.

LWER 27: Mark Griskey (LucasArts, Disney) and POTW Andrew Gades

Mark Griskey talks about his work for LucasArts and Disney, as well as what it's like to be freelance. Patron of the Week Andrew Gades talks about his favorite music from Myst III: Exile and thatgamecompany's Flower. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

LWER 26: Brad Derrick (Elder Scrolls Online), Jarrod Leda (aka GANEMYDE)

Composer Brad Derrick talks about the new music for the two newest DLCs for The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. Brad is also our Patron of the Week sharing his favorite game music picks. Jarrod Leda shares the music he created using sound effects from Destiny. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon, and learn about the upcoming Google Hang with guests Jason Graves, Lennie Moore and Austin Wintory.

LWER 25: Jeff Kurtenacker (WildStar)_POTW Kevin Vitz Wong

WildStar composer Jeff Kurtenacker talks about writing ELEVEN hours of music for a 75-piece orchestra for the game. Patron of the Week Kevin Vitz-Wong shares his favorite music from NeoTokyo by Ed Harrison, Risk of Rain by Chris Christodolou, Uncharted 2 by Greg Edmonson and Mechwarriors 2 Mercenaries by Jeehun Hwong. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

LWER 24: Austin Wintory (The Banner Saga 2), POTW J Thurmond

Composer Austin Wintory talks about his score for The Banner Saga 2, and Patron of the Week Joey Thurmond talks about his favorite music from Bloodborne by Ryan Amon and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture by Jessica Curry. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

LWER 23: Damian Kastbauer (PopCap), POTW Z Schroeder

Technical sound designer Damian Kastbauer talks about his work on PopCap games like Plants vs. Zombies 2 and his many other projects. Patron of the Week Zachary Schroeder chats about his favorite video game music, including Heavy Bullets and OFF. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

LWER 22: Paul Lipson_POTW Rosie Samter

Composer and audio wizard Paul Lipson from Formosa Interactive talks about being an audio director, creator and composer in the video game industry for the last 20 years, including time working on Halo for Microsoft. Our Patron of the Week is Rosie Samter from the Videri String Quartet. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.

LWER 21: Karen Collins (Beep_A Documentary History of VG Sound), Kole Hicks (Kenshi)

Dr. Karen Collins talks about her new documentary about game audio called Beep: A Documentary History of Video Game Sound, and composer Kole Hicks talks about his music for the game Kenshi. You can support Level with Emily Reese on Patreon.