Happy May!
Hey there, team! There’s a new FULL episode of “Into the Score,” can you believe it? Here we are, delving deep into the Underworld and following the awesome adventures of our favourite calaca, Manny Calavera, in LucasArts’ 1998 release of “Grim Fandango” with a score by Peter McConnell.
In this episode, we also look at different influences from jazz history that McConnell used to craft the game’s score, including Duke Ellington and (most probably) Count Basie. We also dig deep into the concept of extended techniques on our instruments and how they change the natural sound of both instruments and their ensemble.
This is an episode that you do not want to miss! Enjoy!
Until next time!
Kenley
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Hello Kenley, it’s a been a while, and still a pleasure hearing your voice.
And Grim Fandango’s soundtrack is awesome. Thank you so much for the discover !
PS: The shownotes’ link has a problem, it leads to a white screen.
Hey, Nataka!
Thanks for the comment and the post! Awesome to hear from you - thanks for the kind words. I’m a big fan of “Grim Fandango’s” OST and I love the work that Peter McConnell does!
Thanks for the update on the shownotes - I forgot to upload them! BUT, they are uploaded now and all is well!
Thanks again!
Kenley
yay, new its! great stuff as usual, and though I’ve never played grim fandango, I know it’s one of those that I ’should’ get to at some point - your analysis actually makes me a little more eager to do so.
good to hear from you again, as always, and looking forward to the next entry for sure.
thanks for continuing the program; you’re probably occupied with other stuff, so i appreciate the time taken to make these. for some reason, here, my mind traveled to some of the tango-like material of unlimited saga, done by masashi hamauzu. an episode devoted to him would be pretty neat. :3