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19 - Arias of Balance and Ruin (Take 2)

Published by intothescore on April 20, 2008 in Podcast. 11 Comments

So… something happened with the last audio file and post… not really sure what, but the ending was cut off for some reason, so I’m just going to re-post the show and I really hope this works!”

Thanks,
Kenley

“Good evening, listeners of video game music! I hope that you really enjoy this episode, as it’s on my favourite VGM score of all-time, Square’s 1994 release of “Final Fantasy VI” with an epic, evocative and memorable score by Nobuo Uematsu! In this episode, we study character themes, also called “leitmotifs” and how influential they are in the score. We also see how Uematsu has taken these themes and changed their meaning according to how he’s arranged them… quite interesting stuff!

Also, lots of arrangements as well as a guest who is a phenom of a vocalist! Her name is Jillian Goldin and she is a judge at OverClocked ReMix, a ReMixer herself and also has a new album coming out on Earth Day of 2008! That’s next week! Also, she used to host VGDJ, which is the podcast that got me podcasting… quite important stuff! She’s great!

Go check her out here: http://www.jilliangoldin.com! Please buy her album, it’s wonderful.

Also, forgive the overwhelming number of “Terra”s in this episode… it’s a bit extreme and I didn’t realize it until it was done. Also, the editing isn’t as good as it usually is, heavy time constraints and even now as I’m posting this, I’m in Banff, AB, Canada with my Senior Band and Choirs… quite busy!

Enjoy and leave comments! :)
Kenley

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19 - Arias of Balance and Ruin

Published by intothescore on April 19, 2008 in Podcast. 3 Comments

Good evening, listeners of video game music! I hope that you really enjoy this episode, as it’s on my favourite VGM score of all-time, Square’s 1994 release of “Final Fantasy VI” with an epic, evocative and memorable score by Nobuo Uematsu! In this episode, we study character themes, also called “leitmotifs” and how influential they are in the score. We also see how Uematsu has taken these themes and changed their meaning according to how he’s arranged them… quite interesting stuff!

Also, lots of arrangements as well as a guest who is a phenom of a vocalist! Her name is Jillian Goldin and she is a judge at OverClocked ReMix, a ReMixer herself and also has a new album coming out on Earth Day of 2008! That’s next week! Also, she used to host VGDJ, which is the podcast that got me podcasting… quite important stuff! She’s great!

Go check her out here: http://www.jilliangoldin.com! Please buy her album, it’s wonderful.

Also, forgive the overwhelming number of “Terra”s in this episode… it’s a bit extreme and I didn’t realize it until it was done. Also, the editing isn’t as good as it usually is, heavy time constraints and even now as I’m posting this, I’m in Banff, AB, Canada with my Senior Band and Choirs… quite busy!

Enjoy and leave comments! :)
Kenley

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18 - The Quick and the Megas

Published by intothescore on April 1, 2008 in Podcast. 3 Comments

Recorded on March 20th, 2008, this interview between “Into the Score” and “The Megas” chronicles the journey from the first track of the VGM rock band’s epic and monumental album “Get Equipped” to its release and crowd response! The album covers nearly every track from Capcom’s late-80s release, “Mega Man 2″ and is performed with cutting musical accuracy and polished with clean production in the band’s own “Dr. Light Studios.”

In this discussion, we talk about the band’s creative process, their performances, styles of writing and the eases and trials of the album, from start to finish! We also hear some of the tracks from start to finish, which is really nice!

Thankfully, it’s done. Sorry for the lateness, but after being plagued with technical difficulties (both before and during the interview), it really came together well. Thanks to the band for being on the show!

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17 - Street Fighter, Second Movement

Published by intothescore on February 16, 2008 in Podcast. 2 Comments

After an unbelievably long wait, Episode 17 is finally here. I can’t believe it took this long! Sorry, listeners!

However, it’s here, and that’s all that matters… right? Well! This episode covers the 1991 release of “Street Fighter II” with its score by Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Yoko Shimamura, Tatsuya Nishimura and Isao Abe! Also within this episode, we look at folk music as well as ethnomusicology and we tackle a basic rock drum beat! It’s an eclectic sort of craziness so be SURE to check it out!

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16 - Masters of the Craft

Published by intothescore on January 2, 2008 in Podcast. 2 Comments

Happy Holidays, Happy New Year… and Happy Birthday? I hope that everyone had a tremendous holiday season celebrating your holiday of choice, the coming of a new year and the first birthday of “Into the Score!”

On December 29th, “ITS” turned one year old, celebrating its first episode “From Silence to the Symphony” and now its 16th episode on Blizzard’s “Starcraft” aptly titled “Masters of the Craft.”

There are a lot of quotes and tidbits from this show, so here are some links to check out!

GameSpy Interview with Blizzard’s Sound Team - “Masters of the Craft”
http://archive.gamespy.com/legacy/interviews/blizzard_composers_a.shtm

Gamer Revolution: StarCraft portion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut2pxYlXK-w

Next episode, we have one of the composers on the show, Mr. Glenn Stafford! Very exciting times, so look forward to that and enjoy episode 16!

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