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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29 - Fandango? Fandango!:
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Hello, listeners!
Thanks for your patience on this episode - it’s a week late, but things are crazy and it’s out now, which is what’s really important 
In this episode, we jump into Bit Blot’s 2007 game, “Aquaria”, with a score by Alec Holowka (and he’s on the show with us!)
We jump into the experiential view of the game as well as delve deep into harmony and the chord progression, especially with its effect on “Aquaria!” I’ve been at it for a few hours, so let’s hope that everything works out this time!
(last post, there was some hilarity trying to get the right file to upload and into the iTunes cache… not sure exactly what happened, but let’s hope this one works out!)
ERRATA: Apparently, I said “I, IV and V are always major, II, III and VI are always major…” In a major key, II, III and VI are always MINOR! I totally missed that… sorry!
As always, please feel free to leave comments on the post or any other post! Discussion is a great thing!
My humblest of thanks for your continued support!
Kenley
28 - Into Aquarian Waters:
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Good day, listeners!
Happy September 2nd, 2009! This is August’s podcast of “Into the Score,” the only podcast solely devoted to the in-depth study of video game music! In this installment, we hammer in a look at Square Enix’s 2008 release of “Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King” with a score by Koichi Sugiyama and performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra!
We also look at the Classical Era (and all of the coolness that it entails), we look at the life of Sugiyama, the history of the franchise, as well as many other musical and gaming tidbits! It’s sure not to disappoint, so tune in!
Until next time!
Kenley
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27 - Journey of the Classical Podcast!:
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Good evening, listeners! While Manitoba may be hit with a torrent of snow, thaw (and subsequent flooding), the March episode of “Into the Score” is finally up, focusing on Takeharu Ishimoto’s dynamic score to the 2008 release of Square Enix’s “Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.” In this episode, we focus on the music from the game, the legacy of Final Fantasy VII and it’s compilation titles, with Crisis Core receiving particular focus. Musically, we’re going to to work on thematic material from the game, remixing, the string quartet and Ishimoto’s departure from traditional “Final Fantasy” orchestration while still staying to musically true to the series.
We ALSO have two sets of guests for this episode! Our first set are two of the higher-ups from VGM remixing community, OverClocked ReMix! To speak about remixing and OCR’s place in the VGM environment, we have founder and head of submissions, David W. Lloyd (”djpretzel”) and Larry Oji (”liontamer”), respectively.
For a roundtable to discussion to cap off this month’s show, we have Kyle Wynen and Laren McFadden from the FXN Final Fantasy XIII podcast. This discussion is insightful, exciting and musical, to say the least!
We have a great show this month, make sure not to miss it!
Kenley
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ps: shownotes will be up April 4th, 2009! Sorry!
26 - All's Fair in Strife and Crisis:
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Welcome to March, listeners! After a three-month hiatus, “Into the Score” is back on the town and we are ready to go! This month, we study the Sony sound team’s 2005 score to “God of War” for the PlayStation 2, as well as studying the beginning of Western tuning, the work of Pythagoras, as well as orchestration and thematic use in the game’s score!
Thanks for listening and for your patience! Enjoy!
Kenley
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25 - God of War and the God of Triangles:
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