After several interviews with videogame musicians (and a passion for game audio, which we incorporate into our podcasts as often as possible), we attended and recorded the PAX Prime 2014: Maestros of Videogames Panel for our son (a budding composer) and any other fans of game music and audio who might want to learn from some of the pros.
Here's a quick rundown of the panel members:
- Emily Reese (moderator) - host of Top Score on Minnesota Public Radio
- Sascha Dikiciyan - Borderlands, Mass Effect 3, and Dead Rising 3
- Darren Korb - Bastion (interview and game review) and Transistor (interview)
- Jesper Kyd - Assassin's Creed, Borderlands, and Hitman
- Oleksa Lozowchuk- Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 3
- Martin O'Donnell - Halo series through Reach (music review) and Destiny
- Boris Salchow - Sunset Overdrive, Ratchet & Clank, and Resistance: Fall of Man
Download the PAX Prime 2014: Maestros of Videogames Panel (MP3; 50MB). For a limited time, you can download this "Extra" from our Busy Gamer Nation podcast feed on iTunes, Zune, or via RSS.
Such. a. fantastic. lineup! Marty is a legend as far as I'm concerned. I do wish he was still on Halo but wish 'em the best.