Tom talks to campaigner Mark Robins (also a PR Manager at Bethesda) who, over 10 years ago, successfully launched video game music almost to the pinnacle of radio station Classic FM’s Hall of Fame (top 500 classical pieces.) Is video game music legitimised these days? What else might we campaign for in the pursuit of popularising VGM?
News - 00:03:05
Topic introduction - 00:20:45
Topic interview - 00:22:12
60 Seconds recommendations - 01:00:20
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Via NME: Composer Bear McCreary announces new album featuring Slash, Corey Taylor and more
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Via VGC: Final Fantasy music legend Nobuo Uematsu doesn’t think he’ll ever compose a whole game again
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Listen to…
Ouji Saint from Ultros composed by Oscar Rydelius
Sound of the Wind (Final Fantasy Chronicles) performed by Floor Jansen & Metropole Orchestra
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We're GXM (Games X Music), a fortnightly podcast exploring video game music and the intersection of video games and the music industry. Your hosts are freelancer Tom Quillfeldt (also Laced Records community manager + A&R) and journalist Mat Ombler (also Laced Head of Music and Game Partnerships.)
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Produced by Tom Quillfeldt and Mat Ombler
Edited by Tom Quillfeldt
Music by Zak Foster
Show artwork by Joshua Klein
Classic FM Hall of Fame Final Fantasy VII Aerith's Theme via Time2LevelUp on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSG3ZKlrx34
GXM #22: How video game music took over Classic FM ft. Mark Robins