Gameable Audio - A VGM Podcast

Time to celebrate a brand new week with a brand new episode of Gameable Audio, in this week Chris is guested by the Swedish composer and sound designer Gustav Wall, known for his work in documentaries such as Fosterfamiljen, series such as The Journey and more.We go deep into what led Gustav on his path of music and why the piano was such a big influence for him throughout his life. But one of the biggest questions that were on Chris mind, what's the biggest difference working with film and videogame music, all this will be answered in this weeks episode.Music in the episode:Fosterfamiljen - Birds - Gustav WallThe Journey - No Title - Gustav WallRiver Towns - Main Theme - Gustav WallVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmGustav WallLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Gustav Wall's Homepage⁠Connect with Gustav on LinkedInVisit Gustav's IMDB profilePurchase River Towns on SteamVisit Game Habitat's Homepage

Diving straight into 2026, we have a very special guest joining Chris side for the episode, all to talk about the 40 year anniversary album for the Amiga, the "Amiga 40". The guest is none other than the the acclaimed music composer and designer Allister Brimble. (Well-known for his work with the company Team 17, the games Rollercoaster tycoon, Driver, The Plucky Squire and many more)We're diving into Allister's past and what made him end up in the industry, pick his brain about the Amiga, and being an early adopter of making music in the frontlines for decades to come.Allister has also been very kind to give the podcast THREE codes to the Amiga 40 album, the three codes that will be raffled away to the amazing Patreon backers, the deadline to be eligible to join the raffle, be a patreon backer by the 18th of January, 2026, the winners will be drawn on the 19th.Music in the episode:Amiga 40 - Amiga 40 - Allister BrimbleAmiga 40 - Kinetix from Code the Classics - Allister BrimbleAmiga 40 - Martyn's Light - Allister BrimbleAmiga 40 - Bubble & Squeak - Allister BrimbleAmiga 40 - Project X Light Years - Allister BrimbleVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmAllister BrimbleLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Allister's homepageFollow Allister on TwitterFollow Allister on InstagramSubscribe to Allister on YoutubeListen to Allister's work on SpotifyListen to Allister's work on SoundcloudPurchase Allister's music on BandcampRemembering Martyn Brown - Team 17Code the Classics Vol.2Purchase Project X Light Years on Steam

Last episode of 2025 and we're shooting this off with a big firework blast!The two amazing composers Carla Dobbie and Patrik Jarlestam joins Chris side to talk about a soundtrack they both worked on, the Swedish developed game "Deliver at all Costs".We're discussing the soundtrack, their thought processes during this work and much more, all to the extent that even Carla said "I've not seen this side of you", what was that about? listen to this weeks episode and find out!Music in the episode:Deliver At All Costs - Hot Rod Shout - Patrik Jarlestam (Feat. Solid Sounds)Deliver At All Costs - Questionable Imports - Carla Dobbie (Feat. Solid Sounds)Deliver At All Costs - Lumberyard Blues - Carla Dobbie (feat. Solid Sounds)Deliver At All Costs - Something Bigger Than Us - Carla Dobbie (Feat. Solid Sounds)Deliver At All Costs - Post-Haste - Carla Dobbie (Feat. Solid Sounds)Voices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmCarla DobbiePatrik JarlestamLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase the Deliver at all cost game on SteamListen to the Deliver at all cost OST on SpotifyCarla’s HomepageCarla's InstagramPatrik's InstagramSolidSound’s Website

The stage is set, the Swedish composers Douglas Holmquist known for soundtracks to games such as Teardown, SteamWorld Heist II and PinOut to name a few.We go through Douglas origin story and we also deep dive into one of the latest soundtracks he worked on, the dreamy and special soundtrack of the indie game "Overlook trail".Enjoy conversations about crazy things, analyzing work of others and how an iterative process of the soundtrack leveled up the game.Music in the episode:Overlook Trail - Edith, Pt. 1 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Jupiter - Caroline Karpinska, Gerda HolmquistOverlook Trail - Edith, Pt. 2 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Exotica, Pt. 5 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Mabon - Douglas HolmquistVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmDouglas HolmquistLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase Overlook trail on SteamListen to Overlook trail on SpotifyOverlook trail - Using a systematic approachVisit Douglas Holmquist’s HomepageFollow Douglas Holmquist on YoutubeListen to Douglas Holmquist on SpotifyListen to Douglas Holmquist on Bandcamp

Are you a solo dev or have a small indie studio looking for an orchestral track, then look no further, Audio creatures run a mission each year, focusing on elevating music in videogames.Listen to Markus Zierhofer, the master of music talk about the importance of multiple projects and working together with many different people.While Chris asks the important questions such as why the title only include a certificate and not a badge, and the biggest of them all, "what are games?"jokes aside, Markus joins Chris side to talk about the project "Live Score Berlin", a project in which small to mid sized studios can send in an application and if lucky be able to get one track done by an orchestra!Music in the episode:The Wagadu Chronicles - Main Theme - Audio creaturesBeatSlayer - Act 3 Level 1 - Audio creaturesPaws and leaves - Main theme - Audio creaturesVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmMarkus ZierhoferLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Audio creatures HomepageApply for Live Score BerlinPaws and Leaves KickstarterAudio creatures on LinkedInFollow Audio creatures on InstagramFollow Audio creatures on XListen to Audio creatures on SpotifyAudio creatures on Bandcamp

In this weeks episode, Chris is joined by two composers, Karl Flodin and Erik Lyding, the minds behind the Original SoundTrack for Landfall's game "Haste".Karl is behind soundtracks such as TABS (Totally Accurate Battle Simulator), Clustertruck and Stick Fight the game to name a few.On Erik's end, Haste is his first officially released work.Listen in on the episode and learn more about how Erik joined the project, how valuable Jam sessions can be and genres that initially might sound like a crazy match, works like a charm!Music in the episode:Haste - Broken worlds - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - Chopping block Pt.1 - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - Catching Weebohs - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - The Earthshaker (Manic Destruction) - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - The beginning of the end Pt.3 - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmKarl FlodinErik LydingLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik's BlueskyErik's InstagramKarl Flodin's HomepageKarl's BlueskyLandfall's HomepagePurchase Haste on SteamPurchase the Haste OST on BandcampListen to the Haste OST on SpotifyListen to the Pullback Racers OST on SpotifyWishlist Silver Pines on Steam

Brand new episode and the episodes focuses on a newly released indie game called Paperklay.The composer Nathan Ross joined Chris side, a composer who have worked on games such as Adventures of The Carrot Captain and Kevin Anderssons previous game Hoplegs. We talk about cost and value surrounding audio packs, how to figure out the "Kill your darlings" concept for composers and much more!Music in the episode:PaperKlay - Frog Cove - Nathan RossPaperKlay - Blinky's Lake - Nathan RossPaperKlay - Mini boss - Nathan RossPaperKlay - Chilling Library - Nathan RossPaperKlay - Purring Depths - Nathan RossVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmNathan "NateTheSoundNinja" RossLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nate on InstagramNate on BlueskyNate on TwitterNate on YouTubeFollow Nate's game project "Self Discovery"Purchase PaperKlay on SteamListen to "Flight of the Zinger" reference from DKC2

Praise the sun, Chris is back with another Nordic Game Conference interview, done on-site of NGC 2025.This time Pelle joined my side, Pelle is not necessarily a composer, but a writer, Creative director, Audio Director and a poet, one who have been in connection with multiple composers we've interviewed previously. Therefore when the opportunity gave itself, we had to take it!We'll discuss Pelle's background, Ultros, Gimmick! 2 and a few other topics.The Episode is sponsored by Spelkollektivet, a co-living community driven project in Småland where indie developers can work on their game, create memories and make new friends, big thank you to Spelkollektivet who gave me a ticket for this years Nordic Game Conference.Music in the episode:No Tracks in this EpisodeVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmPelle CahndlerbyLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spelkollektivet homepage⁠Pelle on Instagram⁠Pelle on Blusky⁠Pelle on LinkedInPelle on TwitterPelle on Linktree

A new episode is here and this time Chris is back with a Nordic Game Conference interview, done on-site of NGC 2025.First out is the guest Leonhard Van Voorst who is a composer who works with multiple people in a collective, how does that work and what do they all do? Listen in on this special and get to know Leonhard and his work.The Episode is sponsored by Spelkollektivet, a co-living community driven project in Småland where indie developers can work on their game, create memories and make new friends, big thank you to Spelkollektivet who gave me a ticket for this years Nordic Game Conference.Music in the episode:No Tracks in this EpisodeVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmLeonhard Van VoorstLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spelkollektivet homepageTumult Kollektiv homepageTumult Kollektiv InstagramLeonhard's InstagramListen to Tumult Kollektiv on Spotify

This weeks guest is a person who have created a quite successful name for themselves, getting a viral hit with the "This is War" series on YouTube, he's been working both with his own projects, but also as a freelancing composer, our guest for this week is none other than Josef Falkensköld.Josef joins in to talk about his career as Falconshield, but also within game development, these steps started all back around 2009-2010. We talk about Josef's work, how achivements kinda tend to follow you along while also decaying at the same time, working with singers to bring amazing tracks, utilizing creators to inspire each others work and much more!Music in the episode:League of Legends song - Why am I here? - Josef FalkensköldLeague of Legends song - Put out the Flame - Josef FalkensköldLeague of Legends song - This is War II - Josef FalkensköldRobbery Bob 3 - Main theme - Josef FalkensköldShadow War - Menu theme - Josef Falkensköld Voices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmJosef "Falconshield" FalkensköldLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Falconshield’s homepageSupport Falconshield on PatreonFollow Falconshield on XSubscribe to Falconshield on YoutubeListen to Falconshield on SpotifyPurchase Falconshield music on BandcampVisit the Shadow War homepageWatch the making of Shdaow War on YoutubeVisit Rena's YoutubeVisit LilyPichu's YoutubeVisit Badministrator's YoutubeVisit Antirivet's YoutubeVisit Lunity's YoutubeVisit StephanosRex's YoutubeVisit Nicki taylor's Youtube

New episode and this week Chris dug into his childhood character Bomberman, who is this person and why is bombing stuff so much fun?Learn the origin of Bomberman, a bit of the main series and more on spin-off games and their music, 5 amazing hand-picked tracks are on the feed, let's go!Music in the episode:Dyna blaster - Credits (Amiga version) - Eike SteffenBomberman Wars - Track 14 (Saturn version) - Famishin, Takuya NishiwakiBomberman Hardball - Baseball Order - UnknownBomberman Story DS - Vs. Faleena - Masayoshi Ishi (CHAMY.Ishi)Super Bomberman R2 - Battle Tutorial - Akihiro Teruta, Momoyo Ando, Tatsumi Adachi, Yukiko SuwaVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eike Steffen's Remix64 pageListen to the Super Bomberman R2 on Spotify

This weeks guest comes from a background as a music teacher, but does have an interest in both coding and notes from an early age, playing on classics such as the Atari and strumming guitars.Per joins in to talk about his work on the early access game "Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef".We talk about Per's sources of inspiration, how important the music is to the experience, what to strive for when composing for specific situations and how important it is to find balance.Music in the episode:Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - Thinking about Reef (Menu Theme) - Per FranssonCthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - Watching the Reef (Beach Ambience) - Per FranssonCthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - Watchers Gaze (Boss 1 Theme) - Per FranssonCthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - From Waves Into Ashes (Act II Ambience) - Per FranssonCthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef - Mothers Play (Boss 2 theme) - Per FranssonVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmPer "Massfire" FranssonLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Per's homepageThe Fine arc Studio homepageFollow the Studio on TwitterJoin the Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef Discord serverPurchase Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef on SteamListen to Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil reef OST on Soundcloud

This week, Chris grabs the behemoth that have over the last years, gained a huge following, the genre is Metroidvanias.What defines a metroidvania according to the people, Chris evaluates the definition, makes one that he thinks is important part to the genre and share amazing tracks from five different games.One of the biggest question on people's lips, is Zelda 2 a Metroidvania? Listen to this weeks episode and see what Chris thinks!Music in the episode: Super Metroid - Upper Brinstar - Kenji Yamamoto Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Vampire Killer (Observatory Tower) - Sotaro Tojima, Hiroshi Mitsuoka Hollow Knight - City of Tears - Christopher Larkin F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch - Kung-fu Dummy - Caisheng Bo Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights - Harmonious - MiliVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Christopher Larkin's HomepagePurchase the Hollow Knight OST on Vinyl at FanGamerPurchase Hollow Knight on SteamPurchase Hollow Knight OST on SteamPurchase F.I.S.T.Forged In Shadow Torch game on SteamDownload F.I.S.T.Forged In Shadow Torch OST for free on SteamVisit Mili's homepageVisit Mili's YouTubePurchase Ender Lilies game on SteamPurchase Ender Lilies OST on Steam

This weeks guest is one of the two from the duo known as Dual Aeon, they started out in 2022 and have since then released more than 30 tracks!Magnus joins in to talk about the lyrical work that he has done in this duo.We talk about the perfection within imperfections, our love for Weird al, and what's the important parts when working with lyrical work, and what about Kalinka?In connection with this episode we have THREE physical rewards, lined up for a giveaway over on Patreon.This raffle includes, 2 packs related to Dual Aeon, the mini-disc of Doku Doku Tropical Kisu (Includes an exclusive remix!) and a glitter sticker, then the Shinjirarenai single with a foiled Dual Aeon sci-fi girls sticker.Next to that the podcast retrieved a late gift from episode #025, the Backbeat OST and two stickers, one for Hexagrooves and one for Backbeat.To be eligible to join, make sure you are a paid Patreon backer before the 21nd of February! (available tiers are 1$, 5$ and 10$)Music in the episode:Dual Aeon - To Kalinka With LoveDual Aeon - Doki Doki Tropical KisuDual Aeon - Shinjirarenai (Mega Drive Remix)Dual Aeon - Hottu DuragonDual Aeon - The Warrior (World premiere!)Voices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmMagnus "Mange" JohanssonLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dual Aeon’s InstagramListen to Dual Aeon on Spotify

This weeks guest is one who have about one decades of work in music under their belt, A Freelancing composer with a dream, who have worked on titles such as RUSHAWAY, The Tartarus Key, Inkbound and Whisker Squadron. Tiago joins in to talk about a soundtrack that he is currently working on, the game Constance, a metroidvania focusing around the protagonists mental health in a world of corruption. We have a transparent discussion of being a freelancer, how a trip and a dream shapes what then follows. Music in the episode: Constance - Trailer - Tiago Rodrigues Constance - Vaults - Tiago Rodrigues Constance - Foundry - Tiago Rodrigues Constance - Awe king - Tiago Rodrigues Constance - Academy - Tiago Rodrigues Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Tiago Rodrigues Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiago’s Homepage Tiago’s Twitter Tiago’s LinkedIn Materia Collective homepage Play the Demo and wishlist Constance on Steam

This weeks guest is one who have more than two decades of history in music under their belt, A Freelancing composer who have made music for games such as Vigil: The Longest Night, Neverinth and the World of Tanks trailers. Jouni joins in to talk about one of his latest released works Voidwrought, a cosmic horror metroidvania created by Chris old Level design teacher. We also discuss about what we ended up calling "the finish anchor", the effect of working with multiple projects on the parallell and what impact it has on VGM when you come from an artist standpoint. In connection with this episode there will also be a raffle of a total of THREE digital codes for the deluxe version of the game for Steam (Includes both the Game and the Soundtrack), to join the raffle make sure to become a Patreon backer before the 24th of January, 2025. Music in the episode: Voidwrought - Barren Commonwealth- Jouni Valjakka Voidwrought - The Pustulant Prince - Jouni Valjakka Voidwrought - Repository of the Unknown - Jouni Valjakka Voidwrought - The Mirrorways - Jouni Valjakka Voidwrought - The First Progenitor God - Jouni Valjakka Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Jouni Valjakka Links: ⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠ Jouni Valjakka's homepage Jouni Valjakka on Twitter Listen to Voidwrought OST on Spotify Purchase Voidwrought OST on Bandcamp Purchase Voidwrought on Steam

This weeks guest is one who have followed many of us since childhood, David Wise, A Freelancing composer known for his work on games made by Rare, games such as Snake Rattle 'n' roll, Donkey Kong series and Battletoads to name a few. David joins in to talk about one of his latest released works Gimmick! 2, the sequel to the amazing NES game Gimmick! We also discuss the importance of a "gut feeling", how frequencies in music can input the feeling of the game and also why are stores a great source for boss music? In connection with this episode there will also be a raffle of a digital code of the game for either Switch or Steam, to join the raffle become a Patreon before the 2 January, 2025. Music in the episode: Gimmick! 2 - Tadpole Temple - Swamp - David Wise Gimmick! 2 - Arctic Ascent - Lava - David Wise Gimmick! 2 - Fishy Factory - Warehouse - David Wise Gimmick! 2 - Cloud Castle - David Wise Gimmick! 2 - Munto Boss Music - David Wise Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström David Wise Links: ⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠ David Wise Homepage David Wise Twitter David Wise Instagram Meet David Wise - Composer of Gimmick! 2 Video from Bitwave Games OCRemix interview with David Wise Purchase Gimmick! 2 on Steam Purchase Nikoderiko on Steam

This weeks guest is a returning one, Daniel Lindholm, A Freelancing composer known for work in the Yakuza Series, Street Fighter V AE, Resident Evil 6 and more. Daniel visits Chris home during his visits in Sweden, to sit down in the kitchen and talk about his three latest indie games that he have been scoring, Fallen City Brawl, Danlab's Golf and The Port of Jumanah. We're talking about action movies, motifs, martial arts and the stealing of music. Music in the episode: Fallen City Brawl - Further beyond the Law - Daniel Lindholm Fallen City Brawl - Trek too far - Daniel Lindholm Danlab's Golf - Beach - Daniel Lindholm Danlab's Golf - Candy land - Daniel Lindholm The Port of Jumanah - The Arabian Gulf - Daniel Lindholm The Port of Jumanah - General Boss Fight - Daniel Lindholm Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Daniel "Dropkickmonk3y" Lindholm Links: ⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠ ⁠Join Discord⁠ ⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠ Daniel's Bluesky Daniel's Mastodon Daniel's YouTube Fallen City Brawl Twitter Wishlist Fallen City Brawl on Steam Final Fight AI video Danlab's Homepage Danlab's Instagram Port of Jumanah's Instagram Wishlist Port of Jumanah on Steam

Guested episodes are one of the most important pillars with this podcast, and not just about having highly known composers guesting each episode, it is all about bringing in both the knowledge and understanding from all aspects, in which creates a better world for tomorrow and that's exactly what this weeks guest Jaakko Mela is all about, a young developer who is still working hard to become the best possible version of himself for the day of tomorrow. Listen in on this weeks episode as Chris and Jaakko talk and discuss on hardships, inspirations and much more! Music in the episode: Basement Breakout - Ending theme - Jaakko Mela Heal & Hurt - Heal & Hurt Theme - Jaakko Mela Heal & Hurt - Church Ambience - Jaakko Mela The Riflemen - The Riflemen Theme - Jaakko Mela Kalevala - Aino - Jaakko Mela Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Jaakko Mela Links: Support the Podcast (Patreon) Join Discord Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal Link for Normogames discord Normogames on Steam Jaakko Mela on LinkedIn

A new episode and a new guest has appeared! In episode 46 Chris is joined in by the composer Erik Desiderio (Composer to games such as Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games, Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer and Star Trek Fleet Command to name a few), we're talking about his massive work on the active game called Last Epoch by Eleventh Hour Games. We're talking about how he came to love music and what made him get into videogame music specifically, and as always we're diving into the journey what led up to Last Epoch and talk specifically about that soundtrack. Music in the episode: Last Epoch - Last Epoch theme - Erik Desiderio Last Epoch - Keepers camp - Erik Desiderio Last Epoch - Above the Black - Erik Desiderio Last Epoch - The Ritual Site - Erik Desiderio Last Epoch - The End of Time - Erik Desiderio Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Erik Desiderio Links: Support the Podcast (Patreon) Join Discord Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal Eriks Instagram Eriks Facebook Eriks Homepage Last Epoch LE Vinyl Streaming locations of Last Epoch OST Last Epoch Steam page Last Epoch OST on Spotify

It is time to crunch the numbers, order in some workforce and delve into the depth of the world in order to find the riches! In episode 45 Chris is joined in by the composer, sound designer and voice acter Alec Shea, we're talking about his latest work in the upcoming game EcoGnomix. As always we're talking about Alecs journey up to the point of today, what are the hardest things to work with, but most important of all, what is it with humor that makes work so much fun, and what does Japanese people call Italian western movies, this and so much more is discussed in this weeks episode of the Gameable Audio! Music in the episode: EcoGnomix - Gnome Sweet Gnome - Alec Shea EcoGnomix - Leaf It To Me (Leafy Hollows) - Alec Shea EcoGnomix - Fostering the Eco-gnome-y - Alec Shea EcoGnomix - Hit it in the Cactobulos! - Alec Shea EcoGnomix - Ancient Cactus Eater - Alec Shea Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Alec Shea Links: Global Game jam EcoGnomix OST on YouTube Alecs Homepage Listen to Alecs work on Spotify Purchase Alecs Music on Bandcamp Alecs Twitter Alecs LinkedIn Alecs YouTube Alec's BandCamp Alecs Facebook page Alecs TikTok Three Musketeer game by Senam Games Senam Games TikTok The Games You Make Asteroid cruisers inc

This weeks guest is one who have been working on only multiple games, but also worked in various music departments for variosu films and TV show such as Star Wars IX, Avengers: End game, Toy Story 4 and Indiana jones and the Dial of Destiny. Samantha joins in to talk about three cosy games she worked on, Love Ghostie, Petit Island and Cloudscape Music in the episode: Love, Ghostie - Creepin' it Real - Samantha Van Der Sluis Love, Ghostie - You're My Boo (Good date) / Exorcising my Feelings (Bad date) - Samantha Van Der Sluis Cloudscape - Cloud island #2 - Samantha Van Der Sluis Petit Island - Exploration 01 - Samantha Van Der Sluis Petit Island - Village - Samantha Van Der Sluis Voices of the episode: Christofer "ChrisX" Schenström Samantha Van Der Sluis Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠ Samantha Van Der Sluis Homepage Samantha Van Der Sluis Twitter Samantha Van Der Sluis LinkedIn Purchase the Love, Ghostie game on Steam Wishlist Cloudscape on Steam Wishlist Petit Island on Steam

200 Episodes and seven years of content, this week Chris is summerizing up all that he has done in this massive episode, Childhood, videogames, music, what was the initial idea of the podcast and much more! Thank you all for you immense support and here’s to 200 more Episodes! Music in the episode: Chip ’n [...]

We’re back with a newly recorded episode that’s straight out of the fiery flame, in this weeks episode Patrik Jarlestam returns back to the podcast, and this time we’re discussing one of his latest works for the popular Viking game Valheim. We’re talking about ups and downs with composing music, bigger turning points and why [...]

Time for the last episode of our Nordic Game Conference series, a series with pre-recorded specials together with composers, sound designers and voice actors, last but not least in this series is the amazing Sébastien Croteau, a dedicated and passionate artist who creates an amazing atmosphere utilizing his voice. In this weeks episode we talk [...]

We continue with our Nordic Game Conference series with pre-recorded specials with composers, sound designers and upcoming voice actors, next one up is the artist Bernardo Vidal from Portugal, Bernardo is aiming to get into composition and sound design in video games, but his background in music has given him quite a interesting start Sit [...]

We hope everyone loved the first episode of this Nordic Game Conference series with pre-recorded specials with composers, sound designers and upcoming voice acters, following up after Daniel Poole we have the amazing talent Razvan Kim who today lives in Glasgow. Sit back, relax and enjoy as Razvan and Chris will talk about Razvans journey [...]

Time for some pre-recorded specials during these upcoming weeks, during May, Chris visited the Nordic Game Conference with his new portable podcast studio, met developers and composers and sat down on the last day and talked to them, first out in this Nordic Game Conference sponsored specials is none other than Dan Poole. Hope you [...]

We’re in June and some might have missed it and some may not, but June means the kickstart of the VGM Podcast sphere event, ”Masters of VGM”, an event that is active all throughout June and covered by podcasts who talk about VGM. This week Chris presents four composers he thinks will go far in [...]

A new challenger has appeared, and it’s not Sonic as we’re instead talking about the Little Yellow taxi that goes Vroom in this weeks episode of Gameable Audio, Chris sat down with the composer Jacob Lincke to talk about working with a genre bending soundtrack, what does that mean? what’s the hardship of working with [...]

For this weeks episode of Gameable Audio we have a familiar face joining in to talk about his latest work on the game Ultros, Oscar ”Ratvader” Rydelius has returned and we’re talking about the usual struggles and positives of making a soundtrack, we also talk about memories from travels Oscar did during the project. This [...]

It is time for the direct sequel to the ”popular” filler VGM radio, returning with your host Christofer Schenström guiding you through the jungle of video game music . This episode was recorded in front of a live watching (Stream) audience. Welcome to this weeks Gameable Audio a VGM Podcast! Music in the episode:  Sayonara [...]

It is time to start up you new ”fancy” VGM radio, with your host Christofer Schenström he guides you through a wild, crazy, and totally random pop-up radio show. The episode was recorded in front of a live watching (Stream) audience. Welcome to this weeks Gameable Audio a VGM Podcast! Music in the episode:  The [...]

It is time to dive deep into another composer, this week we’re diving into the amazing and active composer Wilbert Roget II. The man who started out at an early age playing the piano, who fell in love with the interactive music in video games and tunes from Animes such as Cowboy Bebop. We look [...]

Starting out on the Amiga, pushing through to learn an art, an deep interest in SID music then created the path for a new artist under the name of Instant Remedy. To combine the genuine interest for gaming music and the dancefloor, Chris invites Martin to talk about his work that he has been doing [...]

Amazing journey’s are starting out in the most interesting spaces, but this story starts out at the computer club at a very young age, the curiousity of what a tracker is ended up in a much larger path than Joonas could’ve imagine, ending up in a lot of exciting projects and this week we’re talking [...]

It is time to focus on yet another soundtrack, this time Chris talks about the specific game Slay the Spire, a Deck-building roguelike game where you trim and design your card tactics. Beloved by a niché group, defined as a Indie hit, but what about the music? Sit down and enjoy this weeks Gameable Audio [...]

This week Chris tackles the genre ”Shoot’em’up” the genre which works as some sort of waveshaper of good and bad gamers, or is it? Bullet hell is one thing that usually tends be a nickname for the genre but even developers have gotten their name into the list of nicknames, this week we explore a [...]

One year of Gameable Audio have passed, and this is the first episode of year 2024, as a special celebration we’ve have Patryk Scelina joining Chris side to talk about his work on the isometric sci-fi shooter Slavic Punk: Old timer, a game which is based upon the work of Michał Gołkowski, a renown Polish [...]

This is the last featured episode of the FIRST year of Gameable Audio, and we’re going out with a bang! We discuss and talk to both the developer and the composer of the rhythm and puzzle game Backbeat. David is the Tech and CEO of the company Ichigoichie and Pete is the Composer for the [...]

We’re in December, and in November a brand new series released that had Chris hooked, he ate it all line, hook and sinker! The series we’re talking about is Scott Pilgrim Takes off, therefore in this episode we’re focusing on the game that initially released more than 10 years ago and the band behind the [...]

As November is close to it’s end we’re also closing in on the last coverage of Female composers during this month, this week we’re covering the japanese female composer and programmer Yuka Watanabe, her career was of outmost interest to research as her career can almost be cut in half like a coconut, making her [...]

We’re in the dark autumn known as November, Movember etc. but here at Gameable Audio we’re shining light like never before, and this time we’re aiming it all under November on Female composers only, first out in this weeks episode we have the amazing Akari Kaida,  we go through a taste of her different genre [...]

A quick change happened for this weeks episode, instead we’re digging deeper into the classical composer Gordy Haab, who mostly known for his work within Star Wars and AMC’s The Walking dead. Where did he start and why is he on Lucas short list? Learn more by listening to this weeks episode of Gameable Audio [...]

Lately there have been a change in the type of games Chris have taken upon, and that’s why we’re doing a Puzzle game episode, but even with the set up of an podcast episode it becomes much like a puzzle game by selecting 4 of all the amazing tracks on the possibilities, Chris picks tracks [...]

New week, new theme, we’re exploring the genre of platformers and how the music vibes the place up, Chris took a thinker, all to go back to his childhood and also to look into some more recent finds all in order to get a great variety for this weeks tracks, different platforms and different sounds, [...]

Once in a while when the moon strikes with its brightest moment, Chris returns with yet another remix episode as he just loves and adores the alternative versions of tracks. This time we’re more focused on recent releases on the OC remix community, to try and find new artists, but what happened instead? Find out [...]

This time in Gameable Audio, Chris is taking it up to talk about Sorrow in Videogame and music, what makes a track or a situation have that aspect of ”sorrow”, examples of different game genres, tackling this subject is not an easy feat but Chris tries and in the end a lot of recommendations and [...]

Welcome back to yet another week of Gameable Audio, this time we have a very special guest the one and only ”Francesco D’Agostino”, Francesco is a fresh out of the box composer and in this weeks episode we’re discussing the thoughts surrounding how to reach an audience and to ”break into the industry”, Francesco gives [...]

It’s time for those sunny days at the beach, or is it?! this week Chris and this weeks guest Martyrus from the ReVGM podcast talk about the fancy summertime. What’s the best with the summer time, is music all that important to the experience and why is the track called ”Side crawlers dance”? This and [...]