LACED WITH WAX

We talked to three co-hosts of Sound of Play, a podcast dedicated to video game music, about the origins of the show, their favourite eras of game music and advice for others thinking of launching a pod.

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Laced With Wax spoke to Where the Water Tastes Like Wine composer Ryan Ike to find out how he and his cohort of collaborators approached the intimidating brief: ‘Create a soundtrack that encapsulates the whole of the USA.’ No sweat.

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We chatted to composer, arranger and orchestrator David Peacock about his lifelong love of video game music, how one goes about rearranging classic tracks (when the original composer is looking over your shoulder) and the collaborative nature of the VGM community.

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We highlight some more beautiful and bonkers vinyl sets that show how inventive artists, labels and designers can be with the format.

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We interviewed Benedykt Szneider, creative director of Reikon Games’ debut title RUINER, about its marketing-led development, cyberpunk influences and what the soundtrack vinyl means to him. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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We bop our way through some of the best jazzy video game music, highlighting some of the the styles and artists that influenced it.

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Essay to write? Snarky tweet to compose? To help you concentrate, we’ve highlighted some of the best video game music that won’t make you sit up and take notice.

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We speak to Joe Caithness, mastering engineer for many a Laced Records release, about the end-to-end mastering process, living the vinyl lifestyle and the importance of archivism.

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We pick out a selection of fantastic video game music to reflect 12 different Christmas and wintertime moods — from ‘chirpy cheer’ to ‘holiday horror’

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Laced Records has laboured to produce some stunning video game wax over the course of 2017 — here’s a round-up of our releases, from Yooka-Laylee to Ruiner.

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We picked the brains of some of the most ardent game music champions out there to find out their favourite ‘deep cut’ tracks — lesser known video game pieces that nonetheless deserve to be highlighted as classics. Edited by Thomas Quillfeldt

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Laced With Wax interviews illustrator and designer Tom J Manning about his intricate and impressionistic artwork for The Talos Principle soundtrack double vinyl set. By Thomas Quillfeldt.

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Five avid VGM vinyl collectors wax lyrical about their passion for game music and soundtrack records — and offer crate-digging and tech tips for beginner hobbyists. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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We pick out a diverse range of terror-inducing game music to haunt your nightmares — everything from Dead Space to… Pokémon?

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We chatted to Damjan Mravunac, the composer (among other things) for Croteam’s Serious Sam and The Talos Principle series, about his audio philosophy. By Thomas Quillfeldt.

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