R.A. Alexander
Narrative Designer & Writer
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That Sounds Like Fun

TSLF Episode 1: The Pilot - A brief history of music in videogames.

The Adventure Begins!

Welcome to the very first episode of "That Sounds Like Fun"; a podcast all about the magic of videogame music and how it makes us feel.

 In this episode, I wanted to give the show a little bit of context, without going too in-depth about the nuances of game music. I will cover the evolution of music in games from the early "beeps and boops" of Arcade classics such as Space Invaders & Donkey Kong, to the grand orchestral scores of modern day games like Journey and Halo.

 This has been a passion project of mine for quite some time, which was derailed a little bit and has hopefully found its way back on-track. I am really excited to bring this to people, and I hope that everyone who listens enjoys at least some, if not all of it! 

 As this is the pilot episode, all feedback is valuable, and while nobody dislikes having their ego stroked, I am really welcoming negative (but constructive) feedback. It doesn't matter if you're a seasoned fan of videogame music or you've never really been into games at all. If there's something you feel is missing (or could do with being removed), I am all ears. You'll find ways to contact me at the bottom of this post.

Track Listing

  1. Drake's Theme 2.0 - Uncharted 2 - Greg Edmonson

  2. At Doom's Gate - Doom - Robert Prince

  3. Green Green's - Kirby's Dreamland - Jun Ishikawa

  4. Audio from Space Invaders - Taito

  5. Theme from Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong - Yukio Kaneoka

  6. Go Straight - Streets of Rage 2 - Yuzo Koshiro

  7. Tetris Theme "A" - Tetris - Hirokazu Tanaka (Here's a cool article too!)

  8. Tetris - Dr Spin

  9. Korobeiniki - Nikolay Nekrasov

  10. Guile's Theme - Street Fighter 2 - Yoko Shimomura

  11. "People" Suite - Dragon Quest 1 - Koichi Sugiyama

  12. Overworld Theme - Super Mario Bros - Koji Kondo

  13. Andy's Mission - Heart of Darkness - Bruce Broughton

  14. Medal of Honor Theme - Medal of Honor - Michael Giacchino

  15. Baldur's Gate Theme - Baldur's Gate - Michael Hoenig

  16. Halo 3 Suite - Halo 3 - Marty O' Donnell (Arranged and played by VGL)

  17. Final Confluence - Journey - Austin Wintory

Tell a friend (or 2...or 10)

 So if you've listened to the show, I really appreciate it. If you have submitted feedback, I'm even more grateful! My website will be the "home" of the podcast, and the only place with show notes like this. In the future, I may be able to add little pieces of interviews or articles for people to read, so keep an eye open for that.

 You can also find me on Stitcher or iTunes! I would really appreciate it if you told your friends and family about the show. This is a passion project, but the quality will only improve if I know that people are eager to hear the next one.

 You can reach me at:

Thanks again for listening!

 

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