BGM Gems

Episode 4: Florence | BGM Gems 07

In the first half, 2018's Florence and a stunning soundtrack by Kevin Penkin takes Jordan Hatfield and Dawn Violet on an emotional journey with its enchanting duets and charming gameplay. In the back half, a field trip to Detroit, Michigan brings the BGM Gems hosts into the audience of HEALTH, Carpenter Brut, and Desire for a night of brutal music that featured songs discussed in three previous episodes of this very podcast! Music in order of appearance * Happy Together * Florence * Dreams * Erosion * Wake Up, Moving On * Memories * Adult Life * First Dates Interview with Sophie Curtis from Cygnus Arioso [https://www.cygnusarioso.com/stories/meet-the-musicians-fm8ly] A Podcast made by humans, published independently. Follow BGM Gems on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/bgmgems.bsky.social] Jordan Hatfield on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/the_j_hat/?hl=en] Dawn Violet on The Internet [https://eastsky.online/]

Episode 2: Touhou Project | BGM Gems 06

What is a Touhou? Jordan Hatfield & Dawn Violet… might know. Maybe you'll find out if you listen to this episode all about Team Shanghai Alice's Touhou Project! The hundreds of thousands (yes, actually) of fan works make this handily the largest body of Video Game Music yet seen on BGM gems, and maybe ever!! Music in order of appearance * Mystic Dream ~ Snow or Cherry Petal - Dawn's arrangement for BGM Gems * Bad Apple!! - Masoyoshi Minoshima arrangement feat. nomico * Bad Apple!! - ZUN arrangement via Akyu's Untouched Score * Bad Apple!! - RichaadEB arrangement feat. Christina Vee * Pierrot of the Star-Spangled Banner - RichaadEB arrangement * Beloved Tomboyish Daughter - ZUN's arrangement from Touhou 6 * Phantom Ensemble - ZUN's arrangement from Touhou 7 * U.N. Owen Was Her? - JustSomeRandomMusician arrangement * Final Savage Sister Flandere S - beatMARIO arrangement of U.N. Owen Was Her? * Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind  - ZUN's arrangement from Touhou 12 * Maiden's Capriccico ~ Dream Battle (Reimu's theme) - ZUN's arrangement from Touhou 8 * Cirno's Perfect Math Class - IOSYS arrangement of Beloved Tomboyish Daughter * Retribution for the Eternal Night ~ Imperishable Night - ZUN's arrangement from Touhou 8 * Hartmann's Youkai Girl - Tokyo Active NEETs Arrangement * Night of Nights - beatMARIO + COOL&CREATE's arrangement of Flowering Night * Voyage 1970 - ZUN's arrangement from Touhou 8 * Illusionary Night ~ Ghostly Eyes - ZUN's arrangement from Touhou 8 * Player's Score - ZUN's arrangement from Touhou 14 OutOfCharacters' Video essay [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e88IEziBgCs&t=9s]on U.N Owen Was Her? / Death Waltz Romantique Tp's PC-98 recreation project [https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php/topic,18989.0.html] Listen to Gensokyo Radio [https://gensokyoradio.net/] on the internet. TouhouDB [https://touhoudb.com/]hosts the Touhou Music Database. The English Touhou Wiki [https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_Wiki] is an invaluable source of information on Touhou Project. Lots of fan works live on Moriya Shrine! [https://moriyashrine.org/] A Podcast made by humans, published independently. Follow BGM Gems on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/bgmgems.bsky.social] Jordan Hatfield on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/the_j_hat/?hl=en] Dawn Violet on The Internet [https://eastsky.online/]

Episode 1: The January Episode | BGM Gems 05

In their album of the soundtrack of the game of the year spectacular, hosts Jordan Hatfield & Dawn Violet discuss standout media from 2025, despite recording and releasing said spectacular well into January.  It's the January episode! Music in order of apperance * Into Tartarus by Darren Korb (Hades II) * I Am Gonna Claw (Out Your Eyes then Drown You To Death) by Scylla & The Sirens/Darren Korb (Hades II) * Nocturne Pour Lumière by Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) * Outlaws of the West by Woody Jackson (Red Dead Redemption 2) * Unshaken by D'angelo (Red Dead Redemption 2) * The Housebuilding Song by David R. Ferguson (Red Dead Redemption 2) * After The Ship by Amos Roddy (Citizen Sleeper 2) * warehouse by kariomart & Blue Cayman (Q-UP) * The Visitor by Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor) * Beneath The Cantina by Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor) * There Are Always Choices by Amos Roddy (Citizen Sleeper 2) Timestamps 00:00 hi 00:17 good morning! 03:22 games, soundtracks, and nonsense 52:38 2025 music chat~ 1:46:55 bye! intro and outro themes by ayr BGM Gems hosted by Jordan Hatfield & Dawn Violet Produced & engineered by Dawn Violet Edited by Dawn Violet & Jordan Hatfield A Podcast made by humans, published independently. Follow BGM Gems on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/bgmgems.bsky.social] Jordan Hatfield on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/the_j_hat/?hl=en] Dawn Violet on The Internet [https://eastsky.online/]

Episode 5: Q-UP Composers discuss Drum & Bass hit OST | BGM Gems Bonus Interview

Q-Up Composers Connor Lofdahl and Martin Nayeri sit with BGM Gems Co-Host Dawn Violet to discuss their Original Soundtrack for 2025's Q-UP, by Everybody House Games.  Follow BGM Gems on Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/bgmgems.bsky.social See the video version of this discussion: https://youtu.be/UoTep7b1suQ Music sourced from the Q-UP Soundtrack on bandcamp https://kariomart.bandcamp.com/album/q-up-ost Music that inspired Q-UP as shared by kariomart and Blue Cayman https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5NgS1nLT2BP9ia5U5u4Aus?si=4f96ce6a94f04598 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=480Q_aZUcxw RamonPang's carRADIO Drum & Bass mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IK3L7OrPE4 Follow BGM Gems on your favorite podcatcher for the latest episodes discussing video game music large, small, and weird.  A podcast made by humans.

Episode 4: Max Payne 3 | BGM Gems 04

HEALTH's one-of-a-kind score for Rockstar's Max Payne 3 sets the bar for composition in cinematic games. BGM Gems hosts Jordan Hatfield and Dawn Violet dissect a cult classic of video game music, and how it affected one of the most prominent industrial bands performing now. Music from Max Payne 3 by HEALTH in order of appearance: -Max Payne Theme  -PAINKILLER -THE GIRL -SHELLS -9 Circulos by Emicida -MAX: FAVELA -MAX: NJ -DEAD -Max Payne 3 pause menu music (unreleased) -THE IMPERIAL PALACE -PILLS -TEARS Max Payne Theme composed by Kärtsy Hatakka & Kimmo Kajasto, performed for this episode by Dawn Violet Interview clip [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_lnsQK2_Jo] with  Kärtsy Hatakka via Riffmag Excellent articles which informed this podcast: * https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/healths-john-famiglietti-on-max-payne-3-working-with-reznor-and-their-dark-upcoming-album-3235470 [https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/healths-john-famiglietti-on-max-payne-3-working-with-reznor-and-their-dark-upcoming-album-3235470] * https://www.kerrang.com/health-interview-disco-part-ii-jake-duzsik-john-famiglietti-bj-miller-cover-story [https://www.kerrang.com/health-interview-disco-part-ii-jake-duzsik-john-famiglietti-bj-miller-cover-story] * https://pitchfork.com/news/45682-health-talk-max-payne-3-score/ [https://pitchfork.com/news/45682-health-talk-max-payne-3-score/] BGM Gems hosted by Jordan Hatfield & Dawn Violet Produced, engineered, and edited by Dawn Violet. A Podcast made by humans, published independently.