GXM Podcast (Games X Music)

Video game concerts are more popular than ever before, but what goes on behind the scenes to bring these productions to life? This week, we’re joined by Gaetano Fazio, founder of SOHO Live, to talk about the logistics of video game concerts, why they’re growing so popular, and SOHO Live’s upcoming productions of the Stardew Valley and Death Stranding concert tours. Enjoy!  –––––––––––––––––––––– Whether you work in the music or games industries or simply enjoy video game music and want to learn more about this area of interest, make sure to give us a listen… …and HIT SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy! 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 Tom Quillfeldt (Laced’s Production and Community Manager) and Mat Ombler (Laced’s Head of Music and Game Partnerships.) We'd love to hear your feedback, thoughts on topics you'd like to hear us discuss, and ideas for guests. Email — ⁠gxmpodcast@gmail.com⁠    Bluesky — @gxmpodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gxmpodcast.bsky.social] | @matombler.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/matombler.bsky.social] | @tquillfeldt.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tquillfeldt.bsky.social]  X — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [http://twitter.com/gxmpodcast] | ⁠@tquillfeldt⁠ [http://twitter.com/tquillfeldt] | ⁠@matombler⁠ [http://twitter.com/matombler] Instagram — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/gxmpodcast/] Produced by Tom Quillfeldt and Mat Ombler Edited by Tom Quillfeldt Music by Zak Foster Show artwork by Joshua Klein

Sandfall Interactive’s debut RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has been an overwhelming success amongst critics and the official charts. With more than 90 million track streams on DSPs and top spots on the Billboard Classical Charts in less than one month after its release, Mat and Tom explain the hype behind the game’s original soundtrack and how its enjoying the same critical praise as the game itself.  As always, there’s a lot of news to get through too. We share our thoughts on the mammoth 200+ tracklist for the new Mario Kart game, the series’ synonymous link with jazz fusion and the biggest updates for your favourite video game composers.  * [Via Nintendo [https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-18-mario-kart-world-part-1]] Ask the Developer Vol. 18: Mario Kart World — Part 1 * [Via thatgamecompany [https://www.thatskygame.com/aurora/]] The Aurora concert in thatgamecompany’s Sky: Children of the Light is coming back between June 9th-22nd 2025 * [Via Denz1000 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsvM_1wNoAA]] What is Rally House?  –––––––––––––––––––––– Whether you work in the music or games industries or simply enjoy video game music and want to learn more about this area of interest, make sure to give us a listen… …and HIT SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy! 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 Tom Quillfeldt (Laced’s Production and Community Manager) and Mat Ombler (Laced’s Head of Music and Game Partnerships.) We'd love to hear your feedback, thoughts on topics you'd like to hear us discuss, and ideas for guests. Email — ⁠gxmpodcast@gmail.com⁠    Bluesky — @gxmpodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gxmpodcast.bsky.social] | @matombler.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/matombler.bsky.social] | @tquillfeldt.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tquillfeldt.bsky.social]  X — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [http://twitter.com/gxmpodcast] | ⁠@tquillfeldt⁠ [http://twitter.com/tquillfeldt] | ⁠@matombler⁠ [http://twitter.com/matombler] Instagram — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/gxmpodcast/] Produced by Tom Quillfeldt and Mat Ombler Edited by Tom Quillfeldt Music by Zak Foster Show artwork by Joshua Klein

Asterism is a playable album set in a hand-crafted solar system. Tom chats with artist and solo dev Claire Morwood (aka shimmerglitch) about how to keep 12 tracks’ worth of gameplay fresh, inspirations for the project (Outer Wilds, MTV music videos), and getting in the flow of physically making the game.  The game is available now on Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2187450/Asterism/] and itch.io [https://shimmerwitch.itch.io/asterism]. –––––––––––––––––––––– Whether you work in the music or games industries or simply enjoy video game music and want to learn more about this area of interest, make sure to give us a listen… …and HIT SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy! 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 Tom Quillfeldt (Laced’s Production and Community Manager) and Mat Ombler (Laced’s Head of Music and Game Partnerships.) We'd love to hear your feedback, thoughts on topics you'd like to hear us discuss, and ideas for guests. Email — ⁠gxmpodcast@gmail.com⁠    Bluesky — @gxmpodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gxmpodcast.bsky.social] | @matombler.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/matombler.bsky.social] | @tquillfeldt.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tquillfeldt.bsky.social]  X — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [http://twitter.com/gxmpodcast] | ⁠@tquillfeldt⁠ [http://twitter.com/tquillfeldt] | ⁠@matombler⁠ [http://twitter.com/matombler] Instagram — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/gxmpodcast/] Produced by Tom Quillfeldt and Mat Ombler Edited by Tom Quillfeldt Music by Zak Foster Show artwork by Joshua Klein

We’re back for more chatty news! After attending PlayStation The Concert in Manchester, Mat shares his thoughts on why it sets a new standard for game concerts but struggled to fill enough seats in the massive Co-Op Arena. We also explore Sabrina Carpenter’s concert in Fortnite, legal troubles over at Roblox and LOTS of video game composer news.  * [Via GamesRadar [https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mmo/final-fantasy-14-and-16-composer-says-working-on-the-mmo-and-a-action-rpg-at-the-same-time-was-awful-every-day-was-a-really-horrible-hell/]] Final Fantasy 14 and 16 composer says working on the MMO and an action-RPG at the same time was awful: "Every day was a really horrible hell" * [Via TimeExtension [https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-music-is-pretty-much-all-i-think-about-parappa-the-rappers-masaya-matsuura-on-his-journey-from-pop-star-to-game-dev]] "Music Is Pretty Much All I Think About" - PaRappa The Rapper's Masaya Matsuura On His Journey From Pop Star To Game Dev –––––––––––––––––––––– Whether you work in the music or games industries or simply enjoy video game music and want to learn more about this area of interest, make sure to give us a listen… …and HIT SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy! 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 Tom Quillfeldt (Laced’s Production and Community Manager) and Mat Ombler (Laced’s Head of Music and Game Partnerships.) We'd love to hear your feedback, thoughts on topics you'd like to hear us discuss, and ideas for guests. Email — ⁠gxmpodcast@gmail.com⁠    Bluesky — @gxmpodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gxmpodcast.bsky.social] | @matombler.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/matombler.bsky.social] | @tquillfeldt.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tquillfeldt.bsky.social]  X — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [http://twitter.com/gxmpodcast] | ⁠@tquillfeldt⁠ [http://twitter.com/tquillfeldt] | ⁠@matombler⁠ [http://twitter.com/matombler] Instagram — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/gxmpodcast/] Produced by Tom Quillfeldt and Mat Ombler Edited by Tom Quillfeldt Music by Zak Foster Show artwork by Joshua Klein

Jessica Curry drops by to talk about her haunting new album with the London Voices, Shielding Songs, comprising 13 choral works from across her career including several from video games (out 13th June 2025.) Jess is co-founder of video game developer The Chinese Room and is also a BAFTA-winning composer who has scored seminal games including Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. Her music has been performed around the world in high-profile venues including during the first — and so far only — video game Prom. She’s been a radio presenter for video game music shows on Classic FM and Radio 3. –––––––––––––––––––––– Whether you work in the music or games industries or simply enjoy video game music and want to learn more about this area of interest, make sure to give us a listen… …and HIT SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy! 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 Tom Quillfeldt (Laced’s Production and Community Manager) and Mat Ombler (Laced’s Head of Music and Game Partnerships.) We'd love to hear your feedback, thoughts on topics you'd like to hear us discuss, and ideas for guests. Email — ⁠gxmpodcast@gmail.com⁠    Bluesky — @gxmpodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gxmpodcast.bsky.social] | @matombler.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/matombler.bsky.social] | @tquillfeldt.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tquillfeldt.bsky.social]  X — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [http://twitter.com/gxmpodcast] | ⁠@tquillfeldt⁠ [http://twitter.com/tquillfeldt] | ⁠@matombler⁠ [http://twitter.com/matombler] Instagram — ⁠@gxmpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/gxmpodcast/] Produced by Tom Quillfeldt and Mat Ombler Edited by Tom Quillfeldt Music by Zak Foster Show artwork by Joshua Klein