I recently completed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, or, I should say, saw it through to an end, and of all its excellent qualities, I remain summarily in awe of its soundtrack. Every song created for it just works, from its gorgeously epic main theme to some wildly jazzy tunes (Monoco’s theme is my new jam)…
Tag: game music
Resonance: Monoco’s Theme
Though I hate to admit it now, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was nowhere on my radar until my Virtual Bastion comrade, Hatm0nster, wrote about last spring. Hindsight being 20/20, I should have played then when its hype was beginning to amass. But at the time, I was on my own train with a bevy of…
Listmas 2025: Top Songs from Games Played This Year
One of the newest additions to my music roster is a playlist of favorite songs from games. It’s something that was a long time coming, too! I listen to gaming soundtracks regularly, but until recently, I had never put together a playlist of individual songs from them that stood out from the rest. It contains…
Resonance: The Basics of the Case
Though I called my time with the Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice Trilogy “done” a few months ago, the games have remained close at hand…or ear, as it were, thanks to their excellent soundtracks. A decent part of my daily routine at work calls for rote data entry, and it’s during these sessions that I’ve turned…
Resonance: Ghost House
It was with Halloween in mind, likely, that a certain, random thought popped into my head upon starting up Super Mario Bros. Wonder: “What will the ghost theme be this time?” The Mario Bros. series isn’t known for being particularly scary (though Big Penguin could argue with that, ha!), but it has a penchant for…
Resonance: Shrine Battle
If you’ve played any portion of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then you know it has some pretty great musical themes. And so many of them, too! Different songs play during different events, discoveries, battles, and even changes as Link’s context changes. Day versus night, sky versus. depths, horseback versus walking –…
Resonance – Pieces of the Past by way of the Phenandra Drifts
Though my gaming plate is pretty full, I recently decided to add in a heap of Fallout 3. I’m specifically after its DLC, and namely the one titled “Into the Pitt.” Why that one in particular? Because some time this year, Fallout 76’s newest expansion, The Pitt, is supposed to be released. It’s supposed to…
Resonance: Secunda [Revisited]
Despite all the games that I simply must finish (ahem *Metroid Dread* ahem), I’ve found myself back in the world of Skyrim. It’s a game that just calls, usually in moments of gaming stress (ahem *Metroid Dread* ahem), as something of a remedy. Indeed, it is, and it’s excellent soundtrack goes a long way in…
Resonance: Mid Boss Mayhem
Even though my time with Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle has been scattershot since I first started playing it, my sessions with the game have been wonderful. Giving credit where credit is due, that’s thanks in large part to its incredible soundtrack. I can’t say that in all my years with Mario and Mario-ish games…
Celebrating #Zelda35 – #6-4
This year marks the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, and we could think of no better way to honor this fantastic series of games than by compiling a list of our top 35 favorite things about it! All month long, we’ll be counting down from thirty-five to one the people, places, items,…
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