OSTs and Heartbreak

Zombies. Pretty scary. Kinda cliché.Space. Can be scary. Contextually terrifying.Combine them? Now we're in the dismemberment business. In this episode, we strap on our space suits and carefully propel ourselves through the terrifying zero-G environments of the original Dead Space. Join us as we navigate the soundtrack players listen to while THEY navigate the USG Ishimura, a massive spaceship built for interstellar mining and loaded with the rotting corpses of the crew...now turned into vicious aliens called Necromorphs. Listen in on the classically inspired, dissonant-heavy score composed, conducted and arranged by Jason Graves and influenced by 20th century avant-garde composers such as Ligeti and Penderecki. It's going to get dicey, so bring along whatever mining equipment you can scavenge (that Plasma cutter looks good) and come along for the ride! Link to Show Notes

Join us as we reboot our podcast and jump into the thematically rich world of Final Fantasy VI, considered by some to be the greatest JRPG of all time. Along the way, we'll explore the humble beginnings of the game's developer, Square, and its iconic series composer, Nobuo Uematsu, one of the most acclaimed video game composers across the medium. You're not going to want to miss it! So gather up your high potions and phoenix downs, and flag down the nearest Chocobo...we're going for a ride. Link to Show Notes

In episode 5 of OSTs and Heartbreak, it's time to unmask the soundtrack of Persona 5! This is a video game score worthy of a stadium-packed concert, with tracks that pull on our heartstrings and inspire us to jam out in equal measure. Come join us as we navigate through teenage angst and demons to find out why this soundtrack still steals our hearts. Link to Show Notes

In episode 4 of OSTs and Heartbreak, we explore the 1994 release of the Super Nintendo classic Donkey Kong Country, as well as the groundbreaking score that it was set to, crafted by brilliant English composer David Wise. Follow along as we tumble through the jungle and jam to Wise's incredible ambient rhythms and beats. Link to Show Notes

Episode 3 of OSTs and Heartbreak takes us into the trenches of New Mombasa alongside a squad of orbital drop shock troupers...ODSTs for short. As we follow our protagonist, the Rookie, in his fight against the Covenant, we'll also explore the rock-infused original soundtrack crafted by composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori that sets Halo 3 ODST apart from this much-loved video game series. Link to the show notes.

In episode 2 of OSTs and Heartbreak, we launched into the star-studded soundtrack of Super Mario Galaxy. Join us as we go planet hopping along with our favorite Italian plumber, and hear how composer Koji Kondo evolved the bleeps and bloops of the 8-bit era into heartwarming orchestral masterpieces. Link to Show Notes

Welcome to Rapture...and to our podcast. In this inaugural episode of OSTs & Heartbreak, we dive into the deep dark depths of the BioShock 2 soundtrack: Sounds from the Lighthouse. Find out how Gary Schyman’s original score was able to turn moments in this video game from eerie and sad into a frenzied panic in just a few notes. Link to Show Notes

OSTs and Heartbreak premieres on April 20th.Follow us @ostsandheartbreak on Instagram and visit our website for show notes, episode transcripts, and more!