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I'm beyond excited to kick this new season off with a brand new VGM mixtape. As usual, January is a relatively peaceful month for new game releases. But I guarantee you will hear some ecstatic bangers on this one! Enjoy!Timestamps & credits(00:00:04) Dwarf Delve"Amethyst", Irene Chan(00:02:45) Kanon"Misiyou Kyoku Roku", Magome Togoshi(00:05:36) Citizen Sleeper 2"A Different Sun", Amos Roddy(00:09:16) Archeogem"The Adventure Begins — Prologue", Potriel(00:13:08) YIIK I.V"Pizza Pasta", Ackk Studios(00:15:00) Atari Recharged"Many Vortices", Megan McDuffee(00:17:13) LANESPLITTERZ"RAHHH LET'S GO FCKING CANNONBALLING !!!", johh(00:19:39) Astral Ascension"Polaris Central", Eric Benaim(00:21:39) Genshin Impact"Le cramoisi coulant comme Cin", HOYO-MiX(00:23:38) ONCOMING: Drift"Uncomfortable Truths", Contagonist(00:25:25) Unreal Tournament"Foregone Destruction", Michiel van den Bos(00:31:02) Zenless Zone Zero"当生意来敲门 - Remix", Sān-Z, HOYO-MiX(00:32:55) Valorant"my lawyer said don't", Alexis Andrea Boyd, Alice Longyu Gao, David Wilson, 8AE(00:35:02) The Legend of Heroes: Kai No Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-"Reposing Time", Falcom Sound Team jdk(00:36:55) Wuthering Waves"Dancing Through Fantasies", Lai Xu, jixwang(00:40:10) Zenless Zone Zero"Original Me - 1St Take Ver.", Sān-Z, HOYO-MiXMany thanks to Zenibuka for the intro! Follow me on Patreon and Bluesky for even more VGM news Get bonus content on Patreon Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
No new guest this week so, in the tradition of some great podcasts, reviving an old popular episode for those who may have missed it! Originally published on April 20, 2022
We've got another pair of guests this week! This time our dynamic duo is the Allanson brothers, indie developers you may know from their games Two Brothers and YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG. Together we have a great chat about their formative years making games, processing online feedback both constructive and hateful, and the massive I.V. update coming to YIIK. Since Andrew is also Ackk's lead composer, we're playing some of his favorite YIIK tracks! LINKS:
**EDIT: I flubbed my own tag. It's @daktalk on twitter. Sorry about that!** Welcome to the very first installment of DakTalk! With your host Daktyl! Joining me today is one of the co-devs over YiiK: A Postmodern RPG, Andrew Allanson who was gracious enough to give me the time of day to get this thing rolling. We talk about how he and his brother got into game development, his first game and YiiK.
This week, we interview composer, writer, director, and programmer Andrew Allanson of Ackk Studios, who is developing YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG. Despite the name, even if you're not a big RPG guy, I think this episode has a lot of interesting discussion on game design in general! We talk about the purpose of music in games, looking outside the industry to create within it, and how to fight millions of bees. Next week, look forward to Blood Feast (1963) with Justin Whang! Show Notes: YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG Official Website Mark Brown on Shovel Knight and Nailing Nostalgia Hidetaka Miyazaki on regaining health in Bloodborne Satoshi Tajiri on bug catching Shigeru Miyamoto on arches Tales of Game's Presents Chef Boyardee's Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa Andrew on post-modernism Trails of Cold Steel camerawork
Patrick Burns from Bandworks Publications joins me in a great conversation about his career, Bandworks publications, and he offers numerous insights for composers and teachers. Topics: Pat's background and music education Finishing an music education degree and not getting a doctorate in composition Pat's compositional inspiration... the alto clarinet. The Bloomfield Youth Band and the founding of Bandworks Publications What Pat looks for when selecting music for publication Advice for young composers Links: Bandworks Publications Montclair State University Bloomfield Youth Band Ronald Lo Presti - Elegy for a Young American Gordon Jacobs - An Original Suite James Syler - The Hound of Heaven David Holsinger - Liturgical Dances Biography: PATRICK J. BURNS (b. 1969) has served as Adjunct Professor of Music at Montclair State University in New Jersey since 1994, where he teaches courses in music theory, orchestration, and composition, and has also taught instrumental music in the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools since 1998. As a clarinetist, Mr. Burns has performed with many professional ensembles in the New York metro area including the Metropolitan Opera Summer Ballet Orchestra, the pit orchestra for the Broadway revival production of Camelot starring Robert Goulet, and with the New Jersey Chamber Music Society in broadcasts for National Public Radio and New Jersey Network Television. In September 2011, Mr. Burns began his tenure as Director of the Symphony of Winds and Percussion at New Jersey City University. More recently, he has signed on with Ackk Studios as orchestrator/composer/conductor for the company’s video game projects being produced for the Nintendo and Sony Corporations. In 1986, at the age of seventeen, Mr. Burns founded the Bloomfield Youth Band, a community wind ensemble of some 55 secondary school and collegiate musicians which he continues to direct today. The Youth Band has been recognized for its outstanding artistic achievements and service to the community by the United States Congress, the New Jersey Legislature and the Mayor and Town Council of Bloomfield. His compositions for symphonic band are performed by bands of every level throughout the country. The United States Army Band, “Pershing’s Own”, has performed his music in Washington, D.C. and at Carnegie Hall. His music has also been performed by conservatory and military bands in Sweden, Russia, Japan and China. Mr. Burns is former director of the Montclair State University Youth Orchestra and the Imperial Brass. He has been featured as guest conductor and clinician with public school, community, university, region and all-state bands in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio and has recorded albums and concertized with world-renowned brass artists Philip Smith, Warren Vaché, Roger Webster and Chris Jaudes. Patrick Burns’ music for symphonic band is published by G. Schirmer, Daehn Publications, Grand Mesa Music Publishers, FJH Music, Wingert-Jones Music, and TRN Music Publisher. His music has appeared on Bandworld magazine’s Top 100 list of band compositions five times. The Instrumentalist and School Music News have printed numerous favorable reviews of Mr. Burns’ band music and The Classical New Jersey Society Journal has praised his chamber music. His music for symphonic band has been performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago and has been recorded for the educational series Distinguished Music for the Developing Band. He has received commissions from many organizations including the Goldman Band/Harvey Phillips Foundation, Ohio Northern University, the Bel Air (Maryland) Community Band, the SoundTree Corporation and Westlake Village High School Wind Ensemble (California) for the band’s performance at Carnegie Hall. From 2003-2010, Mr. Burns served as president of the Bloomfield Federation of Music and in March 2010, he founded his own publishing company, Bandworks Publications.
Holmes talks with the two brothers responsible for Ackk Studios and their new game, Two Brothers.
Well, we were lucky enough to get some time with four of the developers from Ackk Studios to talk about their upcoming title, "Two Brothers". We are joined by Andrew Allanson, Tony Manfredonia, Jose Alfaro, and Ian Bailey to get the lates on their upcoming title which releases in a few weeks for PC, Mac, and Linux and early 2014 for the Wii U, PS Vita, Playstation 4, and (hopefully) the Xbox 360. You can find more about these developers at their website (www.ackkstudios.wordpress.com) and make sure to vote for them on Steam Greenlight (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=143503892). They can be found on Twitter as @AckkStudios. Make sure to follow us as well on Twitter (@Zenspath) and to leave a comment about the show of what you want to see next from the site!