Top Score
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Lennie Moore and Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm on Top...
With so many World War II games on the market, it can be difficult to come up with a unique sound for the score. Lennie Moore talks about his music for Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm on Top Score.
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Garry Schyman's BioShock Infinite on Top Score
How do I feel about composer Garry Schyman's score to the new BioShock Infinite? Put it on a stage and let me hear it live, over and over... and over... and over...
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Deconstructing "Tomb Raider" with Composer Jason Graves
Composer Jason Graves explains the musical themes he created for "Tomb Raider" on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Kevin Riepl and Aliens: Colonial Marines on Top Score
What happens when a composer writes a great score for a not-so-great game? Kevin Riepl talks about his music for Aliens: Colonial Marines.
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Jeremy Soule Uses Kickstarter to Fund His First Symphony
Kickstarter is a website allowing consumers to fund projects, including movies, games, conferences and everything else in between. "Skyrim" composer Jeremy Soule decided to use it to fund writing, recording and performing his Symphony No. 1.
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Jim Dooley and Infamous on Top Score
Composer Jim Dooley talks about working on both games in the Infamous series on Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Peter McConnell and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on Top...
Peter McConnell and Emily Reese talk Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR. Enter for your chance to win a copy of the PlayStation 3 game below!
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Penka Kouneva and A Warrior's Odyssey on Top Score
Composer Penka Kouneva took two months between projects to write her own music, culminating in a CD called A Warrior's Odyssey . Emily Reese spoke with Penka about her music, and coming to the U.S. from Bulgaria.
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Joel Corelitz and The Unfinished Swan on Top Score
Composer Joel Corelitz just received a BAFTA nomination for his score to The Unfinished Swan . Baroque-inspired sounds accompany the artful tale. Hear our conversation on the latest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Daniel Licht's Music for "Dishonored"
Steampunk meets Charles Dickens's London in the game Dishonored, scored by composer Daniel Licht.
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Inon Zur and Rift on Top Score
Composer Inon Zur and the new music for Rift: Storm Legion on the latest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Top Score: The South American Sounds of Papo & Yo
Papo & Yo turned out to be one of the most emotional experiences I've had as a gamer. While I feel as though I say that more and more, it's a trend I wholeheartedly embrace.
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Jesper Kyd and Darksiders II on Top Score
Jesper Kyd explains how he scored the afterlife, light and darkness for Darksiders II on Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II Gets Musical Makeover from...
Significant musical moments in Call of Duty: Black Ops II are explained by the soundtrack's composer, Jack Wall, on the newest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Matt Uelmen, Diablo and Torchlight on Top Score
Matt Uelmen shares his music for Torchlight II on Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Christopher Lennertz on Top Score
Christopher Lennertz is a busy guy, working on multiple television projects like Supernatural and Revolution, in addition to writing music for games like Starhawk and Mass Effect 3. Hear the conversation on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Video Game Music Fan Site OC ReMix on Top Score
David Lloyd launched OCReMix.org in 1999 to create a site for fans to share their interpretations of game music. David and submissions judge Larry Oji joined Top Score for a conversation about fan art.
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Composer Lorne Balfe Chats Skylanders on Top Score
On the new episode of Top Score, Lorne Balfe talks about his music for the new "Skylanders" game, called "Skylanders: Giants."
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Spy Hunter Gets New Soundtrack by Ryan Shore
Composer Ryan Shore Top Score from Classical MPR to discuss his score for a relaunched "Spy Hunter."
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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses on Top...
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is a musical celebration of twenty-five years of Zelda melodies. The new episode of Top Score features a conversation with the producers of the touring show, video game music fans Jason Michael Paul and Jeron Moore.
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Top Score Giveaway: Calling All Dawns by Christopher Tin
Christopher Tin kindly sent us five signed copies of "Calling All Dawns". Enter today for your chance to win a copy!
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Jessica Curry and Dear Esther on Top Score
Jessica Curry's chamber music score for indie game Dear Esther is a wonderful compliment to stunning visuals and compelling narrative.
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Christopher Tin on Top Score
Composer Christopher Tin is the featured guest on the new episode of Top Score from Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
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The Music of Skyrim on Top Score
A review of some of the best music from Jeremy Soule's soundtrack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on Top Score from Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
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Darren Korb Talks Bastion on Top Score
Darren Korb created what he calls "acoustic frontier trip-hop" as the soundscape for the game Bastion. Hear Darren and his music on Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Austin Wintory talks about Journey on Top Score
Austin Wintory teamed up with thatgamecompany and Jenova Chen to create a terrific score for the game "Journey"
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The Music of Mass Effect 3 on Top Score
Three of the composers from Mass Effect 3 join Emily Reese for a conversation about their music on the newest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Richard Jacques on Top Score
Two of my favorite things coincide on the new episode of Top Score: composer Richard Jacques, and LittleBigPlanet.
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Ron Fish Talks Batman on Top Score
Composer Ron Fish joins Top Score to talk about his music for Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham Asylum, the God of War series and Sega Japan's Rise of Nightmares.
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Mass Effect Preview Show on Top Score
Mass Effect 3 comes out on March 6th, and Top Score has a preview of two new tracks, and a review of the music from the Mass Effect universe.
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Jesper Kyd at Minnesota Public Radio Headquarters
Composer Jesper Kyd visited MPR headquarters in November for Top Score's first live event. Check out the audio and video from the night!
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8- and 16-Bit Music on Top Score
Host of The Legacy Music Hour podcast, Brent Weinbach, joins Top Score to talk about his passion for the 8- and 16-bit era of video game music.
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Inon Zur talks about Lord of the Rings: War in the North...
Inon Zur returns to Top Score from Classical MPR to talk about his new score to Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Enter the drawing for a chance to win the Xbox version of Lord of the Rings -- War of the North, plus the original game soundtrack by Inon Zur.
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Jesper Kyd Talks Assassin's Creed on Top Score
Composer Jesper Kyd has written music for all four games in the Assassin's Creed series. Hear him talk about the experience in the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Greg Edmonson and Uncharted 3 on Top Score
Greg Edmonson talks about his music for the Uncharted trilogy on Top Score from Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
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Brian Tyler Talks Modern Warfare 3 on Top Score
Brian Tyler talks about his score for one of the most anticipated games of the year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the new episode of Top Score from Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
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Bear McCreary on Top Score
Composer Bear McCreary is our guest on Top Score this week from Classical MPR. I first became interested in his music through my adoration of the relaunched "Battlestar Galactica" series on SyFy. Lucky for me, Bear also scored two video games. Capcom's "Dark Void" from 2010, and Sony's "SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs."
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Tom Salta on Top Score
Composer Tom Salta applied a multifaceted musical background to create an immersive and highly interactive soundtrack for Eric Chahi's new game, "From Dust."
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Boris Salchow's Music for Resistance 3 on Top Score
The latest installment of Top Score features an interview with Boris Salchow, who composed the score for the recently released sci-fi shooter "Resistance 3."
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Top Score Launches Season 2 with Halo Composer Martin...
Veteran video game composer Martin O'Donnell talks about writing scores for ten years of Halo on the first episode of season 2 from Top Score on Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
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Top Score: Season 2 Challenge
Top Score, our podcast exploring video game music is announcing its second season. But in true game fashion, there's a challenge for you to figure out.
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Top Score: Laura Karpman
What does 20th-century American composer Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) have to do with video game music? A lot, as it turns out.
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Heavy Rain on Top Score
The game Heavy Rain was released in 2010 by Quantic Dream. Composer Normand Corbeil wrote the music and is the guest on Top Score from Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
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Red Dead Redemption on Top Score
Rockstar Games turned to Bill Elm and Woody Jackson to create the music for "Red Dead Redemption." On this episode of Top Score from Classical MPR, Elm discusses he and Jackson's background in the alt-country scene, his admiration for Italian film composer Ennio Morricone and more.
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Sean Murray, composer for Call of Duty: Black Ops on Top...
Composer Sean Murray talks about his music for Call of Duty: Black Ops, game 7 in one of the most successful franchises in gaming history. Hear him on Top Score from Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
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BioShock Composer Garry Schyman on Top Score
Composer Garry Schyman talks to Top Score about his music for BioShock, BioShock 2 and Dante's Inferno.
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Dead Space Composer Jason Graves on Top Score
Composer Jason Graves created a gorgeous but terrifying score for Dead Space and Dead Space 2. Hear an interview with Jason on Episode 3 of Top Score from Classical MPR.
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Stacking on Top Score
Episode Two of Top Score is all about Stacking, a delightful game with a classical soundtrack. Join Emily Reese for a conversation with Game Designer Lee Petty, Audio Director Brian Min and Composer Peter McConnell.
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Top Score: Dragon Age II Composer Inon Zur
Award-winning composer Inon Zur writes music for video games like Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, and the two most recent games in the Fallout series. He talks about his journey and his job on Top Score from Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
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