Video Game Music, Opinions on Rina Sawayama & Brian Eno

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4.3 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the expansive world of video game soundtracks. They chat with Los Angeles Times critic Todd Martens about the innovative ways video game music is exciting listeners and enhancing gaming interactivity. They’ll also review new albums by Rina Sawayama and Brian Eno, and hear messages from Sound Opinions listeners.

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Featured Songs:

Junebug & Ben Babbitt, "Too Late to Love You," Kentucky Route Zero (Original Soundtrack), Annapurna Interactive, 2020

Rina Sawayama, "This Hell," Hold The Girl, Dirty Hit, 2022

Rina Sawayama, "Frankenstein," Hold The Girl, Dirty Hit, 2022

Rina Sawayama, "Hold The Girl," Hold The Girl, Dirty Hit, 2022

Rina Sawayama, "Send My Love To John," Hold The Girl, Dirty Hit, 2022

Rina Sawayama, "Forgiveness," Hold The Girl, Dirty Hit, 2022

Brian Eno, "Who Gives a Thought," Foreverandevernomore, Verve, 2022

Brian Eno, "Garden of Stars," Foreverandevernomore, Verve, 2022

Brian Eno, "We Let It In," Foreverandevernomore, Verve, 2022

Jim Guthrie, "Lone Star," Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies, Dark Flute, 2011

Tycho, "Send and Receive," Hohokum (Original Game Soundtrack), Ghostly International, 2004

Robyn Miller, "Myst Theme," Myst - The Soundtrack, Cyan, 1995

Austin Wintory, "I Was Born for This," Journey (Original Video Game Soundtrack), Sony, 2012

OFK, "Follow/Unfollow," Follow/Unfollow (Single), Teddy Dieff, 2021

Daniel Olsén & Jonathan Eng, "Dead of Night (feat. Linnea Olsson)," Sayonara Wild Hearts, Simogo AB, 2019

Melissa Carper, "Makin' Memories," Daddy's Country Gold, Melissa Carper/Mae Music, 2021

Fantastic Negrito, "Oh Betty," White Jesus Black Problems, Storefront, 2022

Teen Mortgage, "S.W.A.S.," Life/Death, King Pizza, 2019

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "The Mercy Seat," Tender Prey, Mute, 1988

Dead Man's Bones, "Pa Pa Power," Dead Man's Bones, Anti Inc., 2009

Scorpions, "In Search of the Peace of Mind," Lonesome Crow, Brain, 1972

The Who, "Sea and Sand," Quadrophenia, Track, 1973

NNAMDÏ, "I Don't Wanna Be Famous," Please Have a Seat, Secretly Canadian, 2022

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0:00.0	Hey there, if you're listening to this and you support us on Patreon,
0:04.0	you can hear it via the Patreon page and free.
0:25.0	You're listening to sound opinions and this week we'll be talking about video game
0:29.1	music with our pal, L.A. Times critic Todd Martins. I'm Jim D. Ruggadas.
0:34.3	Then I'm Greg Cutt, but first we review some new music from Rina Samoyama and Brian Eno.
0:59.2	That is a little bit of a track called This Hell by Rina Samoyama, her new album Hold The Girl.
1:18.4	Greg, this is fascinating artists. Born in Negata in 1990, moved to Northwest London,
1:26.6	Japanese English artist. Pop Forest from day one when she began recording her first single 2013
1:36.6	Sleeping in Waking, a self-titled debut in 2020. A lot of fans all over the map,
1:44.4	genre-wise of her music that she's collaborated with, from Charlie XCX to Elton John,
1:51.6	from Lady Gaga to, you know, you name it. This is an artist who has garnered a lot of attention.
1:59.2	This album has been highly anticipated for some time. Let us dive in. Second studio album by
2:05.8	Japanese British singer Rina Samoyama. This is a track called Frankenstein. We'll come back and we
2:13.0	will give our opinions of Hold The Girl.
2:43.7	That is Frankenstein from the new Rina Samoyama album Hold The Girl. I'm glad you chose that track,
2:53.0	Jim. I love that track as well. I love it. That hook. I don't want to be your monster anymore.
2:58.2	You know, and the videos, I don't often like follow up a single and look at the video,
3:03.5	but she's going through, you know, she's this mousey young woman at first and then the mirror
3:08.8	monster jumps out and takes over the club. It's fun. She's all over the, I mean, if you like that
3:15.2	song, don't hold your breath because, you know, the other 12 are completely different. I mean,
3:20.0	it's 13 songs and jumping from style to style to era. You would literally, if you just
3:27.1	pick two songs randomly, not even recognize it first, they were from the same album.
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