We interviewed Hades composer and audio director Darren Korb about his rifftastic ‘Mediterranean prog rock Halloween music’ for the smash hit action roguelike. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Laced Records 2020 release round-up
Here’s a rundown of everything Laced Records released on vinyl, CD, and digitally in 2020, including soundtracks for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Street Fighter III, and Control.
20 of the most GIGANTICLY EPIC video game boss battle themes
We picked some of our favourite HUMONGOUS music tracks from games — MASSIVE-sounding pieces that escalate encounters and raise the heart rate. Track picks by Thomas Quillfeldt, Mat Ombler and Barry "Epoch" Topping
Beyond a Steel Sky composer channels the sci-fi soundtrack greats
Laced With Wax interviews Alistair Kerley — the UK musician tasked with scoring the follow-up to cyberpunk point’n’click classic Beneath a Steel Sky. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Control & LIMBO composer Martin Stig Andersen finds beauty inside the darkness
Laced With Wax caught up with the Danish composer and game audio specialist who played a large part in creating some of the moodiest games scores and soundscapes, including LIMBO, INSIDE and Control. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Teamwork and improvisation birthed Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s dark rock soundtrack
The audio High Command at Ubisoft Paris assembled a crack squad of veteran rock and electronic musicians to improvise the growling soundtrack for the shared-world shooter. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Filthwave: 16 four-to-the-floor bangers from video game soundtracks
We highlight some of our favourite synthwave and electronica tracks that get players in the mood to battle bad guys — to the beat.
By Thomas Quillfeldt
By Thomas Quillfeldt
Explore the powerful original artwork of the Mega Man X vinyl soundtrack collection
Illustrator and Mega Man superfan ultimatemaverickx breaks down his eye-popping original panels for the Mega Man X 1-8: The Collection vinyl box set.
By Thomas Quillfeldt
By Thomas Quillfeldt
Heal-all: 14 gently uplifting game music tracks to soothe the soul
Kick back and relax to this playlist of original score and licensed tracks from video games, picked to help lift the spirit in troubling times. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Hit after hit: Champion pro gamer Ryan Hart picks TEKKEN music faves
Professional fighting game player and multi-game World Champion Ryan Hart chats about his relationship to the TEKKEN series and picks his soundtrack favourites.
By Thomas Quillfeldt
Ori composer Gareth Coker is happy to make players sad
Composer Gareth Coker chats to Laced With Wax about his latest game score for Ori and the Will of the Wisps — how he changed approach from Blind Forest, how he’s happy to hit players over the head (emotionally speaking), and his favourite melodists among other composers. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Borderlands' music director shares secrets from the series OST vault
We picked the brain of Borderlands 3 music director and composer Raison Varner to learn more about the music of the rootin’-tootin’, shootin’ & lootin’ video game series.
Dare you look closer at the Resident Evil CODE: Veronica and RE Zero vinyl artwork?
We catch up with illustrator and designer Boris Moncel about his work on Laced Records’ Resident Evil vinyl releases — this time covering sleeves for the CODE: Veronica X and Resident Evil 0 soundtracks. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Indelible indie video game music moments
Contributors from the video game music community highlight some especially memorable moments from smaller-scale games where music elevated the experience. By Thomas Quillfeldt and contributors
No one draws Mega Man like this superfan
We caught up with artist ultimatemaverickx to chat about his vibrantly colourful art style and original panels for the Mega Man 1-11: The Collection vinyl box set. By Thomas Quillfeldt