August 6, 2009

Series Focus: Total War

The Total War series is a set of commercially and critically successful strategy games developed for the PC by British and Australian teams at The Creative Assembly. The music for the games has been superficially described as cinematic, ambient, and worldly over the years, but it’s actually rather unique among video game music in general. [...] » Read More

July 4, 2009

Series Focus: Banjo-Kazooie

The Banjo-Kazooie series has been Rare’s main franchise since their incorporation into Microsoft. The series debuted to spectacular sales on the Nintendo 64 during 1998, charming gamers with expansive worlds, fun gameplay, quirky characters, and expansive music. New Rare composer Grant Kirkhope endeared listeners with his light-hearted melodies and synthetic orchestrations. He also influenced the [...] » Read More