BigLoudSound Podcast

Wes Keltner and Jim Bonney discuss their collaboration in creating "Remains", an album inspired by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game. The album is now available on vinyl from Waxworks Records, and is also available for streaming and download. The game releases on August 18th, 2023.

Sarah Morrison is a dancer and choreographer based in Cleveland, Ohio, and the founder of the MorrisonDance Company. She also has a Master’s degree in Psychology, and she currently serves as a university professor of Psychology as well as Dance, and is also the Director of Research at Dance/USA. Hosted by Jim Bonney. Music by Jim Bonney (from "Walking On Other Worlds", a collaboration between Sarah Morrison and NASA).

Antoine Baril is a consummate virtuoso musician: performing all the drums, keyboards, guitars, and bass for his one-man progressive rock tribute videos (Rush, Genesis, Yes, ELP). He is also the member of multiple successful bands, a world-class recording engineer and studio owner, and he's currently working on music for Ken Levine's next video game, "Judas". All the music in this podcast was performed by Antoine Baril. Hosted by Jim Bonney.

Conversation with Audio Director-turned-Creative Director Cesar Suarez, as he talks about Eolia, a first-person fantasy-adventure virtual reality music game, and Quena's Requiem, its first DLC project, with Cesar at the helm. Cesar also talks about his role at The Berklee College of Music, and being a freelancer and father of a toddler... whew?! Hosted by Jim Bonney. Music by Simone Scazzocchio, from the soundtrack for Eolia, by Rotu Entertainment.

Conversations with blues harp player Charlie "Hipps" Witthoeft and saxophonist Will Love. We discuss the art of improvisation and how it relates to video game soundtracks. We talk about how they got started, how they developed their improvisation skills, and we offer suggestions for aspiring musicians, as well as for composers and game developers who are considering improvisational elements in their game score. Hosted by Jim Bonney, and featuring his original video game soundtrack for Romancelvania.

Bill and Amanda Gardner, co-creators of the video game Romancelvania, talk about different forms of love, as they relate to their upcoming game release. Original music, voiceover, and sound design taken from Romancelvania, and created by Jim Bonney.