BBC Radio Podcasts from Sound of Gaming

Sound of Gaming

Mythologies

The wonderful music of games imbued with ancient mythologies, both virtual and real.

Open Universe Games

Featuring some of the best music from games in which you are free to roam.

Extraterrestrial Gaming

A look at what happens when gaming and its music leave the comfort of planet Earth.

The Extraordinary

Louise uncovers games of great imagination. And Winifred Phillips is our Cutscene guest.

Unlikely Companions

Louise explores music for games in which an unusual character makes an appearance.

Bigger and Better

A look at the music for gaming add-ons and expansion packs.

Time Travel

Louise Blain is joined by Deathloop composer Tom Salta.

Comedy

Louise Blain explores the lighter side of gaming soundtracks.

Let's take turns

A journey into the exciting worlds of video games and gaming music.

Apocalypse

Louise Blain looks at gaming music in a post-apocalyptic world.

The City Getaway

Louise Blain goes on a virtual city break to some of gaming’s urban soundscapes.

Going to the Movies

Louise Blain with gaming music inspired by movies.

Crime time - the game is afoot...

Gaming music in an underworld of crime.

Rising to the Challenge

A journey into the exciting worlds of video games and gaming music.

Escape to Japan

A look at the wild and beautiful world of Japanese gaming.

Solitude

Louise Blain is joined by composer Austin Wintory to mark Journey's tenth anniversary.

The Call of the Sea

Radio 3's regular jaunt into the latest, brightest and best gaming soundtracks.

s/heroes

Louise Blain celebrates the story of gaming's action "heroines".

Gaming Future

Music for games set in the future, and a look at future developments in music and gaming.

Playing Together

Louise Blain samples some of the music from multiplayer games. We're playing together.

Choices

Louise Blain talks to composer Richard Jacques about the new Guardians of the Galaxy.

Survival

Radio3's regular jaunt into the latest, brightest and best gaming soundtracks.

Monsters!

Louise Blain explores music from the wonderful world of videogame monsters.

A Gamer's Guide to the History of the World

Radio 3's regular jaunt into the latest, brightest and best gaming soundtracks.

Dark Fantasy

Radio 3's regular jaunt into the latest, brightest and best gaming soundtracks.

Relaxing Escapes

Louise Blain meets composer Ilan Eshkeri to talk about his music for Sims 4.

Horror!

Louise Blain meets composer Jason Graves to talk about his music for Dead Space 2.

Harnessing Special Powers

Louise Blain scopes into one of gaming's great pleasures: acquiring specal powers.

2021 Bafta Gaming Awards

A journey into the exciting worlds of video games and gaming music.

Platformers

Louise Blain with music for platform games.

Boss Scores

Louise Blain and the villainous characters of gaming music.

Night City tracks and transformations

Louise Blain with a vital selection of role play gaming music.

Theatres of Conflict

Louise Blain with an hour of great gaming music.

Stealth

Louise Blain's journeys through gaming music.

The Worlds of Action Adventure

Louise Blain's journeys through gaming music.

65 Days of Static

Jessica Curry with joyous video game music and guest Paul Wolinski of 65daysofstatic.

Vinyl Special

Jessica Curry with video game music on vinyl, plus composer Chipzel.

Wilbert Roget

Jessica Curry continues her look at video game music with composer Wilbert Roget II.

2020 Games Bafta Awards Special

Jessica Curry with news of the winners at the 2020 Games Baftas.

Sarah Schachner

Jessica Curry with the greatest music for video games, plus composer Sarah Schachner.

Finding the heart of sound

Exploring music written for video games, plus an interview with The Flight.

Lost masterpieces

Jessica chats to Bafta-winning composer Austin Wintory about the 'ones that got away'.

Orchestral manoeuvres

Composer Takeshi Furukawa talks about his beautiful score to The Last Guardian

Playing with Music

Jessica Curry with some of her favourite tracks and a chat with composer Olivier Deriviere

The secret tricks of video game composers

Composer Winifred Phillips joins Jessica Curry to unpick how to write video game music

The dazzling music of indie games

Jessica Curry chats to composer Lena Raine about her music for Celeste.

Welcome to the world of video game music

Jessica Curry leads us to the exhilarating world of VGM & chats to composer Grant Kirkhope

A quick hello...

Jessica Curry launches a new podcast packed with epic soundtracks.