Music to My Ears? Videogame and Music Pairings

About this episode

The episode discusses unique music pairings with various video games, along with what the hosts are currently playing, reading, and drinking.

This week we're talking about games and videogame pairings. Not specifically the music from the specific videogames, but music that we pair with the specific games that we are playing or thinking about. What We're Playing Atomfall* South of Midnight* Nobdy Saves the World Split Fiction Minecraft Fallout 76 What We're Reading Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus Model Home by Rivers Solomon What We're Drinking Great Notion Blueberry Muffin Tart Sour Water Cold Brew Coffee *Code received for streaming and review purposes What We Paired Victoria “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” The Offspring – Fallout New Vegas “Rox in the Box” The Decemberists – Don’t Starve Together “Hiding in the Blue” The Fat Rat & Riell – Minecraft “Feed the Machine” Poor Man’s Poison – Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 “Mothman (Cryptid)” Rat Wyfe – Fallout 76 Lord of the Rings soundtrack – Warlords Battlecry 3 “Mezmerize” (album) System of a Down – Final Fantasy VIII Jordyn "Kingdom Fall" Clare Wyndyam - FFXV "Two Roads" Janani K. Jha - Life is Strange, Life is Strange: Double Exposure "Here, Before, Now, and After" Morgan Clae - Kena: Bridge of Spirits LoTR - particularly Concerning Hobbits, Old Friends, Into the West…

People in this episode

Host: Not Your Mama's Gamer

Topics covered

• videogame music pairings
• gaming experiences
• music recommendations
• game reviews
• reading recommendations
• drinks while gaming

Keywords

• videogame music
• game pairings
• music recommendations
• gaming
• podcast
• video games
• drinks
• reading

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Atomfall, South of Midnight, Nobdy Saves the World, Split Fiction, Minecraft, Fallout 76, Great Notion Blueberry Muffin Tart Sour, Cold Brew Coffee

Books & works: Fahrenheit-182, Model Home, Final Fantasy VIII, Life is Strange, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Little Hope, Warlords Battlecry 3, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

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