Top Score
By Emily Reese
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Episodes: 314
Description
Some of the scores for video games are incredibly intricate and deserve recognition, which is why we've created Top Score: a series of podcasts dedicated to the music that accompanies soldiers through battle, sorcerers through forests and aliens through space.
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Top Score: SonicPicnic and Awesomenauts
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Aug 20, 2015 |
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Composer Ryan Ike got his career started at 'Gunpoint'
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Aug 13, 2015 |
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Serious music for a casual game
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Aug 06, 2015 |
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A musicologist's look at 'Final Fantasy VI'
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Jul 30, 2015 |
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Tom Salta's bold choice for subtle music
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Jul 23, 2015 |
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Top Score says, 'Thank You, Pierce'
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Jul 22, 2015 |
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What's old-school is new again for Michael Schiciano
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Jul 16, 2015 |
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Do a Barrel Roll create innovative covers of game music
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Jul 15, 2015 |
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Sam Dillard is a one-man music-making machine
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Jul 09, 2015 |
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Chris Huelsbeck's career leaps to next stage
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Jul 02, 2015 |
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John Robert Matz composes for concert band and video games
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Jun 25, 2015 |
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Leslie Ann Jones is a Jedi of sound engineers
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Jun 18, 2015 |
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Triforce Quartet: from one recital to working ensemble
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Jun 11, 2015 |
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Scoring Helsinki and 'The Legend of Grimrock II'
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Jun 04, 2015 |
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Top Score: Composer Paul Ruskay
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May 28, 2015 |
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music stretches bounds
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May 21, 2015 |
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Composing music in full color
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May 14, 2015 |
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missingNo's jazzy video-game arrangements
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May 07, 2015 |
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Penka Kouneva and a composer's 'authentic voice'
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Apr 30, 2015 |
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Top Score: Brutal honesty brings success on 'Massive Chalice'
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Apr 23, 2015 |
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A sweet and dramatic score for 'Ori and the Blind Forest'
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Apr 16, 2015 |
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Creating powerful and engaging game soundtracks
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Apr 09, 2015 |
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Heard melodies are sweet for a Grecian game
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Apr 02, 2015 |
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Top Score: Cris Velasco goes for Baroque
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Mar 26, 2015 |
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Jeff Ball: from commercial fisherman to composer
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Mar 19, 2015 |
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Top Score: Composer Billy Martin
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Mar 12, 2015 |
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Top Score: Peter McConnell and the music for 'Hearthstone'
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Mar 05, 2015 |
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Top Score: Jason Graves and 'The Order: 1886'
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Feb 26, 2015 |
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Top Score: Composer Winifred Phillips
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Feb 19, 2015 |
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Top Score: Jason Graves and the 'Evolve' soundtrack
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Feb 12, 2015 |
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Top Score: Composer Peter McConnell, 'Grim Fandango'
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Feb 05, 2015 |
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Top Score: Jukio 'Kozilek' Kallio and 'LUFTRAUSERS'
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Jan 29, 2015 |
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Top Score: Composer Ben Prunty and Faster Than Light
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Jan 22, 2015 |
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Top Score: Jesper Kyd and 'Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'
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Jan 15, 2015 |
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Top Score: Composer Jason Graves
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Jan 08, 2015 |
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Top Score: Composer Silas Hite
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Jan 01, 2015 |
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Top Score's top five game soundtracks of 2014
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Dec 23, 2014 |
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Top Score: White Paper Games and NJ Apostol
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Dec 18, 2014 |
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Top Score: Composer Trevor Morris
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Dec 11, 2014 |
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Top Score: the work of composing duo known as The Flight
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Dec 04, 2014 |
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Top Score: Inon Zur and 'Fantasia: Music Evolved'
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Nov 26, 2014 |
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Top Score: Garry Schyman pushes boundaries
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Nov 20, 2014 |
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Top Score: Composer Neal Acree
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Nov 13, 2014 |
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Top Score: a live music romp with NES (Nerd Enhanced Sound)
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Nov 06, 2014 |
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Top Score: Super Marcato Brothers
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Oct 30, 2014 |
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Top Score: Composer Andrew Aversa
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Oct 23, 2014 |
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Top Score: Oleksa Lozowchuk's 'Bright Sadness'
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Oct 16, 2014 |
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Top Score: A composer known as 'Disasterpeace'
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Oct 09, 2014 |
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Top Score: Singer Lisbeth Scott's rising note
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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Laura Intravia is living the video game music lover's dream
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Sep 23, 2014 |
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Top Score: John Broomhall's music for Transport Tycoon
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Sep 18, 2014 |
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Cellist Tina Guo on Top Score
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Sep 11, 2014 |
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Inon Zur and Disney's Fantasia: Music Evolved on Top Score
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Sep 04, 2014 |
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Top Score Heads to PAX Prime in Seattle
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Aug 28, 2014 |
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Top Score: Darren Korb and the gritty sounds of 'Transistor'
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Aug 27, 2014 |
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Top Score: Robyn Miller and the story of Myst
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Aug 25, 2014 |
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PAX Prime 2014 Preview on Top Score (Part One)
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Aug 21, 2014 |
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Top Score: Cris Velasco Scores the Western Front
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Aug 14, 2014 |
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Composing for Video Games Summer Camp
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Aug 07, 2014 |
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Top Score: Composer Goomin Nam writes music of solitude
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Jul 24, 2014 |
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Christopher Tin's 'The Drop That Contained the Sea' on Top Score
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Jul 17, 2014 |
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Top Score: Game Music Lullabies
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Jul 10, 2014 |
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Top Score: 'The Orchestra' app
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Jul 03, 2014 |
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Top Score: Cris Velasco and 'Enemy Front'
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Jun 26, 2014 |
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Jason Graves and Murdered: Soul Suspect on Top Score
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Jun 12, 2014 |
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Jeff Broadbent and Dawngate on Top Score
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Jun 05, 2014 |
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Top Score: Composing Music for Trailers
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May 29, 2014 |
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Olivier Deriviere Scores Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry
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May 22, 2014 |
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Curtis Schweitzer and Starbound on Top Score
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May 08, 2014 |
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Composer Mike Raznick and 'Spate' on Top Score
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May 01, 2014 |
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Top Score: PAX East 2014 Recap
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Apr 24, 2014 |
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Joel Corelitz and The Unfinished Swan on Top Score
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Apr 17, 2014 |
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Top Score: The Sea Shanties of 'Assassin's Creed'
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Apr 03, 2014 |
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Comparing Baroque Music to Early Video Game Music
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Mar 27, 2014 |
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Luc St. Pierre talks 'Thief' on Top Score
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Mar 20, 2014 |
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'Video Games Live: Level 3' on Top Score
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Mar 13, 2014 |
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Christophe Heral and Billy Martin Talk Rayman Legends on Top Score
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Mar 06, 2014 |
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Dale North's Dragon Fantasy Book II on Top Score
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Feb 27, 2014 |
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Ari Pulkkinen and Angry Birds on Top Score
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Feb 20, 2014 |
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Peter McConnell and Broken Age on Top Score
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Feb 13, 2014 |
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Dren McDonald's 'The String Arcade' on Top Score
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Feb 06, 2014 |
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Tearaway on Top Score
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Jan 30, 2014 |
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Brian Min and 'The Cave' on Top Score
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Jan 23, 2014 |
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Top Score: More Great Video Game Soundtracks from 2013
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Jan 09, 2014 |
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Top Score: Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2013, Number 1
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Jan 02, 2014 |
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Top Score: Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2013, Number 2
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Dec 26, 2013 |
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Top Score: Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2013, Numbers 5 & 4
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Dec 12, 2013 |
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Vincent Diamante and Flower on Top Score
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Dec 05, 2013 |
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Jeremy Soule and Guild Wars 2 on Top Score
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Nov 14, 2013 |
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Kan Gao and To the Moon on Top Score
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Nov 07, 2013 |
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on Top Score
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Oct 31, 2013 |
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Halloween Game Music Bundle on Top Score
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Oct 23, 2013 |
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The Videri String Quartet on Top Score
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Oct 17, 2013 |
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Lorne Balfe and Beyond: Two Souls on Top Score
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Oct 10, 2013 |
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Raison Varner and Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep on Top Score
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Oct 03, 2013 |
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Gustavo Santaolalla and The Last of Us on Top Score
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Sep 19, 2013 |
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Jack Wall and Lost Planet 3 on Top Score
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Sep 12, 2013 |
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Rob Garner and the Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra on Top Score
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Sep 05, 2013 |
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James Hannigan and Dead Space 3 on Top Score
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Aug 29, 2013 |
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James Hannigan and RuneScape 3 on Top Score
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Aug 22, 2013 |
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Tim Larkin and DotA 2 on Top Score
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Aug 15, 2013 |
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Star Trek: Boldly going where no video game soundtrack has gone before
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Aug 08, 2013 |
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Cris Velasco and Company of Heroes 2 on Top Score
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Aug 01, 2013 |
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Tom Salta and Halo: Spartan Assault on Top Score
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Jul 18, 2013 |
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Normand Corbeil's Heavy Rain on Top Score
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Jul 03, 2013 |
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Grant Kirkhope and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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Jun 13, 2013 |
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Garry Schyman's BioShock Infinite on Top Score
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Jun 06, 2013 |
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Austin Wintory and Monaco: What's Yours is Mine
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May 31, 2013 |
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Olivier Deriviere and Remember Me on Top Score
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May 24, 2013 |
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Lennie Moore and Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm on Top Score
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May 10, 2013 |
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Garry Schyman's BioShock Infinite on Top Score
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Apr 23, 2013 |
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Deconstructing "Tomb Raider" with Composer Jason Graves
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Apr 19, 2013 |
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Kevin Riepl and Aliens: Colonial Marines on Top Score
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Apr 12, 2013 |
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Jeremy Soule Uses Kickstarter to Fund His First Symphony
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Apr 01, 2013 |
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Jim Dooley and Infamous on Top Score
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Mar 29, 2013 |
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Peter McConnell and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on Top Score
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Mar 14, 2013 |
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Penka Kouneva and A Warrior's Odyssey on Top Score
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Feb 26, 2013 |
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Daniel Licht's Music for "Dishonored"
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Feb 07, 2013 |
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Inon Zur and Rift on Top Score
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Jan 31, 2013 |
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Top Score: The South American Sounds of Papo & Yo
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Dec 21, 2012 |
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Jesper Kyd and Darksiders II on Top Score
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Dec 14, 2012 |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II Gets Musical Makeover from Jack Wall
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Dec 06, 2012 |
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Matt Uelmen, Diablo and Torchlight on Top Score
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Nov 30, 2012 |
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Christopher Lennertz on Top Score
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Nov 19, 2012 |
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Video Game Music Fan Site OC ReMix on Top Score
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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Composer Lorne Balfe Chats Skylanders on Top Score
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Oct 26, 2012 |
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Spy Hunter Gets New Soundtrack by Ryan Shore
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Oct 19, 2012 |
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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses on Top Score
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Oct 11, 2012 |
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Top Score Giveaway: Calling All Dawns by Christopher Tin
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Oct 08, 2012 |
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Jessica Curry and Dear Esther on Top Score
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Oct 03, 2012 |
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Christopher Tin on Top Score
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Sep 25, 2012 |
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The Music of Skyrim on Top Score
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Aug 08, 2012 |
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Darren Korb Talks Bastion on Top Score
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Jun 08, 2012 |
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Austin Wintory talks about Journey on Top Score
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May 23, 2012 |
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The Music of Mass Effect 3 on Top Score
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May 08, 2012 |
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Richard Jacques on Top Score
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Apr 10, 2012 |
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Ron Fish Talks Batman on Top Score
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Mar 09, 2012 |
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Mass Effect Preview Show on Top Score
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Jesper Kyd at Minnesota Public Radio Headquarters
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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8- and 16-Bit Music on Top Score
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Jan 17, 2012 |
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Inon Zur talks about Lord of the Rings: War in the North on Top Score
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Jesper Kyd Talks Assassin's Creed on Top Score
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Dec 07, 2011 |
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Greg Edmonson and Uncharted 3 on Top Score
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Nov 17, 2011 |
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Brian Tyler Talks Modern Warfare 3 on Top Score
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Nov 03, 2011 |
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Bear McCreary on Top Score
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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Tom Salta on Top Score
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Oct 05, 2011 |
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Boris Salchow's Music for Resistance 3 on Top Score
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Sep 20, 2011 |
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Top Score Launches Season 2 with Halo Composer Martin O'Donnell
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Sep 06, 2011 |
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Top Score: Season 2 Challenge
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Aug 19, 2011 |
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Top Score: Laura Karpman
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Aug 03, 2011 |
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Heavy Rain on Top Score
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Jul 14, 2011 |
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Red Dead Redemption on Top Score
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Jun 23, 2011 |
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Sean Murray, composer for Call of Duty: Black Ops on Top Score
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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BioShock Composer Garry Schyman on Top Score
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May 24, 2011 |
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Dead Space Composer Jason Graves on Top Score
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May 10, 2011 |
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Stacking on Top Score
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Apr 26, 2011 |
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Top Score: Dragon Age II Composer Inon Zur
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Apr 12, 2011 |