Below are some resources and recommendations of people who have inspired this site and who produce similar content to this one:

 

Resources on video game music:

8-bit Music Theory: One of the biggest YouTube channels dedicated to the analysis of video game music, approaching it from a Music Theory perspective.

Game Maker’s Notebook: Podcast series organized by the prestigious Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences featuring “a series of in-depth, one-on-one conversations between game makers.” Though the series runs the gamut of game designers, directors, writers and executives, a subsection is dedicated to conversations with game composers about their careers and specific works; those conversations are run by composer Austin Wintory.

Game Score Fanfare: Another really fantastic YouTube channel dedicated to video game music, this one with a bigger emphasis on narrative and implementation. After a seven-month hiatus, they’ve recently come back to make videos.

Scruffy: Probably the most influential YouTube channel for this site. The channel is run by Scruffy, a composer and 3D artist, and features some of the most fascinating breakdowns of interactive music systems I’ve seen of anyone not directly involved in the making of games. Aside from his essays on game music, he does arrangements of certain pieces of music, particularly from Nintendo properties, and posts some of his own compositions.

 

Composers on YouTube:

Austin Wintory: YouTube channel run by the composer himself where, on top of promoting his own music, gives a closer look under the hood of his own (and other people’s) game scores to show the hows and the whys of their making.

Jason Graves: Run by the composer himself, this YouTube channel features deep, detailed breakdowns of his scores, accompanied by anecdotes of how those scores came to be.

Olivier Deriviere: He doesn’t post as often, but just like Austin Wintory, he offers a peak under the hood of his scores, with a particular emphasis on interactive music systems.

 

Non-game music recommendations:

Cinematic Sound Radio: A network of podcasts run by Erik Woods since 1996. Starting as a traditional radio show, it has now become a network for several series of podcasts with their own hosts and themes all dedicated to the showcase of scores, whether for film, television or video games. Erik is one of the wisest voices I know in the score reviewing community, and he still hosts what is now known as The Flagship Show, which is a must-listen. Also recommended is The 1UPBeat, which is dedicated to video game music, hosted by David Silver.

Filmtracks: Film score reviewing site run by Christian Clemmensen since 1996. I will admit that his writing style is an acquired taste and he has very specific tastes regarding music, but he is very knowledgeable, having written some of the most detailed and comprehensive reviews I’ve ever read about music of any kind. He cares deeply about the art of film scoring and was very formative for me when I first discovered that I liked scores at all.

Movie Music UK: Among the film score reviewing community, there are very few sites or platforms as well regarded as this one. Run by Jonathan Broxton since 1997, this site is dedicated to reviews of modern and older film scores. His reviews, as well as those of his collaborator, Craig Lysy, are insightful, detailed, sharp, very informative, and precisely the type of attention to detail when analizing scores that I always strive for.

The Soundtrack Gallery: This one is not a reviewing site. The Soundtrack Gallery is a website run by Joel Griswell, a fellow score fan who dedicates to the creation of custom soundtrack album art. He has created some truly stunning work that rivals some of the best official work for soundtrack album art out there. His set for Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order is an absolute killer.