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Hosted by Emily Reese and Sam Keenan · leisure · EN
Emily Reese interviews people in the video game industry, including composers, audio directors, sound designers and developers.
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Signup to Generate a PitchLevel with Emily Reese is hosted by Emily Reese and Sam Keenan. The show has published 200 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Anna Ahnlund, Part 2: Lackmuspapper, Omnejd" (6 February 2026, 74 minutes), "Anna Ahnlund, Part 1: Dina Ögon" (6 February 2026, 26 minutes), and "Level 256: Lennie Moore (Outcast - A New Beginning)" (26 April 2024, 102 minutes).
Level with Emily Reese publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 200 episodes.
Booking probability for Level with Emily Reese is 25%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Level with Emily Reese requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Level with Emily Reese's contact route on record: public web form.
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Emily Reese and Sam Keenan hosts Level with Emily Reese, a leisure podcast with 200 episodes published.
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Episode #249
Anna Ahnlund talks about her solo albums Lackmuspapper (2018) and Omnejd (2014). You can hear her talk about the band Dina Ögon in Part 1 . Music in the episode comes from Lackmuspapper, Omnejd and År , although there's...
Episode #248
Anna Ahnlund talks about the band Dina Ögon , whose new album Människobarn is out on 6 Feb 2026; in Part 2 , she talks about her solo albums Lackmuspapper (2018) and Omnejd (2014). The music in Part 1 is from Dina...
Composer Lennie Moore wrote such gorgeous music for Outcast - A New Beginning that it made me mad, no exaggeration. It's so pleasing harmonically with fantastic melodies and transitions, and outstanding musicianship...
Episode #246
We're so happy to have Zac Tiessen back on Level to talk about a new project he worked on with his fine artist brother, Josh Tiessen ! Zac wrote music for a series of paintings called Vanitas + Viriditas . You can hear...
Episode #245
We loved having bandleader and drummer/percussionist Dom Palombi back to talk about his new album, Dom Palombi's Game Night! Vol. 2 . There are about twice as many musicians on this album than on Vol. 1, with what Dom...
Composer Chase Bethea talks about his music for Stardander: School for Witches , a Harry potter-esque narrative turn-based battle adventure game where you learn spells and solve mysteries. The music is mysterious at...
Episode #243
Composer Thomas Brunet talks about his absolutely stunning music for Chants of Sennaar in this episode. We love how spontaneous the music sounds, and the colorful, creative instrument palette. In addition to the...
A little more than two years ago, Erik Desiderio was on Level to talk about music he'd written for Last Epoch , which was in early access at the time. Erik is back to talk about all of the music he's written for the...
Episode #241
This is such gorgeous music by Dale North for Astral Ascent . Fully orchestral (a mix of real and samples), lush and full - and sometimes it ascends! Like the game! Definitely check out the conversation Sam and I had...
Episode #240
I loved talking with Terence and Janice so much about their wonderful music for such a fabulous game. The music for Tunic is a glorious blend of synths and acoustic piano, with waves of (often) consonant sound. Plus...
Episode #239
Composer Jon Everist 's music for The Lamplighters League is a great blend of noir and adventure. The soundtrack paints such a perfect picture of the vibe of the game (which is a turn-based tactics game). So many...
Episode #238
It's always a joy catching up with composer Cris Velasco ! This time around, we chat about his epic music for Lords of the Fallen , a souls-like action RPG with plenty of boss battles. He also clues me into another one...
Episode #237
Composer Tom Salta talks about his extremely frightening music for The Outlast Trials , the third installment of the Outlast series. It's always a joy to have Tom on, and I manage to learn something new every time we...
During our Next Level discussion about this very episode, our friend Sacha counted up how many times we've had Jason Graves on an episode of Level, and Level's friend, Top Score. Six times on Top Score, six times on...
Episode #235
Composer Steve Pardo got to write music for one of the most musically famous franchises of all time in Cypher 007 , the newest game from James Bond. And it's great! I love how the soundtrack fits seamlessly into the...
Composer Ross Tregenza is back for a deep dive into the music and sound he created and composed for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre . We also talk about his music for Deathloop , which earned him a BAFTA nomination, and...
Voice actor Morla Gorrondona has created some iconic characters in games, from Eris Morn in Destiny 2 to Naafiri in League of Legends . It's such a pleasure to hear her talk about her process of creating a new person or...
Episode #232
Composer Darren Korb 's music for Hades properly beloved. It's a great blend of metal with acoustic Mediterranean instruments to take you through the deep story of the game. Darren adds his voice acting talents to the...
The original Xbox launched on November 15, 2001. The person largely responsible for how audio worked in that original Xbox and what the Xbox would “sound” like was Brian Schmidt . We’ve had Brian on the show in the...
It's always a fascinating discussion with composer Maclaine Diemer . In this episode, we talk about Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure , the newest expansion in the MMORPG. The last time he was on Level to talk about...
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