Kristofer Maddigan

Events, Game Music, Music Production

2018 PAX East composer panel “Maestros of Video Games” Announced

March 6, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on 2018 PAX East composer panel “Maestros of Video Games” Announced Share this

PAX East has had an ongoing series of panels the past couple of years that invite composers of AAA and indie games to panel and discuss the intricacies of making music for wildly popular games. This year’s event is going to be no different, inviting several big-name composers from all over the game music industry to come speak to con-goers and answer questions.

The 2018 PAX East composer panel “Maestros of Video Games” will feature the following music star lineup:

Kristofer Maddigan
Cuphead.

Wilbert Roget, II

Call of Duty: WWII, Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris.

Cris Velasco
Dauntless, Overwatch, Resident Evil 7 biohazard, Bloodborne, God of War.

Darren Korb

Pyre, Transistor, Bastion.

Tom Salta

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, Killer Instinct Season 3, Halo: The Fall of Reach, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

The panel will be moderated by Emily Reese, award-winning radio host and producer of “LEVEL with Emily Reese” podcast. Following the panel join the composers for a meet & greet / autograph session at the Queue Room from 6:30pm-8:00pm. For information on PAX East visit: http://east.paxsite.com/.
Doujin, Game Music

GameChops Releases Cuphead Remix Featuring James Landino

October 23, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on GameChops Releases Cuphead Remix Featuring James Landino Share this

The people over at GameChops have decided to get in on the massive love for Cuphead and the game’s fantastic soundtrack by composer Kristofer Maddigan by creating an EDM-swing arrangement of “Botanic Panic” from the game’s music!

This remix of Botanic Panic is by James Landino and mastered by Dj CUTMAN. Cutman also edited the video, showing many boss fights thanks to the excellent gameplay footage by Emily Feder! Oh my gosh we sure have fallen in love with Cuphead over here at GameChops! Hope you enjoy this Cuphead electro swing music video, what an amazing soundtrack, incredible animation and an awesome game!

The catchy beats of the electro-swing arrangement fit perfectly with the game’s original melody and works with the zany gameplay of the video. The “Botanic Panic” Electro Swing Mix is free to download on the Gamechops website.
Game Music, Indie Music

Cuphead OST: Nearly 3 Hours of Jazz, Ragtime, and Surprises

October 6, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Cuphead OST: Nearly 3 Hours of Jazz, Ragtime, and Surprises Share this

You might recognize Cuphead as the dazzling looking “playable cartoon” that we’ve been catching glimpses of since late 2013. Yes, it’s been that long, but most of the coverage over those last four years has come from flashy sizzle reels or the raucous halls of E3 and PAX. In those settings it’s easy to see what makes Cuphead so special but now that it’s out we can finally appreciate the breadth of its soundtrack from Kristofer Maddigan.

And oh what a soundtrack it is! Just check out this description: the Cuphead OST features nearly 3 hours of original jazz, early big band, and ragtime music. Each song is played by live musicians, including a 13-piece big band, 10-piece ragtime ensemble, a solo pianist, a vocalist, a tap dancer, and a few surprises.

<a href="http://studiomdhr.bandcamp.com/album/cuphead-original-soundtrack">Cuphead – Original Soundtrack by Kristofer Maddigan</a>

As a fan of ol’ timey styles it’s been a joy to soak in this variety with just a few highlights being the vocal theme for King Dice and the surprising performance by barbershop quartet, ‘Shoptimus Prime on “A Quick Break”. I get a serious Skullmonkeys or‘Splosion Man vibe from that one. Speaking of influences, it warms my game-music-loving heart to see Maddigan include some of our beloved favorites alongside genre-defining legends. Uematsu and Mitsuda sit among Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, John Williams, and dozens of others that led to Maddigan’s huge score.

Take a listen for yourself and pick up the album on Bandcamp for $10 or on Steam alongside the game.