Jessica Curry is one of the most famous composers in video game history – she won a BAFTA for her composition of the All have gone to the rapture and she began her video game with the stirring, dramatic soundtrack for Dear Esther. Not to mention the haunting sounds they create for Amnesia: A Machine ...
If you look at the credits of video game composer Wilbert Roget from 2024 alone, the contrast and depth of his work is shocking. Roget composed the stirring, over-the-top songs heard when he was reviving democracy in Helldivers 2but also the haunting soundtrack for the indie survival game “about your car” Pacific tripRoget’s work will ...
As one of the most respected indie game composers, Rich Vreeland aka Disasterpeace has made a name for himself with the soundtracks to Fez, Hyperlight Drifter, Solar ashand many more. And as it turns out, this work was partly inspired by Square Enix’s classic Chrono-Cross. Here, as part of Polygon FM – our week-long look ...
Disney Dreamlight ValleyThe August update adds The Princess and the Frog‘s Tiana into the valley – and with it a new restaurant called Tiana’s Palace. That’s right, Ratatouille‘s Remy is no longer the only chef in town. On Tuesday, Disney Dreamlight Valley Developer Gameloft Montreal has announced its next update, which will include Tiana, her ...
Dutch gymnast Casimir Schmidt’s tattoos are not visible when he’s twirling wildly on the pommel horse or doing somersaults on the floor. It’s only when he stops doing flips that you notice two special tattoos on his arm: Mythical Pokémon Mew and Mushroom Kingdom (and TikTok) Symbol toad. The world noticed Schmidt’s tattoos during the ...
In the marketing of Jan de Bont’s 1996 film twister, There was absolutely no question: The star of the film was not Helen Hunt or Bill Paxton, who play two storm chasers chasing one last tornado before finalizing their divorce. The star of the film was the damn tornado. Sold as a special effects spectacle ...
It is possible that no director has introduced more young people to horror films than Joe Dante. His Gremlins films mix Looney Tunes humor with gore that could only be considered “family friendly” in the late 80s and early 90s. These films inspired countless ToysLunch boxes and original T-shirts. And the series continues to lure ...
Not every filmmaker manages to get their debut film included in the Criterion Collection. But not every filmmaker has the necessary clout with their debut film Girl fight does. Decades after its release, Karyn Kusama’s debut film Girl fightis still relevant – it is no surprise that it launched her career as a director of ...
If Warner Bros. Pictures had managed to stop trans filmmaker Vera Drew from releasing her little pop-punk biopic The people’s joker, it might have quietly disappeared: another small, personal indie film looking for an audience in an oversaturated market. Instead, Vera’s hallucinogenic memoir – an energetic, deeply personal trans coming out story based on it ...
The best new website of 2024 could be one against all odds Final Fantasy 8 Fan page. Yes, exactly: screw your fancy new PS5 Final Fantasies – religiously Final Fantasy 8 Fan Phil Salvador decided to start a website dedicated to what he believes to be the best Final Fantasyone full of very funny articles ...
