Welcome to Our Soundtrack Club! (Patreon)

Hi everyone, Bloodworth here.

Welcome to our new soundtrack club here on Patreon. I'm gonna kick things off with the ideas I have here at the outset and then leave it open for you to submit some music you enjoy.

What may come as no surprise is that I got this idea while actually listening to some soundtracks. When I was cramming through my backlog, listening to things for our 2020 awards, I started jotting down some ideas and got pretty psyched for how this could go. It gives me a needed "excuse" to listen to more things throughout the year. Plus, it gives more chances to everyone to check out some music that otherwise might not be on their radar.

First of all, I know this might sound weird or stupid or like "what's the point?" but I don't want to think of soundtrack club like a "show." There isn't a branded identity here. No logos or unique graphics. You're just part of our soundtrack club on Patreon. We're going to talk about video game music with each other, and yes, part of that will include a recorded conversation, but it's hopefully a little more raw and open.

The format for the conversation part of this is simple. I will record a one-on-one discussion with another person each month. It might be an ally; it might be someone else. We are going to discuss three soundtracks: one soundtrack that I choose (usually a recent release), one soundtrack that the guest brings, and one soundtrack that we both agree on from your suggestions. The idea is that it will be brief, so we'll talk about each one for about 5 to 10 minutes, hopefully keeping monthly discussions to half an hour or less, but I'll feel out how it goes in these first few months. I'm also planning to put these up more in the middle of the month since we tend to have a lot of rewards that already go out at the beginning and end of every month. Also, it's worth noting that these will just be our conversations, they won't include the music in the recording, but I'll try to point you to where you can get these soundtracks and listen for yourself.

For this first discussion, it will be me and Ben Moore. I'm bringing The Medium and he's bringing Ys IX. You can suggest pretty much any game soundtrack you want, but please try to stick to something we can get legitimately without too much time or expense. -- No $80 Japanese-only collections please.

Since I want all of you to participate and share with each other as well, I'm going to try to use the comments for submissions rather than setting up a Google form. So avoid posting links, and if your comment does get eaten, send it to me as a direct message here on Patreon. That way, I'll still get your suggestion, and I can adjust for next time. Also, to ensure both of us have time to listen before recording, we'll probably choose from your suggestions this coming Monday.

Ok, hopefully I didn't leave anything out, but if you have any questions or thoughts, be sure to share those as well. Thank you for being part of this fun new experiment.

-Bloodworth