Mat Ombler
@matombler.bsky.social
Purveyor of video game music. Former freelance journo, now head of music & gaming partnerships at Laced.
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Mat Ombler
@matombler.bsky.social
· Feb 24
MusicEXP Newsletter | Substack
A newsletter exploring the intersection of video games and music. Click to read MusicEXP Newsletter, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Nearly at 750 subs on my music and gaming newsletter now. I rarely post on socials now, so if you're interested in weekly updates on everything that's happening in the world of video games and music, please subscribe! Shares appreciated.
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It's an honour that Nintendo has chosen Laced as their partner to release The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack on vinyl. This is the first time Nintendo has commercially released a game soundtrack in the West!
October 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It's an honour that Nintendo has chosen Laced as their partner to release The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack on vinyl. This is the first time Nintendo has commercially released a game soundtrack in the West!
Long live Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Love live video game music!
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Long live Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Love live video game music!
Starting to see pics of the Silent Hill 2 vinyl land with customers. Hope everyone enjoyed the added extras we didn't mention like Mary's Letter and Photograph! A lot of time and care went into creating this and the team at Laced absolutely smashed it.
October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Starting to see pics of the Silent Hill 2 vinyl land with customers. Hope everyone enjoyed the added extras we didn't mention like Mary's Letter and Photograph! A lot of time and care went into creating this and the team at Laced absolutely smashed it.
As far as emotional impact/saddest video game goes, I don’t think anything will ever top the ending for Life is Stange. That Foals Spanish Sahara sync is just fucking phenomenal.
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As far as emotional impact/saddest video game goes, I don’t think anything will ever top the ending for Life is Stange. That Foals Spanish Sahara sync is just fucking phenomenal.
Some amazing insight into Lorien's journey as a composer here.
The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 caught everyone by surprise, including those intimately involved in its creation.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Some amazing insight into Lorien's journey as a composer here.
Massive congratulations to Lorien Testard and our client Sandfall Interactive for winning the Game Music Award at the World Soundtrack Awards!
Testard's debut game score has surpassed 350 million track streams and spent 10 weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Classical Chart since its release in April.
Testard's debut game score has surpassed 350 million track streams and spent 10 weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Classical Chart since its release in April.
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Massive congratulations to Lorien Testard and our client Sandfall Interactive for winning the Game Music Award at the World Soundtrack Awards!
Testard's debut game score has surpassed 350 million track streams and spent 10 weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Classical Chart since its release in April.
Testard's debut game score has surpassed 350 million track streams and spent 10 weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Classical Chart since its release in April.
Latest edition of my music and gaming newsletter MusicEXP is out now and dives into the metrics behind Daft Punk's Fortnite activation and game music licensing lessons after Rock Band 4 was delisted
October 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Latest edition of my music and gaming newsletter MusicEXP is out now and dives into the metrics behind Daft Punk's Fortnite activation and game music licensing lessons after Rock Band 4 was delisted
Over 333 million track streams for the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 soundtrack since its release in April. Congratulations Lorien Testard and the Sandfall team! CDs and vinyl are still available to pre-order via Laced Records + partners.
www.expedition33.com/post/thank-y...
www.expedition33.com/post/thank-y...
Thank you from Sandfall Interactive!
To show our appreciation, we’ve been working on bringing you a few updates.
www.expedition33.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Over 333 million track streams for the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 soundtrack since its release in April. Congratulations Lorien Testard and the Sandfall team! CDs and vinyl are still available to pre-order via Laced Records + partners.
www.expedition33.com/post/thank-y...
www.expedition33.com/post/thank-y...
Oh how the mighty have fallen
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Oh how the mighty have fallen
Hades 2 soundtrack is fucking ridiculous. Forget 2025 being a year just for great games; this is the same year we got soundtracks for a new Mario Kart, Hades, DOOM and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Hades 2 soundtrack is fucking ridiculous. Forget 2025 being a year just for great games; this is the same year we got soundtracks for a new Mario Kart, Hades, DOOM and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!
Give this a listen if you want to learn more about what goes into creating a GRAMMY-winning video game arrangement and the amazing communities surrounding video game music covers and arrangements!
GXM #51: Is video game music this generation’s Great American Songbook? We chatted with 2x Tony & GRAMMY-winning composerproducer, Charlie Rosen, about his journey from Broadway to the 8-Bit Big Band.
Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe!
Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe!
September 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Give this a listen if you want to learn more about what goes into creating a GRAMMY-winning video game arrangement and the amazing communities surrounding video game music covers and arrangements!
Dunno who needs to hear this but just found out PlayStation Plus Premium subscription includes access to 100+ movies via Sony Pictures Core.
September 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Dunno who needs to hear this but just found out PlayStation Plus Premium subscription includes access to 100+ movies via Sony Pictures Core.
post-rock fans assemble
🪐 Delve deeper into infinity with new music by 65daysofstatic & Paul Weir from the No Man’s Sky universe.
No Man’s Sky: Journeys comes to 2LP & digital. Pre-order the vinyl now: lnk.to/NMS-Journeys...
@nomansbsky.bsky.social #nomanssky #vinyl
No Man’s Sky: Journeys comes to 2LP & digital. Pre-order the vinyl now: lnk.to/NMS-Journeys...
@nomansbsky.bsky.social #nomanssky #vinyl
September 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
post-rock fans assemble
Reposted by Mat Ombler
Here’s your post rock fix for the day: 65daysofstatic just released 32 new tracks from No Man’s Sky 🚀
album.link/s/2yDUAuD1IJ...
album.link/s/2yDUAuD1IJ...
No Man's Sky: Journeys (Original Soundtrack) by 65daysofstatic, Paul Weir
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Here’s your post rock fix for the day: 65daysofstatic just released 32 new tracks from No Man’s Sky 🚀
album.link/s/2yDUAuD1IJ...
album.link/s/2yDUAuD1IJ...
Find me another game soundtrack that captures an entire era of music culture and knows its audience better than Sonic Adventure 2.
September 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Find me another game soundtrack that captures an entire era of music culture and knows its audience better than Sonic Adventure 2.
Do you reckon Takenouchi knew he was writing a tech death metal album when he wrote the music for Jewel Master
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Do you reckon Takenouchi knew he was writing a tech death metal album when he wrote the music for Jewel Master
Reposted by Mat Ombler
Silent Hill f Review Thread:
CGM:
XboxEra:
TechRadar:
WellPlayed:
Shacknews:
Destructoid:
Wccftech:
Screen Rant:
Digital Trends:
DualShockers: 9.5/10
Game Informer:
IGN:
VGC:
Game Rant:
GamesRadar:
GameReactor UK:
Windows Central:
Gamespot:
CGM:
XboxEra:
TechRadar:
WellPlayed:
Shacknews:
Destructoid:
Wccftech:
Screen Rant:
Digital Trends:
DualShockers: 9.5/10
Game Informer:
IGN:
VGC:
Game Rant:
GamesRadar:
GameReactor UK:
Windows Central:
Gamespot:
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Silent Hill f Review Thread:
CGM:
XboxEra:
TechRadar:
WellPlayed:
Shacknews:
Destructoid:
Wccftech:
Screen Rant:
Digital Trends:
DualShockers: 9.5/10
Game Informer:
IGN:
VGC:
Game Rant:
GamesRadar:
GameReactor UK:
Windows Central:
Gamespot:
CGM:
XboxEra:
TechRadar:
WellPlayed:
Shacknews:
Destructoid:
Wccftech:
Screen Rant:
Digital Trends:
DualShockers: 9.5/10
Game Informer:
IGN:
VGC:
Game Rant:
GamesRadar:
GameReactor UK:
Windows Central:
Gamespot:
Brian Tyler returning as composer to the new Mario film is a massive fucking W. Lives and breathes video games. Interviewed him a while back and was blown away by how much he knew about Nintendo games and music.
www.nme.com/features/sup...
www.nme.com/features/sup...
Brian Tyler’s score for the 'Super Mario Bros.' movie is a love letter to Koji Kondo
The Fast and Furious composer tells NME why Nintendo music is in his DNA and how he used a love for Mario when composing for the new movie
www.nme.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Brian Tyler returning as composer to the new Mario film is a massive fucking W. Lives and breathes video games. Interviewed him a while back and was blown away by how much he knew about Nintendo games and music.
www.nme.com/features/sup...
www.nme.com/features/sup...
Can anyone help me with this? If you're a die-hard rhythm game fan and regularly play YARG, Clone Hero, and/or Fortnite Festival, I have some questions I'd love answering about a story I'm working on for the next issue of my music and gaming newsletter.
September 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Can anyone help me with this? If you're a die-hard rhythm game fan and regularly play YARG, Clone Hero, and/or Fortnite Festival, I have some questions I'd love answering about a story I'm working on for the next issue of my music and gaming newsletter.
Reposted by Mat Ombler
On the latest ep, Mat & Tom chat about Clair Obscur (what else?) & the news around Duolingo's purchase of Beat Star devs & original Guitar Hero devs getting the band back together.
Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe!
@matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social
Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe!
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August 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
On the latest ep, Mat & Tom chat about Clair Obscur (what else?) & the news around Duolingo's purchase of Beat Star devs & original Guitar Hero devs getting the band back together.
Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe!
@matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social
Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe!
@matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social
My music and gaming newsletter, MusicEXP, is slowly nearing 1000 subscribers. It’s the definitive source for news and analysis covering the intersection of games and music. It’s free to subscribe, so please do so if you haven’t already!
Any shares appreciated
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Game Music Digest | Fortnite x Gorillaz, Lady Gaga Goes Gaming & Bryson Tiller's Video Game
Plus: Roblox quietly launches 'The Block', an always-on music experience
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August 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My music and gaming newsletter, MusicEXP, is slowly nearing 1000 subscribers. It’s the definitive source for news and analysis covering the intersection of games and music. It’s free to subscribe, so please do so if you haven’t already!
Any shares appreciated
musicexp.substack.com/p/game-music...
Any shares appreciated
musicexp.substack.com/p/game-music...
Just found out Tim Heidecker has a band called The Yellow River Boys entirely dedicated to songs about piss
August 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just found out Tim Heidecker has a band called The Yellow River Boys entirely dedicated to songs about piss
Alice Duport-Percier x Lorien Testard | A COLORS SHOW
YouTube video by COLORS
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August 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
PSA GAMESCOM: TONY HAWK COVER BAND THE 900S PLAY HALL 1 TODAY AT 5.30 PM
August 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
PSA GAMESCOM: TONY HAWK COVER BAND THE 900S PLAY HALL 1 TODAY AT 5.30 PM