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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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.
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
Oh how the mighty have fallen
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Oh how the mighty have fallen
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
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
And on Saturday, ASADI & XYE will perform a selection of songs from Prince of Persia: Rogue, the latest instalment in the Prince of Persia series. They take to the stage at 6:30pm in Hall 1!
August 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
And on Saturday, ASADI & XYE will perform a selection of songs from Prince of Persia: Rogue, the latest instalment in the Prince of Persia series. They take to the stage at 6:30pm in Hall 1!
Me and @kevinschulzzz.bsky.social booked Tony Hawk's Pro Skater band The 900s to tear up Hall 1 at Gamescom tomorrow. They start at 5.30pm. Get in that pit and spread the word!
August 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Me and @kevinschulzzz.bsky.social booked Tony Hawk's Pro Skater band The 900s to tear up Hall 1 at Gamescom tomorrow. They start at 5.30pm. Get in that pit and spread the word!
Was this the MySpace generation’s equivalent of a brat summer
August 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Was this the MySpace generation’s equivalent of a brat summer
Literally can't log into Roblox because I can't solve the fucking captcha
July 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Literally can't log into Roblox because I can't solve the fucking captcha
This quote from Jeff Rosenstock is probs the best/funniest thing I’ve ever received
July 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This quote from Jeff Rosenstock is probs the best/funniest thing I’ve ever received
Me and my mate Jase in the mosh pit for Pantera
July 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Me and my mate Jase in the mosh pit for Pantera
New Korg production software for PS5 is developed by Detune, a company owned by Nobuyoshi Sano, AKA Sanodg, AKA the composer who makes fucking BANGERS for ridge racer and tekken
June 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
New Korg production software for PS5 is developed by Detune, a company owned by Nobuyoshi Sano, AKA Sanodg, AKA the composer who makes fucking BANGERS for ridge racer and tekken
Had a fun time hosting the video game tracks at SXSW London!
June 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Had a fun time hosting the video game tracks at SXSW London!
Heaviest riff ever written for a video game
May 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Heaviest riff ever written for a video game
Aw blast from the past. This was a very fun tour!
May 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Aw blast from the past. This was a very fun tour!
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 soundtrack just made its debut in the U.K. Official Charts. Phenomenal achievement.
May 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 soundtrack just made its debut in the U.K. Official Charts. Phenomenal achievement.
The musicianship and writing in this album is 10/10 and you won’t convince me otherwise
April 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The musicianship and writing in this album is 10/10 and you won’t convince me otherwise
One of Hull’s most famous nightclubs apologising for raising the price of a double vodka and coke to a diabolical £2.50 (Sambuca shots remain £1)
March 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
One of Hull’s most famous nightclubs apologising for raising the price of a double vodka and coke to a diabolical £2.50 (Sambuca shots remain £1)