Unoriginal Soundtracks #53: The Walking Dead

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for relevant terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and uncover hidden gems. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

Since April, The Walking Dead game has provided five phenomenal events for video games. Who would have thought that one of the most harrowing, emotional journeys so far in video games would be a licensed spin-off featuring zombies?

The adventure game provides themes of death, parenthood, and RVs to inspire this rootsy playlist of folk, soul, and blues.

Unoriginal Soundtracks #52: Analogue: A Hate Story

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for relevant terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and uncover hidden gems. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

This week's playlist is full of funk, prog, and hip hop about feminism, misogyny, and spaceships. It's inspire by the fantastic visual novel Analogue: A Hate Story, by Christine Love.

Shuffled #45: Sampler

Every other Wednesday either Matt or Alex C-Y share their love of music in an assortment of ways. Shuffled is a podcast whose format is as varied as their tastes in music, so hopefully you won't ever be bored and everyone can find something to enjoy.

I love trying to figure out what songs are used in sampling. There's a good chance you've heard the term -- using parts of one song to use in another. Maybe you even remember that one, very controversial time, so long ago? From DJs to producers, sampling is part of the music DNA these days. Check out this episode of Shuffled for songs using heavy to light samples (and yes, these are the true tracks this time).