Unoriginal Soundtracks #64: Tomb Raider

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.

The 2013 origin story of Britain's finest videogame hero hit hard. Lara Croft's bumps and bruises inspire this less hard-hitting playlist of rock, jazz, and doo-wop.

Unoriginal Soundtracks Podcast: GTA San Andreas Edition

Every other Wednesday I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, songs about world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for random terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and rediscover old classics.
This cynical Scottish look at America was the most expansive, ambitious Grand Theft Auto of them all. For the first time in the series, you could murder unlikable Americans across an entire state. But it was the furthest the series went in giving you the American dream -- you go from a skinny nothing to owning the skies.

It also provides plenty of opportunity for foreigners to explain this in song.

Unoriginal Soundtracks Podcast: Space Invaders Edition

Every other Wednesday I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, songs about world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for random terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and rediscover old classics.
Space Invaders is a cave painting next to rich tapestries like Heavy Rain and Mass Effect. But that doesn't mean there aren't themes and allegories to explore. Or invent. Now tremble, puny human, before this superior playlist!