In their album of the soundtrack of the game of the year spectacular, hosts Jordan Hatfield & Dawn Violet discuss standout media from 2025, despite recording and releasing said spectacular well into January.

It's the January episode!

Music in order of apperance

• Into Tartarus by Darren Korb (Hades II)
• I Am Gonna Claw (Out Your Eyes then Drown You To Death) by Scylla & The Sirens/Darren Korb (Hades II)
• Nocturne Pour Lumière by Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
• Outlaws of the West by Woody Jackson (Red Dead Redemption 2)
• Unshaken by D'angelo (Red Dead Redemption 2)
• The Housebuilding Song by David R. Ferguson (Red Dead Redemption 2)
• After The Ship by Amos Roddy (Citizen Sleeper 2)
• warehouse by kariomart & Blue Cayman (Q-UP)
• The Visitor by Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
• Beneath The Cantina by Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
• There Are Always Choices by Amos Roddy (Citizen Sleeper 2)

Timestamps
00:00 hi
00:17 good morning!
03:22 games, soundtracks, and nonsense
52:38 2025 music chat~
1:46:55 bye!

intro and outro themes by ayr
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Q-Up Composers Connor Lofdahl and Martin Nayeri sit with BGM Gems Co-Host Dawn Violet to discuss their Original Soundtrack for 2025's Q-UP, by Everybody House Games.

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See the video version of this discussion:
https://youtu.be/UoTep7b1suQ

Music sourced from the Q-UP Soundtrack on bandcamp

https://kariomart.bandcamp.com/album/q-up-ost

Music that inspired Q-UP as shared by kariomart and Blue Cayman

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5NgS1nLT2BP9ia5U5u4Aus?si=4f96ce6a94f04598

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=480Q_aZUcxw

RamonPang's carRADIO Drum & Bass mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IK3L7OrPE4

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HEALTH's one-of-a-kind score for Rockstar's Max Payne 3 sets the bar for composition in cinematic games. BGM Gems hosts Jordan Hatfield and Dawn Violet dissect a cult classic of video game music, and how it affected one of the most prominent industrial bands performing now.

Music from Max Payne 3 by HEALTH in order of appearance:
-Max Payne Theme
-PAINKILLER
-THE GIRL
-SHELLS
-9 Circulos by Emicida
-MAX: FAVELA
-MAX: NJ
-DEAD
-Max Payne 3 pause menu music (unreleased)
-THE IMPERIAL PALACE
-PILLS
-TEARS

Max Payne Theme composed by Kärtsy Hatakka & Kimmo Kajasto, performed for this episode by Dawn Violet
Interview clip with Kärtsy Hatakka via Riffmag

Excellent articles which informed this podcast:

• https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/healths-john-famiglietti-on-max-payne-3-working-with-reznor-and-their-dark-upcoming-album-3235470
• https://www.kerrang.com/health-interview-disco-part-ii-jake-duzsik-john-famiglietti-bj-miller-cover-story
• https://pitchfork.com/news/45682-health-talk-max-payne-3-score/

BGM Gems hosted by Jordan Hatfield & Dawn Violet
Produced, engineered, and edited by Dawn Violet.

A Podcast made by humans, published independently.