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Ben Reichstein
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Recording artist, sound designer and Host of the Field & Foley Podcast 🌿 @fieldandfoley.bsky.social
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Since I just moved over here I wanted to share some behind the scenes of our wonderful game Call of Saregnar. Wishlist now, there will be another demo to play soon™️
store.steampowered.com/app/1174510/...
(will also be available on GOG)

youtu.be/pdVo1kglYWY?...
The Sound of Call of Saregnar
YouTube video by Call of Saregnar
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I’m a lapsed trombone player, and always felt a bit sad that it wasn’t a very… cool instrument.

I may have to revise this opinion
Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini - March (Official Video)
YouTube video by GroundUP Music NYC
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Super inspiring work!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1DU...
THYLACINE - Swiss Sounds
YouTube video by Thylacine
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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A short message in English and then Spanish. Looking forward to presenting in Uruguay next week 😊 I'll be talking about the #EAD methods (Enhanced Audio Description) - our work on sound design for accessibility. For more information on our work, please visit our website enhancingaudiodescription.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Before I go on Etsy, are there any laid-off game artists in my follower/repost pool who would be available for a custom DnD party art commission? Four characters, a few special requests, preferably by Christmas? DM me! I have money!
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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babe wake up you've been watching a realplayer multimedia experience and just got really absorbed in the lifelike high resolution 160×120 video with thousands of distinct colors
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I vividly remember Super Mario, Final Fantasy VII, Mario64, Goldeneye, Zelda,... !
Listening now brings wonderful memories to mind. Composers are lovely human beings 🙏
"I love the music of video games. From the first second I played one, it was a big part of my life immediately." - Ross Tregenza, Ep. 39
And from that to Composing for HELLDIVERS 2, CYBERPUNK 2077 & DEATHLOOP!
#VideoGameMusic #Passion #Helldivers2
field-and-foley.captivate.fm/episode/epis...
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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As we celebrate Cyber Monday today, please save a thought for everyone responsible for bringing it to us.
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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I’m gonna do a Twitch stream to review trailers, answer questions and maybe play some Steam Review Guesser for the last day of my course Black Friday sale

Join me in about 4 hours at 1:30p Eastern

Follow me at Twitch.tv/dereklieu!
December 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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If I could live in a fantasy inn, it would be the Yew Tree Inn.
Here’s a moment from the inside.

#CallOfSaregnar
November 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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It's awards eligibility time of the year! I don't have any fiction to offer for 2025, but here is some involvement with non-fiction for consideration.

1. "The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction," in various non-fiction and related work categories: altermag.com/articles/the...

[TBC below.]
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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here you go, enjoy this leaf sheep of good luck and success
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Isolated Drum & Bass tracks for jazz lovers and musicians
thank you Léa Proicheva @leaproicheva
www.youtube.com/@leaproichev...
Léa Proicheva
Isolated Drum & Bass tracks for jazz lovers and musicians
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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btw if you or someone you know is a beginner/intermediate gamedev having trouble finding friendly teammates we connect people in a flexible process to finish long-term projects together, freeware jam vibes but 2-6 month schedules. no genAI art etc, the whole purpose is for people to learn and collab
Dev Pods - Learn Skills, Join Teams, Make Games
Dev Pods Helps You Learn Game Dev By Working On Real Games With Live Teams - So You Can Finally Finish Projects!
devpods.gg
August 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Join our gamedev skill potluck in devpods.gg - Try it for a month, only $1 early #blackfriday deal.

We use #unity #godot #unreal

Human teammates collaborating on art, audio, writing etc is better than AI!
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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you can't make me learn what "cloudflare" is. I shouldn't have to know these things. I have a sensitive artistic spirit
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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i love talking about narrative
makes me feel good and smart (because i am)
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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"I think it made sense for me to have a lot of small electrical elements in the music that would feel messy as well." - Cruyssen & Monnin, Ep. 14 #GameAudio #Soundtrack #GameMusic
field-and-foley.captivate.fm/episode/epis...
The delightful retro sound of STRAY with Yann van der Cruyssen & Raphaël Monnin - Field & Foley
About this EpisodeFor the first time, we bring together two distinguished professionals who have made their mark in the realm of sound. First, we have Y...
field-and-foley.captivate.fm
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Ok I seriously need help, is there like a big game preservation community hub where I can put out a bounty for someone to archive an overpriced iPhone game so I can emulate it in the future, I really need this
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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steamed machine ham is this anything
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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this line from cloud is in my head at least once a day
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Tales of Lost Ages is sitting below that 10 review threshold for Steam User Score (and a corresponding bump in the Steam Algorithm)

Especially with holiday sales coming up, it would be a massive help to get that review count up to 10. If you've played the game, please consider leaving a review
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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The struggle is real 😖

#lifeofasounddesigner #gameaudio
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM