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534: How Games Like Wipeout and Tony Hawk Changed the Music Industry - The Retro Hour EP534
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- Jun 5, 2026
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Summary
This week we’re joined by video game music expert Matt Ombler, head of music and gaming partnerships at Laced, to explore the incredible world of game soundtracks, from Sonic on the Mega Drive and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater shaping a generation’s music taste, to Wipeout, Halo 2, retro sound chips, vinyl reissues and the growing importance of preserving game music history. Matt also shares stories from his journalism days interviewing legends like Nile Rodgers and Nobuo Uematsu, plus how he helped bring metal heavyweights including Howard Jones, Trivium and Polyphia into Cult of the Lamb’s Hymns of the Unholy project. Laced Records: https://www.lacedrecords.com/ Contents: 00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories 46:30 – Matt Ombler Interview Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.com Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs PlayEXPO Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ X: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes Sonic On ZX Spectrum Next: https://tinyurl.com/48fpsssy Legal Disc Ripping: https://tinyurl.com/2s4pufay Virtual OS Museum: https://tinyurl.com/2kz9r9aw Castlevania Rondo of Blood On Mega Drive: https://tinyurl.com/3x8ukbxn Amiga CD32 ODE: https://tinyurl.com/3p93u…