GXM Podcast (Games X Music)
GXM #55 An Ode to Final Fantasy ft. Peter Broderick & The White Mages
On this week’s episode of GXM, we sit down with Erased Tapes artist Peter Broderick to discuss his latest project, Ode to Final Fantasy, a tribute album that celebrates his favourite tracks from the Final Fantasy video games. Broderick’s own music origin story began with the Final Fantasy series. As a child, he was obsessed with Final Fantasy VII. His mother, the poet Selah Broderick, promised she’d gift him a PlayStation if he practiced the violin for 100 days in a row. An eager young Broderick took his mother up on this offer, and as he improved on the violin, he was given the PlayStation as promised. In his own words, “I learned to play music because of my drive to play video games”. Released under the moniker The White Mages, Peter explains the origin story behind this album and what makes the music in Final Fantasy so special. Make sure you give it a listen because it’s an incredible album. You can support the release on Bandcamp . –––––––––––––––––––––– Whether you work in the music or games industries or simply enjoy video game music and want to learn more about this area of interest, make sure to give us a listen… …and HIT SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy! We're GXM (Games X Music), a fortnightly podcast exploring video game music and the intersection of video games and the music industry. Your hosts are Tom Quillfeldt (Laced’s Production and Community Manager) and Mat Ombler (Laced’s Head of Music and Game Partnerships.) We'd love to hear your feedback, thoughts on topics you'd like to hear us discuss, and ideas for guests. Email — gxmpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky — @gxmpodcast.bsky.social | @matombler.bsky.social | @tquillfeldt.bsky.social X — @gxmpodcast | @tquillfeldt | @matombler Instagram — @gxmpodcast Produced by Tom Quillfeldt and Mat Ombler Edited by Tom Quillfeldt Music by Zak Foster Show artwork by Joshua Klein
