Episode 135 – Interview with Jeff van Dyck

Jeff Van Dyck’s musical career in video games has been a storied one. For over 30 years, Jeff’s music has continued blessing our ear drums, helping us create warm memories and exciting memories. Now, he joins us on XVGM Radio as Mike and Niko learn about his long history. We hear the story about how he met his wife at EA Games, what it’s like working on game music for systems like FM Towns as compared with modern redbook audio style, how he ended up in Australia and became partners with Witch Beam Studios and of course….SKITCHIN’!!!! We’re excited to bring this fantastic guest to your eardrums courtesy of XVGM Radio! Huge thanks to Jeff for being on our show, he was truly a wonderful person to chat with! Please check out his website and socials here: https://jeffvandyck.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jeff_van_dyck_music/ https://x.com/jeff_van_dyck https://bsky.app/profile/jeffvandyck.com We’d love to hear what you thought about these games and the tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Special thanks to X X for their Patreon pick, and as always, thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Scott McElhone, Ryan McPherson, Cam Werme, Rayjkayj, Reptile, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Brad Austin, Nick Davis, Red Hua, & Kitty Sparks. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: All songs composed/arranged by Jeff Van Dyck unless otherwise noted Intro – Skitchin’ (GEN – 1994) “Title Screen (With Voice)” 1 – 4D Boxing (FMTowns – 1992) “Track 2” w/ Michael J Sokyrka 2 – The Need For Speed (PS1/Saturn/PC – 1996) “Aaeeyaaeeyaa” w/ Angela van Dyck 3 – Assault Android Cactus (2013 – WIN, XBONE/PS4/SWI – 2016) “Fingerstyle” 4 – NBA Live ‘96 (SNES – 1995) “End of Quarter” 5 – Missile Command (PS1 – 1999) “Track 5” 6 – Cricket World Cup ’99 (PC – 1999) “Menu Track 3” 7 – Skitchin’ (GEN – 1994) “Cheese Grater” w/ Kevin Pickell (Sound Driver) 8 – Shogun: Total War (PC – 2000) “Mongol Mobilize 1” 9 – STUNTS (4D Driving) (FM Towns – 1993) “Car Selection/Select your Car” Original on PC-98 composed by Michael Sokyrka 10 – FIFA Soccer 95 (GEN – 1994) “Song 4”