31
August
2012
Cue of the Week: “Wizard Flight”
This blog has been offline for a few weeks, but I have an excuse: I was over in New York attending a fabulous NY Fringe... Read More
16
December
2011
Cue of the Week: “Wizards’ Plight”
This week’s selection is the music that accompanies the introductory cinematic for the iOS/Android game Wizard Ops. The developers crafted an elaborate backstory to the... Read More
04
December
2015
Cue of the Week: “Into the Skullcano”
This week’s cue is a modern take on 1960s spy movie music, composed for the mobile title Wizard Ops Tactics. I tipped my hat to... Read More
12
June
2015
Cue of the Week: “Battle on the Shore”
A magic battle, that is. This week’s cue comes from the game Wizard Ops: Part One. The wizard is doing a kind of sideways walk... Read More
03
January
2014
Cue of the Week: “The Worm Boss”
“Boss” here is meant in the sense of final opponent of a video game level rather than overseer of employees, though I suppose the two... Read More
21
June
2013
Cue of the Week: “The Game is Afoot”
Clearly I don’t mean that the game is a lower body extremity. This music plays during Wizard Ops Tactics‘ introductory moments, providing a sense of... Read More
14
June
2013
Cue of the Week: “The Murky Swamp”
This week’s selection from Wizard Ops Tactics portrays the game’s swamp level as a damp and ominous place. Plaintive woodwind harmonies ease in and out... Read More
07
June
2013
Cue of the Week: “The Army Assembles”
Continuing the music progression from Wizard Ops Tactics, this week’s cue accompanies the game’s Army Builder sequence with an anticipatory mood and almost-obligatory snare drum... Read More
31
May
2013
Cue of the Week: “Beach Battle!”
This music selection from Wizard Ops Tactics takes on a distinctly pirate-y tone, as befits a game setting with beach umbrellas, cannons, and a giant... Read More
18
January
2013
Cue of the Week: “Weapons Shop”
This short and impish piece of music is from the game Wizard Ops, and plays when you negotiate with a surly shopkeeper to buy an... Read More
