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The Fallout TV show handily proves there’s a space for video game adaptations respectful to their source material and confident enough to hum their own tunes. Composing a soundscape inspired by the game’s radio stations for a new audience is no simple feat. So, who better to speak about its 1950s soundtrack than Trygge Toven – Emmy-nominated Music Supervisor of the Fallout series and many more.
Despite “[growing] up as a gamer playing and Myst,” Trygge started his supervision career in TV Marketing. “[That’s] where I did promos for Lost and Grey’s Anatomy” he tells us. “I remember watching Nip/Tuck, seeing PJ Bloom as the music supervisor, and wondering what that job entailed.
I happened to meet him at an industry event a few months later. He, and many others, were very helpful in sharing their knowledge.” On the topic of radio stations that players love, Trygge noted “they provided a great starting place to pull from for the music of the show.
I didn’t originally play the games but when I heard about the show, I started playing a few of the titles.” The show nails that retro feeling of being stuck in a world that has moved on without humanity and technology. Right from “Some Enchanted Evening” by The Castells in the first grisly episode, the retro-futuristic show paves a path with nostalgia and respect.
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