Episode 2: Note-able Nostalgia with Daniel Floyd

You may know him as the tiny yet enthralling voice from Extra Credits, or perhaps as OC ReMixer sephfire, or possibly as an animator with a good eye for quality cartoons. Regardless, Daniel Floyd is here with Train Station at 8 to talk about fond memories of days gone by and how video game music taps into that sentimental spirit we all have. He also shares a bit of cinema wisdom and agrees that the Nintendo 64 is great.

You may know him as the tiny yet enthralling voice from Extra Credits, or perhaps as OC ReMixer sephfire, or possibly as an animator with a good eye for quality cartoons. Regardless, Daniel Floyd is here with Train Station at 8 to talk about fond memories of days gone by and how video game music taps into that sentimental spirit we all have. He also shares a bit of cinema wisdom and agrees that the Nintendo 64 is great.

If you want to see what Dan has been up to, follow him on Twitter or catch an episode of Extra Credits!

The 8 Questions:

1: What have you been listening to?
2: When you think of nostalgia in relation to video game music, what first comes to mind?
3: Is there a game soundtrack that directly links your brain to a certain time of life?
4: What's the most recent soundtrack you'd consider personally nostalgic?
5: Have you listened to anything recently that you might call nostalgic years from now?
6: Do you think nostalgia is a barrier to accepting new ideas?
7: What are nostalgic musical memories we haven't had a chance to talk about yet?
8: What have you been working on?

Stuff we talked about:

Extra CreditsOverClocked ReMix

Music used in this episode:

KK Podcasting (Train Station at 8 Theme) - Bryan KellyIntro - SheCrash Man - Takashi TateishiEntwined Destiny - Junichi NakatsuruWant to be Close - ??? (If you know who composed this song, let us know!)Into Free - B'zPenguin Cap - CarboHydroMEverything Is Awesome!!! (Feat. The Lonely Island) - Tegan and SaraLove For My Insane Lover - Akira Yamaoka