Interlochen Public Radio

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A listener-supported broadcast service of Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen Public Radio is home to two distinct radio stations serving northwest lower Michigan with music, news and culture from the region and the world – every day, 24 hours a day:

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53 Pieces

GAMEPLAY is a show from Interlochen Public Radio that celebrates the vast worlds of videogame music. Each episode brings the music, composers and performers to life.

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26 Pieces

The National Writers Series in Traverse City, Michigan connects communities with some of the nation's premier authors and storytellers. Now, the best of these discussions are available to your community in this series from Interlochen Public Radio.

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17 Pieces

The National Writers Series in Traverse City, Michigan connects communities with some of the nation's premier authors and storytellers. Now, the best of these discussions are available to your community in this series from Interlochen Public Radio.

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26 Pieces

The National Writers Series in Traverse City, Michigan connects communities with some of the nation's premier authors and storytellers. Now, the best of these discussions are available to your community in this series from Interlochen Public Radio.

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24 Pieces

The National Writers Series in Traverse City, Michigan connects communities with some of the nation's premier authors and storytellers. Now, the best of these discussions are available to your community in this series from Interlochen Public Radio.

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A weekly series (26 episodes per season) featuring decades of music from the archives of Interlochen Center for the Arts. Produced by Interlochen Public Radio.

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A weekly series (26 episodes per season) featuring decades of music from the archives of Interlochen Center for the Arts. Produced by Interlochen Public Radio.


Latest Pieces

Caption: Toby Fox composed the original soundtrack to the beloved 2015 retro-styled role-playing game Undertale.
Toby Fox’s eclectic score brings to life a funny and moving story with a memorable cast of characters.

Bought by WBAA, WNYE, KUCO, WKAR, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: A depiction of protagonist Alucard by artist Ayami Kojima for the 1997 game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Composer Michiru Yamane wrote the original score.
A musical celebration of one of the most beloved gothic-horror videogame series of all time.

Bought by WBAA, WNYE, KUCO, WKAR, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: The game Horizon Zero Dawn was scored by a team of composers, including Joris de Man, duo The Flight, Niels van der Leest, and Jonathan Williams.
A world that’s both prehistoric and futuristic, full of natural beauty, tribal societies, and giant robotic beasts.

Bought by WBAA, WNYE, KUCO, WKAR, KMXT and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Composer Andrea Boccadoro wrote a Renaissance-style madrigal for each character in the Elizabethan comedy game Astrologaster.
Videogame scores that take us to places far away through the sounds of long ago.

Bought by WBAA, Delmarva Public Media, WNYE, KUCO, WKAR and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Composer Gareth Coker at Ori and the Will of the Wisps scoring sessions in Air Studios, London, Credit: Benjamin Ealovega
"Every single game has a rhythm."

Bought by WBAA, KMXT, WNYE, KUCO, WKAR and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: John Robert Matz scored the 2021 visual novel Ambition: A Minuet in Power in an 18th-century period style.
Cyberpunk bartending, planning a spa day for a friend, wining and dining nobles in pre-revolutionary France...

Bought by WBAA, KMXT, WNYE, KUCO, WKAR and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Discussions with authors Megan Miranda ("Such a Quiet Place") and Emily Henry ("People We Meet on Vacation").

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Aug 28, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Discussions with authors Dax-Devlon Ross ("Letters to My White Male Friends") and Susie Yang ("White Ivy").

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Aug 28, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Composers Lyndon Holland and Jeremy Noghani arranged music by 19th-century composers like Charles Gounod, Hector Berlioz, and Camille Saint-Saens for the soundtrack to the 2015 game Aviary Attorney.
Classical music has always been a part of video games, from the earliest arcades to today.

Bought by WBAA, Delmarva Public Media, KMXT, KUCO, WNYE and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Emmy-winning composer and Interlochen alumna Laura Karpman poses for a portrait at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival., Credit: Maarten de Boer/Getty Images Portrait
"All game developers love music... I've never heard 'less is more' when working on a game." Emmy-winning composer and Interlochen alumna Laura Kar...

Bought by WBAA, KMXT, KUCO, WNYE, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10