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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 14h

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvAu...

Super Metroid Music - Maridia (Swampy Caverns)

YouTube video by Metroid Music Channel

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 1d

Me: "Let me start a Twitch channel to analyze the narratives of these video games I've never played."

Most of the video games I've never played: *nothing but one-dimensional characters, bad melodrama, and plot points stolen from more-popular media*

My (pitifully small) audience: WHY U SO SAD N MAD

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AUTOMATON WEST @automatonwest.bsky.social · 1d

Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says he’s “never used generative AI, and never will.” Hardship is what makes the creative process rewarding

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Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says he's “never used generative AI, and never will.” Hardship is what makes the creative process rewarding - AUTOMATON WEST

Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu discusses the history and evolution of game music and shares opinion on generative AI.

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 2d

SCHEDULE CHANGE: My Legend of Dragoon playthrough is over because I can no longer force myself through such an awful game. Let's just close out the week with Calico and Sunday's coworking stream. Be there or don't. #streamschedule twitch.tv/profsean

Stream Schedule for This Week (revised): Fr 10.17 - Sa 10.18 Calico 1600-1800, Su 10.19 Coworking Stream 1400-1745 (all times Central US)

Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 2d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNjm...

Orbital - Halcyon And On And On

YouTube video by London Records

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 3d

After living in Wisconsin for more than seven years, I finally had Culver's (and cheese curds) for the first time today. Me likey.

Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 3d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW5P...

My Brother Rabbit OST "Dziamdziolki's (Yamyam's) Helpful Attitude"

YouTube video by FuchsFeuer 22763

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 4d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT65...

The Room of Oracles

YouTube video by Harold Budd - Topic

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 4d

New blog about feeling stupid for thinking that video game studios ever cared about telling good stories in their games, especially after playing the recent Final Fantasy VII remakes. www.seanshannon.org?p=5893

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 5d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd5f...

Steve Roach Live at the Wiltern Theater LA August 7 2025 - Opening set for Blood Incantation

YouTube video by SteveRoachOfficial

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 5d

Pretty sure if I made a list of my twenty-five favourite covers of all time, Tori would be on the list at least twenty times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Hq...

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 6d

The depression-related nausea I thought I had yesterday turned out to be a stomach bug. Fun.

Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 6d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZcx...

First Light David Lanz and Paul Speer

YouTube video by Paul Speer

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 6d

I've already given up on Legend of Dragoon giving me anything I'll like, but I'm going to try to finish it up all the same. Coworking stream on Sunday, as always. Be there or don't. #streamschedule twitch.tv/profsean

Stream Schedule for This Week: Mo 10.13 - Sa 10.18 Legend of Dragoon 1600-1800, Su 10.19 Coworking Stream 1400-1745 (all times Central US)

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 7d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O4b...

Water Lily

YouTube video by Keiko Matsui - Topic

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 8d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_5d...

Another Star In The Sky

YouTube video by David Arkenstone - Topic

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 8d

"Hey, if we have a party member in our video game die, and have someone melodramatically scream their name afterwards, it'll be just as effective as when that party member in that other video game died, right?"

I don't know how much more of this I can take.

Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 9d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEZG...

The World Is Our ___

YouTube video by This Will Destroy You - Topic

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 10d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmak www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBSz...

A Breath Of Autumn

YouTube video by Michael Jones - Topic

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Taffy (scarey)🍬🐇🎃 @taffywabbit.bsky.social · 10d

it's International Lesbian Day! which, among other things, reminded me that this big cool SLARPG ensemble piece I did at the start of 2023 never got posted on here. so here's that!

shoutouts as always to pretty furry women who kiss other women and punch gods, you could say I'm sort of an enthusiast

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 11d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndtk...

SLARPG OST - Lo Fi Beats To Restore HP & MP To

YouTube video by beatrix quinn

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 12d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmark www.youtube.com/watch?v=hscz...

The Nearness Of You

YouTube video by Norah Jones - Topic

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 13d

Leaving this here for anyone who needs a moment of (relative) peace tonight. #musicbookmarrk www.youtube.com/watch?v=6atu...

Waltz of the Faye ~ Golden Grove (Day)

YouTube video by Slide20XX

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Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 13d

With that campus event and the super-hot weather out of the way, I should be able to resume Legend of Dragoon on stream this coming week without any further interruptions. Coworking stream on Sunday. Be there or don't. #streamschedule twitch.tv/profsean

Stream Schedule For This Week: Mo 10.06 - Sa 10.11 Legend of Dragoon 1600-1800, Su 10.12 Coworking Stream 1400-1745 (all times Central US)

Sean Shannon @seanshannon.bsky.social · 14d

I want a wide variety of games so everyone can have their tastes met, but is it really asking too much for more than one truly well-written JRPG every twenty years? At what point can I complain about that without sounding like an elitist? 4/fin