Emily Reese
Classical MPR host
Minnesota Public Radio
ereese@mpr.org
Emily Reese is on-air host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She is also the host and producer for Top Score, Classical MPR's podcast about video game composers, and created MPR's Listening to Learn series. She previously worked for NET Radio in Lincoln, NE as a news host. She earned an undergrad certificate in music education and jazz studies from the University of Colorado — Boulder, and a masters degree in music theory from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Emily lives in Twin Cities with her cats Junebug and Atticus, and loves gaming, with or without friends.
Emily Reese Feature Archive
With so many World War II games on the market, it can be difficult to come up with a unique sound for the score. Lennie Moore talks about his music for Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm on Top Score.
(05/10/2013)
How do I feel about composer Garry Schyman's score to the new BioShock Infinite? Put it on a stage and let me hear it live, over and over... and over... and over...
(04/23/2013)
Composer Jason Graves explains the musical themes he created for "Tomb Raider" on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
(04/19/2013)
What happens when a composer writes a great score for a not-so-great game? Kevin Riepl talks about his music for Aliens: Colonial Marines.
(04/12/2013)
Kickstarter is a website allowing consumers to fund projects, including movies, games, conferences and everything else in between. "Skyrim" composer Jeremy Soule decided to use it to fund writing, recording and performing his Symphony No. 1.
(04/01/2013)
Composer Jim Dooley talks about working on both games in the <em>Infamous</em> series on Top Score from Classical MPR.
(03/29/2013)
Top Score and Classical MPR host Emily Reese traveled to Boston to moderate the "Behind the Music of Blockbuster Video Games" panel at PAX East 2013.
(03/26/2013)
Peter McConnell and Emily Reese talk Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR. Enter for your chance to win a copy of the PlayStation 3 game below!
(03/14/2013)
Minnesota's own Parker Quartet are one of the most celebrated classical ensembles of their generation. Today, they returned to Minnesota Public Radio's studios for a performance and interview with Emily Reese.
(03/07/2013)
Composer Penka Kouneva took two months between projects to write her own music, culminating in a CD called <em>A Warrior's Odyssey</em>. Emily Reese spoke with Penka about her music, and coming to the U.S. from Bulgaria.
(02/26/2013)
Composer Joel Corelitz just received a BAFTA nomination for his score to <em>The Unfinished Swan</em>. Baroque-inspired sounds accompany the artful tale. Hear our conversation on the latest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
(02/13/2013)
Steampunk meets Charles Dickens's London in the game Dishonored, scored by composer Daniel Licht.
(02/07/2013)
Composer Inon Zur and the new music for <em>Rift: Storm Legion</em> on the latest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.
(01/31/2013)
We've been playing video game music all week, now the moment of reckoning: can you tell the difference between these Classical compositions and Video Game scores? Take our quiz and find out.
(01/18/2013)
The Current Presents the Best Video Game Scores of 2012, hosted by Emily Reese of Top Score.
(01/04/2013)