⁠Player 1 vs The World⁠'s The Lost Records Journal podcast finally returns! StrangeCast co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Don’t Nod Montreal producer Catherine Vincelli to talk all things Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Here is the first of our two-part interview with Cathy ahead of Tape 1: Bloom’s first anniversary!

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Timestamps:

00:00 -- PSA: introduction from Adnan Riaz for ‘Side A’ of this two-part Lost Records Journal special

01:10 -- The start of Side A for this Lost Records Journal episode

01:27 -- A big warm welcome to Catherine Vincelli!

02:47 -- We ask Cathy about Hayley Williams and the Paramore frontwoman’s Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party album

06:51 -- Cathy tells us her backstory, including how she became a producer at Don’t Nod Montreal

13:06 -- What were Cathy’s responsibilities and day-to-day activities on Lost Records: Bloom & Rage? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)

19:12 -- Sam Bradley on calling his dog Mushroom and Cathy’s verdict on the Don’t Nod Montreal art director’s baking skills

21:10 -- Cathy recalls her experience in Cologne, Germany, for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage’s promotion at Gamescom 2024

28:09 -- What was the hardest process and favourite part behind making Lost Records: Bloom & Rage? (Patreon/Ashlyn Nala)

33:36 -- Cathy on getting into the gaming industry now and her thoughts on the current landscape of narrative titles in the marketplace

39:07 -- Is there a moment in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage that still hits Cathy emotionally now? (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

45:52 -- Cathy on working with the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage actors, including Olivia Lepore (Swann Holloway), Jordan Dawson (Corey Litchfield) and Victoria Diamond (Dylan Mikaelsen)

44:23 -- Guitars are compared, and Adam’s plectrum debate (#PlectrumGate) from the Life Is Strange: Reunion Collector’s Edition emerges

50:11 -- Adnan and Adam finally address the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage vinyl (#VinylGate) debacle with Cathy. Additionally, Cathy talks about meeting former Chromatics stars Ruth Radelet and Adam Miller

56:02 -- Outro for Side A of The Lost Records Journal episode

57:19 -- A *little* teaser from Side B of the Cathy interview… 🍿👀

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00:00 -- Introduction

01:38 -- A big warm welcome to Don’t Nod Montreal art director Sam Bradley!

03:04 -- Does Sam still not see his distinct art style in his work?

05:39 -- Where does Sam find his inspiration from? (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

07:58 -- Sam on client work on his personal website

11:34 -- Sam on creating content

14:15 -- How did Sam end up becoming involved at Don’t Nod Montreal?

20:24 -- Sam on his love of Life Is Strange 2 and calling his dog Mushroom

21:46 -- How Sam Bradley knows Jim Guthrie

23:37 -- Sam on going to art school vs not going to art school

29:33 -- Sam’s favourite location/scenes to work on in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

33:22 -- Nora Malakian’s mask and the badger vs raccoon discourse

34:58 -- Kat Mikaelsen’s raven mask and the similarities to Chloe Price’s mask in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

39:35 -- Autumn Lockhart’s wolf mask and designing with Corey Litchfield in mind

42:25 -- Swann Holloway’s mask and the two different colour variations

44:55 -- Sam’s deep dive into the Bloom & Rage concert

50:40 -- Sam on presenting his art to Michel Koch and the other Lost Records developers

54:53 -- What is a red flag for Sam in the world of art?

56:56 -- Sam on the influence of Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow on Lost Records

58:19 -- Did Sam immediately pick up on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference in Tape 2: Rage?

59:33 -- Sam on the key Lost Records art of the feet dangling

01:02:58 -- Did Sam have any involvement in *that* main menu screen moment with Kat?

01:04:24 -- Sam on how he manages his workload, avoiding burnout and his interests

01:08:54 -- Sam talks hidden details and Easter eggs that Lost Records players might have overlooked (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

01:11:57 -- Are Michel and Luc Baghadoust’s cats hidden in Lost Records’ Easter eggs?

01:12:43 -- Sam breaks down Swann’s incredible arm tattoo, including the dragon design

01:18:08 -- Sam on Swann’s other tattoo

01:19:40 -- Sam’s physical moth brooch from Swann Holloway’s outfit, The Silence of the Lambs and other 1990s influences

01:21:44 -- Kat tattoo drawing from the Bloom & Rage concert in Tape 1: Bloom

01:23:40 -- Sam on the most creatively fulfilling moment from Lost Records (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

01:27:59 -- Sam on baking

01:30:13 -- Sam on books and the reference to Mark Z Danielewski’s House of Leaves on a Lost Records licence plate

01:32:39 -- The baking talk continues with Sam

01:34:03 -- Sam on the concept art that he did for Lost Records’s log walk. Was there any inspiration from Max Caulfield and Chloe Price’s train-track walk from Life Is Strange Episode 2: Out of Time?

01:37:20 -- The inspiration behind The Abyss design (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

01:40:33 -- What role does symbolism and/or visual metaphor play in Sam Bradley’s art direction? (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

01:43:28 -- Did Sam pet Gertie at the Mikaelsen’s Ranch in Tape 2: Rage?

01:43:44 -- Is Sam a Twin Peaks fan ahead of/amid working on Lost Records?

01:45:23 -- Has Sam ever made anything without a metaphor, only for someone else to think that he has?

01:47:54 -- What’s one visual idea that Sam would like to expand on in Lost Records if he had unlimited time and budget? (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

01:52:10 -- Is there a particular colour scheme that Sam likes to work with? (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

01:54:00 -- What would Sam put in the Bloom & Rage box?

01:55:18 -- We need a Sam Bradley x Lost Records artbook! Plus, Sam on Don’t Nod Entertainment’s Jusant

01:56:22 -- Sam on seeing other people in their art and their skillsets as artists

01:59:43 -- Sam’s final thoughts and message to Lost Records: Bloom & Rage players

02:01:36 -- Outro for The Lost Records Journal episode

The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt meet Don’t Nod Montreal art director Sam Bradley for the second — and final — part of a two-part exclusive interview podcast episode of ⁠Player 1 vs The World⁠'s show!

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Timestamps:

00:00 -- PSA: introduction

01:48 -- Introduction

02:05 -- Sam on one key Lost Records art

05:48 -- Did Sam have any involvement in *that* main menu screen moment with Kat?

07:14 -- Sam on how he manages his workload

11:58 -- Sam talks hidden details and Easter eggs in Lost Records (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

14:48 -- Are Michel and’s cats hidden in Lost Records?

15:34 -- Sam breaks down Swann’s arm tattoo, including the dragon design

21:00 -- Sam on Swann’s other tattoo

22:32 -- Sam’s physical moth brooch from Swann’s outfit, The Silence of the Lambs and other 1990s influences

24:32 -- Kat’s tattoo drawing from the Bloom & Rage concert in Tape 1: Bloom

26:29 -- Sam on the most creatively fulfilling moment from Lost Records (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

30:50 -- Sam on baking

33:18 -- Sam on books and the reference to Mark Z Danielewski’s House of Leaves on a Lost Records licence plate

36:06 -- The baking talk continues with Sam

36:55 -- Sam on the concept art that he did for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage’s log walk.

40:12 -- The inspiration behind The Abyss design (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

43:26 -- What role does symbolism and/or visual metaphor play in Sam’s art direction? (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

46:21 -- Did Sam pet Gertie?

46:39 -- Is Sam a Twin Peaks fan ahead of/amid working on Lost Records?

48:21 -- Has Sam ever made anything without a metaphor, only for someone else to think that he has?

50:47 -- What’s one visual idea that Sam would like to expand on in Lost Records if he had unlimited time and budget? (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

55:04 -- Is there a particular colour scheme that Sam likes to work with? (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

56:53 -- What would Sam put in the Bloom & Rage box?

58:11 -- We need a Sam x Lost Records artbook! Plus, Sam Bradley on Don’t Nod Entertainment’s Jusant

59:15 -- Sam on seeing other people in their art and their skillsets as artists

01:02:45 -- Sam’s final thoughts and message to Lost Records players

01:04:30 -- Outro

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The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt meet Don’t Nod Montreal art director Sam Bradley for the first part of a two-part exclusive interview podcast episode of ⁠Player 1 vs The World⁠'s show!

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Timestamps:

00:00 -- PSA: introduction for ‘Side A’ of The Lost Records Journal podcast episode

01:38 -- A big warm welcome to Don’t Nod Montreal art director Sam Bradley!

03:04 -- Does Sam Bradley still not see his distinct art style in his work?

05:39 -- Where does Sam Bradley find his inspiration from? (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

07:58 -- Sam Bradley on client work on his personal website

11:34 -- Sam Bradley on creating content

14:15 -- How did Sam Bradley end up becoming involved at Don’t Nod Montreal?

20:24 -- Sam Bradley on his love of Life Is Strange 2 and calling his dog Mushroom

21:46 -- How Sam Bradley knows Canadian singer-songwriter Jim Guthrie

23:37 -- Sam Bradley on going to art school vs not going to art school

29:33 -- Sam Bradley’s favourite location/scenes to work on in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

33:22 -- Nora Malakian’s mask and the badger vs raccoon discourse

34:58 -- Kat Mikaelsen’s raven mask and the similarities to Chloe Price’s mask in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

39:35 -- Autumn Lockhart’s wolf mask and designing with Corey Litchfield in mind

42:25 -- Swann Holloway’s mask and the two different colour variations

44:55 -- Sam Bradley’s deep dive into the stunning artwork of the Bloom & Rage concert

50:40 -- Sam Bradley on presenting his art to Don’t Nod Montreal studio creative director Michel Koch and the other Lost Records: Bloom & Rage developers

54:53 -- What is a red flag for Sam Bradley in the world of art?

56:56 -- Sam Bradley on the influence of Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow on Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

01:00:00 -- Did Sam Bradley immediately pick up on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference in Tape 2: Rage?

01:01:12 -- PSA: the end of ‘Side A’ of The Lost Records Journal episode

01:03:14 -- A sneak peek for the ‘Side B’ episode of the Sam Bradley podcast

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The Lost Records Journal co-host Adnan Riaz met former Chromatics star and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage co-composer Ruth Radelet for an exclusive interview podcast episode of ⁠Player 1 vs The World⁠'s show!

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Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:17 -- A big warm welcome to Ruth Radelet!

02:25 -- Ruth on her European tour

04:01 -- Ruth talks about her Kid Katana Records signing session for the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage vinyl

04:29 -- Ruth on performing ‘The Veil’ during her live tour

05:39 -- Ruth’s ‘light blue’ Fender Player II Stratocaster

07:12 -- Why Ruth has been performing ‘The Veil’ over other tracks from the Lost Records OST

08:47 -- Ruth’s favourite character in Lost Records (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

09:55 -- How Ruth became involved with Lost Records

11:20 -- Ruth on reuniting with Adam Miller and Nat Walker

12:40 -- Ruth on the collaboration with Adam and Nat for Lost Records (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

15:07 -- Lost Records vs Chromatics: how different was the collaboration?

17:13 -- Ruth’s writing process for the OST

20:33 -- Were ideas already in place for the music creation of Lost Records? (Clare McLoughlin/Patreon)

22:05 -- How much did Ruth’s experience of the 1990s influence her work with Lost Records? (Carly/Patreon)

28:07 -- Ruth on the shades of Twin Peaks in Lost Records and her tribute to David Lynch

31:08 -- Ruth’s reaction to Michel Koch’s tweet

33:00 -- Ruth talks Don’t Nod Montreal’s involvement in the music process (KJL/Patreon)

35:15 -- Were the songs always developed with all four characters in mind?

36:37 -- Creating each Lost Records track to stand out on its own

39:05 -- Was anything left on the cutting room floor?

41:51 -- Ruth on filming ‘The Veil’ music video

42:52 -- Ruth’s message on the powerful meaning behind ‘The Veil’

46:58 -- The standout Lost Records track that Ruth helped bring to life, excluding ‘The Veil’ (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

48:00 -- Ruth talks about making new music and more vinyl releases (Clare McLoughlin/Patreon)

51:02 -- How does Ruth consume her music?

52:37 -- The biggest challenge of working on the OST compared with making a music album (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

54:12 -- Ruth on the works of the Nora Kelly Band and Milk & Bone on the soundtrack

56:31 -- What would Ruth, Adam and Nat put in the Bloom & Rage package?

58:55 -- Is it ‘never say never’ for a Chromatics reunion?

01:00:26 -- Outro

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We are *finally* uploading our exclusive full-length Lost Records Journal interview with Don’t Nod Montreal studio creative director Michel Koch and studio executive producer Luc Baghadoust!

00:00 -- Introduction

00:17 -- Luc and Michel on pronouncing their last names

03:54 -- Michel on becoming a solo director for the first time

06:26 -- Michel on managing decisions as a director

07:42 -- Luc’s perspective of Michel’s solo directing vs co-directing with Raoul Barbet

09:24 -- Luc on Michel’s development since Remember Me and vice versa

13:21 -- Michel on Luc since Remember Me

15:57 -- Luc recalls how he became involved in Life Is Strange

18:32 -- Adnan asks Luc about Don’t Nod Montreal’s DNA and if Michel is an auteur

24:12 -- Michel on Don’t Nod Montreal’s DNA and being an auteur

26:53 -- Michel on the change in the market since Life Is Strange’s release up to Lost Records: Bloom & Rage’s arrival

31:05 -- Luc and Michel on streaming services and subscription-supported releases

36:45 -- Lost Records story ideas that didn’t make the final cut (Carly/Patreon)

40:29 -- Luc on Don’t Nod Montreal’s work, development time, criticism and bugs and more

41:47 -- Michel on the criticism of Tape 2: Rage

43:23 -- David Lynch and Twin Peaks. Is Lost Records closer to Twin Peaks than Life Is Strange?

47:13 -- Luc on the criticism about the supernatural elements and Life Is Strange’s ‘powers’ amid Square Enix talks

49:25 -- Michel’s stance on Lost Records’ supernatural themes in the story

50:27 -- The knock-on effect of Life Is Strange, including Luc on Lowbirth Games’ This Bed We Made

52:29 -- Luc on creating something fresh with Lost Records after Life Is Strange (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

56:02 -- Michel hints at the expanded universe of Lost Records and potential sequel teases/ideas

58:27 -- Why does Michel ‘hate’ Adam? Plus, Velvet Cove and Michigan talk!

01:01:28 -- Why Luc visited Philadelphia

01:02:19 -- Adnan asks Michel about the neurodivergence that players see in his characters, ranging from Swann to Nora to Max

01:09:15 -- Luc on the quartet dynamic of Lost Records and shifting from the protagonist-deuteragonist approach from LIS1 and LIS2

01:13:47 -- Michel on Victoria Diamond and Jordan Dawson as Dylan Mikaelsen and Corey Litchfield respectively

01:14:11 -- Michel on the lack of one-to-one interactions between Autumn Lockhart and Kat Mikaelsen in the quartet dynamic

01:17:28 -- Luc on his favourite memories at Don’t Nod Montreal (Clare McLoughlin/Patreon)

01:19:58 -- Michel on his favourite memories at Don’t Nod Montreal and the creation of Lost Records (Clare McLoughlin/Patreon)

01:22:31 -- Luc on his favourite memories from the creation of Lost Records (Clare McLoughlin/Patreon)

01:24:17 -- Michel and Luc on Ruth Radelet bringing Adam Miller and Nat Walker on board for Lost Records

01:26:37 -- Luc recalls a story from Captain Spirit involving Bruce Springsteen’s music

01:28:03 -- Michel on Corey’s role as the antagonist, the inspirations, why he didn’t have a redemption arc and more

01:32:04 -- Michel on the characters, the central theme of the story, the locations and more (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

01:34:48 -- Luc on the setting of Velvet Cove and location of Michigan (Jake Churchill/Patreon)

01:36:47 -- Michel on exploring Canada as a potential setting for Velvet Cove (Jake Churchill/Patreon)

01:37:52 -- Michel on something that he has never shared before from LIS, LIS2, Captain Spirit or Lost Records (Clarx/Patreon)

01:39:10 -- Luc on something that he has never shared before from LIS, LIS2, Captain Spirit or Lost Records (Clarx/Patreon)

01:40:12 -- Luc and Michel break off into stories about VO director Philip Bache

01:42:53 -- What’s one thing Luc deeply admires about Michel, but he’s never actually told him?

01:45:36 -- What’s one thing Michel deeply admires about Luc, but he’s never actually told him?

01:46:59 -- Pippin makes a cameo!

01:47:31 -- Our final farewells (for now)… Get the tissues out! 🤧😭

01:52:36 -- Outro

Following on from the ‘Side A’ episode of ⁠Player 1 vs The World⁠'s The Lost Records Journal podcast with Lost Records: Bloom & Rage director Michel Koch and executive producer Luc Baghadoust, our second part of the show with the two key figures at Don’t Nod Montreal has now arrived.

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Timestamps:

00:00 -- Welcome to Side B of The Lost Records Journal

01:27 -- Introduction

01:44 -- Why does Michel ‘hate’ Adam and why was Lost Records not set in Philadelphia?

04:45 -- Why Luc visited Philadelphia

05:38 -- Adnan asks Michel about the neurodivergence that players see in his characters, ranging from Swann to Nora to Max Caulfield

12:33 -- Luc on the quartet dynamic and shifting from the protagonist-deuteragonist approach from Life Is Strange 1 and 2

17:05 -- Michel on Victoria and Jordan Dawson as Dylan and Corey Litchfield respectively

17:28 -- Michel on the lack of one-to-one interaction between Autumn and Kat Mikaelsen

20:46 -- Luc on his favourite memories at Don’t Nod Montreal (Clare McLoughlin/Patreon)

23:16 -- Michel on his favourite memories at the studio and on the creation of Lost Records (Clare McLoughlin/Patreon)

25:49 -- Luc on his favourite memories from the creation of Lost Records (Clare McLoughlin/Patreon)

27:35 -- Michel and Luc on Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller and Nat Walker

29:56 -- Luc recalls a story from Captain Spirit involving Bruce Springsteen’s music

31:24 -- Michel on Corey’s role as the antagonist, the inspirations and why he didn’t have a redemption arc

35:23 -- Michel on the characters, the central theme of the story, the locations and more (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

38:07 -- Luc on Velvet Cove and Michigan (Jake Churchill/Patreon)

40:05 -- Michel on Canada as a potential setting for Velvet Cove (Jake Churchill/Patreon)

41:19 -- Michel on something that he has never shared before from LIS1, LIS2, Captain Spirit or Lost Records (Clarx/Patreon)

42:30 -- Luc on something that he has never shared before (Clarx/Patreon)

43:29 -- Luc and Michel break off into stories about VO director Philip Bache

46:13 -- What’s one thing Luc deeply admires about Michel, but he’s never actually told him?

48:56 -- What’s one thing Michel deeply admires about Luc, but he’s never actually told him?

50:21 -- Pippin makes a cameo! 🐈😍

50:51 -- Our final farewells (for now)… Get the tissues 🤧😭

55:56 -- Outro

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IT. IS. TIME. ⁠Player 1 vs The World⁠'s The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt FINALLY meet Lost Records: Bloom & Rage director Michel Koch and executive producer Luc Baghadoust! This is the FIRST of our two-part podcast episode with Don’t Nod Montreal’s studio creative director and studio executive producer, both of whom are two of the key architects behind the Life Is Strange franchise and the Lost Records IP.

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A special shoutout to our wonderful Lost Records Journal producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, Gordberry, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi & Spunger (NEW!)! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction: PSA for the podcast episode

01:29 -- Welcome to Side A of The Lost Records Journal episode with Luc Baghadoust and Michel Koch

01:46 -- Luc and Michel on pronouncing their last names

05:23 -- Michel on becoming a solo director for the first time

07:57 -- Michel on managing decisions as a director

09:12 -- Luc’s perspective of Michel’s solo directing vs co-directing with Raoul Barbet

10:54 -- Luc on Michel’s development since Remember Me and vice versa

14:08 -- Michel on Luc since Remember Me

17:11 -- Luc recalls how he became involved in Don’t Nod’s Life Is Strange

20:02 -- Adnan asks Luc about Don’t Nod Montreal’s DNA and if Michel is an auteur

25:42 -- Michel on Don’t Nod Montreal’s DNA and being an auteur

28:24 -- Michel on the change in the market since Life Is Strange’s release up to Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

32:36-- Luc and Michel on streaming services and subscription-supported releases

38:01 -- Lost Records story ideas that didn’t make the final cut (Carly/Patreon)

42:00 -- Luc on Don’t Nod Montreal’s work, development time, criticism and bugs and more

43:16 -- Michel on criticism of Tape 2: Rage and things he would refine in the story

44:54 -- David Lynch and Twin Peaks: is Lost Records closer to Twin Peaks than Life Is Strange?

48:44 -- Luc on the criticism about the supernatural elements and Life Is Strange’s ‘powers’ amid Square Enix talks

50:55 -- Michel’s stance on Lost Records’ supernatural themes in the story

52:00 -- The knock-on effect of Life Is Strange, including Luc on Lowbirth Games’ This Bed We Made

54:01 -- Luc on creating something fresh with Lost Records after Life Is Strange and more (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

57:34 -- Michel hints at the expanded universe of Lost Records and potential sequel thoughts/ideas (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

59:59 -- Outro for Side B of The Lost Records Journal

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