Chris Moyse of Destructoid interviews Megan McDuffee, musician and composer, about her latest game soundtracks, River City Girls and the upcoming River City Girls 2.

Much like another of WayForward’s top franchises, Shantae, River City Girls understands that the key to connecting with an audience is to imbue your characters and worlds with life, personality, and charisma. This can be achieved through storytelling, script, visuals, and, of course, music. For Kyoko, Misako, their allies, and their enemies, music plays an essential part in setting the scene, with pulse-pounding beats, retro-electro, and dramatic vocals scoring the duo’s fast ‘n’ furious town tear-up.

River City Girls’ distinct sound was meticulously composed by Washington-based musician Megan McDuffee. McDuffee’s work brings life and dynamism to RCG, affording its 2D visuals fullness of character, springing the game’s heroes, villains, and locales to life. Now preparing to return for the upcoming River City Girls 2, we spoke with the award-winning composer about their sound, their influences, and their thoughts on River City’s most dangerous rockstar, NOIZE.

Read the full inteview by Chris Moyse via Destructoid. “Bring the Noize: A chat with River City Girls composer Megan McDuffee”