{"id":166208,"date":"2026-02-02T20:15:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/?p=166208"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:19:16","slug":"jesse-zuretti-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/jesse-zuretti-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Zuretti Interview &#8211; Iconic Composer Talks 2XKO, Polyphia and Marvel, and Music Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring League of Legends champions alongside brighter beatdowns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riotgames.com\/en\">Riot Games<\/a>\u2019 new 2v2 fighter <a href=\"https:\/\/2xko.riotgames.com\/en-us\/\">2XKO<\/a> is bringing the fight across PC and consoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A true expert at building worlds and telling stories with music, scoring 2XKO&#8217;s melee brawl is iconic composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessezuretti.com\/\">Jesse Zuretti<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recently caught up with Jesse Zuretti to talk music, Marvel, and more &#8211; get fight ready with our interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"0-jesse-zuretti-interview-iconic-composer-talks-2xko-polyphia-and-marvel-and-music-love\">Jesse Zuretti Interview &#8211; Iconic Composer Talks 2XKO, Polyphia and Marvel, and Music Love<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Season 0 (Original Soundtrack from 2XKO)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6bCWKBxewkOffjIuOsTdnG?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a huge honor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I appreciate it &#8211; I&#8217;m the one who feels honored!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I saw on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jessezuretti\">your Twitter header<\/a> you&#8217;re throwing down in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 &#8211; great taste! I was just listening to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UJhPG_q2nPs\">a jazz fusion rendition of the soundtrack<\/a> &#8211; so good!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re a huge fan of fighters, but I&#8217;d like to know:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What drew you to working on 2XKO?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Believe it or not, 2XKO came to me! It was kind of a perfect storm\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aside from the music style being kind of perfect &#8211; or music concept being perfect &#8211; I&#8217;ve always loved fighting games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not a pro by any means &#8211; I just enjoy the games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think they are so much fun, and it&#8217;s such a cool way to experience playing characters that you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, if I did know about 2XKO and was offered an opportunity in the future to work on it after seeing it, I would have been beyond excited one way or the other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was just such a great opportunity to make all the right things happen at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know exactly what you&#8217;re talking about!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I interviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/features\/mark-julio-markman-interview-fgc-legend-talks-evo\/\">MarkMan<\/a> a couple of years ago &#8211; I said I&#8217;m <a href=\"https:\/\/news.capcomusa.com\/lets\/browse\/how-to-play-a-scrubby-ken-flowchart\">better than a Ken flowchart<\/a>, but I&#8217;m not <a href=\"https:\/\/evo.gg\/\">EVO<\/a> ready. [laughs]\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jesse-Zuretti-Interview-Ken-Flowchart-Gamers-Heroes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166214\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m terrified of EVO &#8211; the players are unbelievable!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m very impressed with their skill though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On that note, talking about the soundtrack &#8211; it&#8217;s incredible work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ve got stuff like Jinx\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9cJVWte_4Hc\">Scrap Metal<\/a>,\u201d but that&#8217;s completely different compared to Teemo\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessezuretti.com\/teemo-champion-theme-for-2xko-brighter-beatdown-riot-games\">Brighter Beatdown<\/a>\u201d &#8211; they <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6bCWKBxewkOffjIuOsTdnG\">play one after another on Spotify<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While both great, they couldn&#8217;t be more different &#8211; you have such a wide range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was it like coming up with so many different themes for each of these characters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for saying I have a wide range &#8211; I really appreciate that!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is definitely something that I work at very actively to expand &#8211; the range is constantly growing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The greatest purpose I find in music is just finding more inspiration outside what I already know.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s great to hear that from somebody!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s interesting to be able to kind of gear shift a little bit and cross into different territories while kind of hybridizing things at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can be a little bit tricky, and it doesn&#8217;t come easily right away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a lot of learning process involved in like building language with Riot and our Audio Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Principal Composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mikepitmanmusic\/\">Mike Pitman<\/a> guides us as much as humanly possible to make sure we&#8217;re on the right track and that things are moving in the right direction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wonsangandbass\">Eugene Kang<\/a>, who&#8217;s our Audio Director, is a former fighting game pro &#8211; I would consider him a current fighting game pro too! He&#8217;s incredible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2xko?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2xko<\/a> arcade hang @ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiotGames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiotGames<\/a> w\/ Henrik Linder (Dirty Loops), Grace Kelly (Cory Wong, Too Many Zoos), artist\/best bud\/LoL creative dir. Alex Lang, 2XKO audio dir\/fgc baddy Eugene Kang, + my best British bruv George Lever <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XuJLxkSK5X\">pic.twitter.com\/XuJLxkSK5X<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jesse Zuretti (@jessezuretti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessezuretti\/status\/1897734970090963121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have such good guidance, so it makes it a little easier for us to know if we&#8217;re reaching into the right bag of tricks to make things make sense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, I think a lot of the skill set of being able to like work on linear themes for characters &#8211; and in this particular instance, character themes and stage themes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of it comes from just my background &#8211; I fortunately got to work collaboratively with Marvel for quite a long time, almost five years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was able to work with characters pretty early on and understand that aspect of turning the appearance &#8211; the look of the armor and the weapons and everything &#8211; into the vibe of the music.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It definitely helped a lot with 2XKO, but I think it just helps to listen to a lot of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m such a nerd about music &#8211; I care more about music than any other facet of life beyond family and friends! It&#8217;s the number one thing for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m constantly researching, listening, and exploring &#8211; it&#8217;s how you build language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s kind of where it all starts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That leads to my next point&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I did get a chance to check out \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m-0HnzfDzNY\">Cooking with Galactus<\/a>,\u201d along <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MWy_oyc7R7E?list=RDMWy_oyc7R7E\">with Galactus\u2019 theme song<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Galactus Theme Song | Today in Marvel History: Fantastic Four | Cosmic Djent\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MWy_oyc7R7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know Galactus is your favorite character, and loved your lines like \u201ctremble in terror!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Earth Day, that&#8217;s great &#8211; it&#8217;s in lockstep with everything!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How did the whole Marvel stuff come to fruition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cooking with Galactus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m-0HnzfDzNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"10-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s the number one question I&#8217;ve been asked over the last eight years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of people ask:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow do you even get in the door with a company like that?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kind of like any opportunity, it&#8217;s all about meeting people, being human, and building relationships, instead of just building opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you focus too much on opportunities instead of the closeness and the genuine aspect of having a good interaction with a human being, you get to the core of some common denominators that might lead to opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s kind of what happened with Marvel!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was fortunate enough to meet somebody at Marvel who invested their confidence in me based on the music that they had heard me make with my band <a href=\"https:\/\/binarycodemusic.bandcamp.com\/music\">Binary Code<\/a> I started back in high school in 2004, believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late 2017 or early 2018, it finally came down to,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey, do you want to write some music for my company?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that company was Marvel!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, it was crazy and terrifying. At the time I was just a Creative Director working for a musical instrument company, playing in a band, going on tour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was my lane at the time &#8211; I&#8217;m going to be a touring pro musician &#8211; from high school to around 2017-2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then that just turns into like,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey, you want to do the voice for your favorite character in the entire Marvel Universe since you were a kid?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course I do!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turned into an opportunity, and then it just became consistent work, contracts, and all that stuff. It was pretty incredible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s kind of like the story of my life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, it&#8217;s kind of also the story of 2XKO &#8211;&nbsp; it&#8217;s just about relationship building, trust, and being genuine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s so people know that the person that they&#8217;re hiring is who shows up to actually do the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"11-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like that word &#8211; genuine!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I use that a lot too, and also say \u201cstrength in community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re all people, and we&#8217;re all passionate about the space &#8211; I totally get it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"12-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not to mention, the tightness of the community of gaming is so familiar to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I feel new to the game world &#8211; I&#8217;ve only been working on the soundtrack since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s not a long time, even though it&#8217;s taken me a long time to have music come out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you think about how deep a lot of the people who have been developing games, that&#8217;s a really long history!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m the new guy here, and I can tell you with certainty that the closest I&#8217;ve felt to community since I started composing full-time has been the game audio world and the game dev world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I just love the people of this community &#8211; it&#8217;s so genuine and authentic!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s why I keep using that term &#8211; it feels very real and rooted in the right reasons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"13-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d love to see you at an event like <a href=\"https:\/\/gdconf.com\/\">GDC<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"14-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll see me &#8211; I&#8217;ll be there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"15-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fantastic &#8211; I got my media badge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, the people there are so genuine and there&#8217;s just so much heart &#8211; I love that word too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"16-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love San Francisco!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve been to GDC &#8211; this will be our third time this year. My wife and I go &#8211; she works on 2XKO as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s one of my favorite places to go &#8211; I love the Little Italy area and all the people you can run into. It&#8217;s the best experience!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"17-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have to give a shoutout to the people you composed the soundtrack with &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm5465710\/\">Casey Edwards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joefordmusic\">Joe Ford<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4137985\/\">Zac Zinger<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm14305527\/\">Tre Watson<\/a> all did fantastic work as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was like working with them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were great!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zac contributed to Yasuo&#8217;s theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2XKO: Yasuo, The Unforgiven - Champion Reveal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T4zqkjXdYT0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tre did the main theme and the character select &#8211; and that is the catchiest, most earworm-inducing piece of music that I&#8217;ve heard in recent history!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s stuck in my head all the time whenever I hear it &#8211; it&#8217;s unfair!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lock It In (Champion Select Theme)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MMZz0qJ-LTc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Casey Edwards is just the best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"18-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the best name ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"19-jesse-zuretti\">Jesse Zuretti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s like a household name when he was born!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casey is just the greatest guy, and his ability to create melodies that represent feeling, vibe, and character is unparalleled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t know many people who can do it as well as him. It&#8217;s such an immense skill set that he has, and he&#8217;s so passionate about what he&#8217;s doing, and he takes so much care of the things that he does.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johnscherer\">John Scherer<\/a> is our lobby music composer &#8211; he&#8217;s just out of this world!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s also a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/ashandaether.music\/\">Ash &amp; Ether<\/a>, which is the audio team I started with my wife <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sydneykjerstad\">Sydney<\/a> &#8211; our orchestrator for 2XKO!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s just been incredible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a lot of people are going to see Rich Thompson and Michael Pitman&#8217;s names on the soundtrack &#8211; they&#8217;re both in-house composers for Riot.&nbsp;They kind of live in the credits a little bit, unfortunately &#8211; but those two are two of the most talented people I know!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike Pitman has been the guiding light for us through all of this. His music knowledge, his ability to perceive things, his ability to hear changes we make\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I could turn off something, and he&#8217;ll be like,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDid you turn something off?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;ll know everything!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been exceptional to grow with these people. It&#8217;s been very collaborative brand power wise, it&#8217;s been a lot of ears on our music over these years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For almost two years, we would meet once a week as a team and just hang out, talk, and guide one another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been incredible! I&#8217;ve come out a better musician and composer because of these people, so it&#8217;s been amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"20-gamers-heroes-\">Gamers Heroes&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On that note, what was it like collaborating with <a href=\"https:\/\/polyphia.com\/\">Polyphia<\/a> on the main theme \u201cLet\u2019s Go\u201d &#8211; that \u201choly sh!t\u201d moment you&#8217;re talking about?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Composing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Play2XKO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Play2XKO<\/a>&#39;s &quot;Let&#39;s Go&quot; w\/ Polyphia for Riot Games was one of those &quot;holy sh!t&quot; moments where vibe, energy, and chaos lined up perfectly. Some collabs just feel inevitable. Full track available  everywhere. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/polyphia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#polyphia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2xko?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2xko<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NWEGaOGyV5\">pic.twitter.com\/NWEGaOGyV5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jesse Zuretti (@jessezuretti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessezuretti\/status\/1985442478020002050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/0yf7biV06AZ7NSjELuaQ77\">I saw on Spotify it&#8217;s got close to a million plays<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve all definitely got your fans, yeah?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Let&amp;apos;s Go (2XKO Theme)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0yf7biV06AZ7NSjELuaQ77?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"21-jesse-zuretti%C2%A0\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, Polyphia brings a big chunk of that, that&#8217;s for sure &#8211; those dudes are so incredibly talented.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I got to watch them play in person at Riot HQ, and they were teaching <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Unconkable\">Shaun<\/a>, who&#8217;s basically the Director of 2XKO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were teaching Shaun how to play some of the tracks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was kind of mind-blowing, because I&#8217;m a guitar player &#8211; from the metal guitar world, specifically.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I watched Polyphia perform like that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let&#039;s Go (2XKO Official Theme) - Polyphia | [Official Audio]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qIa01qunlmM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see them in person and play was crazy &#8211; it was almost mythological! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s like,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWait a minute. I just saw the golden fleece!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is real &#8211; they can do this in real life. This is crazy!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re so humble, such nice dudes. They\u2019re so funny, and just good people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was incredible to have them kind of take the reins of the main theme that I had started and just turn it into this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I get this feeling of like they almost wrote like a Queen song &#8211; it feels like Queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s like,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDid Queen just get reincarnated through music with Polyphia in this track?!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s just so big and epic, and such a cool piece of music.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering it&#8217;s kind of minimalist, there are not a lot of layers &#8211; like a lot of 2XKO. But that track feels big, and they just did an amazing job &#8211; it was an absolute blast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they belong in video games! Their music is perfect for it, and their brains are perfect for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope they keep doing more of it!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"22-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessezuretti.com\/\">I saw on your website you do music for everything<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You mentioned that when it comes to video games, you&#8217;re fairly new to the space.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But then there&#8217;s also trailers, marketing &#8211; you mentioned the Marvel stuff. That&#8217;s really impressive, that&#8217;s very dynamic &#8211; I use that word too!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s it like adapting your sound for each industry?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are there any left-field moments you&#8217;re particularly proud of, like maybe a soap commercial with a heavy guitar riff?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"23-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know, I would be lying if the music that I&#8217;ve made for marketing and promoting products was something I\u2019m artistically proud of\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think those were things that you do along the way, defining your career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much as I&#8217;m grateful for the opportunities to line my path with those opportunities, I feel better working on things that are made with passion and genuine care &#8211; like video game developers specifically like to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My left-field moments have definitely been within those passion segments of my career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It might come off like all I care about is 2XKO, but it&#8217;s my magnum opus in a lot of ways!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of this music is the hardest thinking I&#8217;ve done; it&#8217;s the hardest playing, it&#8217;s the hardest composing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve put so much time and sweat into the tracks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The character tracks in the soundtrack are left-field for me &#8211; Teemo in particular, and Ahri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sneak peek at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Teemo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Teemo<\/a>&#39;s theme music I composed for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2XKO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2XKO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/44Jen7MUku\">https:\/\/t.co\/44Jen7MUku<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jesse Zuretti (@jessezuretti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessezuretti\/status\/1972696149283721258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"24-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was a good one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"25-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, Brighter Beatdown and Race Across Ionia are two tracks that I don&#8217;t think anybody who has been following me that doesn&#8217;t know me on a one-to-one level would be very surprised by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ahri Gameplay Trailer | 2XKO\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EOr6cnybcPg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think, from the objective perspective, 2XKO is the left-field &#8211; I&#8217;m so proud of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I&#8217;m proud of everybody else&#8217;s work the most. Honestly, I&#8217;m just so proud of like Tre and John and Casey and Pitman and Rich Thompson&#8217;s music.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s just so good &#8211; I just enjoy it! I love the people behind the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s my left-field big time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2XKO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2XKO<\/a> orchestra tracking for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ahri?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ahri<\/a> was a surreal experience \/\/ this track leveled up big time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiotGames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiotGames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yJwz0lLH8r\">pic.twitter.com\/yJwz0lLH8r<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jesse Zuretti (@jessezuretti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessezuretti\/status\/1861147034746515596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Games is left-field for me in a lot of ways, but I&#8217;m all-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My wife and I are obsessed with games &#8211; we play games every single day and have multiple Steam Decks, Switches, everything!&nbsp;We won&#8217;t go a day without games &#8211; I&#8217;ll tell you that much.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m just really grateful to be here, and also meeting people like you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"26-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a mutual respect, you know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"27-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I live with my heart on my sleeve, so I just tell it like it is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even these interviews that I&#8217;ve been doing with people are so genuine, you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I come from the music making world, so I come from a place where there are just nerds aplenty &#8211; there are deep music snobs and elitists, and I love that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s the same thing in games, and I love it so much!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"32-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So talking GDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/features\/grant-kirkhope-gdc-2025-interview-legendary-composer-talks-yooka-replaylee-inspiration-and-more\/\">I interviewed Grant Kirkhope last year<\/a> at the event &#8211; he&#8217;s done a wide range of stuff too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comparing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rWSgsbWiX_g\">DK Rap<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qoWCB8AUiP4?list=RDqoWCB8AUiP4\">the GoldenEye pause music<\/a>, they couldn\u2019t be more different &#8211; and both are so good! I asked him if there is any particular style of music he always wanted to try&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asking you the same question, is there any particular music that you&#8217;ve always wanted to try?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"33-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be completely honest with you, I think I&#8217;m doing a lot of that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of the bucket list stuff is getting scratched off, along with a lot of stuff that I didn&#8217;t think I would want to try.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will say that if I have a goal going forward, I would really like to explore anime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, I&#8217;m a huge fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7222086\/\">Made in Abyss<\/a>, and the soundtrack that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3885073\/\">Kevin Penkin<\/a> did for it. I think it&#8217;s one of the best pieces of music I&#8217;ve heard in my entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s easily a top 15 soundtrack of all time &#8211; for me, it&#8217;s just so incredible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I ever got an opportunity to do something like that, I just hear so many common denominators in his palette and his chord vocabulary. What a dream &#8211; I want to do that someday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game-wise, I would love to work on a JRPG or even a Soulslike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re big fans of Bloodborne and Elden Ring, but also we&#8217;re playing Genshin Impact right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stuff like that is just right up my alley for growing and also satisfying, an itch that I need to scratch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can only hope that, in the years to come, I get opportunities to do stuff like that. It seems like so much fun, and it&#8217;s such a beautiful way to communicate music.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wherever the music goes from those opportunities, I&#8217;ll come in and do what needs to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that&#8217;s a field I&#8217;d really like to pursue!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"34-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think you got it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a small industry, and there&#8217;s a lot of overlap with the anime space &#8211; especially when it comes to professional voice actors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s also labels like <a href=\"https:\/\/scarletmoon.com\/\">Scarlet Moon<\/a> that cover anime like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/features\/abby-trott-interview-professional-voice-over-artist-talks-demon-slayer-dandadan-and-smash-bros\/\">Demon Slayer<\/a> alongside games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, I have to ask: Who are your current mains when it comes to 2XKO?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"35-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s probably a little controversial\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I haven&#8217;t played 2XKO a lot since I&#8217;m still writing music and there&#8217;s still work to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So when I do play, I&#8217;ve been just playing as Ekko and Darius &#8211; they\u2019re available right away, so you don&#8217;t have to unlock them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, I&#8217;m going to switch out to Teemo at some point and just see how he runs a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everybody&#8217;s going to hate me who plays me, but I just love his design and his vibe in the game so much that I&#8217;m probably going to switch to him at some point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But yeah, I&#8217;m definitely an Ekko stan big time. I just love his character, his background, his moves, his specials, everything.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ekko Gameplay Trailer | 2XKO\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0x2Lhj8Ibwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s just kind of my thing &#8211; and of course it&#8217;s cool to hear your own music come on when you&#8217;re playing characters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that&#8217;s not even the reason!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I truly think that his character is really unique &#8211; he kind of reminds me of Deadpool from MvC. Throwing Ekko\u2019s pineapple grenades feels a little bit familiar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But 2XKO is such a hard game! The players are insane &#8211; they&#8217;re so talented!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who do you usually play?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"36-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m just starting out, and tried out the characters that were currently unlocked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You mentioned Darius &#8211; I did try him out, and I liked him as a heavy-hitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I love the speedy stuff &#8211; you get a little bit of a balance with Yasuo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"37-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yasuo has got those Wolverine vibes &#8211; I love them!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"38-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really appreciate the time &#8211; I have nothing but respect for Rioters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"39-jesse-zuretti-\">Jesse Zuretti&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re great people!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please do connect, and let&#8217;s stay in touch. I mean it, truly &#8211; and I hope to meet you at GDC!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"40-gamers-heroes\">Gamers Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll see you in March!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Jesse Zuretti\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/5lTzibPKbnn3q1tLDNKQMV?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feeling social? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to follow Jesse Zuretti via his official <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jessezuretti\">Twitter\/X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jessezuretti\/\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JesseZuretti\">YouTube<\/a> social media channels, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessezuretti.com\/\">check out his official website<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">season 1 starts january 20-21.<br>&#8211; new champ: caitlyn <br>&#8211; arcade skins<br>&#8211; new battle pass<br>&#8211; and moreeee <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9buZ06K6OP\">pic.twitter.com\/9buZ06K6OP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 2XKO @ Frosty Faustings (@Play2XKO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Play2XKO\/status\/2013280287669813443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One can download 2XKO for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-us\/games\/2xko\/\">PlayStation 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/store\/2xko\/9pnwbq5561ck\">Xbox Series X|S<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/2xko.riotgames.com\/en-us\/\">PC<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/2xko.riotgames.com\/en-us\/\">learn more via its official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #d9edf7;color: #31708f;border-left-color: #31708f\" class=\"ub-styled-box ub-notification-box wp-block-ub-styled-box\" id=\"ub-styled-box-dc587c34-05b4-4b72-9934-228d809abc10\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ub-styled-box-notification-content-\">Thank you to PR for arranging this interview, and Jesse Zuretti for his time!<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ub-post-grid ub-block-post-grid align  is-equal-height preserve-post-image-aspect-ratio\" style=\"\" id=\"ub-post-grid-9255c460-2644-4630-bf1c-37d16d9ae41d\"><div class=\"ub-post-grid-items is-list\" style=\"row-gap: 32px; column-gap: 32px; \"><article id=\"post-171943\" class=\"ub-post-grid-item post-171943 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-game-articles category-game-interviews tag-features tag-game-articles tag-game-interviews\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-image\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/zach-aguilar-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-img\" alt=\"Zach Aguilar Interview - Gamers Heroes\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Zach-Aguilar-Interview-Gamers-Heroes.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-text\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header-content\"><header class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header\"><h2 class=\"ub-block-post-grid-title\"><a style=\"--ub-post-grid-title-color: #ffffff; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/zach-aguilar-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Zach Aguilar Interview \u2013 Iconic VA Talks Demon Slayer, Smash Bros &amp; More<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt-text\" style=\"\"><p>We recently spoke with Zach Aguilar about Demon Slayer, Smash Bros, and even his experiences as a cookie \u2013 learn more with our interview\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"ub-block-post-grid-more-link ub-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/zach-aguilar-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Zach Aguilar Interview \u2013 Iconic VA Talks Demon Slayer, Smash Bros &amp; More<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-171784\" class=\"ub-post-grid-item post-171784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-game-articles category-game-interviews tag-features tag-game-articles tag-game-interviews\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-image\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/gambonanza-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-img\" alt=\"Gambonanza Interview KV - Gamers Heroes\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gambonanza-Interview-KV-Gamers-Heroes-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-text\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header-content\"><header class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header\"><h2 class=\"ub-block-post-grid-title\"><a style=\"--ub-post-grid-title-color: #ffffff; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/gambonanza-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gambonanza Interview \u2013 Grandmaster Blukul\u00e9l\u00e9 Talks Inspiration, Community &amp; More<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt-text\" style=\"\"><p>From inspiration to community, we recently talked with Gambonanza Grandmaster Blukul\u00e9l\u00e9 about this Roguelike-Chess match made in heaven\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"ub-block-post-grid-more-link ub-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/gambonanza-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gambonanza Interview \u2013 Grandmaster Blukul\u00e9l\u00e9 Talks Inspiration, Community &amp; More<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-171488\" class=\"ub-post-grid-item post-171488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-game-articles category-game-interviews tag-features tag-game-articles tag-game-interviews\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-image\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/kuloniku-bowl-up-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-img\" alt=\"KuloNiku Bowl Up! Interview KV - Gamers Heroes\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/KuloNiku-Bowl-Up-Interview-KV-Gamers-Heroes.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-text\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header-content\"><header class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header\"><h2 class=\"ub-block-post-grid-title\"><a style=\"--ub-post-grid-title-color: #ffffff; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/kuloniku-bowl-up-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">KuloNiku: Bowl Up! 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Interview \u2013 Gambir Studio Talks Characters, Community &amp; More<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-171298\" class=\"ub-post-grid-item post-171298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-game-articles category-game-interviews tag-features tag-game-articles tag-game-interviews\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-image\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/sam-haft-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-img\" alt=\"Sam Haft Interview KV - Gamers Heroes\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sam-Haft-Interview-KV-Gamers-Heroes.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-text\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header-content\"><header class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header\"><h2 class=\"ub-block-post-grid-title\"><a style=\"--ub-post-grid-title-color: #ffffff; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/sam-haft-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sam Haft Interview \u2013 Platinum Artist Talks Living Tombstone, Favorite Lyric &amp; Favorite Curse<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt-text\" style=\"\"><p>From the Hellaverse to The Living Tombstone to even his favorite curse word, we recently joined Sam Haft to discuss his runaway success\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"ub-block-post-grid-more-link ub-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/sam-haft-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sam Haft Interview \u2013 Platinum Artist Talks Living Tombstone, Favorite Lyric &amp; Favorite Curse<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-171152\" class=\"ub-post-grid-item post-171152 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-game-articles category-game-interviews tag-features tag-game-articles tag-game-interviews\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-image\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/kelsi-davies-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-img\" alt=\"Kelsi Davies Interview - Gamers Heroes\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kelsi-Davies-Interview-Gamers-Heroes.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-text\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header-content\"><header class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header\"><h2 class=\"ub-block-post-grid-title\"><a style=\"--ub-post-grid-title-color: #ffffff; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamersheroes.com\/game-interviews\/kelsi-davies-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kelsi Davies Interview \u2013 Psychic\/Clairvoyant Talks Haunt Escape, Disneyland &amp; More<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt-text\" style=\"\"><p>A Professional Actress, Content Creator, and Clairvoyant, Kelsi Davies has welcomed millions on her spiritual journey. 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