Interview with Welsh Singer & Actor Osian Llewelyn Edwards (Wales in Games)

Wales in Games' Aaron chats to #Welsh singer and actor Osian Llewelyn Edwards (‪@OsianLlew‬) about his incredible Welsh language renditions of famous video game songs, including "Jump Up, Super Star!" from #SuperMarioOdyssey, Jack Black's "Peaches" from The #SuperMarioBrosMovie, "Live and Learn" from #SonicAdventure2, and much more. We talk about his acting work that includes live stage plays, his singing background, the video games he grew up on and enjoys playing today, his favourite video game music, and many other topics.

Thank you so much to Osian for such a fun and interesting chat! Good luck in your acting and singing career! Diolch yn fawr iawn!

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Osian's Blackadder stage plays
04:57 Joys of live stage & theatre
13:59 Immersive shows
20:18 Osian's Welsh background
22:18 Singing "Baba Yetu" in the choir
26:53 Singing in the Eisteddfod
34:10 Osian's brilliant singing voice
36:35 Osian's Welsh video game songs
37:39 Jump Up, Super Star! (Super Mario Odyssey)
38:03 Peaches (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
39:02 Live and Learn (Sonic Adventure 2)
40:13 Welsh song development process
46:22 How long it takes to make a song
53:18 Creative freedom in translating songs
59:28 Cultural differences in songs
1:03:18 Reaction from listeners to songs
1:05:40 BBC Radio Cymru played Osian's Pokémon theme song
1:07:49 Super Mario Bros. Super Show theme song
1:09:45 Osian's songs as Welsh language learning tool
1:10:35 Osian's translation of Japanese song Furusato
1:16:39 Importance of evolving languages
1:22:20 Az suggests Osian's next Welsh video game song
1:27:57 Osian's favourite video games
1:32:42 Meeting Mario voice actor Charles Martinet
1:35:33 Osian's favourite video games continued
1:40:06 Games and characters Osian would love to voice
1:48:03 Thoughts on Wales' presence in video games
1:53:12 Osian's favourite Welsh references in games
1:57:33 Osian's favourite types of music in games
2:05:30 Osian's favourite Mario Kart World songs
2:12:44 Osian's social links
2:13:33 Closing comments, thank yous and goodbyes

Follow Osian at the following social media locations:

Linktree (all socials): https://linktr.ee/OsianLlew
YouTube (featuring all of Osian's Welsh video game songs):    / @osianllew  
Instagram:   / osian.llew  
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/osianllew.bs...
X/Twitter: https://x.com/OsianLlew
Facebook:   / osianllewactor  
Spotlight: http://app.spotlight.com/5219-0160-3595

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