Raison Varner

Composer, SFX Designer and Process Nerd. SSD - ViciousSound, AD-Avowed, Lead Music/AD Borderlands 1 - 3, Battleborn, BiA: Hell's Highway. Views are my own.

[Akash Thakkar @AkashThakkar]

Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Raison Varner (@raisonvarner)!

We talk about how Raison works across multiple disciplines, the deep psychology of working as a team in gave development, and so much more.

Link in bio for the full episode!

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

Some video I shot showing scale of the Bridge and Airport fires in Orange County. Containment is still low to none but work at the edges of the fireline looks under more control than Monday.

Man I wish I could be embedded with them to document it all.

https://t.co/Hs04P22SmB

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

@SamHulick One of my favorite emails to send to other composers: “This slaps, no changes needed. Ship it.”

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@ctcsaw I don’t know but I DO know when the mayan gods start showing up, it’s time to worry.

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@Tenten_Moment @SanJapan I should have committed to the bit that we were told to eat from your plates. Lol

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Thank you ⁦@SanJapan⁩ for being amazing hosts that put together a stellar convention.

It was so rewarding to hear stories from the convention’s attendees about what borderlands meant to their memories with friends. My gratitude to you all!

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

@FieryTornadoAlt @SanJapan Having the chance to chat with everyone is the best part anyway!

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

Want to meet and chat with the OG Psycho and Claptrap? We'll be at San Japan this weekend in San Antonio TX!

All aboard the meat bicycle! @davideddings

[San Japan 17 - 9/4 - 9/6 2026 - Labor Day Weekend @SanJapan]

San Japan would like to welcome video game voice-over guests @davideddings and @raisonvarner to #sanjapan15.

David Eddings played the ever-popular Claptrap in Borderlands 1, Borderlands 2, Tales of the Borderlands, and even appearances in collaborations like Poker Night! David also worked behind the scenes on many of your favorite games at Rooster Teeth Games and Gearbox Software.

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Raison Varner is best recognized as the voice of your favorite Psycho, Psycho! From famely known Borderlands series. He has also portrayed plenty of side characters you come across in the series playing the game family, such as Loader Bot, Psychoreaver, Shiv, Male Wildcard, and Jerrick Logan.

Apart from contributing his stellar voice talent to the franchise, he was also the main lead sound composer for the series creating plenty of recognized OSTs for the Borderlands series.

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

@FenderBee Saw them live in Chicago in 2007 and that show was wild. Enjoy!

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

Just saw the borderlands movie. There was a lot of "huh?" but also was great to see some tropes on the big screen. I could at least tell Jablonski's team listened to the source material and that was nice to see/hear.

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@codymatthewj Is that a wafting of Rammstein I heard at the head of that clip? 😍😍

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@viopatti @ClassicalCoverz Excellent! Your welcome. :)

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

@viopatti @ClassicalCoverz Hope your recording is identifiable enough to report it under copyright violation. Only the owner can file a valid request so I hope it pans out.

At a minimum, glad to see the comments that it's stolen from you growing. Especially given it's such a lovely arrangement.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Grey wolf howls and gets response from the entire forest

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

@aaronlinde @kchironis "Did someone say weird dialog!?" /Responds in anticipatory heavy panting

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They say you have to be an elite pilot to fly a B-2 and also that it wouldn't be able to fly without its computer. Both make more sense seeing it fly up close:

So cool. https://t.co/tYFcXip73Z

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

Music Only Link: https://t.co/pG35FqPaSU

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

I released a new wildlife video featuring our resident hummingbird - Allen.

I wrote an 80's vibe track for this one that's got some good feels in it.

https://t.co/9HZq6H0nQv

[Raison Varner @raisonvarner]

@AdamBrunsAudio @nickvonkaenel Yep! It’s non-obvious but a good “more you know” point. (I didn’t pay for it at home either since I don’t have much on it)

Work dongles are another matter.