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- ↑ Mikko Tarmia's official about page
- ↑ Interview with Mikko Tarmia (April 2009) Archived 24 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Square Enix Music Online (Article by François Bezeau and Chris Greening)]
- ↑ Mikko Tarmia Developer BIO
- ↑ Dark Penumbra Soundtrack Released to Critical Acclaim Frictional Games, 8 January 2010
- ↑ Penumbra Soundtrack – Special Edition Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine VGM Rush, 7 February 2010
- ↑ Mikko Tarmia on game music composition Overgrowth ModB, 11 January 2010
- ↑ Interview with Mikko Tarmia: AIKA, Penumbra and More Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine VGM Rush, 21 April 2009
