Having created podcasts about pop-culture and games, I wanted to focus more on one aspect of games in particular - their music. Having played games since the early nineties, I've become enraptured by the way that music is used in games; not only to tell stories, but as a major facet of games design…
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I finally cap-off my podcast series, charting the later career of legendary composer, Nobuo Uematsu.
Uematsu finds another level when he brings his work to the PS1. His progression as a musician as he delivers three very different scores mirrors Square's advancement as they produce three very unique games.
Nobuo Uematsu is arguably gaming's most famous composer. In this episode, we cover his early life, inspirations, and his earlier works for Square.
In this pilot episode, I cover the origins of videogame music, its progression from the "beeps and boops" of the 70s to the orchestral scores of modern day games.
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