The Rise of VGM

Diggin' in the Carts Season 1 Episode 1

Overview:
In this episode we look at the birth and rise of music in video games. From the earliest sounds and melodies to the first fully formed continuous music to be pioneered in the arcade games from Namco. We meet Junko Ozawa, one of Namco’s earliest sound team composers, and also the legendary Hirokazu ‘Hip’ Tanaka, who joined Nintendo in 1980 and was responsible for composing some of the giant’s most loved classics like Metroid and Tetris.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Haruhisa Tanaka, Yuichi Uchizawa, Peter Berkman, Phillipa Margaret Brown, Justin Smith, Jason Jackson, Flying Lotus

Release Date : 2014-09-04

Duration : 15 menit

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The Rise of VGM
1. The Rise of VGM
The Outer Reaches of 8-Bit
2. The Outer Reaches of 8-Bit
The Dawn of a New Era
3. The Dawn of a New Era
The Cool Kid
4. The Cool Kid
The Role of Role Play
5. The Role of Role Play
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