1UP tracks down Contra composer [Archive]

SwordBreaker

01-21-2009, 06:18 PM

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3172388

Very interesting and informative interview. I like that they made him listen to vertexguy's rock Contra remix in the end and he actually enjoyed it. For those who don't know, vertexguy mostly participates in DoD and played for Video Games Live I believe.

Dhsu

01-21-2009, 07:28 PM

Good stuff, thanks for sharing. I especially liked his bamboo tower analogy - not the first image that would have come to my mind but very appropriate.

Dyne

01-21-2009, 07:36 PM

Excellent. Glad they found him.

Nekofrog

01-21-2009, 07:40 PM

IGN and Gamespot would never do something this cool journalistically.

Fuck 'em both.

Edit: This should be required viewing for anyone even remotely interested in making game music.

GeckoYamori

01-21-2009, 07:51 PM

This is taking forever to stream. Why is this always the case with shit not hosted on youtube...

sgx

01-22-2009, 12:40 AM

1up's video servers have always been balls for me. Home, work, parents' house.....I don't think it's me.

Gollgagh

01-22-2009, 12:58 AM

This is taking forever to stream. Why is this always the case with shit not hosted on youtube...

I've noticed this as well

Liontamer

01-22-2009, 01:17 PM

No problems at all watching it. The interview was a good read!

I-n-j-i-n

01-22-2009, 03:13 PM

They need to bring back the 1UP show while they're at it..

SwordBreaker

01-22-2009, 05:09 PM

They need to bring back the 1UP show while they're at it..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI5HSf3SXPc

This'll suffice until then. :)

Maco70

01-24-2009, 09:29 AM

I heard about this.

Awesome stuff.

CHIPP Damage

01-26-2009, 01:59 PM

You wanna hear something crazy. I watched that guy perform live ON MY FREAKING HOUSE! He's doing the music for a pop artist named Rain Book and before the apartment building that I live in now opened, they performed on the roof. I watched it, sitting only about 3 meters away. He mentioned that he did game music to the crowd, but they didn't react one bit. Hahaha. I got his autograph but didn't feel like there were any good opportunities to tell him that I liked his game music or anything. That was about 5 months or so ago.

Petara

01-26-2009, 03:13 PM

You wanna hear something crazy. I watched that guy perform live ON MY FREAKING HOUSE! He's doing the music for a pop artist named Rain Book and before the apartment building that I live in now opened, they performed on the roof. I watched it, sitting only about 3 meters away. He mentioned that he did game music to the crowd, but they didn't react one bit. Hahaha. I got his autograph but didn't feel like there were any good opportunities to tell him that I liked his game music or anything. That was about 5 months or so ago.

Wicked! Though, it would have been cooler if he played IN your freaking house. Great stuff. Thanks 1up folks.

SwordBreaker

01-26-2009, 04:01 PM

You wanna hear something crazy. I watched that guy perform live ON MY FREAKING HOUSE! He's doing the music for a pop artist named Rain Book and before the apartment building that I live in now opened, they performed on the roof. I watched it, sitting only about 3 meters away. He mentioned that he did game music to the crowd, but they didn't react one bit. Hahaha. I got his autograph but didn't feel like there were any good opportunities to tell him that I liked his game music or anything. That was about 5 months or so ago.

Nice! Lucky you, man.

He did mention Rain Book in the interview.