Xelebes Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Isao Tomita passed away on the 5th. He was 84. If you like videogame music. . . *crickets* If you like anime soundtracks. . . *crickets* He wrote the soundtracks for numerous anime movies from the 1970s on but more importantly was a pioneer of the synthesiser in Japan much in the way that Wendy Carlos and Laurie Spiegel were pioneers in North America. He covered many classical pieces on his albums and would in the 1970s get some of his classical albums on the US Billboard classical charts. He was instructive for many synthesisists including Ryuichi Sakamoto of Yellow Magic Orchestra and establishing the sound pallette of Japan including our beloved greats of Koji Kondo and Nobuo Uematsu. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/08/music/isao-tomita-japanese-pioneer-of-synthesizer-music-dies-at-84/#.VzIsYNIrJph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiBlade Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 What the Frick?! Anyone who watched Star Gazers on PBS knew how perfect his music went with the night sky....Damn. I found this video way back...We're losing some pioneers. SkyRiderX and Rapidkirby3k 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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