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00:00Japan is a nation that has influenced the world in so many ways, be it their food, their technology, or
00:07their contributions to popular culture, like video games.
00:10For many of us, the music of video games played more in our households growing up than any other form
00:17of music at the time.
00:18Yet for most of us, the composers behind these timeless melodies remained faceless.
00:23Digging in the Carts is about unearthing the men and women who inspired an entire generation, while arguably creating Japan's
00:31biggest musical export to the world.
00:47In the 90s, the game industry grew up in the world and grew up in the world and grew up
00:54in the world.
00:57At the first time, Nintendo had the share of the share, but later, Sega had the Mega Drive, and the
01:04world share of the share of the share of the world.
01:11Do I remember the moment I got my first Genesis? Yes, I do.
01:15Like, it was like getting married as a child. It was like, I now pronounce you man and Sega.
01:19When I got the Mega Drive, everything kind of felt a little bit complete in terms of the music that
01:25was out of that time, the films,
01:26and now this technology, now these video games.
01:29When the Genesis came out, it completely changed games and game music.
01:34Me, myself, I'd say Sega Music Kid Dash more than, like, whatever other music there was.
01:40Mega Drive was used as a family computer and PC engine as well as a little bit of FM sound.
01:47You went from having, like, the super simple, pristine, square wave sounds,
01:52and then suddenly you have musicians working with the same stuff that was on the DX7.
01:57You know, like, since that were being used in Tears for Fears and, like, just pop music everywhere in that
02:03time.
02:06What's the most cool game maker?
02:0880 years' game center in the game center
02:11In the 80s, the most cool game maker was Sega.
02:16I was the owner of Sega.
02:18I was the owner of Sega's game music.
02:21I was the owner of Sega's game music.
02:23He was the owner of Sega's game music.
02:42He was the owner of Sega's games.
02:45He is the owner of Sega's game music.
02:48I went to this company for 30 years.
02:54The first time it was Hang On.
02:57At the time of the game, there wasn't a band-like music.
03:07Hang On is a single-time production.
03:11It used to be PCM.
03:13If I had a drum,
03:16you could use it as a song.
03:20So, I was able to use it.
03:21This is called SEGA Music.
03:24Got this in Japan.
03:26Long time ago.
03:29Come on, this is evil.
03:32This is evil music.
04:10Hip hop.
04:10Hundred percent.
04:12Somebody can rap on that.
04:13Thank you very much.
04:44It's all in the numbers.
04:46I'm going to compile it on the computer.
04:50I'm going to load it on the board.
04:54I'm going to play it.
04:55I'm going to hear the sound.
05:14You can pick four songs.
05:16It was like Summer Breeze or Passing Breeze.
05:18This is crazy.
05:19This is video game music.
05:35Uh-oh.
05:54What the hell is that?
05:56What's like?
05:58What's Latin Jazz doing on a video game?
06:14I think there was a lot of money.
06:16I think I was going to play the street,
06:18and then I thought I was trying to drive the road.
06:20I thought I was trying to do so.
06:25There were three songs.
06:28The first song is Fusion.
06:30The third song is Rock meats.
06:33The third song is Latin.
06:36The genre was first.
06:50This is from the video game OUTRUN, the song is called SPRASH WAVE, I'm sure it's mean splash, splash wave,
06:59but it's called SPRASH WAVE.
07:08When I was a kid, I was a kid, you're not thinking there's a dude who's putting mad thought behind
07:20that, like, yo, I just listen to Yellow Magic Orchestra, and her being here is a kid.
07:27When you're as a kid, you're not thinking there's a dude who's putting mad thought behind that, like, yo, I
07:34just listen to Yellow Magic Orchestra,
07:36and Herbie Hancock today, I'm gonna make SPRASH WAVE, you know what I mean, like, you don't think there's a
07:42dude who thinks that, you know, like, that's crazy, man.
08:13I can sing the whole thing.
08:25The first time I played Sonic, you know what I mean, it was like, I almost was ready to, like,
08:31give up.
08:32The first time I played Sonic, you know what I mean, it was like, I almost was ready to, like,
08:44give up.
08:44Because the dude was too fast, you know what I'm saying, I'm like, yo, what the hell is this?
08:48I remember seeing Sonic the Hedgehog for the first time, and just being just mind blown, just as what is
08:57possible.
08:57How are those colors so vibrant, and how is it so amazing? How does he move so fast? Yeah, it
09:04was crazy.
09:05My favorite song from Sonic 1 was Spring Yard Zone. That joint was so funky, man.
09:12And I was like, that was like one of my first experiences with funk, I think, honestly.
09:25Whoever created it is like a perfect match, you know what I mean, with the game, with the music, like,
09:30who did that?
09:32Sonic the Hedgehogの曲はそのDream come trueの中村さんが手掛けているんですが、中村さんはやっぱJ-POPのアーティストということもあり、ソニックのそのクールさとかポップさを上手にその音楽の落とし込んでて、ゲームをやりながらなんかJ
09:51-POPの曲を聴いているような印象もありました。
10:25FM音源というものを誰よりも早く、そして的確に、かつリアルに、そして重厚に使いこなしたのが小城雄三さんだったのです。彼はFM音源の魔術師とかですね。
10:39星野雄三さんはベアナックルっていうゲームの音楽を作ったんですけども、彼がゲームミュージックコンポーザーというその職業のなんか地位というか、一段なんか上げたような気がしてます。Yuzo
10:40Koshiro was extremely important for video game music.This was the first time the music was a very important and
10:48credited element of a video game like music.
10:53You know, it was just like, it was very Hollywood movie.I
11:02love Streets of Rage, man.That
11:03was one of my, that's the best beat-em-up to me.People
11:07like Final Fight and all that.I
11:09love Streets of Rage.The
11:11music of Streets of Rage was just very, something very futuristic about it,I
11:15guess because it was very techno-y, but also very jazzy and very street.
11:24That Streets of Rage soundtrack brought, you know, like house music to three-year-olds.It's
11:32insane.
11:38When I got a guitar, I'm the one of my favorite songs for the song.I
11:46Koširo Yuuzo.It's
11:47a game music.It's
11:50a game music.It's
11:51a game music.It's
11:51a game music.It's
11:53a game music.It's
11:54a game music.It's
11:56a game music.It's
11:57a game music.
12:01or Enigma, such as a small swing beat is not in Japan and also not in the game music.
12:13The sound is quite FM. FM only doesn't have PCM.
12:20There is a famous Roland song with TR-909 or TR-808.
12:27It's a rhythm machine that has a sound.
12:29It's a sound of a beat.
12:33The beat is very exciting and exciting.
12:42When I was at the time,
12:50I was in Europe and in Europe,
12:52the Megadrive had been sold.
12:54I started to play a game.
12:55At that time, the music was growing up.
13:00They always loved the music of the club.
13:06They were always happy to play with the music.
13:09I thought the music was a bit better.
13:16Oh man.
13:18I don't think Yuzo was...
13:19He might have been in Japanese descent, but...
13:21I think he grew up in Japan.
13:22I think he grew up in Detroit.
13:23There was an authenticness in Streets of Rage 2
13:26that you didn't hear, I don't think,
13:29in a video game previously when it came to dance music.
13:34The thing about his work is that it was very fresh.
13:37Even if he was being inspired by what was actually happening
13:41in the clubs, he somehow technologically made it possible
13:45to insert that into a video game and make sense.
13:49I felt like some of those themes were records
13:53I could have played at raves.
13:57And it would have been credible.
13:58It wouldn't have been like, this sounds like somebody
14:01trying to sound like such and such.
14:02No, it sounded like it.
14:03There's one theme in Streets of Rage 2 that I kid you not,
14:08it sounded like Juan Atkins or Derek May could have co-produced.
14:20.
14:30I was now more yellow.
14:33I was when I came to the night when I was born.
14:38I was still 22, 22, 23, and I was young.
14:44So I was out of the afternoon when I was born.
15:06I didn't know about no tecno when I was a kid so here in
15:12I'm sorry, this is sick. Liam get off the computer. No.
15:41It's a strange feeling. I feel like there's an original.
15:51You have these guys literally on the other side of the world. Directly influencing an entire generation of American kids
15:59and music nerds.
16:01When somebody has influenced you to the point where they're part of your being or your essence, how do you
16:06put that in the words?
16:07If I met you so I know those dudes, I won't say anything. I'm just giving my hug. Like, yo,
16:11thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. If you're watching this, please. Thank you. Thank you.
16:15It's a pleasure to be here today. It's been a pleasure to be here.
16:19I think it's been a pleasure when I joined the music club. I love this music.
16:30It's been a pleasure to be here. It's been a pleasure to be here.
16:37I'm so proud of you.
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