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Since 32-bit and CD technology spelt the end of the chip era in the '90s, video game music has never been the same. These days, unlike the distinctive early soundtracks of Sega and Nintendo, games are more likely to feature “real” music; Flying Lotus-curated mixes, or compositions performed by full orchestras.
So as we go Diggin’ In The Carts for the final session, it’s time to get to know the composers and producers who took the mantle of this next generation of video game music. This episode features Michiru Yamane, most well-known for her work on the Castlevania series, alongside director/writer Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid’s Teruta and Namco composer/engineer Yuu Miyake.
PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY NICK DWYER & TU NEILL
WRITTEN BY NICK DWYER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY – TIM FLOWER
EDITED BY TU NEILL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS – TORSTEN SCHMIDT & MANY AMERI
LINE PRODUCER - ADRIAN GREY
ASSISTANT LINE PRODUCER - TOMO HOJO
PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR – CHIKAYO MORIJIRI
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT – KENJI CHRIS GREEN
SOUND RECORDIST AND VIBES MASTER – JEFFREY JOUSAN
GAMING INDUSTRY SUPPORT
ROLLING UCHIZAWA
FIELD TRANSLATION
KENJI CHRIS GREEN, JEFFREY JOUSAN, NIKKI KININMONTH
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
JAMES MATSUKI
DRIVERS
MARCIO EDAGI
KEIJI YOSHIMOTO
RUNNER
DAI HOFUKU
POST TRANSLATION
JAMES KIRK
MIO TANAKA
KEITA YAMAGUCHI
NIKKI KININMONTH
ADDITIONAL CAMERA (JAPAN)
KATEB HABIB
ADDITIONAL CAMERA (LA)
DEAN CORNISH
ADDITIONAL CAMERA (NEW YORK)
BOOFA
UAV OPERATORS
BRANDON STRACK
PETER MAJTAN
SCRIPT ASSIST
TU NEILL
RESEARCH
NICK DWYER
PRIMARY INTERVIEWER
NICK DWYER
ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWERS
OH NO - DEAN CORNISH
JUST BLAZE – JEFF MAO
SOUND POST SERVICES
NATIVE AUDIO
SOUND MIX
NICK BUCKTON
ONLINE SERVICES
TOYBOX
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS
AL MCKAY
TU NEILL
COLORIST
DAVID GIBSON
GRAPHICS
BRANDON STRACK
MIO TANAKA
JACK WADHAM
ASSISTANT EDITOR
ICHI WATANABE
VFX ARTIST
LEONI WILLIS
BRANDON STRACK
MIO TANAKA
DATA MANAGER
PASENE FAIFUA
PROJECT TRANSLATORS
ERI NODA
CHIKAYO MORIJIRI
EMIKO MURAKUMO
HIROKO MINAMOTO
JAMES MATSUKI
CONTRIBUTORS
ROLLING UCHIZAWA
KATSUHIRO HARADA
KAKINO KANAKO
YOSHIE TAKAYANAGI
NOBUYOSHI SANO
AKITAKA TOHYAMA
TAKU INOUE
RIO HAMAMOTO
KEIICHI OKABE
YUU MIYAKE
HIDEO KOJIMA
AKIHIRO TERUTA
LUDVIG FORSSELL
HALLY
FATIMA AL QADIRI
GROUNDISLAVA
OH NO
JUST BLAZE
GAME FOOTAGE AND MUSIC
XEVIOUS
©BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2
© SEGA
SPACE HARRIER
© SEGA
CASTLEVANIA II – SIMON’S QUEST
©Konami Digital Entertainment
RIDGE RACER
©BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc
CYBER SLED
©BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc
DRAGONSPIRIT
©BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc
TEKKEN
TEKKEN 3
TEKKEN 4
TEKKEN 6
TEKKEN REVOLUTION
TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT
TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2
©BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc
METAL GEAR
©Konami Digital Entertainment
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY
©Konami Digital Entertainment
METAL GEAR SOLID 5: THE PHANTOM PAIN
©Konami Digital Entertainment
HEBEREKE
© SUNSOFT
OUT RUN
© SEGA
INTRO MUSIC
DAISUKE TANABE / TAPPY
INTRO VOICEOVER
THUNDERCAT
ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE
SET JAPAN
KINOFILMS
SPECIAL THANKS
HIROAKI HONMA
TAKASHI SAWAI
BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc
Konami Digital Entertainment
MIKI ASAI
SET
CHIKKI MEDIA INC.
YADASTAR
NDILYO NIMINDE
TODD BURNS
STUART TURNER
HIROKO MINAMOTO
(8-4)
YOHEI KITABAYASHI
(SUPER POTATO)
NATIVE AUDIO
TOYBOX
KINO LIBRARY
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