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017: Takashi Tateishi - Mega Man 2 OST (1988)
017: Takashi Tateishi - Mega Man 2 OST (1988)
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Length:
109 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Discord & Rhyme is breaking format this week to talk about ... a video game soundtrack! This week’s host, Rich, has a love for the classic Capcom NES series Mega Man that may run even deeper than his love of music, and composer Takashi Tateishi’s legendary soundtrack combines the two with panache. Mega Man 2 was a true passion project, developed on the side while its team worked on games that were deemed more profitable. To give Tateishi inspiration under such stressed circumstances, producer Akira “A.K.” Kitamura encouraged him to build the level design into his compositions, giving him a series of punchy phrases (“Keep moving along at a brisk pace… don’t stand in one place for too long!”) to use as frameworks. The result is routinely considered one of the greatest video game soundtracks of all time, and a fine standalone piece of electronic music, to boot. Rich takes Phil, Will, and special guest Shivam Bhatt through the soundtrack’s most important cuts — including a handy primer on the NES sound chip!Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Phil Maddox, Chris Willie Williams, Shivam BhattComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/017-feat-shivam-bhatt-takashi-tateishi-mega-man-2-ost-1988 Support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod
Released:
Feb 19, 2019
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Podcast episode
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