final fantasy orchestra collection from the 90s

#FINAL FANTASY ORCHESTRA COLLECTION FROM THE 90S FULL#

While other musical acts had attempted to incorporate video game sounds into their music as a touch of novelty (which, in the late '70s, is basically what video games were seen as), YMO made it their mission to build their entire sound around the essence of video games.Ĭompare Gentle Giant's 'Time to Kill,' which began with Pong sounds in what felt like a bungled attempt to reproduce the cash-register effect of Pink Floyd's 'Money,' to YMO's 'Computer Game: Theme from the Circus,' the first track on their 1978 debut album. Gentle Giant's was a sort of halfhearted endeavor that tied into the lyrics but nothing to improve the music. More recently, they've helped inspire bands like Anamanaguchi and the decidedly referential YMCK. The connection should come as no surprise. Have you ever heard a band for the first time, only to find their music already feels intimately familiar? For me, that experience happened a few years ago when I picked up a couple of albums by Yellow Magic Orchestra.įans of Japanese game music probably know the name YMO - they've been a huge influence on several decades of game composers.

#FINAL FANTASY ORCHESTRA COLLECTION FROM THE 90S FULL#

(I've also sneakily included the full script for this episode here behind the cut. Featuring lots of music by, yes, Yellow Magic Orchestra.Īs usual, you can read more about this week's episode at USgamer. Libsyn (9:30 | MP3 Download) | SoundCloud | Subscribe on iTunes | RSS feedĪ brief journey into the music of a band that had an incredible influence on the direction and style of game music in the '80s and '90s: Japan's New Wave-tinged synth rockers Yellow Magic Orchestra. But that's what the latest Micro episode is all about: YMO, baby. But never before to the exclusion of all else. I've talked about pioneering Japanese electronic band Yellow Magic Orchestra on Retronauts before.

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Final fantasy orchestra collection from the 90s