Knowledge About Video Game Music
1. Cargo Cult (musician) of video game music
Cargo Cult was the stage name of Slovak musician Allan Vilhan, who produces music in the genre of electronica (currently producing under name "Likvid"). The work is a blend of ambient and beat-driven with subtle transitions from track to track.
He describes it as "trip rock". Vilhan is originally from Filakovo, making music in his spare time. He was signed with the online music label Magnatune and publishing company ACM Records.
As of 2004update, he has produced two albums: Alchemy and Vibrant. Much of his music is licensed under Creative Commons, and his work has been used in the soundtrack of a video game. At present he lives in London.
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2. Fight Night of video game music
Fight Night may refer to: In video games: Fight Night (1985 video game), a boxing computer game published by Accolade and U.S.
Gold Fight Night (EA video game series), a series of video games produced by EA Sports, unrelated to the Accolade game Fight Night 2004, the first game in the series Fight Night Round 2, the first sequel to Fight Night 2004 Fight Night Round 3, the second sequel Fight Night Round 4, the third sequel Fight Night Champion, the fourth sequelIn television and film: Fight Night (film), a.k.a.
Rigged, a 2008 film "Fight Night" (CSI), an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Fight Night (TV programme), a British boxing programme "Fight Night" and "Fight Night II", episodes of Big Brother (UK) series 5 and series 9, respectivelyIn music: "Fight Night" (song), 2014 song by MigosIn sports: UFC Ultimate Fight Night, a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship events. (See foot of linked article page for complete list.) Fight Night, a boxing program on NBCSN
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Gameplay of video game music
Rocketball is set in the year 2010 AD, where worldwide disputes are no longer settled through wars, but through a circular Rocket Ball arena. The game is similar to Roller Derby in that two teams on roller skates travel counter-clockwise around a banked, circular track. The object of the game is to score points by throwing a softball-sized metal ball into a cone-shaped goal target inset into the wall of the arena.
Balls are fired into play, in the same direction players skate, by cannons when play begins and to restart play after the ball rolls out of play or a goal is scored. Players can use fists, elbows and knees to disable their opponents. Each Rocketball team has five active players on roller skates.
Unlike the movie, there are no players riding motorcycles. The four Rocketball teams are Houston (wearing blue), Tokyo (yellow), Moscow (burgundy) and Madrid (Green), which correspond to futuristic city states. (The teams Houston, Tokyo and Madrid also featured in the Rollerball film.
) Games have a duration of ten minutes.
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4. Tenami of video game music
Tenami () was an independent Japanese video game maker who was in business between 1998 and 2004.
Their most successful game was Ikku Machi, but the only game translated into English was Garden Keeper. Founded by Ito Shizura in 1998, when she was unable to find a publisher for her original game Ikku Machi (named after its protagonist, a college girl who hunts demons) a Side-scrolling video game that sold 15,000 copies in Japan over the period 19982010. The founder worked alone on the games, producing the graphics, programming, and music herself.
She ended this phase of her career when she married a citizen of the United Kingdom and moved there.
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5. Wonderman (Right Said Fred song) of video game music
The single version of Wonderman is a pop song about Sonic the Hedgehog by English band Right Said Fred.
It was the third and final single from their second studio album, Sex and Travel. The single differs significantly from the album version, having been re-worked for use by Sega Europe to promote the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Its lyrics and accompanying music video contain numerous explicit references to the video game, ending with a woman commenting, "He's just a flippin' hedgehog, okay?
" Actor Steven O'Donnell, at that time the advertising face of Sega Europe, also features prominently in the music video. Wonderman was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 55. It was featured on the compilation album Now 27, making it one of the lowest charting songs to appear on a Now album.
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6. History of video game music
In 1982, Italian musician Anfrando Maiola (b. 1954 in Parma, Italy) teamed up with Stefano Cundari and Alessandro Zanni and released their first single "Chinese Revenge" on Cellophane Record (Studio Veronica's label).
The following year, Cundari and Zanni formed Memory Records and re-released "Chinese Revenge". The single proved to be very popular in Italy, selling over 10,000 copies. It also proved to be a minor hit in Germany and the Netherlands.
After the success of "Chinese Revenge", they began writing songs for other bands, including Baby's Gang ("Happy Song", "Challenger"), and helped fellow Italian band "Hipnosis" cover Vangelis' song "Pulstar". It was released in 1983, going Top 10 in Germany and Top 20 in Switzerland. The same year, Maiola and Cundari released another single "Japanese War Game", under the Koto name, which became another hit.
In 1985, Koto released "Visitors". In an interview with Maiola, he confirmed it was his favourite Koto song. The track contains a sample from Michael Jackson's 1984 hit "Thriller".
The following year, he released another single, titled "Jabdah". Fueled by a music video, the song became a big hit, charting in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Around this time, critics coined the term "spacesynth", which combines elements of Italo disco and Space disco.
"Visitors" and "Jabdah" are considered part of the genre. In 1987, a megamix was released, combining elements of their previous four singles. In 1990 house and techno music was becoming popular, and Italo disco began to decline in popularity.
Nevertheless, Koto released another single, "Dragon's Legend". Containing samples from the 1983 video game Dragon's Lair, the song proved a minor hit in the Netherlands, peaking at No. 20.
By now, Memory Records began running into financial problems. In 1989, they remixed their debut single, "Chinese Revenge", for a more dance flavour and Maiola composed his next single under the Koto name, the house-flavoured, "Champion's Cue". The song was not as popular as their previous singles, as Memory Records began releasing Techno and House music records.
This did not prove a success, and the label went broke. The rights to Memory Records were acquired by ZYX Music. They asked Dutch composer Michiel van der Kuy (of the spacesynth band Laserdance, best known for their 1986 hit single "Humanoid Invasion") to follow the steps of Maiola and Cundari.
In 1989, he presented the first full-length Koto album Masterpieces, containing remakes of previous Koto songs, and his own compositions, including "Time", "Minoan War" and "Plain". In the following years, he released more singles, including "Acknowledge" (1990), "Mechanic Sense" (1992) and "Mind Machine" (1992), the main melody of which was clearly inspired by the song "Disco Maniac" by Baby's Gang. In 1992, Michiel van der Kuy published another Koto album, From the Dawn of Time, composed entirely by himself.
He also released two cover albums in 1990 and 1993. After this, Koto fell silent. During this period, it was revealed that Stefano Cundari had died from cancer in 1990.
In 2001, Maiola bought back the rights to the Koto name, and has released three more singles under that alias. He is now working with Roberto Bisca and Alex Cundari to compose new songs. Their first five singles are included on many Italo disco and '80s compilations and retrospectives.
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7. Arnie Roth of video game music
Arnold Roth (born April 28, 1953) is an American conductor, composer, and record producer. His work includes conducting concerts for video game music.
He is also a classically trained violinist and a member of the Grammy Award-winning music group Mannheim Steamroller. Roth is also the principal conductor and music director of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, Play! A Video Game Symphony, and several Final Fantasy concerts.
He won the Best Score Award at the 2003 DVD Premier Awards for his soundtrack to the film Barbie as Rapunzel and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2007 for his original song "Shine" from Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses. Roth graduated from Bienen School of Music, an undergraduate and graduate institution of Northwestern University in 1975. He has a son and a daughter who are both also involved in music; his son, Eric Roth (born 1977), is also a famed conductor.
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8. Arts, entertainment, and media of video game music
FilmsChop Suey (film), a 2000 film by Bruce Weber Chop Suey & Co. (1919 film), U.
S. comedic short filmMusicAlbumsChop Suey, an album by DJ YodaSongs"Chop Suey", a musical number in the stage musical Flower Drum Song "Chop Suey", a song by Mr. Flash "Chop Suey", a song by The Ramones, from the soundtrack of the film Get Crazy "Chop Suey!
" (song), a song by System of a Down "Cornet Chop Suey", an instrumental by Louis ArmstrongArtChop Suey (painting), a 1928 painting by Edward HopperGamesChop Suey (video game), a 1995 point-and-click adventure gameFictional charactersExperiment 621, a character from the Lilo & Stitch franchise who appears in the 2002 video game Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 and was named "Chopsuey" according to the 2006 film, Leroy & Stitch
