Importance: Very Useful
- Koji Kondo's soundtrack for Super Mario Bros on NES revolutionized the video game music genre
- Didn't start it though
- Kondo utilized clever techniques not done before
- noise channel in the NES sound chip created percussion
- Distinct sounds given to the melody, harmony, bass, percussion
- 1990s- Personal Computer rising in gaming
- 1991- PC game Myst was composed using synthesizers
- First PC game with music that won an award
- Computer MIDIs also used to produce music
- Ex: 1993- FPS Doom
- 1998- Heart of Darkness changed the course of video game music, was the first soundtrack in a video game recorded from an actual orchestra
- More and more video game series' received fame for their soundtracks
- Grew to the point where famous musicians tried their hand on video game music
- Video game soundtracks were being released on CD
This article is more useful than the previous one by giving some important figures and also pointing out some milestones in how video games were perceived, such as the first PC game to have a soundtrack receive an award. Though, this still doesn't focus too much on the hardware aspect of video game music. It's likely that I'll need to investigate further to find everything I need.
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