plain and simple singing voices vs. today’s affected vocals,
the horrible Free Design remix album The Now Sound Redesigned (2005),
and some short clips of Free Design songs (“Make the Madness Stop,” “I Found Love,” “Bubbles,” “Girls Alone,” “Butterflies Are Free,” and “2002 – A Hit Song”)
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As a huge Beatles fan and video gamer, I’m really looking forward to digging into the Beatles Rock Band game. It debuts September 9, 2009, the same day as the Beatles remastered boxed sets. As you might know, I pre-ordered the mono and stereo CD boxed sets on Amazon several weeks ago, but I’ll have to hold off on the game for now. It’s okay though, I’ll have plenty of listening to keep me busy for a while!
Check out the official Beatles Rock Band gameplay trailers:
Kudos to the developers, Harmonix and Pi Studios. The level of detail is impressive: all of the venues, backgrounds, outfits, hair styles, and instruments are spot on. This project was definitely a huge undertaking and a labor of love. I’m glad to see Harmonix and Pi didn’t just slap together a quick, shoddy cash grab.
When I do eventually buy the game, I’ll of course be listening closely to the variations in these new mixes. My work is never done!
“Learn” is one of my favorite video game songs. It’s from Tetrisphere, which was released in August 1997 for the Nintendo 64 and was composed by Neil Voss at H2O Entertainment.
I’m generally not a fan of techno or electronic dance music, but I am a fan of interesting, well-written, well-produced music. “Learn” fits that description, with its relaxing synth pads, filtered drum samples, reversed cymbals, booming bass drum, and simple, catchy melody.
To anyone who believes the Nintendo 64 or video game cartridges in general can’t produce high-quality music, this audio clip will change your mind:
Listen:
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Kudos to Neil Voss! Tetrisphere, along with Killer Instinct Gold, Star Fox 64, and Goldeneye 007, showed off the N64′s real-time audio capabilities during it’s first year on the market. They were also a lot of fun!
I decided it’d make more sense to keep my instructional video game music videos separate from my instructional guitar videos, so this is episode 1 in my new series.
Of course, Contra by Konami is another classic video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. My friends and I beat this game over and over again in the late 1980s. It featured great two player cooperative action, powerful weapons, huge alien bosses, excellent graphics, and some of the best music on the NES.
This is another one of my favorite video game songs. It plays during the credits after beating the giant alien heart.
Contra for the NES was released as Probotector in Europe in 1990.
As a fan of old video games and music, I highly recommend Blades of Steel for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It’s a fun, arcade-style ice hockey game and features an amazing soundtrack. This is one of my favorite video game songs ever. It plays during the credits after beating the tournament.
Picking this song apart was a good challenge and a lot of fun, especially with all of the altered chords. I’ve been meaning to learn it for a while and I’m glad I finally did. Get your keyboard out and play along!
posted by Rob on February 10, 2011 at 2:17 pm | 
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