VGMO -Video Game Music Online-

Soshi Hosoi Interview: Experimental Scores and Albums

November 16, 2015 by Chris Greening

Soshi Hosoi has worked on a wide of interesting franchises over the years, Rewrite, Lost Child, Sonic Wings, and DeathSmiles

Yuzo Koshiro Profile

March 19, 2013 by Chris Greening

Ys. Sorcerian. Streets of Rage. Shinobi. ActRaiser. Shenmue. Wangan Midnight. Etrian Odyssey. 7th Dragon. One legend scored all these titles

Akira Yamaoka Profile

March 13, 2013 by Chris Greening

Having worked in a diverse roles over the years, from sound designer to game producer, his Silent Hill scores gave him his massive fanbase

Yoshino Aoki Profile

March 3, 2013 by Chris Greening

Ex-Capcom composer and Unique Note co-founder known for her work on the Breath of Fire and Mega Man franchises

Motoaki Furukawa Profile

February 4, 2013 by Chris Greening

Jazz fusion musician who brought Konami music to the masses through his melodic scores, powerful remixes, and the Kukeiha Club band

Ryu Umemoto Obituary

February 2, 2013 by Chris Greening

Before his life was cut short, Ryu Umemoto showed his technical prowess and musical sensitivity on numerous shooters and visual novels

Manabu Namiki Profile

January 20, 2013 by Chris Greening

Presently a game director at M2, this artist gained a cult following for his electrifying shooting and fighting game scores

Yuji Takenouchi Profile

December 30, 2012 by Chris Greening

The Konami veteran has returned to the spotlight as sound director for the Dark Souls series and founder of the GE-ON-DAN alliance

Evolution of Arcade Soundtracks

September 1, 2011 by Luc Nadeau

When one mentions Arcades, memories of hits like Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Ghouls n’ Ghosts, Mario Bros., etc. often dominate their

Junya Nakano Profile

June 8, 2011 by Chris Greening

The underused artist behind Threads of Fate developed a distinctive style that focused more on timbres and rhythms than melodies

Manabu Namiki Interview: Redefining Shooting Soundtracks

May 10, 2011 by Chris Greening

Basiscape’s Manabu Namiki has helped to redefine the sound of Japan’s arcades with his electrifying scores to shooters by NMK,

DeathSmiles IIX Original Soundtrack

May 27, 2010 by Ben Schweitzer

Commentary from composers Manabu Namiki, Noriyuki Kamikura, and Yoshimi Kudo

DeathSmiles Original Soundtrack

May 26, 2008 by Ben Schweitzer

Commentary from sound producer Junya Inoue and composer Manabu Namiki

Caving in to the Beats and Bullets

February 1, 2008 by Chris Greening

When I first heard of shooter developer Cave due to several messageboard discussions, I couldn’t help but wonder whether their

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