Tomoya Tomita Interview: Sound Pioneer for Konami and Nintendo
Tomoya Tomita‘s résumé features one hit franchise after another: Contra, Castlevania, Metal Gear, beatmania, Kirby, Yoshi, and Goemon to name a few. […]
Tag: Metal Gear
Metal Gear Solid Vocal Tracks
Album Title: Metal Gear Solid Vocal Tracks Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: GFCA-409 Release Date: September 2, 2015 Purchase: Buy […]
Metal Gear Solid V Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Metal Gear Solid V Original Soundtrack Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: GFCA-398/9 Release Date: September 2, 2015 […]
Metal Gear 25th Anniversary Music Collection
Album Title: Metal Gear 25th Anniversary Music Collection (Metal Gear 25th Anniversary -Metal Gear Music Collection-) Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog […]
Takahiro Izutani Interview: Metal Gear Rocker Goes Solo
Takahiro Izutani has brought his edgy, dynamic fusion sound to a wide range of sectors. He is known to soundtrack listeners for […]
Prescription for Sleep -Game Music Lullabies- Volume II
Album Title: Prescription for Sleep -Game Music Lullabies- Volume II Record Label: Scarlet Moon Records Catalog No.: SMRC-1008 Release Date: April 27, […]
Legacy Sessions -GAME Generation 5-
Album Title: Legacy Sessions -GAME Generation 5- Record Label: Legacy Sessions Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: January 16, 2015 Purchase: Buy at Loudr […]
Harmony of Heroes: Final Smash
Album Title: Harmony of Heroes: Final Smash Record Label: Harmony of Heroes Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: December 25, 2014 Purchase: Download […]
Harmony of Heroes
Album Title: Harmony of Heroes Record Label: Harmony of Heroes Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: October 4, 2014 Purchase: Download at Official […]
rePLAY -Symphony of Heroes-: Houston, July 2014
A hero’s story told through narrative and orchestration
The Greatest Video Game Music
Album Title: The Greatest Video Game Music Record Label: X5 Music Group Catalog No.: X5CD114 Release Date: November 7, 2011 Purchase: Buy […]
Nobuko Toda Profile
Having risen through the ranks on the Metal Gear series, she now independently composes and orchestrates film, television, and game projects
Metal Gear Rising -Revengeance- Vocal Tracks
Album Title: Metal Gear Rising -Revengeance- Vocal Tracks Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: GFCA-331 Release Date: February 20, 2013 Purchase: […]
Metal Gear Rising -Revengeance- Collector’s Edition Soundtrack
Album Title: Metal Gear Rising -Revengeance- Collector’s Edition Soundtrack Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: February 19, 2013 […]
Norihiko Hibino Profile
Developed his own brand of symphonic jazz on the Metal Gear series before founding the music production company GEM Impact
Motoaki Furukawa Profile
Jazz fusion musician who brought Konami music to the masses through his melodic scores, powerful remixes, and the Kukeiha Club band
Yuji Takenouchi Profile
The Konami veteran has returned to the spotlight as sound director for the Dark Souls series and founder of the GE-ON-DAN alliance
Video Games Unplugged -Symphony of Legends-: Melbourne, April 2012
It’s true what they say in those ‘most liveable cities of the world’ reports: Melbourne is an awesome place to live. Still, […]
Video Games Heroes: London, September 2011
They kept this concert really quiet. I didn’t hear about it until a week before it was scheduled to take place, and […]
Richard Jacques & James Hannigan Interview: Panel at Barbican Centre
On May 18, 2011, I attended and assisted in a panel discussion at the Barbican Centre in London, right next to where […]
Back to the Future: Boston, April 2011
Boston’s Symphony Hall is an imposing edifice, built like a temple in the era in which music was treated as a kind […]
Norihiko Hibino Interview: Latest Career Developments
It’s been 18 months since we last talked to Norihiko Hibino. Since our last interview, Norihiko Hibino has been taking new approaches to […]
Maki Kirioka Interview: From Konami to Procyon Studio
Maki Kirioka is a veteran composer from Konami that now works at Yasunori Mitsuda’s Procyon Studio. During her 13 years at Konami […]
Video Games Live: Cardiff, December 2009
Video Games Live concluded their Europe 2009 tour on December 3 with a performance at the Cardiff International Arena to 1,800 people. I […]
Yuji “TECHNOuchi” Takenouchi Interview
Yuji “TECHNOuchi” Takenouchi’s diverse career spans games such as Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, X-Men, Circadia, Bravo Music, Ace Combat X, and […]
A Night in Fantasia 2009: Sydney, September 2009
On September 26, 2009, the concert A Night in Fantasia 2009 occurred at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia. It featured orchestral performances of […]
Video Game Orchestra at Berklee: Boston, March 2009
On March 5, 2009, I had the opportunity to attend the second performance of the Video Game Orchestra. It occurred at Boston […]
Norihiko Hibino Interview: From Japan to Worldwide
In September 2008, we got a chance to talk indepth with Norihiko Hibino. It comes at a time when his music production […]
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony: Prague, April 2008
Wednesday April 23, 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic — the day that will go down in history as the dayPLAY! A Video […]
Fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert: Leipzig, August 2007
The Leipzig concert of 2007 was undoubtedly a major event. It had the biggest production values the series had ever seen, with […]
Video Games Live: São Paulo, November 2006
On November 19, 2006, I had the pleasure of attending the Video Games Live presentation at Via Funchal in the city of São Paulo. […]
Video Games Live: Philadelphia, June 2006
After purchasing my ticket online, my father and I jumped in the car and headed across the Benjamin Franklin bridge to Philadelphia. […]
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony: Chicago, May 2006
Introduction Back when PLAY! A Video Game Symphony was announced, I was mildly intrigued, but didn’t plan on attending unless they came to my […]
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Interview: Introduction from Producers and Conductors
As the May 27, 2006 Chicago premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony approaches, producers Jason Michael Paul and Thomas Boecker, and […]
Video Games Live: San Jose, March 2006
The first of its kind to hit the United States, Video Games Live is a video game concert tour which includes the music from […]