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Syncopation in the Super Mario Bros. Theme
Kotaku has posted an in-depth look at the use of syncopation both in Super Mario Bros. and arrangements for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, by composer Koji Kondo. Guest columnist, gaming blog Cruise Elroy, offers text and sound samples for illustration.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-17 0 comments

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Hiroki Ogawa: Dog Ear Records Interview (1 of 2)
In the first of two video interviews coinciding with the release of Nobuo Uematsu's Ten Short Stories in Japan, Miyu sits down with Hiroki Ogawa, the director of Dog Ear Records. Also known as Wappa-san, Ogawa has previously operated the company blog, organized the Shinzoku Kaigi events and overseen album releases. Topics for the discussion include Cellythm, a collection of cello Final Fantasy covers, and Distant Worlds, a series of concerts featuring Final Fantasy music.

4 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-07 0 comments

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Flower receives GANG Award for Best Interactive Score
Last night at the Game Audio Network Guild Awards, Flower was given the top honors for interactive score. Accepting the award was composer Vincent Diamante, who will be presenting on the audio for ThatGameCompany's downloadable Playstation Network title later today.

2 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-13 0 comments

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Mega64's Beatles Rock Band celebrity cameo
Every year at the Game Developers Conference's Moscone Center in San Francisco it seems that Mega64 runs into a celebrity game developer, be it Shigeru Miyamoto or Hideo Kojima. This time it's The Beatles... sort of.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-16 0 comments

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PAX East announces Boston Indie Showcase Finalists
PAX East has announced five finalists for their independent game showcase. They are Slam Bolt Scrappers from Fire Hose Games, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! by Dejobaan Games, Miegakure by Marc ten Bosch, Turba by Keith Morgado, Dearth by MIT Gambit Game Lab, and Waker, also by MIT Gambit Game Lab.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-16 0 comments

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Kuniaki Haishima composing Metroid: Other M score
Siliconera has word that Metroid: Other M will be scored by a musician that has not previously composed for the series. Kuniaki Haishima, perhaps best known for the music to Siren 2, will be writing the soundtrack to the upcoming Wii title.

2 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-12 0 comments

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Anamanaguchi's Blackout City headed to Rock Band
Bytejacker has snagged, in their words, "a sweaty, frantic post-show interview" with Anamanaguchi at the 8-Bit Alliance Tour in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Peter Berkman tells that the band's "Blackout City" will be coming to Rock Band Network later this year.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-16 0 comments

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Monster Hunter Portable 3rd debut trailer
Today Capcom announced it would be releasing a third installment in the Monster Hunter Portable series for the PSP within 2009. A debut trailer has made its way online, featuring a new theme that incorporates elements of music composed by Masato Kouda.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-16 0 comments

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Jun Senoue composing for Sonic 4
Sega America's official blog has announced that Jun Senoue is writing the soundtrack to the first episode of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. They have also included a link to P4KO's remix, which was posted here on Nobuooo by the arranger last month.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-15 0 comments

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Super Street Fighter IV Hakan trailer
Capcom's final new fighter of ten for Super Street Fighter IV is Hakan, who oils himself up before each fight. The game company has uploaded a goofy trailer to accompany the character, featuring music by composer Hideyuki Fukasawa.

2 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-10 0 comments

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Eight minutes of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker gameplay
Kotaku has embedded a YouTube video detailing gameplay from the forthcoming Playstation Portable installment of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Peace Walker. A soundtrack album is due out April 14 in Japan, featuring music by Nobuko Toda and Kazuma Jinnouchi.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-15 0 comments

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Identity Through Music - Heavy Rain composer interview
Quantic Dream's Playstation 3 exclusive title has received a soundtrack release both on iTunes and as part of the Collectors Edition of the game. In this interview, Heavy Rain composer Normand Corbeil discusses his approach to the interactive drama's musical score and his previous experiences collaborating with director David Cage.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-15 0 comments

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Nobuooo February '10 - Highest Voted Items
The Nobuooo news website takes a look at the most read, voted and tweeted items related to videogame audio for February 2010. This past month Garry Schyman scored BioShock 2, a soundtrack album was announced for ThatGameCompany's Flower, Akira Yamaoka joined Grasshopper Manufacture, and the Korg DS-10 Plus software debuted. These are a selection of items from 2.2010.

2 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-09 0 comments

Vote	Indie darling VVVVVV sounds as great as it plays 1UP's chiptuned blog takes a look at independent platformer VVVVVV, whose soundtrack is composed by Swedish musician Magnus Pålsson (aka. Souleye). 2 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-09 0 comments

Vote	Nobuooo GDC 2010 photo set (currently 110 pictures) The Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is now underway. Photos from the event will be uploaded to Nobuooo's flickr photo set over the course of the event. 2 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-09 0 comments

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Final Fantasy XIII dance mix played at launch party
Siliconera has uploaded a bootleg recording of the techno remix of Lightning's theme that was played yesterday at the Final Fantasy XIII launch event. The track was arranged by That 70s Show star Danny Masterson under his DJ name, DJ Mom Jeans.

2 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-09 0 comments

Vote	Edge Features: game audio still undefined Edge online asks if there still an imbalance between the budgets afforded to game and film soundtracks, speaking with musicians Dan Bardino, Jerry Ibbotson, Richard Jacques, James Hannigan and Jon Vincent. 3 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-03 0 comments

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Castlevania Best Music Collections Box (Disc 10-18) sample tracks online
Konamistyle has uploaded sample tracks from the upcoming 18-CD box set of Castlevania game series music. Numerous samples in asx format from NES, Wii, PSP and DS titles can be found on the official site. Also online are samples of nine newly arranged tracks by Symphony of the Night composer Michiru Yamane.

1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-14 0 comments

Vote	Student Postmortem: Devil’s Tuning Fork In May Alex Seropian had the idea of creating a game development project that would visually translate the echolocation ability of dolphins. The game was submitted to the IGF in early December. 1 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-14 0 comments

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Hiroki Ogawa: Dog Ear Records Interview (2 of 2)
The second of two video interviews coinciding with the release of Nobuo Uematsu's Ten Short Stories in Japan. Topics for the interview with director Hiroki Ogawa, conducted by Miyu, include the first steps in recording for Final Fantasy XIV, the making of the soundtrack for animated series Guin Saga, and the recently released album of original music by Uematsu.

2 votes by jeriaska on 2010-03-08 0 comments

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