Adrian N. R.·Mar 5THE MUSIC BORN FROM SILICON: WHY CHIPTUNE IS NOT “CHILDISH NOISE,” BUT AVANT-GARDE ELECTRONIC ARTFrom its very beginning, video game music — chiptune — has been underestimated. For those of us who grew up with it, however, it was never…
Yoji Suzuki·Dec 15, 2025Behind the Music of Battle Hanafuda How I Used the YM2612 and ChatGPT to Build a Japanese-Style FM…VGS-X’s launch title Battle Hanafuda features one of its key hardware components: the YM2612 (OPN2) FM chip. I used it to create an…
Sakai Shogo·Oct 2, 2025Announcements and Reflections on the Self I Want to BecomeAnnouncement #1A response icon1
Sakai Shogo·Jul 28, 2025A Composer’s 45-Year Journey — How a “Wrong Console” Sparked a Career in Game Music“My dad accidentally bought the wrong console. You can have it.”A response icon1
Sakai Shogo·Jul 25, 2025A Summer Series: 45 Years in Music — Part 3 Expanding My Musical Network at the Yamaha Hiyoshi…When my friend Hiroishi invited me to visit the Yamaha Hiyoshi Center, I had no idea how much it would shape my future. The people I met…
