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Epic overkill: the music for Afrika is mindblowing!
Dale North07.08.08 - 10:41 AM 33 comments

My dream is to make a ridiculously epic score for a videogame or movie. Don't get me wrong, I offer up praise to the Destructoid robot gods (and to the various other outlets) for my writing day jobs. I've done the odd scoring job, and have a couple of promising projects lined up for next year. But I've always dreamed of making music on a massive scale, with a huge Hollywood orchestra at my disposal. That's why I can't blame new videogame composer Wataru Hokoyama for going all-out on his first gig.

We don't know much about Sony's Afrika yet, and chances are that Hokoyama doesn't either, but that does not stop him from kicking our ears in with a wall of sound in a video of a session recording, found on Scoring Sessions. This is a Hollywood-style score... for a game about taking pictures?

Again, I don't blame the dude. I'd use a 60-piece orchestra for a puzzle game. 

One thing's for sure: Sony has dished out a fair amount of money to make this score happen. It's not sounding like much of a game yet, but based on visuals, and now sound, I'm already impressed.

[Via MTV Multiplayer]

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Snazzy's Avatar
Snazzy at 07/08/2008 10:42

sounds a little like indiana jones
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timtheterrible at 07/08/2008 10:46

MOAR COWBELL
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bipolar beers at 07/08/2008 10:51

has this game been announced for the US yet?? anyone i show the trailer too always seems impressed in a haha that looks like a funny game sort of way.
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Cheeburga at 07/08/2008 11:00

Sounds great
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loki d20 at 07/08/2008 11:02

Sounds too... cheery IMHO. Like the music for a PG movie at the end once the bad guys have been vanquished. Perhaps that's what they're going for, but just isn't my cup of tea/coffee/red bull.
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Robbo_the_hood at 07/08/2008 11:03

Sony's showing me the gravy before the meat, so I'm still largely uninterested that hasn't shown any substance for like 2 years.
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jettoki at 07/08/2008 11:10

Cross between Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park. Sounds good.
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908peruvian at 07/08/2008 11:18

wasted 3 minutes with that crap

GAY !!
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MechaMonkey at 07/08/2008 11:21

908peruvian: Somewhere there's a bridge without a troll under it.

It's a very nice arrangement, and 60 pieces is an enormous orchestra for a video game. I'll be keeping an ear out for the name Wataru Hokoyama in the future.
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Big Z at 07/08/2008 11:44

I got dressed as this played and I feel like my day is off to a great start.
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Sky-Face at 07/08/2008 11:45

The score is really awesome for an unknown. Clearly these compositions will put him on the map though. Hopefully the game will be more than just adult pokemon snap in Afrika though, or at least match the epicness of the music somehow.

Btw Ive heard your stuff on OCRemix and your quite good yourself at making the epic arrangements.
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Fanatism at 07/08/2008 11:47

Shouldn't a game about Africa have a more... africanish sound?
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Novakaine at 07/08/2008 11:51

As said twice, it really sounds like something out of Indiana Jones. Hopefully the composer will get a nice boost to his reputation if that's what he has to offer.

Super Mario Galaxy changed the way I think of video game music, however. Absolutely stunning OST there.
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CALkulon at 07/08/2008 11:55

Like it!
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Kia at 07/08/2008 12:13

Mmmh, that was lovely. I guess I'll keep an eye out on the OST even though I have no interest in the game!
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cjpkiller at 07/08/2008 12:16

big z is my favorite person for the day.
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naia-the-gamer at 07/08/2008 12:24

That was quite nice, very much influenced by John Williams as people have been suggesting.

It feels too big for the context of what the game suggests, but whatever.

Dale we share some similar dreams. I want to get my music into video games too.
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Dale North at 07/08/2008 12:25

naia-the-gamer: high five. Let's race.
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Mustin at 07/08/2008 12:26

Cool stuff. Love the sound. I'll have to come over and check this game out when it comes out. Hope he has some cool ethnic stuff to go along with it.
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Qraze at 07/08/2008 13:05

this is typical sony to me. all their games usually have stunning music. stone cold stunning music nonetheless.
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monosylabik at 07/08/2008 13:11

sounds a lot like jurassic park meets planet earth sound. great stuff non-the less.
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TheToiletDuck at 07/08/2008 13:39

I always hoped this game would be more like that bible racers game with the animals.
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infinity at 07/08/2008 13:43

sounds like john williams composed it.
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Spartacus at 07/08/2008 14:19

Um.

Holy crap.

But yeah, seems like overkill as of now.
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adultswim810 at 07/08/2008 15:35

insert music into pokemon snap. Afrika
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acharlesmobile at 07/08/2008 15:35

Until we get some more info on the game, I'm unsure of whether this music will fit or not. But it's a pretty good piece nonetheless.
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JynxShot at 07/08/2008 16:09

This song is amazing.

Also, right at 2:08 or so in the subtitles:

[][][][][][][][] [bean cake] [][][][][][][][][]
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Batthink at 07/08/2008 16:32

Stunning music, but what on earth was the 'Bean Cake' about in the subtitles? O_o
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dv8withn8 at 07/08/2008 16:42

Sounds like menu music. I love playing UI.
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Creamsnake at 07/08/2008 17:42

Excellent. One can never have too much French horn.
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thisissami at 07/08/2008 22:29

@cjpkiller

i agree!!! also, am i the only person that was reminded of FFXII by this?
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Hitogoroshi at 07/09/2008 09:25

Sounds very nice. I just wish I knew what this game was about.

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