If you have yet to experience the magical brilliance of Super Mario Galaxy's soundtrack, then we'll tell you that you're in for a musical experience that is just as exciting and amazing as the game is. Music4Games interviewed the two musical masterminds behind this score: Mahito Yokota, and the famed Mario and Zelda series composer Koji Kondo.
In the interview, the team talks about the over 100 minutes of musical score in depth, covering gameplay interaction, compositional techniques, and improvements in console sound capabilities. They also touch on the choice to add fully orchestrated music to Galaxy's score.
"We created an orchestra score this time, because we wanted to express magnificence of the universe and cool ambiance," Koji Kondo said. "We created game music that matches with the game universe, which brought about totally different taste compared with the tropical image of previous Mario music."
Read the rest of this interview at Music4Games.
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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1:22 PM on 11.09.2007
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an orchestrated score for a nintendo game? What happened when Zelda was released?
Twilight Princess was not orchestrated.
People should also check out the chat about the "Essence of Mario" featuring Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata.
This makes the wait until Monday morning all the more painful.
"Mario tunes reflect the action-oriented nature of the gameplay, while Zelda tunes accentuate ambiance of the environments. I strive to make each piece recognizable within two to three seconds, to serve as a signpost for the player to see where he's arrived."
Here's one sample of Mario Galaxy's orchestra music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jmY-0hwV_w
Here's a different musical piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO3GfQBd5ac
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