Simone Bernacchia | AMIGA HOMEBREW | Composer Interview
7Simone Bernacchia is an Italian composer now living in LA since 2005 when he married his wife. He has been composing music on the Amiga platform since the 90s, with his first commercial title, arcade shooter 'Powder' released in 1998. Currently working as a web developer, he is now part of the Amiga homebrew community, contributing music to a variety of games from independent studios.
In this interview we talk about his recent projects, the most well-known being Blocky Skies. The homebrew community as a whole and how Amiga homebrew compares to other homebrew communities. The hardware and software behind composing for Amiga such as the open source Milky Tracker and the limitations of the platform. All this, and more:
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00:00 Intro Music
01:00 What Titles Have You Composed For
03:36 Amiga Homebrew Community
05:16 Limitations Of Composing For Amiga
08:05 Milky Tracker
10:59 Any Other Systems?
11:55 Heroes Of Might and Magic 2 De-Make
15:10 Which Series Would You Like To Compose For?
16:10 Composing For The Amiga