The Women who Pioneered Video Game Music

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Published on March 13, 2020 5:28:18 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4H8UdwaVJU

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)

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Since the very first video games to feature background music, women have been at the forefront of industry and taking VGM to new places. We just don't talk about them as much.

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Thank you to Nick Dwyer of Diggin' in The Carts for answering some questions when I emailed him about this over a year ago. DITC is a fantastic documentary series by Red Bull Music Academy exploring the rise and influence of video game music in Japan, you definitely need to watch it if you haven't already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8z8-SKg3WU&list=PLtbJmr1Wtatc_k8o8tIgt3A5bvbFoutBG

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Games shown in this video, in order of appearance:

0:50 - Super Mario Bros.
0:56 - Donkey Kong
1:03 - Space Invaders
1:09 - Pac-Man
1:26 - Dig Dug
2:02 - Xevious
2:11 - Dig Dug 2
2:19 - The Tower of Druaga
2:56 - The Legend of Zelda
2:58 - Dragon Quest I
2:59 - Final Fantasy I
3:13 - Bionic Commando
3:16 - Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
3:25 - Mega Man
4:15 - Mega Man 5
4:19 - Mega Man X2
4:24 - Mega Man X3
4:30 - Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
5:26 - Final Fight
5:31 - Kingdom Hearts III
5:45 - The King of Dragons
5:49 - Parasite Eve
5:52 - Xenoblade Chronicles
5:54 - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
5:57 - Front Mission
6:02 - Final Fantasy XV
6:09 - Donkey Kong Country
6:15 - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
6:48 - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble
6:58 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
7:13 - Super Metroid
7:41 - Metroid Fusion
7:48 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
8:07 - Castlevania
8:48 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
9:43 - Wild Arms
9:50 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
10:09 - Suikoden
10:18 - Super Bomberman R
10:24 - Bomberman ‘93
10:40 - Bomberman Hero
10:58 - Pilotwings
11:04 - Super Mario Kart
11:11 - Celeste
11:14 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
11:17 - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages
11:30 - Dear Esther
11:40 - Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture
12:00 - Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation
12:04 - Little Big Planet 3


Music used in this video, in order of appearance:

0:00 - In Stasis - Celeste: Farewell (Lena Raine)
0:51-3:05 - Various Arcade BGM
3:12 - The Haunted Graveyard - Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (Tamayo Kawamoto)
3:30 - Stage Select - Mega Man (Manami Matsumae)
3:47 - Cut Man Stage - Mega Man (Manami Matsumae)
4:30 - Title - Street Fighter II (Yoko Shimomura)
4:57 - Chun Li’s Theme - Street Fighter II (Yoko Shimomura)
5:09 - Guile’s Theme - Street Fighter II (Yoko Shimomura)
5:32 - Traverse Town - Kingdom Hearts (Yoko Shimomura)
6:08 - Stickerbush Symphony - Donkey Kong Country 2 (David Wise)
6:21 - Simian Segue - Donkey Kong Country (Eveline Fischer)
6:36 - Ice Cave Chant - Donkey Kong Country (Eveline Fischer)
6:40 - Voices of the Temple - Donkey Kong Country (Eveline Fischer)
6:48 - Submap Shuffle - Donkey Kong Country 3 (Eveline Fischer)
7:10 - Mini Boss Confrontation - Super Metroid (Minako Hamano)
7:29 - Big Boss Confrontation - Super Metroid (Minako Hamano)
7:48 - Sword Search - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Minako Hamano)
8:07 - Introduction (Castle Gate) - Castlevania (Kinuyo Yamashita)
8:14 - Vampire Killer - Castlevania (Satoe Terashima)
8:45 - Dracula Castle - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Michiru Yamane)
9:14 - Crystal Teardrops - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Michiru Yamane)
9:43 - Poem of Breeze - Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (Yuka Tsujiyoko)
10:18 - BGM 1 - Bomberman ‘90 (Jun Chikuma)
10:24 - Planet Quarry - Bomberman ‘93 (Jun Chikuma)
10:40 - Redial - Bomberman Hero (Jun Chikuma)
10:58 - Rainbow Road - Super Mario Kart (Soyo Oka)
11:30 - The Growing of the World - So Let Us Melt (Jessica Curry)
12:00 - Pod Music (Adventure) - LittleBigPlanet 3 (Winifred Phillips)
12:57 - Out of Phase - Parasite Eve (Yoko Shimomura)

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Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring.

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