Ep. 202 - Sincerely Sony Imagesoft, with Vincent Diamante

Insert Credit Co-Founder and legendary video game music composer Vincent Diamante joins the panel to cover the Playstation conference, Frank Cifaldi’s necromancy of Clippy, and Daft Williams. Questions this week: Since we’re recording on Dreamcast Day, what are your favorite Dreamcast memories? (03:23) What are the coolest ways to use specific instruments in a video game soundtrack? (09:12) What are the most interesting risk/reward mechanics in video games? (13:06) Which video game character would give the best deep tissue massage? (18:22) Improv Zone: Sony Keynote (22:33) Dirtbag Dilson asks: What is the most out of touch with reality game design idea you’ve ever heard? (28:09) Design a video game about the Nintendo 64 kid. (33:46) What is the most hellish assignment you can imagine for a video game composer? (36:54) Which video game set pieces would make the best Lego sets? (41:17) Who is the John Williams of video games? (46:26) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name That Game Tune (51:01) This is the line of the episode description where I recommend discussing this episode in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Sega Dreamcast Illbleed The Last Blade 2 EWI Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure Eternal Sonata Wii Music Big Band Samurai Showdown Bushido Blade Celeste Hexic God Hand Cho Aniki Drill Dozer Zangief Hakan Dhalsim Trauma Center Dr. Faust Dr. Fauci MachAMp Goro Lady Goro Spiral Mojoverse Spiral’s MvC2 animation Mojo Jojo Sony AIBO Nintendo 64 Kid Alfred E. Neuman Streets of Rage 3 Oh Deer! Lego Green Hill Zone Katamari Damacy Shenmue Die Hard Arcade House of the Dead Typing of the Dead John Williams Nobou Uematsu Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk Jun Chikuma Wendy Carlos Specifically Not A Recommendation: Brandon: Documental Recommendations: Frank: Kate Willaert, acriticalhit.com, Video Dames #0, Wild Gunman ‘74: Nintendo’s Forgotten First FMV Game Vince: Kate Willaert, acriticalhit.com, Video Dames #0, The True First Easter Egg: Ready Player One Was Wrong Jaffe: Congratulations Kelsey Lewin, The Sculptor Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.