The Guru Meditation | Epic Chris Huelsbeck Interview - The Legendary Commodore 64, Amiga, & Video Game Composer @TheGuruMeditation | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 11 minutes ago.
AmigaBill interviews legendary video game composer Chris Huelsbeck. Chris has composed classic soundtracks for the Commodore 64 and Amiga including Turrican, Turrican II, Turrican III, The Great Giana Sisters, R-Type, Apidya, Jim Power, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron & more. Bill and Chris talk about Chris' history, Rainbow Arts, Factor 5, the SID chip, the Paula chip, The differences between working with the Commodore 64 and Amiga, and Chris' current projects like his royalty free Patreon music as well as his vinyl albums and symphonic pieces. This interview was part of AmigaBill's live Twitch stream on February 5th, 2023 Twitch.tv/AmigaBill Please see the links to Chris Huelsbeck's Patreon, Bandcamp, and website below
Chris Huelsbeck Patreon
patreon.com/chris_huelsbeck
Chris Huelsbeck Bandcamp
chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com
Chris Huelsbeck Website
huelsbeck.com
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00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Amiga37
02:59 - Chris' Favorite Music
04:17 - What is the magic of his music
06:30 - The composing process
07:54 - Chris's Beginnings
13:30 - Assembly Language
16:00 - Sound Monitor Program
18:12 - Planet of War
19:30 - Shades
22:19 - Rainbow Arts
25:30 - TMFX
27:46 - First Experience at Rainbow Arts
29:33 - Seeing the Amiga for the first time
30:57 - SID vs Paula
33:54 - Composing for both the 64 and Amiga together
34:50 - Giana Sisters vs Nintendo
37:31 - Giana Sisters Madonna True Blue
41:27 - Creating Turrican
49:50 Chris' Bandcamp & Patreon
53:50 - Studio Album
56:12 - Symphony Orchestra
1:01:41 - Move to USA
1:02:20 - Star Wars: Rouge Squadron
1:10:00 - End of Factor 5
1:13:45 - Chris' Patreon
1:17:29 - New Game Announcement
1:19:43 - Audience Q&A
#commodore #commodore64 #commodoreamiga
AmigaBill interviews legendary video game composer Chris Huelsbeck. Chris has composed classic soundtracks for the Commodore 64 and Amiga including Turrican, Turrican II, Turrican III, The Great Giana Sisters, R-Type, Apidya, Jim Power, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron & more. Bill and Chris talk about Chris' history, Rainbow Arts, Factor 5, the SID chip, the Paula chip, The differences between working with the Commodore 64 and Amiga, and Chris' current projects like his royalty free Patreon music as well as his vinyl albums and symphonic pieces. This interview was part of AmigaBill's live Twitch stream on February 5th, 2023 Twitch.tv/AmigaBill Please see the links to Chris Huelsbeck's Patreon, Bandcamp, and website below
Chris Huelsbeck Patreon
patreon.com/chris_huelsbeck
Chris Huelsbeck Bandcamp
chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com
Chris Huelsbeck Website
huelsbeck.com
Joint the AmigaBill Patreon for monthly goodie bags LOADED with Amiga news, games, demos, artwork & more!
patreon.com/AmigaBill
Follow all AmigaBill's social media HERE:
AmigaBill.tv
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Amiga37
02:59 - Chris' Favorite Music
04:17 - What is the magic of his music
06:30 - The composing process
07:54 - Chris's Beginnings
13:30 - Assembly Language
16:00 - Sound Monitor Program
18:12 - Planet of War
19:30 - Shades
22:19 - Rainbow Arts
25:30 - TMFX
27:46 - First Experience at Rainbow Arts
29:33 - Seeing the Amiga for the first time
30:57 - SID vs Paula
33:54 - Composing for both the 64 and Amiga together
34:50 - Giana Sisters vs Nintendo
37:31 - Giana Sisters Madonna True Blue
41:27 - Creating Turrican
49:50 Chris' Bandcamp & Patreon
53:50 - Studio Album
56:12 - Symphony Orchestra
1:01:41 - Move to USA
1:02:20 - Star Wars: Rouge Squadron
1:10:00 - End of Factor 5
1:13:45 - Chris' Patreon
1:17:29 - New Game Announcement
1:19:43 - Audience Q&A
#commodore #commodore64 #commodoreamiga
