David Bennett Piano | How Pokemon 8-bit music was inspired by classical music @DavidBennettPiano | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
My chiptune track played in the outro of this video is available to download at davidbennettpiano.bandcamp.com/track/study-in-gameboy or stream on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJoOZd8JQJDgGU8sb8V?si=dcs5zn4JRDO7oVCEkfK6YQ 🎼
Junichi Masuda's soundtrack for the original Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow games is iconic. Despite the limited hardware offered by the Gameboy, Masuda managed to create some highly effective music, and he did so with a little inspiration from his favourite classical composers.
SOURCES:
8-bit guy, How Oldschool Sound/Music worked: youtu.be/q_3d1x2VPxk
8-bit guy, Use your Gameboy as a MIDI instrument: youtu.be/3jxcKPoi5Kc
Interview with Junichi Masuda (2014): pocketmonsters.net/content/Interview_A_Conversation_with_Pokemons_Musical_Maestro
Gameinformer (2014), Pokemon music master: gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/05/13/pokemon%27s-music-master-the-man-behind-the-catchiest-songs.aspx
Dylan Tallchief, How Pokemon's CREEPIEST song was made
: youtu.be/tGx3SbzgW7E
Interview with Junichi Masuda: youtu.be/ARzkFSwPFIM
Korex, How the Pokemon music was made: youtu.be/XoHN7ON413U
Tuning the Koto: youtu.be/VQ0-3rND9pM
Nintendo Life, Interview with Junichi Masuda: nintendolife.com/news/2016/07/junichi_masuda_on_the_process_of_composing_music_for_pokemon
How Music Was Made On Super Nintendo: youtu.be/jvIzIAgRWV0
Gameboy sound hardware: https://gbdev.gg8.se/wiki/articles/Gameboy_sound_hardware
Retro Game Mechanics Explained, Generation I Pokémon Cries Explained: youtu.be/gDLpbFXnpeY
Masuda on musical influences: gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/2007/10/index.html
And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇
SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: patreon.com/davidbennettpiano 🎹
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Gameboy's limited soundchip
2:02 Counterpoint vs. Homophony
3:29 Celadon City
4:12 Pallet Town
5:45 J.S. Bach
7:45 Lavender Town
9:17 Viridian Forest
10:00 Stravinsky & Shostakovich
10:55 Mt. Moon
11:54 Pokémon Tower
12:20 Junichi Masuda
13:40 I wrote a chiptune piece
My chiptune track played in the outro of this video is available to download at davidbennettpiano.bandcamp.com/track/study-in-gameboy or stream on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJoOZd8JQJDgGU8sb8V?si=dcs5zn4JRDO7oVCEkfK6YQ 🎼
Junichi Masuda's soundtrack for the original Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow games is iconic. Despite the limited hardware offered by the Gameboy, Masuda managed to create some highly effective music, and he did so with a little inspiration from his favourite classical composers.
SOURCES:
8-bit guy, How Oldschool Sound/Music worked: youtu.be/q_3d1x2VPxk
8-bit guy, Use your Gameboy as a MIDI instrument: youtu.be/3jxcKPoi5Kc
Interview with Junichi Masuda (2014): pocketmonsters.net/content/Interview_A_Conversation_with_Pokemons_Musical_Maestro
Gameinformer (2014), Pokemon music master: gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/05/13/pokemon%27s-music-master-the-man-behind-the-catchiest-songs.aspx
Dylan Tallchief, How Pokemon's CREEPIEST song was made
: youtu.be/tGx3SbzgW7E
Interview with Junichi Masuda: youtu.be/ARzkFSwPFIM
Korex, How the Pokemon music was made: youtu.be/XoHN7ON413U
Tuning the Koto: youtu.be/VQ0-3rND9pM
Nintendo Life, Interview with Junichi Masuda: nintendolife.com/news/2016/07/junichi_masuda_on_the_process_of_composing_music_for_pokemon
How Music Was Made On Super Nintendo: youtu.be/jvIzIAgRWV0
Gameboy sound hardware: https://gbdev.gg8.se/wiki/articles/Gameboy_sound_hardware
Retro Game Mechanics Explained, Generation I Pokémon Cries Explained: youtu.be/gDLpbFXnpeY
Masuda on musical influences: gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/2007/10/index.html
And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇
SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: patreon.com/davidbennettpiano 🎹
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Gameboy's limited soundchip
2:02 Counterpoint vs. Homophony
3:29 Celadon City
4:12 Pallet Town
5:45 J.S. Bach
7:45 Lavender Town
9:17 Viridian Forest
10:00 Stravinsky & Shostakovich
10:55 Mt. Moon
11:54 Pokémon Tower
12:20 Junichi Masuda
13:40 I wrote a chiptune piece
