Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s as a composer for a game music career, and finally to the end of the 2010s.
In part two of this four-part series, Koichi Sugiyama sends a postcard with feedback and his life changes forever. You'll hear music from the beginning of Sugiyama's game music career, covering the second half of the 80s into the very beginning of the 90s.
Enjoy!
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Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s as a composer for a game music career, and finally to the end of the 2010s.
In part two of this four-part series, Koichi Sugiyama sends a postcard with feedback and his life changes forever. You'll hear music from the beginning of Sugiyama's game music career, covering the second half of the 80s into the very beginning of the 90s.
Enjoy!
——
Special thanks to our Patreon (patreon.com/cinematicsoundradio) supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Tim Burden, Alan Rogers, Dave Williams, Max Hamulyák, Jeffrey Graebner, Douglas Lacey, Don Mase, Victor Field, Jochen Stolz, Emily Mason, Eric Skroch, Alexander Schiebel, Alphonse Brown, John Link, Andreas Wennmyr, Matt Berretta, Eldaly Morningstar, Jim Wilson, Glenn McDorman, Chris Malone, Steve Karpicz, Deniz Çağlar, Brent Osterberg, Jérôme Flick, Sarah Brouns, Aaron Collins, Randall Derchan, Angela Rabatin, Michael Poteet, Larry Reese, Thomas Tinneny, William Burke, Clint Morgan, Rudy Amaya, Eric Marvin, Stacy Livitsanis, Rick Laird, Carl Wonders
——
Cinematic Sound Radio is fully licensed to play music by SOCAN.
Support us on Patreon
patreon.com/cinematicsoundradio
Check out our NEW Cinematic Sound Radio TeePublic Store!
teepublic.com/stores/cinematic-sound-radio
Cinematic Sound Radio
Web: cinematicsound.net
Twitter: twitter.com/cinsoundradio
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Cinematic Sound Radio Fanfare and Theme by David Coscina
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Bumper voice artist: Tim Burden
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