[Nieuws] Geschreven door Timo op 2007-10-21 00:37:32

Koji Kondo interview!

1up had een interview met de man achter vele memorabele Nintendo deuntjes, lees de samenvatting hier. Het interview gaat er vooral over hoe Koji Kondo terugblikt op zo niet hét meest gekende gamesdeuntje uit de geschiedenis, dat van Super Mario Bros. Het simpele doch geniale liedje dat je onder geen enkel bewind uit je hoofd krijgt eens je het hebt gehoord. Volgens Kondo is het componeren van dit soort muziek nog steeds mogelijk, ookal is de technologie ingewikkelder. Zo verwacht men vandaag de dag al snel een orkestrale soundtrack tegenover de simpele deuntjes van weleer. Verder praat hij over zijn manier van werken en de verschillen tussen Mario en Zelda muziek, welke hij beiden componeert. [QUOTE]1UP: How do you feel about the millions of people who have been touched by your music? Most people remember the Super Mario Bros. theme to this day. KK: Of course, at the time we were working on those games, I could not have imagined that they would be played by so many people — I had no idea whatsoever. That was 20 years ago, though, so looking back on it today, I’m so very happy that we are able to reach so many people then. 1UP: The Super Mario Bros. main theme is by far the most recognized theme from a videogame. Do you think it’s possible for something as catchy and memorable to be created again? Or is that no longer possible with the shift from the relatively simple melodies of back then to the larger, often orchestrated melodies of today? KK: Personally, I think the effort in trying to create a song that has such an impression on people is exactly the same as it was then — nothing has changed in that respect. The orchestration hasn’t changed the way I go about trying to create a melody. Now, whether or not I can create something as memorable or impactful as the original Super Mario Bros. theme, I don’t know — but I’m certainly aiming to try.[/QUOTE] Het volledige interview lees je hier.