![]() At Coachella this year, the Japanese American pop star Hikaru Utada made an appearance during 88Rising’s showcase on the mainstage and earned probably the biggest sing-along of the set with her Kingdom Hearts anthem “Simple & Clean.” On a much more intimate scale, I recently saw the rising Chicago rockers OK Cool open for Oso Oso, and they immediately endeared themselves to the crowd by playing a handful of level themes from Super Mario 64 as their between-song transition music.īack in January, celebrated chiptune rockers Anamanaguchi embarked on their first tour in support of their decade-old soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim Vs. I am finding video game music popping up in all sorts of places outside of consoles. And as millennials who grew up during the rise of Nintendo and Sony’s industry reign have done with pop-punk and nu-metal in the mainstream, their nostalgic interests are being fashioned into a full force commercial consideration. Those who haven’t tapped in since the “Super Mario Theme” might be surprised at how rich the canon has grown in the years since Koji Kondo redefined what computer chips could make us feel. Public appreciation for video game music has blossomed in recent years, at least in fan-defined spaces like TikTok and YouTube, where classic tunes from GoldenEye and Donkey Kong that have never been given commercial releases receive their due recognition in rip uploads, memes, and remixes. There is arguably a higher bar to clear for musicians in the medium the tunes embedded in games must not only sound pleasant on repeat during your second, third, or thirtieth attempt through a level, but interact dynamically with a players’ inputs, factoring in the imagery, pace, and tone of play to keep you in sync with the simulation. Studios have relied on the talents of composers – from working legends like Nobuo Uematsu to contemporary stars like Lena Raine – to flesh these worlds out with richly detailed loops, evoking the vast expanses of their overworlds to the eerie confines of their dungeons. ![]() ![]() Increasingly this past decade, the most renowned games have centered on more intimate tales of personal growth, abstract inquiries into the human experience, or simply effective simulations of everyday life. Modern video games no longer derive their impact solely by offering grand quests with enterprising heroes. Far from the discipline of “geeks” and “nerds” portrayed by nostalgia TV, in 2022 gaming is more widely accessible and uniquely beloved than ever before. I would argue, however, that the melodies most universally known – and associated with the most immersive emotions of our collective cultural life – are from video games, a media form that is commercially bigger than sports or the music and film industries combined. You can pick any hobby and activity.When you think about the biggest earworms of the past century, you might immediately turn to the top of the charts – immortal tracks in the pop pantheon like “Yesterday” or “Billie Jean” – or you may consider themes from historic blockbusters such as Star Wars or Ghostbusters. You may decide to have a big family or stay single. You will witness him or her grow up and mature, you will help them choose a collect and then a job. You will accompany your character every step of his eventful path, even though so short in terms of the real time flow. Luckily, things can be changed in this game before it’s too late! Your choices matter! ![]() And while your hero may end up growing into an exemplary husband and father with a brilliant career and a great house, he may just as well become a criminal living in squalid conditions and being hunted by the police. Depending on them, it can turn in any direction. Or not – each decision you make affect the further course of your virtual life and will lead to various consequences. Like all people, he (or she) needs to grow up, go to school and bring home only good grades. What if we could keep in mind the vital importance of time, the precious weight of decisions we make and the fact that we can’t turn anything back? Perhaps we would be a little more cautious, wise and responsible with how we live! This game offers you a chance to understand that and live a life you’re always dreamed of, even not once!īit Life Simulator starts with your character being a small child. And you’re not always happy with how you lived it. And in a little while you look back as if with surprise realizing that half of your life is already over. Day passes after day, they build into weeks and months. We often live our lives kind of automatically, just going with the tide. It seems so self-explanatory and omnipresent that you barely give a thought to how it’s actually designed. Life is really one of the greatest conundrums in, well, life.
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