How Pokemon 8-bit music was inspired by classical music

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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: https://youtu.be/q_3d1x2VPxk
8-bit guy, Use your Gameboy as a MIDI instrument: https://youtu.be/3jxcKPoi5Kc
Interview with Junichi Masuda (2014): https://www.pocketmonsters.net..../content/Interview_A
Gameinformer (2014), Pokemon music master: https://www.gameinformer.com/b..../features/archive/20
Dylan Tallchief, How Pokemon's CREEPIEST song was made
: https://youtu.be/tGx3SbzgW7E
Interview with Junichi Masuda: https://youtu.be/ARzkFSwPFIM
Korex, How the Pokemon music was made: https://youtu.be/XoHN7ON413U
Tuning the Koto: https://youtu.be/VQ0-3rND9pM
Nintendo Life, Interview with Junichi Masuda: https://www.nintendolife.com/n....ews/2016/07/junichi_
How Music Was Made On Super Nintendo: https://youtu.be/jvIzIAgRWV0
Gameboy sound hardware: https://gbdev.gg8.se/wiki/arti....cles/Gameboy_sound_h
Retro Game Mechanics Explained, Generation I Pokémon Cries Explained: https://youtu.be/gDLpbFXnpeY
Masuda on musical influences: https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/bl....og/dir_english/2007/

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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 Raid: Shadow Legends
9:06 Lavender Town
10:37 Viridian Forest
11:24 Stravinsky & Shostakovich
12:14 Mt. Moon
13:18 Pokémon Tower
13:41 Junichi Masuda
15:03 I wrote a chiptune piece










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