Frank, I must say that you are a great inspiration to me. Not simply inspiration in the musical sense (although I greatly admire your work), but more the attitude of 'Well my music won't be heard if I work in a band. Fuckit, computer games instead!' and the success you've had in a notoriously fickle industry. Your name is well known although yourself and Koji Kondo are the only computer game musicians I can name off the top of my head.
Do you think thatre there any opportunities around now for the talented, or possibly lucky, musicians amongst us in computer game music, so we can follow in your footsteps? Are there any other unorthodox avenues that would be worth pursuing for an aspiring musician?
Compared to being in a band and releasing albums in the traditional manner, do you think your job has been easier or harder?
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Frank, I must say that you are a great inspiration to me. Not simply inspiration in the musical sense (although I greatly admire your work), but more the attitude of 'Well my music won't be heard if I work in a band. Fuckit, computer games instead!' and the success you've had in a notoriously fickle industry. Your name is well known although yourself and Koji Kondo are the only computer game musicians I can name off the top of my head.
Do you think thatre there any opportunities around now for the talented, or possibly lucky, musicians amongst us in computer game music, so we can follow in your footsteps? Are there any other unorthodox avenues that would be worth pursuing for an aspiring musician?
Compared to being in a band and releasing albums in the traditional manner, do you think your job has been easier or harder?
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