It’s that time of month again, and we’re here with another Blast from the Past. For those who haven’t been keeping up, this is a series of interviews from my time at Music4Games which are no longer available online. I couldn’t just stand by and let this happen! So here they are once again for your reading pleasure.
This month we’re reliving a chat with rock ‘n’ roll maestro MASA, who you may know from his long-time contributions to KOEI’s Dynasty Warriors series (Shin Sangokumusou
in Japan) as well as an appearance on the Wild ARMs Music the Best -rocking heart- album. At the time this interview was conducted, the release of Dynasty Warriors 6 was on the horizon, and we were wondering how his amazing brand of American-style rock had made its way into the franchise. He provided some excellent responses, and even though not many people know his name, I always thought this was one of the best Japanese composer interviews that Music4Games published. I also want to say thanks to J.P. Arevallo for contributing questions to this interview, as I wasn’t overly familiar with the games.
Hit the jump for this classic interview with MASA. (more…)