OSV’s Soundtrack of The Month in October was SD Snatcher for the MSX2. This title along with Pennant Race 2 and Rune Master 2 are special to me because, as I explained in that article, every summer I would travel to my friend’s house who owned an MSX2, a rarity here up north. One of the men behind that soundtrack, Yuji Takenouchi, or TECHNOuchi as he refers to himself, went on along with the other members of that sound team to great fame in Konami, eventually doing titles such as Space Manbow, X-Men and Mystic Warriors.
He has since left Konami, and after a lengthy hiatus returned to the game music scene doing arrangements on PSYVARIAR The Mix, dodonpachi DAI-OU-JOU and Mushihimesama Double Arrange Soundtrack CD which is due out this month. He also made big headlines when he announced the creation of Video Game Sound Creator’s Alliance (Ge-On-Dan/G.O.D.), a new group dedicated to make the bond between game composers stronger and raise awareness on their works. We had the pleasure of speaking with TECHNOuchi on the future of G.O.D and what they seek to do musically and professionally, and talk some about his classic works.
Please enjoy our interview with the ever amazing Yuji TECHNOuchi! (more…)
