It’s been awhile since we last mentioned our friend Kubota-san here on OSV. In the above video, which features Kubota recording at CSNO Studios (Czech National Symphony Orchestra) for Hanbitsoft’s MMORPG Heaven of Three Kingdoms, he shares some poignant thoughts and feelings about being a composer. Chief among them is this lovely quote, which I wanted to share with all of our readers:
I really have to redefine myself, every day — every day! Otherwise, I couldn’t survive as a composer. […] Forget about the Osamu Kubota of before […] and just listen to what’s happening.
Kubota goes on to talk about how “small” or “compact” the world becomes with technological advances. Considering I’m watching a video of a Japanese man speaking in English, with Korean subtitles (presumably for the game’s Korean audience), while recording music in Eastern Europe, and I’m sitting in America … yeah. The Internet is pretty awesome in that regard.
Please watch the whole video (it’s been up on YouTube for nearly a year and as of today is still under 200 views … this is a crime of neglect!). Hopefully we’ll be hearing more from Osamu Kubota in the near future. Thanks to our friend Don Kotowski for the link to this video.
Tags: CSNO, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Hanbitsoft, Heaven of Three Kingdoms, Inspirational, Osamu Kubota, YouTube
Good stuff!
What Kubota says about constant redifining of oneself to survive as a composer is absolutely true…
Not to mention the guy speaks every language on Earth, lol
Thanks Patrick, really enjoyed the video!
Sakimoto (and probably other composers) has also talked about how there’s no point being a composer if one is not willing to change and innovate IIRC, so yeah, truly profound words from Kubota.
Not to mention the beauty of the music is absolutely on the level of those words. Lately, I’ve been feeling tired and jaded and haven’t been “loving” VGM as much as I can – but I think that music just fueled re-ignition, so thanks for bringing it to my attention, Patrick.