Episodes

6 episodes in this season

The Rise of VGM

15 min

The Outer Reaches of 8-Bit

16 min

The Dawn of a New Era

16 min

The Cool Kid

18 min

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The Role of Role Play

17 min

The End of an Era

17 min

Diggin' in the Carts

TV Series

201417m

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The Role of Role Play

Season 1 · Episode 5 · Oct 2, 2014

Almost a decade before names like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest started to make an appearance around the world, role playing games were already a big deal in Japan. In fact, they were so important that games companies were employing the likes of Koichi Sugiyama, one of Japan’s most respected classical composers to give the 8-bit and 16-bit sound a sophistication never heard before. In this episode, we follow the music of Final Fantasy as the compositions of Nobuo Uematsu come full circle. In their early incarnations, it was 8-bit music imitating the orchestral sound. Nowadays, some of the world’s leading orchestras perform the music that once strove to elevate itself to their level.

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Diggin' in the Carts

TV Series

201417m

Documentary

Now playing

The Role of Role Play

Season 1 · Episode 5 · Oct 2, 2014

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