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Koji Kondo x Shogo Sakai – 2003 Composer Interview

Added 2021-11-29 11:26:21 +0000 UTC

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In 2003 legendary Nintendo composers Koji Kondo and Shogo Sakai met at a music studio where Sakai was recording the Kirby Air Ride OST cd. Nintendo Dream interviewed them both and the result was a free-wheeling conversation covering various aspects of their long careers. The discussion includes interesting trivia about specific songs as well as more general musings on their approach to composition.

Sorry for the late update again! We'll have one more nice interview to share in the next couple days. This time there's a good excuse for the lateness--I've been hard at work on a complete overhaul and re-design of shmuplations.com which brings the site up to modern standards with things like comments, RSS, and most importantly, a fully responsive design for cell phones and other (previously neglected) formats. Of course, the site philosophy emphasizing readability, archival history, and a clutter-free design will still be maintained. I'm aiming to have it ready by the end of the year, so stay tuned!