It amazes me what a tight team can get out of limited resources, and I could speak about that for eternity. “Furthermore, I have certainly heard many demoscene works and even purchased an art book on the matter - nothing like ANSI graphics to provoke a flashback. Regardless, we’re all part of this sonic lifecycle.” I can only hope the forthcoming Human Revolution will be as profound. As for an outstanding soundtrack that has affected how I think about music that accompanies interactive sequences, it would be Alexander Brandon‘s Deus Ex, which in turn is descended from tracker traditions. I’ve cross-referenced many of my inspirations to where it’s tough to pick out individual strands - it’s all blended into me, and I pay respect. I don’t listen to a tremendous amount of 8-bit music, but from that which I do, I become terribly obsessed. I adore the Shawshank Redemption soundtrack, especially the slow piano cues. TORLEY: “Addison brought up the notion of combining Thomas Newman‘s moods with NES music. PLOGUE: What was your inspiration for this? Any 8bit musician in particular? For example, I intentionally exceeded the limited polyphony of those devices and applied lush reverb, but the mechanics of a “catchy melody” are ever-present. When one is young and not jaded and appreciates creativity as-it-is. Not necessarily restraining the sounds and effects to those used by 80s consoles, but evoking that spectrum of fun. TORLEY: “Yes, we agreed an authentic SPIRIT was essential. PLOGUE: Did they have any specific requirement for the music? As each screenshot was passed to me, I began to weave the sonic aspects of their world.” As we chatted further, more details emerged as to what this was going to be all about, and I’m convinced we all resonated on the same retro-wavelength, carrying similar nostalgic memories. They simply told me they were “huge fans” - I presume it had something to do with my enthusiasm ) - and introduced as a “fun website”. TORLEY: “Our conversation was highly efficient and they are so nice, sharp guys. What pleased them in your videos and how did they introduce their project to you? MAX DELAND (PLOGUE):You said, Addison and Courtney contacted you after watching some of your chipsounds demos.
We wanted to learn a little more about his work. The music played on the website and in the promotional video was made by Torley who heavily used Plogue’s chipsounds for this project. was launched a few weeks ago at SXSW and is becoming rapidly popular among fans of the 8bit culture.Ĭo-founded by Addison Kowalski, Amadeus Demarzi and Courtney Guertin, allows you to create 8-bit style avatars for your Twitter profile and also add a funny twist to your Foursquare checkins.
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