And he’d love to make another soundtrack, “if asked”.
Those lovely folks over at VGC spoke to the one and only Hirokazu Tanaka — better known as ‘Hip’ or ‘Chip’ Tanaka — at Bitsummit’s Indie Game Event in Kyoto last month and, it seems, the main man may well be up for making some sweet new music, if somebody asks. Would somebody just let him make some new music quickly, please, for crying out loud!
Tanaka, who you might know as the composer behind soundtracks for the likes of Super Mario Land, Metroid, Kid Icarus and the Game Boy version of Tetris, to name just a few things he’s got on the old CV. He worked on the soundtracks for both Mother and EarthBound. Oh, and he also played a key role in creating and designing the Game Boy. So, yeah, he’s kind of a big deal.
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