There are two games I always credit for starting my love for video game music, and those games are Sunsoft’s Batman, and Taito’s Power Blade, both released on the NES in the early 90s. In all interviews conducted with me about doujin and NSFs, I usually mention Power Blade as one of my all time favorite soundtracks, and I can recall note for note every song in that game. Today, we finally had a chance to speak with the lady responsible for the music in that title, Kinuyo Yamashita!
Yamashita is most famous for her work on Castlevania. Yes, THE Castlevania, the one that started it all. She was quite prolific on the Famicom and MSX, composing for many fan favorites, but she faded from game music in the 90s, and since has returned full force and is today working hard on several projects.
Find out what those projects are, why she was gone and how Castlevania’s music was pitched right here on OSV! (more…)
