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+ <h1 id="story_title">Videogame music writers on tour here at Istana Budaya</h1>
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+ <br/> <p>PETALING JAYA:<b> </b>Computer game soundtracks are as recognisable as movie scores these days and have garnered a huge following of fans.</p> <p>Where once a videogame score was just a potpourri of cheesy tunes and sound effects, these now comprise orchestral strains and can qualify as audio masterpieces in their own right.</p> <p>&#8220;The soundtrack is an integral part of the action in a videogame,&#8221; said music composer Tommy Tallarico.</p> <div class="story_image center" style="width:414px"> <img src="/archives/2012/5/27/nation/n_10Tallarico.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="237" /> <span class="caption">Into the mainstream: Tallarico (left) and Hibino at Istana Budaya yesterday.</span> </div> <p>He is also the creator, executive producer and host of Video Games Live (VGL) &#8211; a concert tour featuring videogame music compositions &#8211; at Istana Budaya yesterday and today.</p> <p>Tallarico &#8211; who is a cousin of Aerosmith frontman and <i>American Idol </i>judge Steven Tyler &#8211; was speaking at an interview on The Red Zone, a radio show by RedFM on Thursday.</p> <p>He believes that more videogame players can hum the soundtrack of their favourite game than there are those who can hum the soundtrack of their favourite movie.</p> <p>&#8220;This is because people usually spend about two hours to watch a movie but videogamers invest about 30 to 40 hours of playing time with a computer game,&#8221; he said.</p> <p>Tallarico is in the <i>2008 Guinness Book of Records </i>for being the most prolific videogame music composer. He has 275 game soundtracks &#8211; and counting &#8211; to his credit, including classics such as <i>Earthworm Jim </i>and the original <i>Prince of Persia</i>.</p> <p>Also in the studio was Norihiko Hibino, a composer and saxophonist, who composed most of the <i>Metal Gear Solid </i>game soundtracks and, recently, the soundtrack for <i>Bayonetta.</i></p> <p>Tallarico got involved in the industry when on his first day of selling electronic keyboards at a music store in the 1990s, his first customer, who happened to be a game producer, had noticed his videogame-themed T-shirt and immediately offered him a job as a composer.</p> <p>On the other hand, Hibino got into the videogame music industry as a saxophonist because that was the only job he could find at the time.</p> <p>He has not looked back since.</p> <p>Both now see VGL as a way to promote videogame soundtracks as a legitimate art form, equivalent to classical or mainstream music.</p> <p>Tallarico&#8217;s favourite piece is the <i>Street Fighter II </i>medley and the theme from <i>Castlevania, </i>while Hibino&#8217;s is the theme from <i>Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater</i>.</p>
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