Yuzo Koshiro on Composing for Streets of Rage, Techno and Programming | Red Bull Music Academy

► Subscribe to Red Bull Music Academy: Press CC for subtitles! Legendary video game composer Yuzo Koshiro discussed the early days of his career, how he and Motohiro Kawashima sought inspiration in nightclubs for Streets of Rage and why he never let limitations stop him from pushing forward in this 2018 RBMA Lecture at Red Bull EWKND in Stockholm. ► #YuzoKoshiro #videogamemusic #RedBullMusicAcademy __________________________ TOPICS: 5:14 - Early days of video game music and the label 18:48 - Discovering synthesizers and learning to program on the NEC PC-8801 28:21 - The arrival and importance of FM synthesis 33:09 - Breaking into the industry with Xanadu Scenario 2, Ys and Shinobi 43:18 - Discovering club music and breaking from the conventions of VGM 47:14 - Nightclubs, dance music and composing the soundtrack for Streets Of Rage with Western audiences in mind 1:04:29 - Creating his own tools to make video