Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Probably won't interest anybody here, since few know about old video game scores and few here speak German, but Austrian newspaper "der Standard " has an article about Chris Hülsbeck on their website:LinkVery cool, I never thought I'd read about him in a major newspaper. And he mentions Williams, Goldsmith, Silvestri and Zimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karovd 0 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Interesting - I didn't know he was 41 already. His tunes would always get stuck in my head when I played old games on my C64 or Amiga - most notably Turrican, R-Type and Giana Sisters. I guess I was lucky to get "Symphonic Shades" as it says the CDs were ripped away. It is a very enjoyable listening experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Considering he was one of the first to write C64 scores that went beyond simple bleep noises, he had to be of a certain age. My favourites, in addition to those you listed, are Spherical, Katakis and X-Out, and also Grand Monster Slam.I've converted all those to WAV and listen to them every once in a while. I never picked up any of his CDs though, being afraid they might be too different/remixed to the charm of the originals. How are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thanks for the article, Marian. I had no idea he scored the Rogue Squadron games..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karovd 0 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I only have "Symphonic Shades", but I can tell you that if you like the whole big orchestra with choir, you'll certainly like it. They are orchestrated to have a sound that reminds me of the good scores of the 80's, and some, imo, have a distinct Goldsmith vibe. I listen to the old chips tunes as well, and it's quite fun to first listen to old chiptune of X-Out, and afterwards listen to it with full orchestra and choir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Interesting. I should keep an eye open for it.Thanks for the article, Marian. I had no idea he scored the Rogue Squadron games.....Oh yes he did. And quite brilliantly so, in parts. Side note: Some of it is just synth renditions of the original scores, but that makes me assume he actually had access to the original score sheets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissPadmé 17 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Interesting. I should keep an eye open for it.Thanks for the article, Marian. I had no idea he scored the Rogue Squadron games.....Oh yes he did. And quite brilliantly so, in parts. Side note: Some of it is just synth renditions of the original scores, but that makes me assume he actually had access to the original score sheets.Yes, I always thought he did them by ear but, listening to them now, he must must have had the original score sheets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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