Interview: Yuzo Koshiro

[megabomberman]

You wouldn´t wanna see pics of the girls he is having contact with...they are all over 70 years old, but I guess Zebbe gets to know their intimate parts pretty well, for example when he has to help them on the toilet etc....

Possibly the most diabolical post I've ever read anywhere, but so funny...

Also I doubt Yuzo has time to wipe his own ass not to mind popping on to read this tripe he was so brief....

Kudos to Ken for nailing him down at all, and it's certainly not his fault the man was so brief..... Also I find it funny the way he made the SOR soundtracks sound like they were following trends in the dance scene, and to then create SOR3 surely one would have known it wasn't right... If he's artisticly bored thats one thing, but turning the final game of that classic series into some "plaything" for his experimental lust seems a bit nonchalant, although I respect him for not trying a clone on the originals master piece...

Which I tell you here in Ireland is immortal, that boss song that boomed out in the first stage of streets of rage and piled the shivers to my spine (showcasing the megadrives exciting edge over the snes) damn near sold as many megadrives as sonic himself and I tell you thats a fact!

[Rusty Venture]

I really wish I knew where Yuzo drew inspiration for some of his songs in SOR. I can pick up some possible hints/similarities in songs here and there, but an actual list would have been cool.

[Genesis Knight]

Agreed. Most game soundtracks are just orchestral - which I like - but I like the gaming (melodic) flair more.

And I'm 99.9999% positive that in an interview Yuzo listed the clubs and bands that inspired his godly SoR1 tunes.

[Henry Spencer]

Sega-16: What is Ancient's relationship with Sega now?

Yuzo Koshiro: The sound division may get involved in some game in the near future.

SHENMOO 3?

Nice interview. Hope you get to ask him more stuff next time, especially about Streets Of Rage for the Dreamcast the next time (which SEGA threw back at him).

[Joe Redifer]

My favorite character from the Dreamcast Streets of Rage was SUMFUCKA.

[Disengage]

I'd say that composing for video games today is slightly different than in the past. Back then your hardware limited what you could do musically, while today it seems there are less restrictions.

I won't be composing, I'd be looking to record sound effects and vocal work.

[Rusty Venture]

And I'm 99.9999% positive that in an interview Yuzo listed the clubs and bands that inspired his godly SoR1 tunes.

He doesn't. He mentions "club music" and "club scene" but not a specific group.

I know elsewhere he (I believe) listed some inspiration from the likes of Black Box or possibly Snap!, but I can't remember where I read that or if he even said it.

I'm taking a wild guess on this next bit.

I believe that the track in SOR2, the fight in the baseball stadium (It's like boo!) is either inspired by or has some elements that sound remarkably similar to the song "Move any Mountain" by The Shamen.

[Zebbe]

"Under Logic" is very similar yes, but still good enough to stand on its own IMO.

[Genesis Knight]

My favorite character from the Dreamcast Streets of Rage was SUMFUCKA.

Haha, I remember that. A very un-Japanese sort of name.

[policenaut]

I love his music work for Wangan Midnight. Thanks for the interview Melf.

[GEN ESIS GAMER]

I am extremly happy that melf got an interview with the person who made SOR amazing great job melf.

[stalepie]

That was probably the worst interview I've ever read in the history of my reading interviews in books, magazines, watching them on TV, and reading them on the internet, which must number in the 10,000+ range somewhere.

[Genesis Knight]

Feel free to contact Yuzo and do better yourself. Maybe he'll have more time for you.

[Melf]

That was probably the worst interview I've ever read in the history of my reading interviews in books, magazines, watching them on TV, and reading them on the internet, which must number in the 10,000+ range somewhere.

In all those interviews you've read, how much do you know about the process of how they actuually came about? Reading interviews is not the same as actually interviewing someone. All you see is the final product, and that says nothing about the process itself. Just so you know, It took me almost two years just to get this interview, and most Japanese personalities won't even look at a website or magazine that doesn't have big circulation. The fact that Yuzo was even willing to talk to me says a lot.

Some interviews are really in depth, and others are quick affairs that aren't what you expected. I really wish this one would have been longer, and it's up there with my interviews with Boris Vallejo and Mike Montgomery in terms of brevity. They won't all be massive. I've learned that over the last three years from interviewing more than sixty different people for several outlets.

[108 Stars]

Ignore it, Melf. You are not to blame; your questions were pretty much what all the fans had in mind, it´s the answers that were a bit short; and that cannot be helped, it was Koshiro´s decision how much to say.
In the end it is an honor to have an interview with him at all.
Of course, the Tom-Kalinske-interview remains the unchallenged masterpiece!