Interview: How Astro s Playroom Composer Kenny Young Built a Soundtrack on PlayStation s Legacy
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Shortly after PlayStation 5’s launch, we had the amazing opportunity to talk with Kenny Young, composer on the absolutely brilliant Astro’s Playroom (as well as Astro’s previous adventure, Astro Bot Rescue Mission). Join us as we talk about navigating the legacy of PlayStation and its music, the design process behind the catchiest song of 2020, and how the soundtrack ended up being heavily influenced by. Second World War military technology?
Push Square: How fun was it being able to mess around with
so much PlayStation history in place? How did it impact the score you made for the game? A lot of iconic sounds, such as the PS1 boot music, pop up in the experience. How was working both around and with that?
Monday, March 08, 2021
On March 4, 2000, the PlayStation 2 was released in Japan. Most people would have a party when celebrating a 21st birthday, but with many areas still in lockdown thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, people are left wondering when they’ll see their friends and family again. There are some franchises from the PS2 era that make us feel the same way. They are completely absent from any of Sony’s newer consoles, but it’s high time we saw them again. Without further ado, these are the ten franchises we would love to see make a comeback on the PS5.
Japan Studio : Team Asobi, la seule équipe rescapée ? gamekult.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gamekult.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sony is reportedly winding down one of its longest standing studios, as VGC says multiple sources have told it the vast majority of development staff at Japan Studio are being let go.
According to the site, Sony is keeping Japan Studio s business and localization staff, and the team behind the Astro Bot series of games, Asobi Team, will take on some of the Japan Studio developers and continue as a separate Sony-owned studio.
VGC notes that a number of Japan Studio developers have announced or implied their departures from the studio in recent days, among them Bloodborne producer Masaaki Yamagiwa, video manager Ryo Sogabe, and executive producer Masami Yamamoto.
Report: Sony Is Scaling Back Its Japan Studio, Letting Go Of Majority Of Staff gameinformer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gameinformer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.