#316: Composing Video Game Soundtracks with Rob Kovacs - 88-Bit

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rob Kovacs is a classical trained pianist, singer/songwriter, and composer. He recently released the soundtrack for the game Straylight. Rob performs classic video game soundtracks on piano as 88-Bit, and he also writes and records indie rock music under his own name. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I met Rob at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo last summer where he performed as 88-Bit, playing piano renditions of classic video game soundtracks. On this episode, we had a great conversation about his work as 88-bit, his indie rock music, and his new soundtrack for the game Straylight. Rob spoke about composing for video games and how the limitations of the early sound chips resulted in inventive and creative approaches to composition.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-production-podcast/id1212124420"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple</span></a>,<span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2R5hFhExyUzbI7jD7eauck"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a>,<span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/music-production-podcast?refid=stpr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stitcher</span></a>,<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tdXNpY3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25wb2RjYXN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google</span></a>, <span style="font-weight: 400;">or watch on</span> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk4jo7_Rx2-2mjUoTXTL4u0iUH5_XqBYi"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">YouTube</span></a></p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Rob Kovacs - <a href= "https://www.robkovacsmusic.com/">https://www.robkovacsmusic.com/</a></li> <li>Straylight Soundtrack - <a href= "https://lnk.to/straylight">https://lnk.to/straylight</a></li> <li>88-Bit - <a href= "https://88bitmusic.com/">https://88bitmusic.com/</a></li> <li>Rob's Bandca