The 1UpBeat: Remembering Koichi Sugiyama, His Life And Career - Part Three

<p>Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s as a composer for a game music career, and finally to the end of the 2010s.</p> <p>In part 3 of this 4-part series, Koichi Sugiyama cements himself as a composer for video games, and begins working with other companies outside of Enix. This episode will follow his career into the late 1990s as he closes off his work as a film composer.</p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <p>——</p> <p><i>Special thanks to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cinematicsoundradio" target="_blank">Patreon</a> supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Tim Burden, Alan Rogers, Dave Williams, Max Hamulyák, Jeffrey Graebner, Douglas Lacey, Don Mase, Victor Field, Jochen Stolz, Emily Mason, Eric Skroch, Alexander Schiebel, Alphonse Brown, John Link, Andreas Wennmyr, Matt Berretta, Eldaly Morningstar, Jim Wilson, Glenn McDorman, Chris Malone, Steve Karpicz, Deniz Çağlar, Brent Osterberg, Jérôme Flick, Sarah Brouns, Aaron Collins, Randall Derchan, Angela Rabatin, Michael Poteet, Larry Reese, Thomas Tinneny, William Burke, Clint Morgan, Rudy Amaya, Eric Marvin, Stacy Livitsanis, Rick Laird, Carl Wonders</i></p> <p>——</p> <p>Cinematic Sound Radio is fully licensed to play music by SOCAN.</p> <p>Support us on Patreon <br /> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cinematicsoundradio" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/cinematicsoundradio</a></p> <p>Check out our NEW Cinematic Sound Radio TeePublic Store! <br /> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/cinematic-sound-radio" target="_blank">https://www.teepublic.com/stores/cinematic-sound-radio</a></p> <p>Cinematic Sound Radio <br />Web: <a href="http://www.cinematicsound.net" target="_blank">http://www.cinematicsound.net </a> <br />Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cinsoundr