There was a period in the 80s and 90s where Japanese video game companies would have their own in-house music bands and they would perform live concerts.
Here is Taito's house band ZUNTATA performing Ninja Warriors' iconic theme in 1990 with a legendary shamisen performance
There will never be another. A truly singular example of modern artistic excellence and profound humanity. When I'd call him, he would dive right into telling stories and I was all ears. I wish those conversations had been recorded because they were drenched in unlimited insight, wisdom and soul. Whether it was his equal parts awe-inspiring and ridiculously humorous recounting of how he helped shaped cultural history, or our shared love of family, world travels, exploring faith and rising from dark times. Almost everything was discussed and I was always grateful for our relationship.
To fully unlock and reflect upon it all right now is just too much to process.
His anecdotes about work ethic and his constructive feedback of my work were significant factors in sharpening my craft—for instance as a collaborator and unofficial producer on the We Are and World Music Radio albums that changed my artistic trajectory.
But some of the most powerful advice he shared with me was rooted in how to develop your humanity.
The power of prayers and mantras, which he said every morning . His insight about how "Your music can never be more or less than you are as a human being, so work on the human part" or how he and Ray Charles developed inner strength during the civil rights era by instilling within that "Not one ounce of my self worth depends on anyone else's acceptance of me" , a few examples of MANY.
When I won the Academy Award in my speech I evoked his words about the power of 12 Notes, how we all get the same ones and it's up to us what we do with them.
When he wasn't able to travel anymore I would always make a point to visit him in LA to show love, talk life and play for him. The last time we saw each other in person I played for him but this time asked if I could record him listening to me for posterity sake . In the clip I'm playing his "Ai No Corrida" then going into a Chopin waltz, then some blues and then Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight" . Always the best for Q.
You will be forever missed but my goodness did you make your mark sir !! It's on us now to carry it forward 🤲🏾✨
ADHD fucking sucks I boot up a single player game I know I'll enjoy playing and the entire time my mind is fighting a constant battle to not put it down and waste time doing literally nothing instead
One of the things the games industry often fails to do is promote the right people.
We promote our high performers, sometimes we promote the squeaky wheel, and worst of all we will push people who aren’t ready into roles of responsibility with no support or training simply to fill the job.
We need to support and train people with good leadership skills. Good communicators, those who can put project and team before themselves. Those you can trust. This isn’t always the best developer.
So apparently if you crash the GBA, after an hour and a half it’ll start leeching cartridge data through the speakers and you can RECREATE A ROM with this?????
https://t.co/9PB6riTaTM
NEW: Seattle Police Department Officer Burton Hill called his Chinese American neighbor, Zhen Jin, a racial slur (ch***) during a confrontation in August 2022.
@TheStranger got the audio recording
https://t.co/RYGlvKPok7
I found out today that on Chinese social media, there’s a trending hashtag that translates to white people meals lol
“I was so tired I ate a white people meal today”
One of hashtags is also “white people meals are still meals”