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A kindly German chap informed me of a necessary correction on one of the articles on my techno mixtapes site. It was an insightful comment so I checked out his blog and found some pretty nifty stuff. I’ll have to scour a bit to see it all, but one thing that arrested my attention immediately was this article on The 8Bit Philosophy – a 40-minute documentary about the history and current state of Commodore 64 game music.
It’s a concise film but packs a punch factually, enthusiastically, and musically. Not having owned a C64 I didn’t recognize any of the composers (except Rob Hubbard who was mentioned but not interviewed) but I fully appreciated and greatly admired their analyses of why the C64, a limited machine by any definition, was such a special platform for music.
If you’re a nerd worth your salt you will devour this documentary.
Check out the trailer below, or grab the film from the official 8Bit Philosophy website.
hi brian,
thanks for the link to my blog. now i’m gonna be famous all over canada… thats – at least – what i hope! :)
greetz from southern germany,
phu2
Comment by phu2 — November 8, 2008 @ 2:46 am