Music Matters visits Japan, home of video game music and culture
Tom Service reports the Akihabara district of Tokyo (famous for its electronics and anime/manga shops) and Kyoto, home to the original Nintendo Playing Card Company. Here he meets Yoko Shimomura and Manami Matsumae, two inspirational pioneers of game music in Japan.
This is an exclusive online clip from Music Matters: Night Blossoms (23 April 2018). Tom Service visits a Japan in full bloom to discover portals to other worlds through music – from the centuries-old Japanese Noh theatre tradition to Japanoise, and from Masaaki Suzuki's annual performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion to the fantasy world of video games. Click through to hear more.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewer | Tom Service |
| Interviewed Guest | Yoko Shimomura |
| Interviewed Guest | Manami Matsumae |
| Translation | Midori Komachi |
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