If you grew up with a binder full of semi-educational computer games, you’re likely intimately familiar with his music, particularly the quirky, jazz-tinged tunes that he and his crack quartet of songwriters-Team Fat-created for Humongous Entertainment between 19. George “The Fat Man” Sanger may not be a household name, but the eccentric composer’s work in the ‘80s and ‘90s played a pivotal role in pushing the scope of video game audio from amusing bleeps and bloops into a realm of infinite possibility. Even without visual accompaniment, a good video game score provides as much escape as an engaging open-world environment. ![]() ![]() Demand for vinyl editions of new or re-issued OSTs has spiked in recent years. Office workers pipe compilations of “Chill Nintendo Music” into their cubicles to find momentary respite from corporate drudgery. ![]() Kids raised on Jet Set Radio and Ape Escape-or lengthy YouTube essays about the games-take to cracked DAWs in hopes of recreating the breakbeat-laden sounds of a not-too-distant past. ![]() In today’s pop cultural climate, video game soundtracks can (and quite often do) have as much cachet as the titles they’re meant to score.
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