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Holly Johnson Didn’t Play Frankie Goes to Hollywood Game

Paul Twist0
On Twitter, Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson has revealed that even though he owns a copy of Ocean’s Frankie Goes to Hollywood game for the Commodore 64, he hasn’t played the game as he never owned a C64 or a ZX Spectrum.The game has its fans, but when I played it, back in the 1980s, I just found it confusing! Holly, Frankie says Relax and load it up
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New Video Game Music Show Launches

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Fledgling internet radio station Noisebox Radio have launched a new video game music show. The weekly show, titled ‘Press Start to Play’ goes out on Wednesdays at 8pm, and is presented by Pete Boyle (AKA Noob), and the aim of the show is to present the “very best music from the games you love.”Each episode will have a subsequent repeat on Fridays at 11am.This new show follows a one-off video
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I Turned my C64 into a Theremin Musical Instrument

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It's science time! We're all pretty familiar with the 1980s breadbin computer, and you're probably also a little familiar with the theremin musical instrument, especially if you've watched sci-fi from the 60s. Now, Linus Åkesson has managed to combine the two and turn his beloved C64 into a theremin electronic instrument. It's very geeky, and also very impressive. Check out what a few capacitors, resistors, a clamp, a spoon, and
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BBC Holds First Ever Gaming Prom

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As Fusion R Gamer previously reported, this year’s BBC Proms series of concerts saw a new addition: the first-ever performance of a Proms concert dedicated to music from video games. The gaming Prom took place on 1st August under the title ‘From 8-Bit to Infinity’. The performance included pieces based on music from games including The Legend of Zelda, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy VIII, Shadow of the Colossus, Kingdom
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New Lo-Fi Mario64 Album

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Curaga Records has announced a new lo-fi (low fidelity) video game music album, inspired by Super Mario 64. The tribute album, Video Game LoFi: Super Mario 64, is available digitally for $10, or physically on CD or Cassette for $15 from Bandcamp and various streaming services. The blurb states, "From artists 88bit and Save Point, Video Game LoFi: Super Mario 64 is a nostalgic tribute to Koji Kondo’s beloved soundtrack.
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From 8-Bit to Infinity – The BBC Gaming Proms

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For the first time, the BBC Proms will feature an orchestral video games performance featuring music familiar to gamers across the land. The Gaming Prom - From 8-Bit To Infinity, will feature music from several decades at The Royal Albert Hall on the 1st of August. Not all have been confirmed, but so far they have announced musical scores from: Kingdom HeartsShadow Of The ColossusDear EstherBattlefield 2042 The BBC writes:
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Kirby picks up a Grammy Award

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One of the winners of the 64th annual Grammy Awards is Kirby! Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman from The 8-Bit Big Band won the prestigious award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella, for their cover of Meta Knight’s Revenge from Kirby Superstar. Having beat even the London Symphony Orchestra, The 8-Bit Band shared their success on Twitter, giving thanks to everyone that contributed to the win. https://twitter.com/the8bitbigband/status/1510721175009185793 During their
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Matt Gray will be re-reformed on March 21st!

Paul Morrison0
Not content with releasing his ReFourmation album as digital downloads last week, along with opening pre-orders for physical versions of said album, prolific SID and pop musician Matt Gray has announced a Kickstarter campaign for Reformation 5! This ambitious project will be a triple-header, featuring the Reformation 5 album, a completely new set of remakes of his legendary Last Ninja 2 tracks, and a complete remake of the Last Ninja
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Matt Gray is ReFourmed

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Renowned Commodore 64 and pop musician Matt Gray is back with the fourth release in his ongoing music remakes series, Reformation. The new album is cunningly entitled ReFourmation, and contains yet more of the games music we love, studiously and expertly remade in Matt's signature style. There are 25 tracks on the album, including versions of classic pieces from games such as Delta, Hawkeye, The Last Ninja and Auf Wiedersehen
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Remute 64 Cartridge Album

Ben Honebone0
Composer Remute is known for his work creating music using the audio hardware of retro consoles has previously released albums on the Sega MegaDrive, Super Nintendo, PC Engine, and Game Boy. The wonderful thing here is that the albums are released in cartridge format for the relevant console, as well as the usual digital download and also some limited vinyl releases.Remute has now turned his attention to the N64 with
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