The Rock Stars of Sega – 2009 Composer Interview (Patreon)

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This lengthy and candid interview from 2009 with alumni Sega composers Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi first appeared online at game music core. The first part of the interview covers the early history of the sound department at Sega, while the latter half is devoted to stories and anecdotes about Sega’s “in-house” rock band, the S.S.T. Band. The original interview also discussed some of their recent post-Sega activities, but as this text was already getting to be very long, I’ve saved that for another time.