Rob Hubbard - Golden Days of Computer Game Music (Part 2)
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Rob Hubbard, who composed a lot of classic game tunes, especially on the C64 (e.g. Monty on the Run, Commando, Delta, Skate or Die, Crazy Comets and many more), talks about the good old times. Part 2 of 5.
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The early days were awesome! Your tunes were awesome! I was in one of those early demo groups doing graphics and fonts. We had a blast doing demos with scrolling greetings, crazy stuff with sprites and picking up good tunes to fit. And mailed them forward once ready. Rob, your tunes were the bestI still listen to it when I want to get into the zone when coding for work. Thanks!
To this day music like the Mega Apocalypse tune still blows my mind. The combination of an actual musician with genuine programming skills and the raw yet musical sound of the digitally controlled analogue SID synth was something rare and special.
The absolute blast he mentions he had while pioneering totally shines through in the music he created. You can hear that he couldn't wait to get up in the morning to try something new.
I remember that excitement when I had my C64 as a teen, the feeling of discovering and creating something new and special made me discard sleep and homework. And I remember the blast had when I started playing with synths and samplers in the 90s, though I was nowhere near as talented as Rob of course.
Nowadays I feel a lack of excitement shines through in a lot of music. A virtual music studio is a cracked download away, and the possibilities are seemingly endless, but the feeling of pioneering is gone.
The stuff of legends. To this day I keep his music on my cellphone for ringtones :-D
I love this legend and his music, you know.
That guy composed One Man & His Droid and Crazy Comets wich are 2 tunes I still listen and listen. I love you Rob, why did you stop ????
Wizard! "I couldn't wait to get up in the morning and switch on the machine" - does anybody in the industry feel the same excitement about development today? Halcyon days. Nice one Rob. A superstar to those who knew.
Man, I wish I could know what kind of job would have me excited to get out of bed...
A bladder control test?
brilliant...rob is my hero. thanx for posting
Thanks for posting this, really enjoyed it!
He, Martin Galway and Chris Hülsbeck were the best composers/ musicprogrammers on the c64
Never heard of Chris Hulsbeck. My mates had a C64 and I had the Amstrad cpc. I can't believe I've not heard of him even though I heard most music on the C64.
@SquareWaveHeaven They don't have a clue. If you ever have done anything of what he's talking about, it brings back a smile on your face. Just the saving and loading parts are hilarious. The noobs today that complain about 30 seconds loading times have no idea. But back then you had nothing to compare with and you had no choice so you just have to live with it. I remember one game, Movie Monsters I think it was called, that took bloody 40 minutes (pretty much one side of the tape) to load.
If you read the old The Musician's Ball interview from Zzap!, it's full of "you know"s as well. I think it's awesome that the interview correlates in such a human way with this talk.
Cor blimey! Ello Psy! I was BLADE on Compunet, tho you prolly don't remember me, I sure remember you buddy! Met up a few times at the PCW expos! Still have fond memories of those days on Party Line with the gang, and still occasionally load up Future Shock by you and Matt :) Nice to see an old familiar face on here anyway, hehe. So where did you end up mate?
"I would dream up some crazy stuff i could add to some assembly routine.... Couldnt wait to code it up." - Thats awesome
you probably dont give a shit but if you guys are stoned like me atm you can stream all the new movies on InstaFlixxer. Been streaming with my brother for the last couple of weeks :)
@Rocky Judson definitely, been watching on instaflixxer for months myself =)
legend you know
Phantoms of the Asteroid was amaaaazing! ... Downloading emulator again!
I thought that too. But between all the filler words he actually has excellent output, he's an interesting speaker.
I want to hear him speak because I've heard his music for the last 20 years and never heard him talk about the creation of his music before. I can tolerate his presentation because I'm really interested in what he has to say!
The prophet of the SID-chip. Probably inspired most if not all other people that came into or were all in the business (and some who stole/copied his routines).
The Master.
Man, a few of his lines at least deserved a chuckle, you know? The stony silence from the audience is sort of, er... unnerving. You know?
@tidus0086 "You know" is a very common filler phrase for those that aren't practiced in public speaking. I find myself saying it too often as well. Is it better or worse than saying "um" or "uh?" It probably is more noticeable.
@GeezerBlokeyMan
An assembler genius, to be sure.
dito!! hahaha..teh great times!! but only for those who know!!
@pryletoncyo
Yeah, especially "Seaside Rendezvous" by Queen.
our uni lecturer is a real stickler for language. he wouldny like all this "you know"! he woudl say it doesnt actually mean anything.
i dont know
With acoustic coupling....
64ch!
you know x 152.
@tidus0086
Now count how many times the average teenager these days uses the word "like" in ten minutes of talking.
Queen, Metallica and Pink Floyd also influenced the C64 music, not just Jarre and Rob Hubbard.
Yeah, he should speak properly by saying "like" all the time.
I was thinking the same thing - zombies!
Give the man some feedback FFS
Plus that idiot in front of the camera who keeps looking around
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@shayne0neill Seriously? The only thing you can comment on is his lack of public speaking skills? How about the whole history aspect?
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Bloody girlfriend - see comment on first video.
People use the word "like" these days far more than Hubbard uses "you know". It's just that you're so used to it that it doesn't even register. "You know" used to be a standard, common filler phrase that was equally invisible.
This audience is annoying. These young people never read a manual to make their computer work. They will never understand him, since the never had to face a blue screen telling them he's READY with that blinking cursor.
You know?
you know
omg zzzzzz.. Its great to see rob talk about the past but i was hoping for more technical explanations, how the music code was formed etc. Also how he got the jobs, applications and so forth. Slighly boring presentation though.
The guy is a legend, but he's a bit boring 'you know'.