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News just in, five minutes ago, as I was eating my ham and mushroom pizza, oven fresh, from Tesco:
Big record companies, EMI and Universal Music, have decided to follow in the footsteps of the Japanese and release soundtracks to videogames in the UK. They claim that by releasing the player's favourite ingame tracks on CD and audio cassette, they will earn money indirectly from the videogame business keeping the bosses atEMI and Universal Music in jobs, despite the vieogame business boom taking the world by storm, pushing them ever closer to overtaking the music industry in the media.
EMI and Universal have managed to make deals with big-name companies such as Sega, Nintendo and Microsoft, as well as some lesser-loved games developers (or the developers of games bought out of sympathy) like Electronic Arts. Sony have decided not to make any deals with the two above mentioned companies leaving the door open to make music CDs out of the Sony Playstation 2's games in the future if soundtracks take off.
The first of these CDs is to be produced by Universal Music, called "Retro Hits of the 80s". It will feature brilliant music from ZX Spectrum classics such as Finders Keepers and Bomb Jack. Here's how the interview went with the new Head of Videogame Music, Sally Green:
Phil (interviewer): So what will this first CD be made up of?
Sally: Expect to hear classics from your favourite games of the cassette era. Music tracks will mainly consist of the sounds of the loading and the ingame bleeps of the very basic games.
Phil: So what you're saying is, it's going to consist of tracks that sound like "whiiiiiirrrrrrrr-Beep! Whiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiirrrp"?
Sally: Correct.
Phil: And you expect to make a lot of money?
Sally: Why shouldn't we. The remix album will boost the sales when party-goers want some new music to dance to, and the original version will sell to those who want a lovely relaxing car journey or a night in with friends and family.
We're not expecting big things from this album, but EMI are planning to get one up on Universal by releasing hit music tracks from games such as Britney's Dance Beat on the Game Boy Advance and, in EMI spokesman John Ranger's own words, "top tunes from Fifa 97". Although better, we're still not expecting record sales.
If you still want to listen to your favourite music tracks, we at the Pizza Eating News Institute of Showbusiness (can't tell you what it is for short) reccomend you stick to importing your music CDs or you actually play the games to listen to the tracks. What's more, you could eat some pizza, especially with toffee-fudge topping, as you know you'll love it!
From the Pizza Eating News Insitute of Showbusiness, Goodbye.
Big record companies, EMI and Universal Music, have decided to follow in the footsteps of the Japanese and release soundtracks to videogames in the UK. They claim that by releasing the player's favourite ingame tracks on CD and audio cassette, they will earn money indirectly from the videogame business keeping the bosses atEMI and Universal Music in jobs, despite the vieogame business boom taking the world by storm, pushing them ever closer to overtaking the music industry in the media.
EMI and Universal have managed to make deals with big-name companies such as Sega, Nintendo and Microsoft, as well as some lesser-loved games developers (or the developers of games bought out of sympathy) like Electronic Arts. Sony have decided not to make any deals with the two above mentioned companies leaving the door open to make music CDs out of the Sony Playstation 2's games in the future if soundtracks take off.
The first of these CDs is to be produced by Universal Music, called "Retro Hits of the 80s". It will feature brilliant music from ZX Spectrum classics such as Finders Keepers and Bomb Jack. Here's how the interview went with the new Head of Videogame Music, Sally Green:
Phil (interviewer): So what will this first CD be made up of?
Sally: Expect to hear classics from your favourite games of the cassette era. Music tracks will mainly consist of the sounds of the loading and the ingame bleeps of the very basic games.
Phil: So what you're saying is, it's going to consist of tracks that sound like "whiiiiiirrrrrrrr-Beep! Whiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiirrrp"?
Sally: Correct.
Phil: And you expect to make a lot of money?
Sally: Why shouldn't we. The remix album will boost the sales when party-goers want some new music to dance to, and the original version will sell to those who want a lovely relaxing car journey or a night in with friends and family.
We're not expecting big things from this album, but EMI are planning to get one up on Universal by releasing hit music tracks from games such as Britney's Dance Beat on the Game Boy Advance and, in EMI spokesman John Ranger's own words, "top tunes from Fifa 97". Although better, we're still not expecting record sales.
If you still want to listen to your favourite music tracks, we at the Pizza Eating News Institute of Showbusiness (can't tell you what it is for short) reccomend you stick to importing your music CDs or you actually play the games to listen to the tracks. What's more, you could eat some pizza, especially with toffee-fudge topping, as you know you'll love it!
From the Pizza Eating News Insitute of Showbusiness, Goodbye.
True, very true.
I wonder how long it'll be before we hear all the dirt about our current Prime Minister...
I wonder how long it'll be before we hear all the dirt about our current Prime Minister...
Edgy wrote:
> Well, atleast I can say this about this topic - it's funnier than
> politics...
No, not really. Politics are an endless source of amusement. I mean only yesterday we found out that John "Boring Boring" Major had had a steamy affair, complete with 3 hour sex romps, with Edwina Currie. How comedy is that?
In my experience politics, religion, Fred Durst and computer games provide a near limitless range of satirical possibilites.
> Well, atleast I can say this about this topic - it's funnier than
> politics...
No, not really. Politics are an endless source of amusement. I mean only yesterday we found out that John "Boring Boring" Major had had a steamy affair, complete with 3 hour sex romps, with Edwina Currie. How comedy is that?
In my experience politics, religion, Fred Durst and computer games provide a near limitless range of satirical possibilites.
Well, atleast I can say this about this topic - it's funnier than politics...
Edgy wrote:
> Ok...I'll stop now.
*
Best idea you've ever had. :D
> Ok...I'll stop now.
*
Best idea you've ever had. :D
Could be worse, it could be the:
Very Athletic Giant International News Administration Service.
Ok...I'll stop now.
Very Athletic Giant International News Administration Service.
Ok...I'll stop now.
Pizza Eating News Institute of Showbusiness? Now THAT'S comedy!
News just in, five minutes ago, as I was eating my ham and mushroom pizza, oven fresh, from Tesco:
Big record companies, EMI and Universal Music, have decided to follow in the footsteps of the Japanese and release soundtracks to videogames in the UK. They claim that by releasing the player's favourite ingame tracks on CD and audio cassette, they will earn money indirectly from the videogame business keeping the bosses atEMI and Universal Music in jobs, despite the vieogame business boom taking the world by storm, pushing them ever closer to overtaking the music industry in the media.
EMI and Universal have managed to make deals with big-name companies such as Sega, Nintendo and Microsoft, as well as some lesser-loved games developers (or the developers of games bought out of sympathy) like Electronic Arts. Sony have decided not to make any deals with the two above mentioned companies leaving the door open to make music CDs out of the Sony Playstation 2's games in the future if soundtracks take off.
The first of these CDs is to be produced by Universal Music, called "Retro Hits of the 80s". It will feature brilliant music from ZX Spectrum classics such as Finders Keepers and Bomb Jack. Here's how the interview went with the new Head of Videogame Music, Sally Green:
Phil (interviewer): So what will this first CD be made up of?
Sally: Expect to hear classics from your favourite games of the cassette era. Music tracks will mainly consist of the sounds of the loading and the ingame bleeps of the very basic games.
Phil: So what you're saying is, it's going to consist of tracks that sound like "whiiiiiirrrrrrrr-Beep! Whiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiirrrp"?
Sally: Correct.
Phil: And you expect to make a lot of money?
Sally: Why shouldn't we. The remix album will boost the sales when party-goers want some new music to dance to, and the original version will sell to those who want a lovely relaxing car journey or a night in with friends and family.
We're not expecting big things from this album, but EMI are planning to get one up on Universal by releasing hit music tracks from games such as Britney's Dance Beat on the Game Boy Advance and, in EMI spokesman John Ranger's own words, "top tunes from Fifa 97". Although better, we're still not expecting record sales.
If you still want to listen to your favourite music tracks, we at the Pizza Eating News Institute of Showbusiness (can't tell you what it is for short) reccomend you stick to importing your music CDs or you actually play the games to listen to the tracks. What's more, you could eat some pizza, especially with toffee-fudge topping, as you know you'll love it!
From the Pizza Eating News Insitute of Showbusiness, Goodbye.
Big record companies, EMI and Universal Music, have decided to follow in the footsteps of the Japanese and release soundtracks to videogames in the UK. They claim that by releasing the player's favourite ingame tracks on CD and audio cassette, they will earn money indirectly from the videogame business keeping the bosses atEMI and Universal Music in jobs, despite the vieogame business boom taking the world by storm, pushing them ever closer to overtaking the music industry in the media.
EMI and Universal have managed to make deals with big-name companies such as Sega, Nintendo and Microsoft, as well as some lesser-loved games developers (or the developers of games bought out of sympathy) like Electronic Arts. Sony have decided not to make any deals with the two above mentioned companies leaving the door open to make music CDs out of the Sony Playstation 2's games in the future if soundtracks take off.
The first of these CDs is to be produced by Universal Music, called "Retro Hits of the 80s". It will feature brilliant music from ZX Spectrum classics such as Finders Keepers and Bomb Jack. Here's how the interview went with the new Head of Videogame Music, Sally Green:
Phil (interviewer): So what will this first CD be made up of?
Sally: Expect to hear classics from your favourite games of the cassette era. Music tracks will mainly consist of the sounds of the loading and the ingame bleeps of the very basic games.
Phil: So what you're saying is, it's going to consist of tracks that sound like "whiiiiiirrrrrrrr-Beep! Whiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiirrrp"?
Sally: Correct.
Phil: And you expect to make a lot of money?
Sally: Why shouldn't we. The remix album will boost the sales when party-goers want some new music to dance to, and the original version will sell to those who want a lovely relaxing car journey or a night in with friends and family.
We're not expecting big things from this album, but EMI are planning to get one up on Universal by releasing hit music tracks from games such as Britney's Dance Beat on the Game Boy Advance and, in EMI spokesman John Ranger's own words, "top tunes from Fifa 97". Although better, we're still not expecting record sales.
If you still want to listen to your favourite music tracks, we at the Pizza Eating News Institute of Showbusiness (can't tell you what it is for short) reccomend you stick to importing your music CDs or you actually play the games to listen to the tracks. What's more, you could eat some pizza, especially with toffee-fudge topping, as you know you'll love it!
From the Pizza Eating News Insitute of Showbusiness, Goodbye.