The Iconic Music of Tim Follin

We covered the music of Tim Follin in a recent video covering the OST for the NES game Pictionary, which went beyond what you'd ever expect for chip music of the time. In this video, we hear about one of the most phenomenal video game composers of all time, especially given the facilities available to him - the musicality he brought to the early technology is incredible!

Tim has written tracks for a variety gaming systems, including the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System, Mega Drive, Super NES, Game Boy, Dreamcast, and PlayStation. Here he is speaking to Retro Man Cave - a great channel and Museum covering video game history:

And here's another interview:

And here is a feature of some of his most iconic music

 

More from Retro Man Cave: https://www.rmcretro.com/

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