Blog — Historical Perspectives

The ConsolEAtion of Rob Hubbard

Posted by Chris Abbott on

Rob Hubbard was the king of music in EA games from 1988 until the mid-90s when they started licencing music... and covered Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, Tandy Jr, PC, 3DO and even MSX. "Rob Hubbard - the Official Reference" has a section devoted to his EA work including the console work, and some of his OSTs from the Genesis/Mega Drive/3DO will feature on the Archive CD This article covering Rob's Console work is sponsored by Rob's official Kickstarter (book, albums, SIDs, etc), Project Hubbard. Why not back it or pre-order now?   Skate or Die The original theme was composed in August 1987 and originally appeared...

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How to be a remixer

Posted by Chris Abbott on

Getting started as a Remixer You want to remix C64 tunes yourself? Be aware that there are thousands of C64 remixes out there. Many of them cover the following games: Arkanoid Auf Wiedersehen Monty Comic Bakery Commando Cybernoid II Delta Giana Sisters Hawkeye Human Race International Karate The Last Ninja Last Ninja 2 Last Ninja 3 Lightforce Myth Parallax Sanxion Wizball Therefore unless you've got a really new idea, it's probably best to concentrate on something less established, because the Commodore 64 remix audience is quite accustomed to high quality remixes on a regular basis. Releasing your first tune is quite...

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