THE 1UPBEAT: REMEMBERING KOICHI SUGIYAMA, HIS LIFE AND CAREER – PART TWO

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Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s…

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THE 1UPBEAT: REMEMBERING KOICHI SUGIYAMA, HIS LIFE AND CAREER – PART ONE

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Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s…

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2022 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

In today's program, it's our 2022 Christmas Special. We've been putting this show together annually since 2018 and I want to thank personally J. Blake Fischa for making sure we did produce this show this year. I've been so ridiculously busy during the latter stages of this year that I…

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THE 1UPBEAT: EP.19 – FAVOURITE VIDEO GAME SCORES of 2021 PART 2

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Today, on the 1UPBEAT, Eric Silver concludes his count down his favourite video game scores from 2021. This time you'll hear selections from such composers as Richard Jacques, Marika Suzuki, Masahiro Ohki, Nobuo Uematsu, Motoi Sakuraba, Daisuke Matsuoka and James Phillipsen. You can listen to part one HERE! This episode…

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THE 1UPBEAT: EP.19 – FAVOURITE VIDEO GAME SCORES of 2021 PART 1

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Today, on the 1UPBEAT, Eric Silver counts down his favourite video game scores from 2021 including selections from such composers as Yasumasa Kitagawa, Mark Mothersbaugh, Austin Wintory, Peter McConnell & Revo. Part 2 coming soon. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by APM Music. APM is a top-tier music…

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THE 1UPBEAT WITH ERIC SILVER: EPISODE 18 – AROUND THE WORLD REVIEW OF 1996 PARTS 3 & 4

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Today, on the 1UPBEAT, as the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO NETWORK turns 25 years ago, it's a great opportunity to see what the world of video game music was like back in 1996. This massive four-part special series will cover the classic game franchises that began in 1996, the launch of…

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