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  Koji Kondo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All composition by Koji Kondo and Toru Minegishi
Composition by Koji Kondo (1-7, 9-18), Kazumi Totaka (8), Kenta Nagata (9, 10), Hajime Wakai (9, 10), Toru Minegishi (9, 10), and Shinobu Tanaka (4, 17)
Composition by Koji Kondo, Hirokazu Tanaka, Akira Nobuya, and Noriko Tsutomu
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Koji_Kondo   (1784 words)

  
 Koji Kondo Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kondo has stayed with Nintendo through various consoles, including the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo in North America and Europe), the Nintendo 64, and most recently the GameCube.
Koji Kondo's work shows at least three major influences: Latin music, jazz music, and classical music, often with a strong cinematic flair.
Kondo's work is also highly influenced by Eastern Asian music, which is understandable considering his origins.
www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/k/ko/koji_kondo.html   (911 words)

  
 Kondo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ezekiel Kondo, Bishop, Diocese of Khartoum, Episcopal Church of the Sudan
Kondo was the former name of Behanzin, King of Dahomey (now Benin), Africa
In physics, the Kondo effect regards the presence of a magnetic impurity in a solid.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kondo   (150 words)

  
 Koji Kondo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Koji Kondo's work shows at least three major influences: Latin music, jazz music, and classicalmusic, often with a strong cinematic flair.
Kondo was trained as a classical musician, and this shows in his more ambitious projects, such as the soundtracks to theZelda and StarFox series.
Kondo's work is also highly influenced by Eastern Asian music, which isunderstandable considering his origins.
www.therfcc.org /koji-kondo-109823.html   (843 words)

  
 Gamers Europe » Nintendo » Editorial » Inside Nintendo: Koji Kondo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kondo applied himself to his classical training, learning several instruments in the process that were to lay the foundations for his work in the future.
Koji Kondo's wonderful musical soundscapes for the great games mentioned, especially "Ocarina of Time", have been favorites of my wife, son and me for years, as we have played many of the fabulous games.
Kondo rox we luv all zelda songs almost every single 1 and we even made zelda remixes ourselves we no over 1000 zelda songs and there isnt even 1800 but it is becuz we made some ourselves and we were named after the main people in zelda Mr.
www.gamerseurope.com /articles/486   (1774 words)

  
 N-Sider.com: Koji Kondo
Kondo has composed soundtracks for Nintendo since his first composition to Super Mario Bros., shortly followed by The Legend of Zelda.
Kondo's two most famous tracks, the level theme of Super Mario Bros. and the theme of The Legend of Zelda are about as recognized as an 80's pop song.
Koji Kondo was born in August, 1960, in Osaka, Japan.
www.n-sider.com /personnelview.php?personnelid=128   (86 words)

  
 Koji Kondo
Though he and Nintendo's technicians eventually discovered a way to add a fifth channel (normally reserved for sound effects), his music was still severely limited on the system.
Kondo has stayed with Nintendo through various consoles, including the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo in North America and Europe), the Nintendo 64, and most recently the Nintendo GameCube.
This need for sameness over the years is something of a two-edged sword for Kondo; when he does try something different, as in (1998), his fans criticise him for abandoning the themes and styles they have grown to enjoy.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/k/ko/koji_kondo.html   (1462 words)

  
 Gamers Europe Editorial: Inside Nintendo: Koji Kondo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kondo’s influences are latin, jazz, classical and eastern music and each of these styles are highly evident in his work, espeicailly his eastern roots.
Kondo can count Paul McCartney among his admirers; when the musician and his then wife, Linda McCartney, first met him they famously humed the tune of Mario Bros as a sign of their appreciation.
The soundtrack to the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is probably Kondo’s most cited work, it was a great achievement despite the fact he was faced with severe technological constraints compared to the abilities of rival consoles at the time.
www.gamerseurope.com /articles/486/print   (1233 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Koji Kondo
Kondo has stayed with Nintendo through various consoles, including the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo in North America and Europe), the Nintendo 64, (originally the ultra 64) and most recently the Nintendo GameCube.
Koji Kondo is the best when it comes to Nintendo's video game music.
His songs are definitely memorable; For example, the Super Mario Bros. theme song, and it's been 20 years after it was written, and Mr.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Koji_Kondo   (1731 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Koji Kondo
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is one of the most widely recognized composers of film scores.
Shigeru Miyamoto as a conductor for a virtual orchestra during E3, demonstrating the new functions of the Wii console Shigeru Miyamoto, born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese electronic game designer.
Kondo was trained as a classical musician, and this shows in his more ambitious projects, such as the soundtracks to the Zelda and StarFox[?] series.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Koji-Kondo   (5794 words)

  
 The Midi Shrine - Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo gave it some thought, and decided to give it a try.
Kondo is at heart a classical music composer with influential elements of Jazz and whatnot.
The thing that makes Kondo one of our times greatest composers, is that he is one of the very few composers in this world who manages to make simple yet powerful melodies that one can always listen to and remember as it gets stuck in ones mind.
www.midishrine.com /index.php?bio=Koji+Kondo   (448 words)

  
 Spelmusik.net » Kompositörer » Koji Kondo
Kondo som sedan barnsben satt ihop enkla melodier fick härmed ta fram sin känsla för minimalistiska kompositioner.
En del menar att Koji Kondos känsla för medryckande melodier var nästintill lika stor bidragande orsak till Nintendos succé som Shigeru Miyamotos känsla för speldesign.
Koji Kondo och Shigeru Miyamoto var på plats.
www.spelmusik.net /kompositorer/koji_kondo.html   (642 words)

  
 Koji Kondo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Koji Kondo nació en Osaka, en agosto del año 1960.
Kondo reconoce que su inspiración viene de la música de Latinoamérica, del jazz y de la música clásica.
Para Kondo Nintendo fue distinto de todo lo que este había hecho antes, puesto que el chip de sonido de la Nes solo dejaba usar 3 instrumentos (melodía, armonía y percusión), como mucho a veces 4, aunque este cuarto era para los efectos de sonido dentro del videojuego.
www.retrones.com /Articulos/Koji%20Kondo/koji_kondo.htm   (427 words)

  
 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Suddenly, he was limited to only four "instruments" (Melody, Backup, bass, and percussion) due to the system's primitive sound chip.
Koji Kondo is one of the most acclaimed composers to have worked with Nintendo's video game music division.
His songs are certainly memorable; the Super Mario Bros. theme song, for example, is still a mainstream icon 20 years after it was written.
www.wikiworld.biz /koji_kondo   (1470 words)

  
 Koji Kondo is coming to Chicago (PLAY!) : Soundtrack Central Forums
I just got an e-mail telling me about Koji Kondo's attendance in Chicago and thought I should share this news.
I'm going to take this moment to be bitter that for 23 years of my life, no game music composers came to visit anywhere in America, let alone the city I lived next to.
Now this year we have a concert where you'll be able to meet nearly all of my favorite game music composers together, including Kondo (who I can't ever remember making public appearances for fans in either country).
www.altpop.com /stc/forums/viewtopic.php?id=508   (261 words)

  
 N-Philes Forums - Koji Kondo or Nobuo Uematsu?
Koji Kondo has made the catchiest music of our childhoods.
Kondo is easily my favorite, if only for his score in A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time.
Although Kondo's double ending themes in ALTTP kick all kinds of ass.
www.n-philes.com /forums/showthread.php?t=12182   (552 words)

  
 IGN Boards - Koji Kondo isn't composing the music of TP :(
But since Kondo is supervising, this shouldn't be much of a problem.
Just 'cause Koji isn't the main composer doesn't mean he can't put his own two cents in and help out when needed.
Koji will still be supervising, so the music well be fine, but what's this about "he's gonna need a little more help with the orchestrated music" cause if he's the composer all he would have to do is write the music and you can do that by yourself.
boards.ign.com /legend_of_zelda/b5188/116428527/p1   (1230 words)

  
 Koji Kondo - Kotaku   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is, however, a hot, man-on-pipe organ solo performance video of one game music lovin' altar boy doing the ten-finger shuffle to some of gaming's greatest hits.
From Koji Kondo's Super Mario World castle theme, to The Legend of Zelda's dungeon tunes, even wandering into dreaded anime territory, he runs the gamut of nerd tunes.
If the Billboard Hot Ringtones ranking is any indication, it's probably Koji Kondo's Super Mario Brothers Theme, which is standing tall at #1.
www.kotaku.com /gaming/koji-kondo   (511 words)

  
 Nintendo.com News : Famed Nintendo Composer Koji Kondo Tickles the Ivories at PLAY! Concert Series Debut
Mario and Zelda composer Koji Kondo wowed the audience at Chicago's Rosemont Theatre May 27th when he sat down at the piano to play music from New Super Mario Bros.
Kondo is one of the most acclaimed video game music composers in the world.
Kondo's music is as integral to the Nintendo style as the game design of Shigeru Miyamoto.
www.nintendo.com /newsarticle?articleid=pzzrNlk_XuKMWv-Z2Z_C7bv1v0m29V-i&page=   (418 words)

  
 Kotaku: Koji Kondo
From Koji Kondo's Super Mario World castle theme, to The Legend of Zelda's dungeon tunes, even wandering into dreaded anime territory, he runs the gamut of nerd tunes.
Kondo, one regular business-y lookin' dude (not sure who he was), and another fella....all in leopard print clothing.
Featuring almost 2 hours worth of orchestral performances of your favorite and most obscure Nintendo background music tracks, this video also features appearances from Nintendo legends like Shigeru Miyamoto and Koji Kondo, among others.

Filmed in 2003, this video was included on a DVD for Nintendo Dream magazine readers.

www.kotaku.com /gaming/koji-kondo/index.xml   (715 words)

  
 DBLP: Koji Ito
Toshiyuki Kondo, Koji Ito: Periodic Motion Control by Modulating CPG Parameters Based on Time-Series Recognition.
Toshiyuki Kondo, Koji Ito: A reinforcement learning with evolutionary state recruitment strategy for autonomous mobile robots control.
Satoshi Morita, Toshiyuki Kondo, Koji Ito: Estimation of Forearm Movement from EMG signal and Application to Prosthetic Hand Control.
www.informatik.uni-trier.de /~ley/db/indices/a-tree/i/Ito:Koji.html   (337 words)

  
 Koji Kondo comments on TP - NeoGAF
I hope Koji really contributes greatly to the soundtrack instead of just a few tracks.
Maybe Konda is saying he'd like to use the more vibrant music produced by a full orchestra more (or at all) in the game.
Koji Kondo has never disappointed me, and probably never will
www.neogaf.com /forum/showthread.php?t=56888   (1652 words)

  
 Go Nintendo » Blog Archive » Koji Kondo at Chicago Premiere of PLAY!- What are you waiting for?
Koji Kondo is one of the most highly-acclaimed video game music composers in the world.
His songs are certainly memorable; the SUPER MARIO BROS. theme song is still a mainstream icon 20 years after it was written and about as recognized as a 1980’s pop song.
If so I would love to meet you in person… I hope this works out for me. Koji Kondo is so awesome..
gonintendo.com /?p=2076   (753 words)

  
 Tietosanakirja :: encyclopedia : Koji Kondo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kondo toimii edelleen aktiivisesti videopelien säveltämisessä ja hänen tunnetuimpiin teoksiinsa lukeutuvat Nintendon Zelda-pelit.
Koji Kondo pitäytyy sävellyksissään varsin tarkasti japanilaisen musiikkikulttuurin rajoissa (vaikka poikkeuksiakin on) toisin kuin monet muut japanilaiset videopelimusiikin säveltäjät joiden tuotokset kuulostavat usein paljon länsimaisemmilta.
Vaikka länsimaissa Super Mario Bros. 2:na julkaistu Doki Doki Panic ei ollutkaan Shigeru Miyamoton tuotoksia, Koji Kondo oli vastuussa kyseisen pelin hyvänä pidetystä musiikista.
www.tietosanakirja.org /topic/Koji_Kondo.html   (128 words)

  
 Refrigerator Door   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
These, too, are revered, downloaded, listened to — and the master of video game composers is, apparently, Koji Kondo.
Koji Kondo was going to be there in person.
We balked, though, at paying the $125 per person necessary to meet the great Koji Kondo himself.
www.melanielynnehauser.com /wordpress/?p=212   (792 words)

  
 The My Hero Project - Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo is my hero because he is a wonderful composer of wonderful music.
One day, Koji saw in a newspaper that the Nintendo game company was looking for a composer to write music for their songs.
wikipedia: koji kondo online encyclopedia explains more about Mr.
www.myhero.com /myhero/hero.asp?hero=Kondo_Camarillo_ul   (497 words)

  
 Koji Kondo: Performed By MOKA - Temple Of Time - Last.fm
Koji Kondo: Performed By MOKA - Temple Of Time - Last.fm
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