All posts by Chris
New Old School Computer Gaming
I’m writing today about one of my favorite games ever, Dungeon Crawl. As the screenshot suggests, this isn’t your typical game. I tend to enjoy the strategic and tactical complexity […]
Classical Music in Video Games
Classical music has been borrowed for use in many modern contexts, and video games definitely aren’t left out! From a new arrangement of an existing classical work for the NES […]
Is Video Game Music Worthy of Live Performance?
Since video game music has become more commonly performed live around the world, it has sparked debate about its value, most recently in the article by Matt Wills on WiredController.com […]
Time to Write Some Music!
There are many different tools and processes for transcribing and arranging music, so I thought I’d go over some of my process right here. There’s also a little bonus you […]
Arranging Video Game Music
For those who may not know, I’m Chris Pasillas, and I performed on the piano and transcribed and arranged nearly all of the music for Hideo. Besides being the music […]