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In 2009, Hirokazu Tanaka, the composer of Metroid and EarthBound, called a bunch of people together named Hirokazu Tanaka and composed a song about being Hirokazu Tanaka called... "Hirokazu Tanaka's Song". It's a great song by one of the greatest game composers and the father of Metroid's music.
Here is the official description:
"Tanaka Hirokazu no Uta" is a bizarre new single from video game music composer Hirokazu Tanaka responsible for Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Mario, Mother, Metroid, and many other classic video game sound tracks as well as the anime series Pokemon. This song is performed by ten other people in addition to the composer, all named Hirokazu Tanaka. The music is reminiscent of Hirokazus work on the Mother series, providing an upbeat, chiptune-esque backdrop for the surreal sound of an 11-Tanaka chorus singing about being named Hirokazu Tanaka. The song talks about how the name was picked for them and that they didn't pick the name themselves. This single was released one week early on HearJapan.
Hmm... I don't think he composed Pac-Man, though... Thanks to Shinesparkers and Dylan Cuthbert (Q Games) for sharing the video!
Until next time...
Captain Commando