American Songwriter

Pete Townshend’s First Published Song Was Released by a Merseybeat Band in 1964, Not The Who (Then Known as The Detours)

By age 11, Pete Townshend wrote his first song, “Bubbles,” co-written with his friend Graham Beard. Soon after, Townshend’s grandmother, Emma, gifted him with his first guitar for Christmas, and he ...

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ditched the series' iconic overworld theme because composer Koji Kondo thought it'd "get boring and repetitive to hear the sa…

That translation of Kondo's quote comes from an undated post on Javed Sterritt's Good Blood blog. A look at the Wayback ...

"Unbelievable!": Banjo-Kazooie composer as shocked as everyone else to hear the Bubblegloop Swamp theme on a national NFL broadcast

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Super Mario 64 - File select acapella!

An original a-cappella arrangement of the File Select theme from Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64! So I've always loved this song. It's short, sweet, catchy, and brings back those first memories of ...
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Super Mario 64 - Bowser's theme acapella!

An original a-cappella arrangement of Bowser's Theme from Super Mario 64! This iconic song from SM64 won the last Patreon ...