Audio Project, 2021 - Ongoing
The videogame_mixtape_ is an ongoing audio-based, research-driven mixtape/playlist. Created with the purpose of exploring the rich heritage and evolution of music and audio in gaming, this endeavour opens up Achiampong's interest in this global cultural phenomenon through the gestures of sharing and play as a form of resistance.
Playlists have been created for each of the mixtapes, detailing information including game title(s), composer(s) and the gaming platform(s) that the music features on.
videogame_mixtape_Vol.5_Mix:
videogame_mixtape_Vol.5_Playlist:
1) Track/Game: 'Game 1’ & ‘Game 2', International Superstar Soccer, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1994, Soundtrack Composed By: Harumi Ueko , Hideyuki Eto. © Konami.
2) Track/Game: 'Desert Stage', Marvel VS Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Platform/Date: Arcade (Sega NAOMI), et al, 2000, Soundtrack Composed By: Tetsuya Shibata, Mitsuhiko Takano. © Capcom, Virgin Interactive & Disney.
3) Track/Game: 'Introduction', Cuphead, Platform/Date: Microsoft Xbox One, et al, 2017, Soundtrack Composed By: Kristofer Maddigan. © Studio MDHR.
4) Track/Game: 'Pepper Steak', OFF, Platform/Date: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, 2008, Soundtrack Composed By: Alias Conrad Coldwood. © Unproductive Fun.
5) Track/Game: 'Mouth of Styx', Hades, Platform/Date: Microsoft Windows, et al, 2000, Soundtrack Composed By: Darren Korb. © Supergiant Games.
6) Track/Game: 'The Call', Journey, Platform/Date: Sony Playstation 3, et al, 2012, Soundtrack Composed By: Austin Wintory © Sony Computer Entertainment & Annapurna Interactive.
7) Track/Game: 'Aqua Vistas', Ecco The Dolphin, Platform/Date: Sega CD, et al, 1992, Soundtrack Composed By: Spencer Nilsen. © Sega.
8) Track/Game: 'The Last Dungeon (Remaster)', Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, Platform/Date: Nintendo Switch, et al, 2017, Soundtrack Composed By: Michael Geyre. © Sega.
9) Track/Game: ' The Last Dungeon ', Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap, Platform/Date: Sega Master System, et al, 1989, Soundtrack Composed By: Shinichi Sakamoto. © Sega.
10) Track/Game: 'Convocation of The Curse', The Messenger, Platform/Date: Nintendo Switch, et al, 2018, Soundtrack Composed By: Rainbowdragoneyes. © Devolver Digital.
11) Track/Game: 'Aztec Complex', Goldeneye 007, Platform/Date: Nintendo 64, 1997, Soundtrack Composed By: Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland. © Nintendo.
videogame_mixtape_Vol.4_Mix:
videogame_mixtape_Vol.4_Playlist:
1) Track/Game: 'End Of The Dark', Policenauts, Platform/Date: PC-9821, Panasonic 3DO, et al, 1994, Soundtrack Composed By: Tappi Iwase, Masahiro Ikariko, Motoaki Furukawa. © Konami.
2) Track/Game: 'Funky Radio', Jet Set Radio, Platform/Date: Sega Dreamcast, 2000, Soundtrack Composed By: Hideki Naganuma, Richard Jacques, Tomonori Sawada, et al. © Sega.
3) Track/Game: 'DND (Do Not Destroy)', No More Heroes, Platform/Date: Nintendo Wii, 2007, Soundtrack Composed By: Masafumi Takada, Jun Fukuda. © Marvelous Entertainment, Ubisoft & Rising Star Games
4) Track/Game: 'Battle Theme', Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1992, Soundtrack Composed By: Ryuji Sasai, Yasuhiro Kawakami. © Square Enix.
5) Track/Game: 'Main Theme', Shovel Knight, Platform/Date: PS3/3 Xbox One, Switch, et al, 2014, Soundtrack Composed By: Jake Kaufman, Manami Matsumae. © Yacht Club Games.
6) Track/Game: 'Match 2', Pit Fighter, Platform/Date: Arcade (Atari G1), et al, 1990, Soundtrack Composed By: John Paul. © Tengen, Atari Games & Konami.
7) Track/Game: 'Team Select Matchup Intro', NBA Jam, Platform/Date: Arcade (Midway T Unit), 1993, Soundtrack Composed By: John Hay. © Midway, Aklaim & Electronic Arts.
8) Track/Game: 'Main Menu', NBA Jam, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1994, Soundtrack Composed By: Rick Fox. © Midway, Aklaim & Electronic Arts.
9) Track/Game: 'Algon Headquarters', Shin Megami Tensei – Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Platform/Date: Sega Saturn, et al, 1997, Soundtrack Composed By: Shoji Meguro, et al. © Atlus.
10) Track/Game: 'Racoon City Theme', Resident Evil 2, Platform/Date: Sony PlayStation, et al, 1998, Soundtrack Composed By: Masami Ueda, Shusaku Uchiyama, Syun Nishigaki. © Capcom.
11) Track/Game: 'Get Them Before They Get You', Wolfensetin 3D, Platform/Date: PC, et al, 1992, Soundtrack Composed By: Robert Prince, et al. © Bethesda Softworks.
12) Track/Game: 'Paper Route', Paperboy 2, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, et al, 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Rich Shemaria, et al. © Atari Games, Namco, Midway, Elite Systems & Mindscape.
13) Track/Game: 'Mii Plaza', Mii Channel, Platform/Date: Nintendo Wii, 2006, Soundtrack Composed By: Kazumi Totaka. © Nintendo.
14) Track/Game: 'Mii Parade', Mii Channel, Platform/Date: Nintendo Wii, 2006, Soundtrack Composed By: Kazumi Totaka. © Nintendo.
15) Track/Game: 'Cross The Checkpoint', Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, Platform/Date: Sony PlayStation, 1998, Soundtrack Composed By: Noriyuki Asakura. © Acquire, Sony Music Entertainment Japan & Activision.
16) Track/Game: 'Battle With A Fierce Enemy', Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, Platform/Date: Sony PlayStation, 1998, Soundtrack Composed By: Noriyuki Asakura. © Acquire, Sony Music Entertainment Japan & Activision.
17) Track/Game: 'A Shine Upon Inkwater Marsh', Ori And The Will Of The Wisps, Platform/Date: Microsoft Xbox One, et al, 2020, Soundtrack Composed By: Gareth Cocker. © Microsoft Studios.
videogame_mixtape_Vol.3_Mix:
videogame_mixtape_Vol.3_Playlist:
1) Track/Game: 'Continue', Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Platform/Date: Sega Master System, 1990, Soundtrack Composed By: Yoshio Yoshida. © Sega.
2) Track/Game: 'Clotho – Bells', Columns, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1990, Soundtrack Composed By: Tokuhiko Uwabo. © Sega.
3) Track/Game: 'Clotho (Danger)', Columns, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1990, Soundtrack Composed By: Tokuhiko Uwabo. © Sega.
4) Track/Game: 'Beast Form', Altered Beast, Platform/Date: Arcade (Sega System 16), 1988, Soundtrack Composed By: Kazuhiko Nagai. © Sega.
5) Track/Game: 'Kabuto', Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Platform/Date: Sega Master System, 1990, Soundtrack Composed By: Yoshio Yoshida. © Sega.
6) Track/Game: 'Game Start Music', R-Type, Platform/Date: Sega Master System, 1988, Soundtrack Composed By: Masato Ishizaki. © Irem, Nintendo & Electrocoin.
7) Track/Game: 'Stage 1 BGM', R-Type, Platform/Date: Sega Master System, 1988, Soundtrack Composed By: Masato Ishizaki. © Irem, Nintendo & Electrocoin.
8) Track/Game: 'Beyond The Galaxy', Galaxy Force 2, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1988, Soundtrack Composed By: Koichi Namiki, Katsuhiro Hayashi. © Sega.
9) Track/Game: 'Episode 1, Page 1-1', Comix Zone, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1995, Soundtrack Composed By: Howard Drossin.. © Sega.
10) Track/Game: 'Castle', Shining Force 2, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1993, Soundtrack Composed By: Motoaki Takenouchi. © Sega.
11) Track/Game: 'Mushroom Hill Zone Act 1' , Sonic & Knuckles, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1994, Soundtrack Composed By: Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, et al. © Sega.
12) Track/Game: 'Mushroom Hill Zone Act 2' , Sonic & Knuckles, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1994, Soundtrack Composed By: Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, et al. © Sega.
13) Track/Game: 'Hopeless Mission', Rolling Thunder 2, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Ayako Saso. © Namco.
14) Track/Game: 'The Shinobi', The Revenge Of Shinobi, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1989, Soundtrack Composed By: Yuzo Koshiro. © Sega.
15) Track/Game: 'Terrible Beat', The Revenge Of Shinobi, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1989, Soundtrack Composed By: Yuzo Koshiro. © Sega.
16) Track/Game: 'Theme Of Adol', YS I: Ancient Ys Vanished, Platform/Date: Sega Master System, 1988, Soundtrack Composed By: Yuzo Koshiro, Mieko Ishikawa. © Nihon Falcom.
videogame_mixtape_Vol.2_Mix:
videogame_mixtape_Vol.2_Playlist:
1) Track/Game: 'Get Ready!', Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, Platform/Date: Commodore Amiga, 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Barry Leitch. © Gremlin Graphics.
2) Track/Game: 'Magical Sound Shower', Outrun, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Hiroshi Kawaguchi. © Sega.
3) Track/Game: 'Intro Theme', Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, Platform/Date: Commodore Amiga, 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Barry Leitch. © Gremlin Graphics.
4) Track/Game: 'Title Theme', Top Gear, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1992, Soundtrack Composed By: Barry Leitch, Hiroyuki Masuno. © Kemco.
5) Track/Game: 'Las Vegas', Top Gear, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1992, Soundtrack Composed By: Barry Leitch, Hiroyuki Masuno. © Kemco.
6) Track/Game: 'P.E.T.R.O.L. (WipEout Mix)', Wipeout, Platform/Date: Sony PlayStation 1, 1995, Soundtrack Composed By: Orbital, Leftfield, et al. © Sony Interactive Entertainment.
7) Track/Game: 'Die Hard: Garage', Die Hard Trilogy, Platform/Date: Sony PlayStation 1, Sega Saturn, 1996, Soundtrack Composed By: Niel Palmer, Steve Root. © The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Studios & Fox Interactive.
8) Track/Game: 'After Burner', After Burner Complete, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, 32X, 1995, Soundtrack Composed By: Hiroshi Kawaguchi. © Sega.
9) Track/Game: 'Burning Point', Thunder Blade, Platform/Date: Sega Master System, 1987, Soundtrack Composed By: Koichi Namiki. © Sega.
10) Track/Game: 'Thunder Blade', Thunder Blade, Platform/Date: Arcade (Sega X Board), 1987, Soundtrack Composed By: Koichi Namiki. © Sega.
videogame_mixtape_Vol.1_Mix:
videogame_mixtape_Vol.1_Playlist:
1) Track/Game: 'Dracula’s Theme', Super Castlevania 4, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Masanori Adachi, Taro Kudo. © Konami.
2) Track/Game: 'Turtle Village', Golden Axe, Platform/Date: Arcade (Sega System 16), 1989, Soundtrack Composed By: You Takada. © Sega.
3) Track/Game: 'Go Straight', Streets Of Rage 2, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 1992, Soundtrack Composed By: Yuzo Koshiro, Motohiro Kawashima. © Sega.
4) Track/Game: 'Hydrocity Zone-Act 2', Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 1994, Soundtrack Composed By: Michael Jackson, et al. © Sega.
5) Track/Game: 'Night Riders', Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kozo Nakamura. © Konami.
6) Track/Game: 'Alex & Ken Stage (JAZZY NYC '99)', Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Platform/Date: Arcade (Capcom), 1999, Soundtrack Composed By: Hideki Okugawa. © Capcom.
7) Track/Game: 'An Oath Of the Sword', Soul Blade, Platform/Date: Sony PlayStation, 1996, Soundtrack Composed By: Masumi Itō, et al. © Namco.
8) Track/Game: 'Infiltrator vs Parasite (Psycho Mantis)', Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Platform/Date: Nintendo GameCube, 2004, Soundtrack Composed By: Norihiko Hibino, et al. © Konami.
9) Track/Game: '1990: Siberia', Timesplitters 2, Platform/Date: Multiple, 2002, Soundtrack Composed By: Graeme Norgate. © Eidos Interactive & Square Enix.
10) Track/Game: 'Brinstar Red Soil Swampy Area', Super Metroid, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1994, Soundtrack Composed By: Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano. © Nintendo.
11) Track/Game: 'Stickerbrush Symphony', Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest, Platform/Date: Super Famicom/Super Nintendo, 1995, Soundtrack Composed By: David Wise. © Nintendo.
12) Track/Game: 'Half Pipe', California Games, Platform/Date: Commodore Amiga, 1988, Soundtrack Composed By: Chris Grigg, Gil Freeman. © Epyx, U.S. Gold & Pixel Games UK.
13) Track/Game: 'Casino Night Zone (2 Player)', Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Platform/Date: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 1992, Soundtrack Composed By: Masato Nakamura. © Sega.
14) Track/Game: 'Boss', Shinobi, Platform/Date: Sega Master System 1987, Soundtrack Composed By: Yasuhiro Kawakami. © Sega.
15) Track/Game: 'Metro City Subway', Final Fight, Platform/Date: Arcade (Capcom CPS I), 1989, Soundtrack Composed By: Manami Matsumae, et al. © Capcom.
16) Track/Game: 'Guile I', Street Fighter 2, Platform/Date: Arcade (Capcom CPS I), 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Yoko Shimomura, Isao Abe. © Capcom.
17) Track/Game: 'Guile II', Street Fighter 2, Platform/Date: Arcade (Capcom CPS I), 1991, Soundtrack Composed By: Yoko Shimomura, Isao Abe. © Capcom.
Videogame_Mixtape, produced with support from Heart of Glass