Koji Kondo: From Punch-Out!! to Super Mario Maker 2 - Did You Know Gaming? Ft. Furst

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In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at the career of legendary composer Koji Kondo. Kondo has spent his entire working life at Nintendo, starting with Punch-Out!! and moving on to The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. His most recent work is Super Mario Maker 2, and he shows no signs of stopping.
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Sources/Further Reading:
www.vgmonline.net/kojikondo/
www.wired.com/2007/03/vgl-koj... (Making a music game, talks about Osu, etc)
archive.videogamesdaily.com/fe...
www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/...
shmuplations.com/supermarioworld/
www.gdcvault.com/play/754/Pai... (GDC Talk)
www.gamasutra.com/view/news/2...
www.gamasutra.com/view/news/1...
www.nintendoworldreport.com/fe...
www.glitterberri.com/ocarina-...
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@Arcademan09 5 лет назад

"Mario is cute!" Kondo: "... *GET OUT* "

@geschnitztekiste4111 5 лет назад

Nintendo: Cat Mario

@Freefork 5 лет назад

@@geschnitztekiste4111 Kondo: Leave at once, furry.

@andy56duky 5 лет назад

@Muse Suse kondo: the booty +_+

@RbDaP 5 лет назад

MaRiO iS cOoL ok????

@BlazeHeartPanther 5 лет назад

@Muse Suse Twitter: "Mario is a shapeshifting racist" XD

@ElectricEllie 5 лет назад

Brilliant composer. Happy to see him get the recognition he deserves!

@Alphasoldier 5 лет назад

This glorious man is not even getting remotely enough recognition for how much his unfathomable mind and brilliant composing has done for Nintendo, gaming, and music writing in general.

@ZhazXan 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo not as well known? He's literally the John Williams of video game music lol

@scarffoxandfriends9401 5 лет назад

I know who Koji Kondo is and I don't knkw who John Williams is.

@lirfrank 5 лет назад

@@scarffoxandfriends9401 Dang. Maybe you aren't as much into movies as you are into games.

@RabidNemo 5 лет назад

@@scarffoxandfriends9401 John Williams is done a huge amount of work for movies. Including all the music for Star Wars, Harry Potter and Indiana Jones

@caaltaes732 5 лет назад

@@RabidNemo and the superman theme that I'll always be in my mind when someone brings up the man of steel.

@scarffoxandfriends9401 5 лет назад

@@RabidNemo ah, the thing is more people bring up Game composers than movie composer that I've spoken too. o3o I was just think the other week that people tend to say i like this game composer music, but then only say I like the score for this movie. And if it has lyrics they usually onky talk about the singer =b

@insaneintherainmusic 5 лет назад

I almost cried watching this video - Kondo's influence on game music is absolutely gargantuan, and his music has played such a huge part in not just my life, but those of many others as well. That's the power of game music

@Nazareadain 5 лет назад

it's such a foundational element that I can't decide if it's the only thing that was able to cater to my bias for melodies or if it's what caused my bias for melodies in music - but how early Kondo got in the game and still remain one of the greatest is mindblowing.

@rowanmiller7062 5 лет назад

Came here from your thing you put on your channel. Thanks for sharing this! It was great! And I know a lot of people have probably said this but that Meglovania/Gangplank Galleon mashup was phenomenal. It's been stuck in my head, but I'm definitely ok with having that in my head. Huge props for the whole Jazz Video Game Medley. It blew me away on each new movement.

@Link200767 5 лет назад

I almost cried as well but those tears would be of joy.

@ArloMathis 5 лет назад

Yeah, same.

@Yoshinori76 5 лет назад

You are one of the coolest RU-vidrs I've seen and I love your music! I actually would love to colab with you on future projects. I'm working on improvisation and I plan on starting my own music channel.

@newmono7341 5 лет назад

12:38 Most savage way of saying "What are you doing you _fool_ "

@Chaos89P 5 лет назад

"Watch where you're going, you fool!" Not exactly sorry; just had to say it.

@grackleking6413 5 лет назад

“You went too far, you fool.” Anyone recognize that one?

@murdokdracul 5 лет назад

Mario is not cute! He's FLY, YOU FOOLS!

@NateIsCorrupt 5 лет назад

He created the soundtrack fot The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.... Thank you sir, very much!

@thanhclips 5 лет назад

Damn, the talent at Nintendo are ranked as masters in their field. Crazy.

@BillZoeker 5 лет назад

When they mentioned that Koji Kondo loves Deep Purple, I was really hoping they would mention how much the first Zelda soundtrack is influenced by the Deep Purple track April. Check it out, it will blow your mind

@syrup3299 5 лет назад

really clicks at the 2 minute mark

@RAPTRx-xm7zb 5 лет назад

Bill Zoeker Also, he was heavily influenced by Emerson Lake and Palmer.

@jg-r4685 5 лет назад

Omg I just shit my pants. Thank you

@brhalb 5 лет назад

Amazing

@RealRomplayer 5 лет назад

Oh my god. I really know A LOT of video game trivia.... but this one I was completely unaware of. The song really blows your mind.

@GamerFromJump 5 лет назад

“Sing me the song of your people” Me: _Plays Kondo music_

@GeekInBelgium 5 лет назад

I remember as a kid that I didn't know much mainstream music, but remembered every single note of the games I played and people considered I was weird back then. Now, everyone is celebrating it, and I'm happy about it ^^

@totallymady42069 5 лет назад

This man has created the soundtrack to my life. I wish I could thank him personally, I will one day.

@mooms06 4 года назад

The same, man !

@jetblackkinks 2 года назад

TRUE STATEMENT. I owe him so much. And he'll never know it.

@WarioNumberOne 5 лет назад

Most of the music I listen to has been made by this legend

@mattdog1000000 5 лет назад

video starts with the incredibly underrated menu music from Star Fox 64, and you got me, you know your Koji Kondo when you pay tribute to that classic.

@SaiyanEuc 4 года назад

Song damn near makes me cry everytime I hear it. Epic video for sure

@Forever_Zero 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo Nobuo Uematsu Yoko Shimomura Yuzo Koshiro Akira Yamaoka Shoji Meguro Underrated legends in the world of music

@Dracobyte 5 лет назад

Also Jeremy Soule.

@giragira9509 4 года назад

Akira Yamaoka is a legend. So are the others, but Yamaoka will always have a special place in my Silent Hill living heart

@mizuhochan6937 4 года назад

Takaheru Ishimoto

@pinball-wizard 3 года назад

Jun Senoue is a damned good composer too

@cyandeoidre2375 Год назад

Yoko a Goddess

@AZero887 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo is one of my greatest inspirations (along with Nobuo Uematsu) to become a composer, truly legendary

@bigtoblerone8446 5 лет назад

Mhm I said something similar~

@TommyDeonauthsArchives 5 лет назад

Now I want Koji Kondo to do music with David Wise and Grant Kirkhope... that would be a dream come true

@SergeantSmilo 5 лет назад

And Jeremy Soule

@massimofallani 4 года назад

It would be cool if Koji Kondo and David Wise worked on DKC together

@mundaneinthemembrane4611 5 лет назад

I will never not cry at these videos. I don't care if that makes me a weeny. These are people who've impacted my life in such a weird yet beautiful way and the teams at DYKG honors them perfectly. 20 years no one would have given much thought to these people, but their works have changed millions of lives. That's amazing. Koji Kondo is a legend.

@TheLegoMaster261 5 лет назад

Consider doing videos on David Wise and Grant Kirkhope too!

@betchaos7383 5 лет назад

yoko shimomura also

@rayminishi689 5 лет назад

You're asking this relating to the Banjo reveal for Smash. Lolol

@1685Violin 5 лет назад

Matoi Sakuraba as well.

@DrowzyDruid 5 лет назад

Oh a Grant Kirkhope video is so very needed

@matheusvasiliauskassoares4361 5 лет назад

I was just talking to a friend of mine how those three are my composers dream team '-'

@LukeSly91 Год назад

The man, the myth, the legend. Such a remarkable composer. I feel like he was put on this earth to compose game music, and he fully realized his potential.

@Icy-nee-san 5 лет назад

I can't even fathom the influence this man's music has had on people. Everyone on the planet knows and loves Mario's music. Every musician or group, big or indie will do a cover/remix of it at some point. Me and a bunch of my friends learned how to play it in school on a recorder.

@papasfritas3 5 лет назад

The John Williams of gaming 🙌🏼

@Patralgan 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo is truly a blessing to the human race. For me he's every bit as important as Miyamoto. Every day I hum his melodies and they truly enhance Miyamoto's games 100%

@1685Violin 5 лет назад

I think you mean "as Miyamoto", not "than Miyamoto".

@Patralgan 5 лет назад

@@1685Violin yep

@ClockedIt 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo IS the sound of video games. An absolute legend and without a doubt in my opinion the greatest video game composer out there. Great video.

@paintguin9004 5 лет назад

A legend of the videogame soundtrack composing

@ChristopherMoom 5 лет назад

Nintendo composers like Koji Kondo and Jun Ishikawa are amazing, considering I only ever listen to video game music.

@neos3559 5 лет назад

Hey, your not the only one, friend.

@JamesWilson-px9dh 5 лет назад

Same, people like them and nobuo uematsu really got me into music. Makes me wonder who from modern gaming the next generation will learn from, lots of great musicians.

@JLMetak 5 лет назад

Thank you for mentioning Kirby's composer. Well along with Hirokazu Ando but Ishikawa was in more games and arguably better ones at times.

@ArceoInfinity 5 лет назад

@@neos3559 You said it

@bigdoggo5827 5 лет назад

I love video game music too. When I listen to video game music I feel connected to it. Having an epic adventure in TLOZ, jumping and shooting in Mega Man, killing monsters and demons in Bloodstained AKA not Castlevania, racing in F-Zero, destroying the covenant in halo... but if I listen to music from popular artists/band I just don't like it that much I can't feel the connection with that kind of music. There are just a few that I really like.

@Rouwiinator 3 года назад

Koji Kondo is easily the John Williams of video games. That man wrote incredibly memorable tunes. By far the best in the industry.

@immortalsun 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo is a legend. I was so happy to hear that he composed brand new 8- and 16-bit music for Super Mario Maker 2!

@johnathannelson4542 5 лет назад

I enjoy these videos and sharing them with my friends and family. Thank you for taking the time to create these videos so I can enjoy them with people I hold dear to me.

@Providence1017 5 лет назад

So cool to see he got to me Paul McCartney. I always thought of Kondo as the McCartney of video games. They're both masters of melody.

@python7275 5 лет назад

One of the greatest ever. Listen to "Let's Not Talk About it" by Friendship to ear the influence on the Undergound Theme. It's a cool little trivia for all you Kondo fans

@NikolajLepka 5 лет назад

Kondo's always been my favourite composer. It's nice to see this video featuring his achievements :)

@Faxanadu_ 5 лет назад

This man alone got me into video game music as a whole. Thank you Koji Kondo.

@serybenjamin5630 5 лет назад

Beyond the genius he is in terms of music composition, I m very amaze how it fit perfectly with the game design of Nintendo's games.

@Matoro-wp9hy 5 лет назад

He's had such a good grasp on atmosphere in music for years. There's so many themes in games of Majoras Mask that are such an integral part of the gameplay, and wouldn't be the same without his work.

@nythepremier 5 лет назад

A Link to the Past Dark World theme is perhaps the greatest song in all of video game history!

@chansumusic1737 5 лет назад

This man is the single biggest influence for me becoming a composer (and the reason I've made so many Zelda arrangements). Thanks for doing this video. I feel like everybody should know how great he is.

@kwaddell 5 лет назад

Wait... a HYLIANfluential series? I see what you did there.

@juveaccount Год назад

Kondo has made more iconic and recognizable songs than most artists ever

@Kortexual 5 лет назад

Truly amazing, his music is iconic as hell and can be nearly recognized instantly.

@Moridin69 3 года назад

1:16 NO WONDER WE ALL LOVE THIS OLD JAZZ FUSION!!!

@Stephen-Fox 5 лет назад

More episodes dedicated to individuals, especially more background individuals like composers (or frequent directors who don't tend to generate headlines) please, this was great.

@chandlerpuwal6080 5 лет назад

I absolutely love these videos, along with the ones on Masahiro Sakurai, Sitoru Iwata, etc., Please keep making these

@brandbusters183 5 лет назад

That man is so underapreciated maybe one of the best composers and musicians of all time up there with mozart, beethoven, lennon/mccarty, stevie wonder and Michael Jackson. How did he not write some of the most Iconic Music Not only Videogame Music but in General of all Time. So many classic Track's I am sorry Koji need's more love!

@MariotheAnimator 5 лет назад

Wait, one of the most beloved and iconic songs in gaming HISTORY was made in under a DAY!?!?

@GeekInBelgium 5 лет назад

It's quite common though, from the Monty Pythons' Bright Side of Life to Final Fantasy's Prelude, you can find many iconic pieces wrote in a few minutes because they needed something in a rush ^^"

@servancastillo986 5 лет назад

it's crazy to know and think how his music has a forever home within the cells of our brains. Koji Kondio has singlehandedly influenced many of us.

@justice7788 5 лет назад

What an absolute master of the synthesizer

@meriotroid 5 лет назад

This amazing man's work is the reason I got into playing piano.

@thomasforrester7242 5 лет назад

Really fantastic episode, bringing someone who played such an integral role out of the shadows, well written and very enjoyable.

@HespersQuest 5 лет назад

He composed a different Super Mario Bros theme before settling on the iconic one?! I WANT TO HEAR IT

@TheRealADHDavid 5 лет назад

Musicians tend to recycle their past melodies, so chances are, you probably have heard it. It's very common to take one idea and put it in an entirely different setting than how you imagined.

@koopakape 5 лет назад

Sometimes people may take for granted just how innately, incredibly important a good soundtrack is to a game. I'm not using hyperbole when I say that the musical compositions are a major reason some of the biggest games/series of all times like Mario and Zelda are even as beloved as they are, and the emotion and zest for gameplay brought about by truly great compositions (which Kondo-san's represent better than any else in the history of the medium) can singlehandedly give games such a massive boost in overall value and emotional resonance it's hard to put into words.

@sanicboom6443 5 лет назад

"Starting with Pun-Out!!" You should fix the description

@stamatis4699 5 лет назад

I actually found that really punny

@amicidellambiente7852 5 лет назад

No punch intended

@noonethatspecial 5 лет назад

Nah, they got it right the first time.

@KiwiOuiOui22 5 лет назад

Pun-Out must be a piece of lost media. I cant find it any where.

@Sniperbear13 5 лет назад

its a real knockout title.

@BurnerShiro 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo is a Legend! so glad you guys decided to do this

@RayRaven 5 лет назад

After this video, I've gotta say I have massive respect for Kondo. He foresaw how music would develop in games and was ready for that challenge, and he's done a damn good job with it.

@atre5763 5 лет назад

Did you know? There is no other composer that can rival this guy!

@miguelflores7035 5 лет назад

What about Grant Kirkhope?

@logandunleavy7955 5 лет назад

Yoko shinomura

@geschnitztekiste4111 5 лет назад

David Wise in his DKC2 days tho

@CammyBaillie123 5 лет назад

Harry gregson Williams

@Dookie69uk 5 лет назад

Keiichi Okabe another awesome composer.

@siddharthbhatia8815 5 лет назад

We asked for more short documentaries and you delivered ! I look forward to more videos like this one.

@alejandronieto576 3 года назад

Really appreciate you putting together this great video summary of this great videogame music composer.

@mushroomdude123 5 лет назад

I’d love to hear about more VG composers like Jun Senoue, Grant Kirkhope, Yoko Shimomura, Jake Kauffman...just to name a few.

@Eminster 5 лет назад

What's wrong with that? Just because he is associated with the sonic series?

@Eminster 5 лет назад

@Spire Wolves yes and?

@MurakamiTenshi 4 года назад

Yoko Shimomura! She has worked on so many games... I'm surprised they have not touched on her career yet.

@davidconlee2196 3 года назад

This was a fun video. It was great to learn about the man behind so much iconic VG music. Cheers to all who helped make the video and to Mr. Kondo!

@falcoperegrinus2292 5 лет назад

Couldn't have started the vid with a better background tune! That's one of my favorite pieces from Starfox 64! Kudos to you, sir!

@russellandrewbennett7849 2 года назад

I love these little biographies. Please keep them up!

@RexcorJ 5 лет назад

His and Wakai's work in many 64/GCN titles have stuck with me the most. I have listened to stuff from F-Zero X, SF64 and Ocarina of Time the most out of any other franchise because of them and I appreciate them for it. I think they have even inspired me a bit musically with what I want to make professionally. And I love how Kondo made the music based on the gameplay speed and the "rhythm" of player movements, because it really works when you see the games he has composed for. Also where Kondo gets his inspiration from in strange places, I can actually relate XD Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, Koji Kondo and Hajime Wakai. Your work means a lot to me.

@hunterellis645 5 лет назад

I love these videos where you talk about a specific person in the gaming industry and I hope you do more of these because it's so interesting to learn about these people I've always known of

@Arya03 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo is such an inspiring professional! Great video, keep up the great work!

@soledadselavy3164 5 лет назад

Thank you for the video! I've wanted to read that book about Kondo's work on Super Mario Bros. for a while now.

@slxdeprod 5 лет назад

Love that you guys made a video on Kondo, was surprised to see it. Composers aren't recognized nearly as much as they should be. Great video!

@TheCreepypro 5 лет назад

always love when you guys do whole video on people they are so good!

@DrowzyDruid 5 лет назад

This guy. This guy made my childhood, his music inspired me so much as a child, and still gives me peace to listen to

@sethebrown 5 лет назад

Great video! I always look forward to what's next from my favorite Composer. Loved hearing about his career in documentary form. Keep making amazing content DYKG!

@Poison_Jam 5 лет назад

I have so much respect for game sound producers. For example, playing games with huge lead up scenes to a gorgeous view and stuff. It happens and then theres a musical cue with dramatic heavy tones that give you shivers. Stuff like that makes all the difference.

@es1vo 5 лет назад

Your videos on game devs and gaming personalities in general are always great.

@valjean3663 5 лет назад

This is without a doubt my absolute **FAVORITE** Did You Know Gaming episode *ever* and one of the best researched. I love you so much right now, DYKG, you don't even know.

@YZ-id6pj 3 года назад

Somehow the last 1-2 minutes made me cry tears of nostalgia. Good usage of SM Galaxy music! 😌

@Sleepy-gs1zw 5 лет назад

The best results always come from passionate people. He didn’t major in music, but he followed his passion and has influence and brought joy to so many people included my self thank Kondo-San.

@PokeHearts 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo has made so many of my favorite gaming tracks and hearing his history was great!

@SirCalalot 5 лет назад

These article videos on influential figures in gaming are your best videos in my opinion. Very well researched and professionally presented. Keep up the awesome work!

@AllSourceGaming 5 лет назад

We hope you enjoy learning about Koji Kondo! Thanks to DYKG and Furst for working with us on the script!

@RyanBralor 5 лет назад

I love how the video started out with that star fox theme. The music from that game is sooo godly.

@damageinc.5458 5 лет назад

This guy's more Legendary to me, than the bigwig names of Nintendo, that get all the recognition like Reggie etc.

@jetblackkinks 2 года назад

#Facts

@Rukir 5 лет назад

These videos are always my favorite ones. Nice work

@Trekkifulshay 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this. We're homeschooling and my kid was getting bored with the usual composers and then I thought what about the Nintendo guy. We loved watching this. Even my husband came out & sat down and watched it too. :)

@fabiancamargo5545 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this amazing documentary

@DaNintendude 5 лет назад

I love that Kondo sees soundtrack as a collaborative effort. The fact that he has taken a back-seat in composing is a bit sad, but it opens the doors to hear other, lesser-known Nintendo composers as well. I love finding out which composers did which songs and seeing how you can see their differing tendencies and styles within each one.

@benperschall6648 5 лет назад

Absolutely outstanding video! It managed to give a great amount of information while also serving as a tribute to one of the greatest musicians of the modern era. Videos like this are what keep me subscribed to this channel! Keep it up!

@betchaos7383 5 лет назад

i love these videos please do more of these truly inspiring videos about truly amazing people

@flynnneil88 5 лет назад

I wish I could a work portfolio like this! Insane levels of respect for Kondo-san, even more now I've seen this video!

@rmdcade1717 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo was the first name at Nintendo I ever learned and idolized as a kid. I was so impressed with his work already with the NES, and when the SNES came out and I heard his work on Super Mario World and A Link to the Past, I felt that he really took game music to a whole new level.

@Endlessdarkness0 5 лет назад

Friggen had me worried that he died, Jerks!! Dudes only 57!! He got years ahead of him!

@nitinanku 5 лет назад

Endlessdarkness0 Didn’t stop Iwata from passing young

@miles1357 5 лет назад

@@nitinanku Way too soon

@TorutheRedFox 5 лет назад

Iwata had cancer ;-;

@Deses 5 лет назад

I also though something had happened. His baldness makes him look older though.

@GamerFromJump 5 лет назад

They also did Gabe Newell; don’t stress.

@carlosfer2201 5 лет назад

To this day the Gusty Garden Galaxy song is my all time favorite Mario song. Truly amazing.

@MrYappo 5 лет назад

Koji Kondo has composed my favorite song in all of gaming. The Giant Baby Bowser theme from yoshi's island. That song gave me chills as a kid and still does now. Songs recently have come close but none have lived up to that song.

@SoldStudios 5 лет назад

channel is sofa king informative! thank u!

@Zinkolo 5 лет назад

I love you Koji. I promise that my game will have an integral connection with the music like never before!

@perlerpwner 5 лет назад

I love having Furst narrate these type of videos

@Starwars4J 5 лет назад

To the incredible work of Mr. Kondo, and to many more years to come!

@azrieldreamer 5 лет назад

So while watching this I decided to play Smash as Little Mac. And I did put the CPU at random and it was the builder Mario outfit which freaked me out considering the title of this video.

@bookid1581 5 лет назад

Lmao

@StrikerXL_BE 5 лет назад

What a great mini documentary, I really enjoyed it!!!

@xepfeon 5 лет назад

i love your in-depth videos like this one and the ones on todd howard and saturo iwata

@TBoneTony 5 лет назад

I always wanted to play some of these music on my Trombone when I was in my school years. I often asked my music teachers to bring in some compositions from Nintendo's Koji Kondo. Sadly they never knew who he was and they never knew where his music came from much less how to get music pieces for Consert Band music. While there is always other music in gaming composed by Nobu Urematsu (Squaresoft/Square-Enix) and David Wise (RARE), I will always remember Koji Kondo as being his music that first introduced me to Nintendo games and Gaming in general.