Manabu Saito's guest appearances

Manabu Saito

Pixelated Audio

AudioPanicRoom

Masahiro Kajihara

Gabriel Knight

Robert Holmes

Tom Salta

Romain Gauthier

Megan McDuffee

Barry Leitch

Chris Huelsbeck

Jim Power

Peter McConnell

Aqua Kitty

Micro Cabin

Carl Lewis

Jay Tholen

Josh Mancell

OwlTail

We begin a new chapter of Pixelated Audio with our first solo show, and our first full-length tribute episode, this time honoring Manabu Saito. Saito was a prolific composer for System Sacom from 1987 to 1991, composing and arranging the music for over 15 games.You may have heard his music in Yuurei-kun on Episode 91, but this time we take a deeper dive over his entire career. Listen to Saito's growth as a composer over four years and 25 songs in a wide range of styles."Yuurei-kun" key production staff. Manabu Saito (left)Episode Track List: 	0:00:06 Opening - Euphory (Sharp X1 - OPM) 	0:04:36 Vertes - Euphory (Sharp X1 - PSG) 	0:07:13 Track 2 - Fire Rock (Famicom Disk System) 	0:09:58 The Dome - Dome (X68000 - OPM) 	0:14:52 RPG Theme - Soft and Hard Stories (X68000 - OPM) 	0:17:27 Bar - Chatty (PC88 - OPNA)0:22:43 Stage 1 - Evolution (FM Towns) 	0:29:12 Cave of Plateau - Providence (PC88 - OPNA) 	0:32:18 Hell Hole - Yuurei-kun (MSX2 - PSG) 	0:35:15 Grassland - Valna (PC88 - OPNA) 	0:39:48 Driving Before Dawn - Soft and Hard Stories 2 (X68000 - OPM)380,000km of Emptiness / 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu 	0:43:55 A Pack of Cigarettes (X68000 - MT-32) 	0:47:02 Snappy Time  (X68000 - OPM) 	Manabu Saito and Sumeya KunihiroThe Darkness of Kin / Yami no Ketsuzoku 	0:50:44 Masayuki Izawa (X68000 - OPM) 	0:53:22 Ending (X68000 - OPM)The Darkness of Kin: The Final Chapter / Yami no Ketsuzoku: Kanketsu-hen 	0:57:12 Kumaha's Attack (X68000 - OPM) 	0:59:27 Lean Burned (X68000 - OPM)The Darkness of Kin: Special / Yami no Ketsuzoku Special 	1:02:53 Opening (FM Towns) 	All Darkness of Kin music composed by Manabu Saito and Haruo HosoyaGemini Wing 	1:05:33 Stage 6 (Arcade - OPL2) 	Composed by Mikio Saito1:06:20 Stage 6 (X68000 - CM-64) 	Arranged by Manabu Saito1:09:14 Darkness - Jerry Boy (Super Famicom) 	Akira Yamaoka, Hirohiko Fukuda and Manabu Saito1:12:49 Big Boss Attacks - Yuurei-kun (MSX2 - PSG) 	1:13:42 Big Boss Attacks (Unused) - Valna (PC88 - OPNA) 	1:14:58 Vertes Waterway - Euphory (Sharp X1 - OPM) 	1:16:17 Vertes Waterway (Unused) - Soft and Hard Stories  (X68000 - OPM)1:22:53 Ending (Unused 3) - The Darkness of Kin: The Final Chapter (X68000 - OPM) 	Manabu Saito and Haruo HosoyaLINKS GALORE!Purchase Manabu Saito's music at Egg Music (JP)Manabu Saito Memorial Website (JP), Additional memorial site (JP)Research sites: VGMRips, Zophar's Domain, VGMPF, VGMDB, GDRI, MobygamesOther great podcasts mentioned: Game Music Gaiden, The Diad Presents, Forever Sound Version

We begin a new chapter of Pixelated Audio with our first solo show, and our first full-length tribute episode, this time honoring Manabu Saito. Saito was a prolific composer for System Sacom from 1987 to 1991, composing and arranging the music for over 15 games. You may have heard his music in Yuurei-kun on Episode 91, but this time we take a deeper dive over his entire career. Listen to Saito's growth as a composer over four years and 25 songs in a wide range of styles. "Yuurei-kun" key production staff. Manabu Saito (left) Episode Track List: 	0:00:06 Opening - Euphory (Sharp X1 - OPM) 	0:04:36 Vertes - Euphory (Sharp X1 - PSG) 	0:07:13 Track 2 - Fire Rock (Famicom Disk System) 	0:09:58 The Dome - Dome (X68000 - OPM) 	0:14:52 RPG Theme - Soft and Hard Stories (X68000 - OPM) 	0:17:27 Bar - Chatty (PC88 - OPNA) 0:22:43 Stage 1 - Evolution (FM Towns) 	0:29:12 Cave of Plateau - Providence (PC88 - OPNA) 	0:32:18 Hell Hole - Yuurei-kun (MSX2 - PSG) 	0:35:15 Grassland - Valna (PC88 - OPNA) 	0:39:48 Driving Before Dawn - Soft and Hard Stories 2 (X68000 - OPM) 380,000km of Emptiness / 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu 	0:43:55 A Pack of Cigarettes (X68000 - MT-32) 	0:47:02 Snappy Time  (X68000 - OPM) 	Manabu Saito and Sumeya Kunihiro The Darkness of Kin / Yami no Ketsuzoku 	0:50:44 Masayuki Izawa (X68000 - OPM) 	0:53:22 Ending (X68000 - OPM) The Darkness of Kin: The Final Chapter / Yami no Ketsuzoku: Kanketsu-hen 	0:57:12 Kumaha's Attack (X68000 - OPM) 	0:59:27 Lean Burned (X68000 - OPM) The Darkness of Kin: Special / Yami no Ketsuzoku Special 	1:02:53 Opening (FM Towns) 	All Darkness of Kin music composed by Manabu Saito and Haruo Hosoya Gemini Wing 	1:05:33 Stage 6 (Arcade - OPL2) 	Composed by Mikio Saito 1:06:20 Stage 6 (X68000 - CM-64) 	Arranged by Manabu Saito 1:09:14 Darkness - Jerry Boy (Super Famicom) 	Akira Yamaoka, Hirohiko Fukuda and Manabu Saito 1:12:49 Big Boss Attacks - Yuurei-kun (MSX2 - PSG) 	1:13:42 Big Boss Attacks (Unused) - Valna (PC88 - OPNA) 	1:14:58 Vertes Waterway - Euphory (Sharp X1 - OPM) 	1:16:17 Vertes Waterway (Unused) - Soft and Hard Stories  (X68000 - OPM) 1:22:53 Ending (Unused 3) - The Darkness of Kin: The Final Chapter (X68000 - OPM) 	Manabu Saito and Haruo Hosoya LINKS GALORE! Purchase Manabu Saito's music at Egg Music (JP) Manabu Saito Memorial Website (JP), Additional memorial site (JP) Research sites: VGMRips, Zophar's Domain, VGMPF, VGMDB, GDRI, Mobygames Other great podcasts mentioned: Game Music Gaiden, The Diad Presents, Forever Sound Version

Staff Roll: Manabu Saito – PA101

Manabu Saito was a Japanese musical prodigy, who started his career at System Sacom when he was just 18 years old. His music, often a blend of classical and jazz influences with a great sense of melody, were an important component of System Sacom’s genre-defining Novel Ware games. During his time with the company he also composed the first Japanese soundtrack with MT-32 support, 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu, and was an early adopter of CD audio on the FM Towns. Sadly, he passed away from kidney failure in 1992 at the age of 22. Download Episode #34: Manabu Saito (71 MB, mp3) here …or watch it on Youtube Track announcements provided by Ed Wilson of PixelTunes Radio Intro music by Paul van der Valk Playlist: 01 “Opening 2” – Chatty (1988, PC-8801) by Manabu Saito 02 “Lyn’s Disappearance” – Yami no Ketsuzoku (1990, X68000) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya 03 “In the Aroma of Tea” – 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu (1989, X68000) by Manabu Saito 04 “BGM 5” – Valna (1989, PC-8801) by Manabu Saito 05 “Ending Theme from Euphory” – Firecracker Music Collection Vol.28 (PC-8801) by Shio 06 “Stage 7” – Gemini Wing (1990, X68000) by Manabu Saito, Mikio Saito 07 “Epilogue” – Yami no Ketsuzoku Special (1991, FM Towns) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya 08 “Juanelia -East- Theme” – Providence (1989, PC-8801) by Manabu Saito 09 “Overtime” – Soft de Hard na Monogatari 2 (1989, X68000) by Manabu Saito 10 “Nice to Meet You” – Yami no Ketsuzoku (1990, X68000) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya 11 “Town Theme 1 from Valna” – Firecracker Music Collection Vol.28 (PC-8801) by M. S 12 “Unused Track” – Yami no Ketsuzoku: Kanketsu-hen (1990, X68000) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya 13 “Juanelia Country – Spacecraft” – Providence (1989, PC-8801) by Manabu Saito 14 “In the Morning Light” – 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu (1989, X68000) by Manabu Saito 15 “End Title” – Soft de Hard na Monogatari (1988, X68000) by Manabu Saito 16 “Ending” – Yami no Ketsuzoku: Harukanaru Kioku (1993, PC Engine CD) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya

Manabu Saito was a Japanese musical prodigy, who started his career at System Sacom when he was just 18 years old. His music, often a blend of classical and jazz influences with a great sense of melody, were an important component of System Sacom’s genre-defining Novel Ware games. During his time with the company he also composed the first Japanese soundtrack with MT-32 support, 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu, and was an early adopter of CD audio on the FM Towns. Sadly, he passed away from kidney failure in 1992 at the age of 22. <a href="https://archive.org/download/AudioPanicRoom034ManabuSaito/AudioPanicRoom034ManabuSaito.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download Episode #34: Manabu Saito (71 MB, mp3) here</a> …or watch it on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwfkByezcqE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a> Track announcements provided by Ed Wilson of <a href="https://pixeltunesradio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PixelTunes Radio </a>Intro music by Paul van der Valk Playlist: 01 “Opening 2” – Chatty (1988, PC-8801) by Manabu Saito 02 “Lyn’s Disappearance” – Yami no Ketsuzoku (1990, X68000) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya 03 “In the Aroma of Tea” – 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu (1989, X68000) by Manabu Saito 04 “BGM 5” – Valna (1989, PC-8801) by Manabu Saito 05 “Ending Theme from Euphory” – Firecracker Music Collection Vol.28 (PC-8801) by Shio 06 “Stage 7” – Gemini Wing (1990, X68000) by Manabu Saito, Mikio Saito 07 “Epilogue” – Yami no Ketsuzoku Special (1991, FM Towns) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya 08 “Juanelia -East- Theme” – Providence (1989, PC-8801) by Manabu Saito 09 “Overtime” – Soft de Hard na Monogatari 2 (1989, X68000) by Manabu Saito 10 “Nice to Meet You” – Yami no Ketsuzoku (1990, X68000) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya 11 “Town Theme 1 from Valna” – Firecracker Music Collection Vol.28 (PC-8801) by M. S 12 “Unused Track” – Yami no Ketsuzoku: Kanketsu-hen (1990, X68000) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya 13 “Juanelia Country – Spacecraft” – Providence (1989, PC-8801) by Manabu Saito 14 “In the Morning Light” – 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu (1989, X68000) by Manabu Saito 15 “End Title” – Soft de Hard na Monogatari (1988, X68000) by Manabu Saito 16 “Ending” – Yami no Ketsuzoku: Harukanaru Kioku (1993, PC Engine CD) by Manabu Saito, Haruo Hosoya

Episode #34: Manabu Saito