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And as far as the Disney Concert hall is concerned, it is a wonderful modern structure and I am extremely honored that I had this opportunity to have a concert here.
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There's some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you've never heard that piece of music before.
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I think that American people really know how to pursue fun, they really know how to have a good time. Japanese are somewhat more reserved than Americans, so I'm jealous.
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I always begin to compose the melody first.
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However in countries outside of Japan I think game music is still a potential growth market that has not yet developed to the extent that we are seeing in Japan.
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I don't know anyone who would be exclusively working on game music, per se.
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However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically.
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I believe that there are still people who believe that game music is something equal to just an effect incorporated into the game, something like a BGM. And therefore this is something that I would like to show that is not true.
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However, very recently I have come to an understanding that complex music is not necessarily pleasant.
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Certainly my only interest is not in Celtic music.
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For over ten years or so game music has developed into a very large market.
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I have been interested in Irish traditional music for the past few years.
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I guess many game music fans prefer original soundtrack albums.
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So I don't really have a clear plan, in terms of music, as to where I want to head in the future.
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