Rob Hubbard - Golden Days of Computer Game Music (Part 5)

[KaitainCPS]

Having Rob Hubbard in the room to talk about 80s computing is like having George Patton in the room to talk about WW2. The man is a fucking legend. He should write a book.

[jasonnapalm]

What a shitty audience, wish he would have done this with a more interested crowd. Rob deserves much better than this.

[HGrootKormelink]

Rob, Thanks for my youth music knowledge! Your music where no1 for me for a long long time! Great works! Once again Thanks!!! HGK!

[Mussul]

Great presentation. Rob Hubbard really lived through some great years for game music and game developing in general, I wish I'd been there :)

[misterquiet]

Rob is one of my musical heroes, he's not a presenter and I wouldn't expect him to be. I find some of the most interesting talks are fairly poorly "presented", once you get over that you'll find the gems in what he's saying rather than how he projects it. Shame about the Q&A, I'd have plenty of questions. 1) Did you ever speak to the C64 designers? 2) What do you think of the hunger for chip tunes to this day? 3) Do you still do stuff? Want to collab on something? ;)

[sp4zzer]

@ThePieter550 I'd start with asking about the John York alias incident :)

[VyrasVargrPK]

poor guy i felt so sorry for him come question time and nobody had anything to ask. he's obviously dedicated his life to learn about and help drive the video games (which in his time would've seemed out of this world) to where it is today and nobody could care less.

[goliat3333]

I know Rob,I know......

[mysticrick69]

I went to school with Rob Hubbard, he was my best mate, he was a good musician then and always had an interest in electronics. I haven't seen him in over 38 years but thank God for people like Rob - one of the best!! It's great to see you all appreciate what a great guy he is and I'm not surprised he's ended up doing what he has. If you ever read this Rob - nice one!!

[davedagreat69]

Thanks for posting these videos. I've never seen Rob speaking before but I've heard his voice hundreds of times (his musical voice) on games from my past. An absolute legend in music.

[xargos]

I can't help but notice that he jumbled up the chronology of some computer and console releases and details. It almost seems like post 1990 he lost track.

[mrcnrmnwsk]

No questions, no comments? What a lazy mongrles were taking part in this lecture, dosh.

[Yobotistan]

I love you Rob H. 

[VITRUVVII]

This guy is my hero! :D

[jokespot]

After seeing this it's easy to understand why the music in the old games is so fantastic. The dedication and passion these guys had towards what they were doing can't be found today.

[Samuraionthewall]

The last 3 minutes were the most important ones, I feel...

[fredrik999z]

I always wondered why this guy didn't move over to the Amiga-scene? The sound of the Amiga was so much better than the C64. He could have been a legend on both platforms but instead he just disappeared working on crappy sound effects for PC or game consoles. Typical American :)

[Redline748]

1st time I seen this guy talking, seems like a really nice bloke :)

[azynkron]

@Redline748 On top of that, he knows what he's talking about.

[Redline748]

@azynkron definetly, just I've known this guys name since I was a wee c64 junkie, but actually nice to see and hear the bloke himself to put a face to those tunes I was so hooked on :)

[helgisatanic]

you are my favor you dont tell all story mont on the run

[A1260T]

cant believe no one asked what he thinks about ST vs Amiga sound!!

[silverblackcolective]

soon to be featured on the NET... "c64 originals in glorious MONO" no plastic, only sid 6581 with some analogue goodness...

[silverblackcolective]

yes yes... it was all to sad, seeing the staff rushing him off stage, crowd not asking questions.... this guy had alot of information concerning the industry and I wold have loved to ask him more about the atari jaguar that he briefly mentioned....maybe it`s just us (c64 freaks from the 80`)but kids today are just lazy....

[thesman32]

fuckin hell thats alot of times to say YOU KNOW.......!

YOU KNOW.

[delatroy]

he speaks with instruments better than words :)

[TitanFind]

@thesman32

It's no different from all the kids these days saying "like" every three seconds. You probably just don't notice "like" as much because it's become so ubiquitous...it's almost invisible now. "You know" used to be one of the equivalents.

[chevkoch]

Thanks much for uploading this. I'd love to see what Rob Hubbard stores in his "back when" folder and look at some of his old routines.

[Mrikuru]

Rob Hubbard is Almost the one and only person to create masterpieces for any computergame ever made, together with Martin Galway, they are Gods.

[aei05h1]

@tidus0086 It's crazy that you spent all that time counting how many times he said "you know" instead of listening to what he was saying! 

[HardWarUK]

I found these 3 videos quite sad really. A Legend now talking to a bunch of god knows who in a basement....

[ezedjay]

I wonder if he threw out the question about how many interrupts an ST had to see if anyone in there actually knew what he'd been talking about for the last 45 minutes :)

Worship over for today......

[rickman33]

@ezedjay I even wonder how many people in the audience had much experience writing in assembly.

[ezedjay]

OK so I've gone back to the beginning and found out who the audience where...........what a wasted opportunity......

I'm off to listen to some SID tunes............SIDPLAYER time!

[ezedjay]

What a legend. This series was just great.

I grew up with his music from the c64 onwards. I still hum his tunes more or less every day in the car on the way to work :)

I couldn't quite work out the audience though?? Was it just some small "event" in a University or something? Pity they weren't all 30 - 40 year old fanboys :) Then you know the roof would have been raised and questions hurled at him :)

[Clive0075]

Very interesting.

This man, very simply, is very humble and describes very well the atmosphere of these early days.

These people were real pioneers, and I don't think people working now will ever find as much interest, emotion, as the 'old ones' found, tweaking the machines and experiencing in a brand new area.

[coldstorageman123]

I'm pretty sure a couple of pints of beer would have made him more animated(!) Interesting facts nonetheless! :O)

[shairaptor]

should of ? rofl! should HAVE! :)

[thetubeisgr8]

After watching all 5 parts of the video, I got a feeling Rob didn't enjoy that! I think he was hoping for a better response at the end than he got (and should of got!!) OK it was boring in some places, but he is a computer music whiz! I do wish he had played some of his music and not just talked. Like most geniuses they are fantastic at what they do but they are definitely NOT motivational speakers!!

[zaproheeks]

yeah, I agree. Kinda sad, nobody asked questions except one, but his stories were just absolutely awesome.

[elstyr]

Very nice to see Ron Hubbart reflecting the past! Thanks for the upload!

[clemzzz]

HA "ron hubbard"

it's "ROB"

"Ron hubbard " invented scientology.... i think !!! xxx

[Geert365]

I probably am to stupid to find this interesting.

[darkstatehk]

I really enjoyed this trip through history and I'm an avid fan of RH. I couldn't help thinking though that he looks and sounds a bit like a sober Paul Calf (if there was ever such a thing!!)

[TitanFind]

@darkstatehk

"I like a bit of, y'know, assembly coding, raster optimization, fight, break some bloke's nose....I like life."

[Darkimager]

From 7.06 on.That is very true for me.Thank you Rob for artiulating something that i feel as well.

[cubud]

PS: A few days ago I picked up 2 boxed C64's, a 1541 disk drive (first edition) and one of those 5 octave keyboards. How cool is that eh? Can't wait to get some software! :-))))

[cubud]

That talk was brilliant, I wish I had been there!

The entire history you gave was fascinating, Rob. I'd love you to do a few more SID tunes for new demos, it would be great!

For me the best part of any game was the loader + the title screens. I only used to try to complete the game to hear the end tune.

One day I realised I didn't like the games, so I just used to listen to your tunes in demos instead.

Thanks so much for helping to create a very special era of my life!

[armalyte]

youve hit the nail for me too.

I got into composition and scoring soundtrack, production, tv stuff etc through sheer will and graft and i owe it to people like Hubbard and Galway who were a MASSIVE inspiration.

[archivesbc]

Crap... just had an image of what would have happened had Hubbard joined Microsoft in 1990.... until now I couldn't imagine them any bigger than they already are...

[RedMist1972]

'Master of Magic' music is quite simply Magic!!!

[RedMist1972]

Rob is a LEGEND, Martin Galway gave it a good go (WizBall & Parallax spring to mind - awesome) but The Hubbard owns SID.

[TitanFind]

@RedMist1972

Hubbard did the best tunes. Galway was sometimes more creative with use of sounds...all those spiraling, swirling notes giving an otherworldly quality to some of his pieces.

[casabobarosa]

heaton buffs red cross parcel those were the days are you still in touch with steve daggett

[VoidKeeper]

the SNES might've had an primitive sampling kit, but comparing to the sega genesis it was AWESOME.

[karatebankrobber]

Lol, true. I remember the sega port of mortal kombat... The narrator (ie, 'fatality', 'sonya wins') sounded like he had a sock lodged in his throat on the sega version!

[kingligger]

Thanks Stormblast. Best videos 1-5 I'v seen for ages. He's a genius and should be given an OBE for his services to the computer culture . Nice one !

[HiVolt]

Even though I never really grew up listening to his stuff (the only game I remember playing that he worked on is probably Skate or Die), I found this talk really fascinating. Always love to hear about the pioneers that brought the art forward while injecting their soul into their work.

[armalyte]

a living legend, and he deserves a little more appreciation than something like this. Maybe one day. Yet another icon who was responsible for my own musical journey into soundtrack work.

[baldingeagle666]

Well, I don't know what his crowd was. There are a lot of people today that know j.s. about computer history. "Hey Rob, hurry it up, we're on a schedule". Insane. So cancel the upcoming two lectures, set up a C64, loosen his tongue with a beer, and the audience ask anything and everything they've been wanting to know for ages :)

[markowe]

@baldingeagle666 You're so right. If you weren't there and weren't part of that C64 scene you will never appreciate what Rob Hubbard meant in those days. To my generation he was not far short of a mythical deity! Give me a chance to go down the pub with Bono, Sting, or Rob Hubbard, I would choose Rob ANY day of the week!

[TitanFind]

@markowe

Totally agree.

Hubbard was a genius...completely self-taught, great example of a smart working class bloke who just knuckled down and worked out how to do stuff that other people hadn't thought of or hadn't done as well.

[chevkoch]

He really should have received more appreciation from the crowd at that event. He sure deserves it, what an authentic icon of the 8bit era.

[vapourmile]

Bless 'im, what a legend.

[EvilKris]

damn repressed Swedes. If I was in the room I'd be throwing questions at him like a baseball player.

[kingligger]

They don't understand his jokes. He's operating on a higher level. A genius !

[archivesbc]

It's a bit like trying to explain what happened after the invention of electricity and finding new things that can work on elect rather than manually. From a player point of view it was waiting each day/week/month for the next game out - how can they improve on the previous one? how can they make it better? what new features will it have? music? graphics?

[kingligger]

Exactly. U put it better than me :-)

[davidachm]

wtf? guy is a 80's comp music legend!! rob u caused me so much happiness in my youth.. bless u. 1 question??? i'd love to spend an evening drinking with him and asking him loads of stuff.. MONTY ON THE RUN on C64.. even now i play it on my pc through a c64 emulator and listen all the way thro... Just brilliant!! thanks rob.. respect!

[bigcheese2001]

Only one question, damn kids of today!!

Thanks for the vids :)

[MajorLag1337]

Rob > *

[madmomentsgo]

great stuff, thanks for uploading these vid's.

[plugexpert]

Respect

[stainlessdmc12]

Top stuff

[AnDee305]

Rob is no.1

[Yoofaloof]

Excellent series of videos. This man is a legend.

I remember buying games in the 80's just for his music. I'd look at the games insert and if it said music by Rob Hubbard I'd buy it. I wouldn't play the game , I'd just load up and let the music play.

Music in games nowadays just doesn't move me as much as it did back then. I loved the way the music came from an actual chip inside the machines as opposed to music on cd or dvd today.

[madmomentsgo]

ha i was the same,i just wanted the music from the games, now i have rob's back in time cd's and some downloaded mp3's from sites.

[richardarillo2]

excellent ending comment about music. this man was a music and programming wizard! top man

[madmomentsgo]

ha i was the same,i just wanted the music from the games, now i have rob's back in time cd's and some downloaded mp3's from sites.

[klade77]

Brilliant! This brings back fondly memories back from the eighties. C64 rocks and so does Rob Hubbard. Very nice!