While working on his "Dream Team" project, he gave himself stomach ulcers which required the legendary Nobuo Uematsu to step in and complete the work.
Who is Yasunori Mitsuda?
#1 - Mozart or Pokémon?
What is Pokémon?
Kanto Bicycle Theme
This band, who's frontman lent his name to the Super Mario World boss Reznor, wrote and performed the main theme for Quake.
Who is Nine Inch Nails?
Gangnam Style 1
What is Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney?
Before and After 1
What is Pokémon Golden Sun?
This man is the first non-Japanese composer to be credited on a mainline Pokémon game soundtrack.
Who is Toby Fox?
#2 - Mozart or Pokémon?
What is Mozart?
Violin Sonata No. 4 Minuetto
This composer, who due a contract dispute with id Software, did not return to score the DLC for Doom Eternal.
Who is Mick Gordon?
Gangnam Style 2
What is Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door?
Before and After 2
What is Banjo-KazooIco?
Some of the lesser known scores by this prolific Japanese composer include Street Fighter 2 (Ken and Guile's Themes), Parasite Eve, Live A Live, and Legend of Mana.
Who is Yoko Shimomura?
#3 - Mozart or Pokémon?
What is Pokémon?
Cinnabar Island
Trent Reznor was set to do the score for this 2004 sequel, but due to "time, money, and bad management", none of his music or sounds made it into the final release.
What is DOOM 3?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Gangnam Style 3
What is Scott Pilgrim vs The World?
Before and After 3
What is UFO 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand?
While it didn't quite take 14.3 Billion Years, Andrew Prahlow spent almost a decade writing the music for this 2019 game.
What is Outer Wilds?
#4 - Mozart or Pokémon?
What is Mozart?
Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major Andante
DAILY DOUBLE!
Rocker Andrew WK came out to perform his song "Ready to Die" at Bethesda's 2018 E3 presentation during this game's announcement trailer to a less than enthusiast crowd.
Gangnam Style 4
What is Splatoon?
Before and After 4
What is Alone in the Dark Souls?
This composer of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Martian, and Chicken Run soundtracks was once accused of plagiarizing his most iconic theme written for a certain stealthy video game series.
Who is Harry Gregson-Williams?
#5 - Mozart or Pokémon?
What is Pokémon?
PokéPark Wii Pikachu's Adventure - Opening
The music of the first two DOOM titles were heavily inspired by 90s metal bands such as Alice in Chains and this band, who's guitarist was shot and killed on stage in 2004.
Who is Pantera?
Gangnam Style 5
What is Bravely Default?
Before and After 5
What is WWF No Mercy of Thieves?