SONY ARTIST INTERVIEWS
Chiyomaru Shikura
Music producer of classic games including "Fire Pro Wrestling" and "Clock Tower", producer for the popular group "Akihabara" and composer of animated songs.
Music producer of classic games including "Fire Pro Wrestling" and "Clock Tower", producer for the popular group "Akihabara" and composer of animated songs.
Interview by blueprint / Photography by Yohei Takeuchi
A: Well, I remember hearing high-res audio when it first started appearing. At the time, you couldn’t hear it easily on a Walkman and I thought maybe it was fine for listening on special occasions. But now I feel it should be much more widely used, especially for composing. It’s a completely different sound than what you get on a CD.
A: What’s amazing is that you can actually feel the singer breathing; it’s like being right there with them in the studio.
A: Absolutely. Our company is making CDs for young girls. We use head-shaped microphones and play all the sound from them; you quickly learn to recognise who is talking to you, and from which direction. The rich sound of high resolution really makes it sound great.
A: What listeners really want—and will buy—is music that evokes the desire to possess it. When you hear music on a nice high-res player, it’s so much better; you simply want to have it, to own it for yourself.
A: Well, if high-resolution audio goes mainstream then "craftsman", so to speak, who can create authentic new sound will be required. I can also see maybe using High-Resolution Audio to reinterpret classic masterpieces.
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