https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/the-composer-of-gimmick-has-passed-away-at-the-age-of-62>Masashi Kageyama, the Japanese musician and composer behind the music to the Famicom/NES platformer Gimmick, has sadly passed away at the age of 62, following a battle with stomach cancer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU0GEcU63qw
>>12011531HE WAS JUST AT MAGFEST EARLIER THIS YEARNO FUCKING GODDAMN IT NO THIS GUY'S BEEN MY IDOL SINCE I WAS TENWHAT MORE WILL THIS YEAR TAKE FROM ME
>>12011554Same, I've been a diehard fan of his work for as long as I can rememberI always wanted to go to MAGFest and thank him, but I never got around to doing soIt's just a reminder to live your life to the fullest everyday, nothing is going to be around forever, not even you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykxp_3ePbNA
>>12011531Strange Memories of Death is even stranger now (also a total fucking jam)
>>12011593That song feels very different now with the newsFuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
>>12012340why are you namefagging?
>>12011531RIP
>the last non gimmick related title he worked on is a fucking WEGI mean, the song is pretty good though.
>>12012850Short of buying or pirating the game I can't find the track anywhere. Where did you find it?
>>12011531Rough way to go, that sucksF
>>12012867pirated it and de-compiled it. Fairly certain it's listed under intro.ogg in the game files for whatever reason. Hideous art unfortunately
>>12012895Figures. Since you already have it, can you drop a download?
>>12013156To the track, I mean. Not the entire game.
>>12012850grim