# Sounds Like a Good Idea

**Source:** Pinball News Website  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2006-01-12  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/news/music.html

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## Analysis

Brendan Bailey launched a dedicated pinball music website in January 2006 featuring over 130 tracks from 28 games, with music extracted from original game ROMs via PinMAME emulator. The site includes interviews with legendary pinball composers Brian Schmidt and Chris Granner, and Bailey plans to expand the archive with additional soundtracks and original compositions.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Website contains over 130 tracks from 28 games — _Direct statement by Brendan Bailey in interview with Pinball News_
- [HIGH] Brian Schmidt and Chris Granner have been responsible for music on 76 pinball games — _Stated in article about interviews featured on Brendan's main site_
- [HIGH] Music extracted from original game ROMs using PinMAME's pinball emulator — _Brendan Bailey's explanation of technical process_
- [HIGH] Host Pair.com's founder Kevin Martin organizes PAPA pinball tournaments — _Brendan Bailey quote about hosting provider_

### Notable Quotes

> "I originally set up my website back in 2001 when pinball really started becoming a hobby for me. I have always been interested in electronic music, and pinball machines (especially Williams system 11 games) showcase some very fine work."
> — **Brendan Bailey**, January 12, 2006
> _Explains motivation for creating pinball music archive and appreciation for classic Williams sound design_

> "I now host with Pair.com, whose founder happens to be Kevin Martin, the organizer of the PAPA pinball tournaments. Ever since I added so much space to the site, I've been wanting to make a dedicated pinball music site, and I just finally got around to it!"
> — **Brendan Bailey**, January 12, 2006
> _Explains the logistics of launching the music site after gaining adequate web hosting_

> "I plan to maintain and add to directory... There are still many quality soundtracks I have not covered yet, such as Medieval Madness and No Good Gofers. I also want to complete any 'partial sets' as well as add some more of music I have written using game synthesizers."
> — **Brendan Bailey**, January 12, 2006
> _Outlines roadmap for expanding archive and including original compositions_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Brendan Bailey | person | Creator of pinball music archive website; interested in electronic music and pinball game soundtracks |
| Brian Schmidt | person | Legendary pinball composer; credited with music on 76 pinball games (shared with Chris Granner); featured in interviews on Brendan's site |
| Chris Granner | person | Legendary pinball composer; credited with music on 76 pinball games (shared with Brian Schmidt); featured in interviews on Brendan's site |
| Kevin Martin | person | Founder of Pair.com web hosting; organizer of PAPA pinball tournaments |
| Pair.com | company | Web hosting provider for Brendan Bailey's pinball music site |
| PinMAME | product | Pinball emulator software used to extract audio from original game ROMs |
| Williams | company | Classic pinball manufacturer; System 11 games noted for high-quality music by Brendan Bailey |
| PAPA | organization | Pinball tournament organization founded/organized by Kevin Martin |
| Medieval Madness | game | Classic pinball game; mentioned as future archive addition |
| No Good Gofers | game | Classic pinball game; mentioned as future archive addition |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Pinball music and soundtrack preservation, Pinball history and classic game documentation, Community resources and fan projects
- **Secondary:** Pinball composers and sound design, PAPA tournaments and community organization

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Article presents enthusiastic community effort to preserve and archive pinball music; Brendan Bailey's passion for the hobby is evident; no criticism or negative sentiment present

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Fan-created resource initiative to preserve and share pinball game soundtracks; demonstrates active community interest in pinball history and audio documentation (confidence: high) — Brendan Bailey created dedicated music archive site with 130+ tracks and accepts community submissions

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## Transcript

Story dated
January 12, 2006
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A new website has been produced to give pinball fans easy access to their
favourite in-game music.

Brendan Bailey set up the site which so far has over 130 tracks from 28
games with many more to come.

Pinball News asked Brendan why he started the service and he told us "I
originally set up my website back in 2001 when pinball really started becoming a hobby for me.
I have always been interested in electronic music, and pinball machines (especially Williams
system 11 games) showcase some very fine work."

Until now, lack of web space had prevented Brendan from putting the music
online but now he has the space to make the site a reality. "I now host with Pair.com, whose
founder happens to be Kevin Martin, the organizer of the PAPA pinball tournaments. Ever since
I added so much space to the site, I've been wanting to make a dedicated pinball music site, and
I just finally got around to it!"

The music included so far has come from the original game ROMs played
through PinMAME's pinball emulator before being converted to the WMA format, but Brendan is keen for
others to send in their favourite tracks. "WMA or MP3 format is fine. WAV's can be
converted, since when they are generated by PinMAME, they are pretty big!"

Files can be sent to
PinballBrendan@aol.com

Brendan's main site also includes interviews with two famous pinball music maestros Brian Schmidt and Chris Granner who between them have been responsible for the music and sounds on 76 pinball games.

As for future plans, Brendan want to grow the archive and even include
some of his own compositions. "I plan to maintain and add to directory... There are still
many quality soundtracks I have not covered yet, such as Medieval Madness and No Good
Gofers. I also want to complete any 'partial sets' as well as add some more of music I have
written using game synthesizers.

The site can be found at: www.pinballstorm.pairsite.com/id80.htm

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