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Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Jan 12, 2006

Analysis

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TL;DR

New pinball music archive site launched with 130+ tracks from classic games

Summary

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

Website contains over 130 tracks from 28 games
high confidence · Direct statement by Brendan Bailey in interview with Pinball News
Brian Schmidt and Chris Granner have been responsible for music on 76 pinball games
high confidence · Stated in article about interviews featured on Brendan's main site
Music extracted from original game ROMs using PinMAME's pinball emulator
high confidence · Brendan Bailey's explanation of technical process
Host Pair.com's founder Kevin Martin organizes PAPA pinball tournaments
high confidence · 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

Brendan BaileypersonBrian SchmidtpersonChris Grannerperson Kevin MartinpersonPair.comcompanyPinMAMEproduct Williamscompany PAPAorganization

Signals

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

Topics

Pinball music and soundtrack preservationprimaryPinball history and classic game documentationprimaryCommunity resources and fan projectsprimaryPinball composers and sound designsecondaryPAPA tournaments and community organizationsecondary

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

Transcript

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Story dated January 12, 2006 . 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 Back to the news index Back to the front page