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Junichi Masuda's soundtrack for the original Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow games is iconic. In spite of the restricted hardware offered by the Gameboy, Masuda managed to produce some highly efficient music, and he did so with a little motivation from his favourite classical composers.

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0:00 Intro.
0:21 Gameboy's limited soundchip.
2:02 Counterpoint vs. Homophony.
3:29 Celadon City.
4:12 Pallet Town.
5:45 J.S. Bach.
7:45 Raid: Shadow Legends.
9:06 Lavender Town.
10:37 Viridian Forest.
11:24 Stravinsky & Shostakovich.
12:14 Mt. Moon.
13:18 Pokémon Tower.
13:41 Junichi Masuda.
15:03 I composed a chiptune piece.

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