THE WARRIOR OF FUNK JOINS THE PARTY
You’d be hard-pressed to browse the videogame music corners of the internet without seeing something Alex Moukala has a hand in, whether it’s his slap bass renditions of game music, a retooling of a famous piece into another game’s musical style, or even his lofi remixes. We had to find out more, so quizzed him on how he got started, what makes a soundtrack work, and just why he feels the call of the bass.
PLAY: You have a real ear for different musical styles. What inspired you to start reimagining songs from games in the style of other games?
Simple curiosity! I think what sparked the initial interest in rearranging tracks in me was the first Dissidia [Final Fantasy] soundtrack by Takeharu Ishimoto and Square Enix’s music team. Hearing how those tracks I grew up with were able to change face completely and still sound mindblowing made me want to try to
