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RICHARD JACQUES Q&A

What’s your opinion on Hiroshi Kawaguchi’s original compositions for Out Run?

Hiro’s music is outstanding and iconic. I remember the first time I heard it as a kid. I was on a summer course in North Devon and found myself in the local arcade one afternoon. This was the first. The music was the first thing I noticed about the game – the quality of the sound board was so much better than anything I’d heard at the time. And the music itself, wow! Hiro completely nailed the music. It was perfect in every way.

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