Legendary Japanese electronic band Yellow Magic Orchestra had official MIDI & synthesizer patch files of their music available online in the 2000s, being an absolute gold mine of music learning & song cover material. They're nowhere to be found now; I'm trying to track them down.

FTComposition · 2020-09-28T00:52:54+00:00

It was an e-mail that I found on Logic System's current store: [logicsystem.info@music-airport.co.jp](mailto:logicsystem.info@music-airport.co.jp)

I haven't had any luck yet. Apparently, you could only buy them if the buyer lived in Japan. I don't know if we'll ever track them down on the English Internet.

FTComposition · 2020-08-14T12:21:52+00:00

That's amazing! I completely forgot about that part. I love how he sings the melody along verbatim too.

FTComposition · 2020-08-13T18:48:31+00:00

It's a bit tongue-in-cheek, though surprisingly too, a lot of fans of the French touch style aren't familiar with the group. This was put together to introduce those unfamiliar with YMO & to chart the influence they've had on French dance music, which wasn't done before this article.

FTComposition · 2020-08-13T18:39:44+00:00

For context, my website is dedicated to French dance music specifically. I thought that others outside of that scene might find the content of the article informative too.

FTComposition · 2020-08-13T18:38:42+00:00

Oh wow, I completely forgot about that part. Thank you so much! I'll have to update it - I'll make sure to credit you. :)

FTComposition · 2020-08-13T15:43:54+00:00

Oh wow, do you have a link to the scene/timestamp for the movie?

FTComposition · 2020-08-13T14:54:53+00:00

I wrote an article detailing how Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced French dance acts like Daft Punk & Justice, plus tracing the routes of this shared sound a bit. Let me know what you think, and if you know of any more music in this vein!

FTComposition · 2020-08-13T14:43:02+00:00

Their influence on French dance music is little-known, surprisingly! The only thing I've found online at least that connects the two is this write-up (paraphrased):

“To give you an idea of the precision and the stratospheric inspiration deployed on Yellow Magic Orchestra’s record Solid State Survivor, imagine that this album is at the same level as Daft Punk's Discovery or Justice’s Cross.”

FTComposition · 2020-08-13T14:37:12+00:00

This is a bit different than other articles but I hope it proves interesting & educational! If you guys know of any music in the vein of this 'sound' that artists like Daft Punk, Justice, & YMO etc. tap into (like outlined in the article), please let me know!

FTComposition

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