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by DonHopkins 1249 days ago
Jerry Martin, Marc Ruso, and Kirk Casey!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Martin_(composer)

https://www.last.fm/music/Marc+Russo

https://soundcloud.com/kirk-casey

http://www.jerrymartinmusic.com/the_sims_g1.php

>The Sims: The music in The Sims is in a huge variety of styles. Most of it is kind of "tounge-in-cheek" and adds a lot of humor to the game.

How The Sims Made New-Age Jazz Piano the Soundtrack of Our Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpVUi9TQ8U

The Sims soundtrack is an iconic piece of video game music, and the build mode's minimalist new age jazz piano songs are undoubtedly among it's most famous tracks. We spoke to Jerry Martin, the composer of the soundtrack, to find out how and why new age jazz piano became the sound of The Sims.

Check out Jerry Martin's website to download mp3s of the build tracks, piano sheet music, and even original songs at:

https://boombamboom.com

The Untold Story of 'The Sims,' Your First Favorite Jazz Record

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qveqew/the-untold-story-of-t...

Music in The Sims

https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Music_in_The_Sims

1 comments

For as much as I love their work, I can’t believe it has never crossed my mind to look and see if these musicians have an online presence.

I’m so glad you’ve shared this and all the other links in this thread. You’ve definitely caused some fanmail to be generated today.