Category: Rock

“Home” is music. There is nothing that makes me feel more comfortable or feel like myself than when I am making music or listening to it. I want to explore the creation of music through traditional instruments and techniques. I plan to dedicate a section of my paper to this process and will post my final composition to my Soundcloud and my blog.

I was mainly interested in taking this class because I wanted to expand my knowledge of my Korean heritage and explore new culture to add to my passion of music production. I believe creating something with this new perspective and analyzing further texts and films, I can grab various themes and vibes to add to my creative process. I want to find books on composition authored by Asian musicians and composers. I want to maintain my musical style while embracing different techniques.

My past, present, and future “home” is music. Where I have ended up today is completely due to my love and passion for music. I will continue to let it guide me into the future and find my role to use it to make the world a better place.

Whether it is Mario Party, Super Smash Bros, or Mario Kart, as soon you hit that power button, you will instantly recognized the music of these classic video games. Growing up playing all types of consoles and game types, I was always intrigued by the soundtracks. The same thing can be applied with movies and film, its the background accents of dramatic climaxes or somber drones that tie into the emotional effect you get from enjoying the medium.

For my paper, I want to explore the music of Nintendo video games that have translated in various forms of pop culture. For instance, hip-hop music is known for sampling (a term used for recreating songs using original sound bites and instruments of established works) with old movies, songs, or video games. An example would be the 19 year old rapper Lil Yachty and his track “Run/Running” where the Mario 64 theme song is used as the main melody.

Here is the Lil Yachty song:

Now here is the Mario 64 file select theme music:

Many families, including my own, have busy work and school schedules that cause difficulties to spend time and experiences together. One of my ideas of “home” in pop culture is watching TV with my parents. The idea of being on the couch, sharing laughs or quotes from our favorite films with my parents were very nostalgic and bring a sense of comfort. There are several outlets I plan to explore with this lense of media that apply to my family experiences such as the types of shows or movies we watched, when what other families spend time together doing, the history of the technology of televesion and when they were implemented into American homes, and how Asian/Pacific Islander families viewed television together.

articles on history of television, media consumption by country, surveys on families with televisions vs without