Known by his handle “virt” to many in the game music community, Kaufman was an experienced composer and remixer with a strong record of working on 8-bit hardware ( Shantae) and remixing or adapting classic 8-bit music for updated remakes ( Contra 4, Double Dragon Neon). When DuckTales: Remastered was in production, the developers turned to Jake Kaufman, one of their most frequent collaborators, to remaster Tonomura’s music and compose new tunes as needed.
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Tonomura also composed original music for the game, relying more heavily on Capcom’s defining 8-bit sound of the time than Ron Jones’ music for the TV episodes, and his compositions proved to be enduringly popular among video game music fans–frequently remixed and arranged by enthusiasts (particularly that of the “Moon” level, often cited by fans as a highlight of 8-bit music in general). It’s the only piece of music present across all iterations of the franchise, from TV to film to game, and it was adapted by Capcom veteran composer Hiroshige Tonomura into DuckTales the game. Musically, DuckTales has always been defined by its catchy 80s theme song, written by Mark Mueller and belted out with gusto by Jeff Pescetto.
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The game was so popular, in fact, that in 2013 it was remade for modern consoles with the addition of animated cutscenes and voiceovers by the original cartoon cast as DuckTales: Remastered.
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Released by Capcom in late 1989 and produced by many staff members from the contemporaneous Mega Man series of platformers, DuckTales the game was every bit the success DuckTales the series was, winning praise for its tight controls, high difficulty, and evocative 8-bit soundtrack. As with most popular children’s properties at the time, DuckTales received a video game adaptation for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Combining cartoon hijinks with Barks’ well-researched tales of mythology and high adventure, the series was a smash hit for Disney, producing 100 episodes over four seasons, a feature film (1990’s Treasure of the Lost Lamp) and, of course, a video game adaptation. Intimately familiar to many children of the late 80s, Disney’s DuckTales brought the classic Carl Barks Scrooge McDuck adventure tales to life as an after-school cartoon.