This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 82.5.162.156 (talk) at 09:16, 15 October 2006 (Included verified discography). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 09:16, 15 October 2006 by 82.5.162.156 (talk) (Included verified discography)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Jochen Hippel" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Jochen Hippel is a musician from Kirchheimbolanden in southwest Germany. He played one of the most prominent roles in computer music during the 16-bit microcomputer era, composing the music for 10's of games. He was also an experienced Amiga programmer and ported many of Thalion Software's Atari ST titles.
Jochen's first computer music was a set of Christmas songs that he arranged in a rock style on his school's Commodore 64.
As a member of The Exceptions, using the handle Mad Max, he wrote most of the music for their demos including the B.I.G. Demo (Best In Galaxy). The demo was essentially a large collection of C64 tunes that he ported across to the Atari ST's inferior Yamaha YM2149 sound chip using his own driver to get the most out of it.
He worked as a freelance musician, doing music for many 16-bit games. He eventually joined Thalion Software and wrote music for them. His musical track for the game Amberstar is considered among his best works, and the game and Hippel's music acquired a small cult following.
He has released an album called Give it a Try.
Video Game Music
- 1988 - 5th Gear
- 1989 - Astaroth
- 1989 - Battle Valley
- 1989 - Chambers of Shaolin
- 1989 - Leavin' Teramis
- 1989 - Rings of Medusa
- 1989 - Roll Out (Atari ST)
- 1989 - Stormlord
- 1989 - Warp
- 1989 - The Seven Gates of Jambala
- 1990 - A Prehistoric Tale
- 1990 - Dragonflight
- 1990 - Enchanted Land
- 1990 - Ninja Remix
- 1990 - Tower FRA
- 1990 - Wings of Death
- 1991 - Lethal Xcess
- 1991 - Ghost Battle
- 1991 - Monster Buisness
- 1991 - Rings of Medusa II : The return of Medusa
- 1991 - Tangram
- 1992 - Amberstar
- 1993 - Turrican 3