Lowe worked on Beneath a Steel Sky, Starglider, and ports of Street Fighter II.
A bunch of development discs related to the work of the legendary video game musician Dave Lowe (otherwise known as Uncle Art) are currently being preserved online for the very first time.
Lowe was a prolific video game composer and musician, particularly during the ’80s and ’90s. He contributed the iconic intro score for Beneath A Steel Sky, worked on various versions of Starglider (the game that eventually went on to inspire Star Fox), and also did the music for several home computer ports of popular titles such as Street Fighter II, Final Fight, Afterburner II, Altered Beast, and more. He was also the subject of a documentary called Uncle Art in 2019, exploring his contributions to gaming and following his attempts to re-invent his best work with a 50-piece orchestra at the iconic Abbey Road Studios.
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Lowe worked on Beneath a Steel Sky, Starglider, and ports of Street Fighter II.
A bunch of development discs related to the work of the legendary video game musician Dave Lowe (otherwise known as Uncle Art) are currently being preserved online for the very first time.
Lowe was a prolific video game composer and musician, particularly during the ’80s and ’90s. He contributed the iconic intro score for Beneath A Steel Sky, worked on various versions of Starglider (the game that eventually went on to inspire Star Fox), and also did the music for several home computer ports of popular titles such as Street Fighter II, Final Fight, Afterburner II, Altered Beast, and more. He was also the subject of a documentary called Uncle Art in 2019, exploring his contributions to gaming and following his attempts to re-invent his best work with a 50-piece orchestra at the iconic Abbey Road Studios.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
