Fred Gray - Making Music for the Commodore 64
From Bedrooms to Billions - SPECIAL EDITION • 10m
Video Game Musician Fred Gray started his career at Imagine as a programmer before getting his chance to show his musical talents. By 1984 he was a highly sought after freelancer working with legendary game developers such as Denton Designs. Here Fred talks about how he got to grips with composing for the Commodore 64 and went on to create fantastic soundtracks for games such as 'Shadowfire', 'Enigma Force' & 'Mutants'.
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