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Paul Sebastien was also a founder of the techno band Psykosonik; over the course of the band's existence (1992–1997), four of their electronic dance songs charted in the Billboard Top 40. In 1996, Power of Seven [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/power_of_seven/power_of_seven.html was acquired by] audio company Headspace, Inc. and the studio was relocated to Headspace's HQ in San Mateo, California. In 1999, Headspace renamed themselves [[wp:Beatnik (company)|Beatnik, Inc.]] They became defunct in 2011. (The Californian company which currently creates meditation audio programs under the name Headspace is unrelated.) | Paul Sebastien was also a founder of the techno band Psykosonik; over the course of the band's existence (1992–1997), four of their electronic dance songs charted in the Billboard Top 40. In 1996, Power of Seven [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/power_of_seven/power_of_seven.html was acquired by] audio company Headspace, Inc. and the studio was relocated to Headspace's HQ in San Mateo, California. In 1999, Headspace renamed themselves [[wp:Beatnik (company)|Beatnik, Inc.]] They became defunct in 2011. (The Californian company which currently creates meditation audio programs under the name Headspace is unrelated.) | ||
Determining which people at Power of Seven actually worked on Oni's soundtrack is difficult. [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bungies-mp3-contribution/1100-2451769/ This article] calls the group a "trio" consisting of "NVerse" (real name unknown), Brian Salter and | Determining which people at Power of Seven actually worked on Oni's soundtrack is difficult. [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bungies-mp3-contribution/1100-2451769/ This article] calls the group a "trio" consisting of "NVerse" (real name unknown), Brian Salter and [[wp:Kim Cascone|Kim Cascone]]. The same line-up is shown on [https://web.archive.org/web/19991008005850/http://www.mp3.com/artists/18/power_of_seven_bungie.html this mp3.com page]. Kim Cascone is a famous electronic composer whose work is ''wayyy'' more experimental than what you'd expect to hear in a game, though he did score the surrealist puzzle game [[wp:Obsidian (1997 video game)|Obsidian (1997)]]. Cascone briefly mentioned that he was working on "sound design for a Japanese anime game" at the end of [https://web.archive.org/web/20170314155110/http://www.spiderbytes.com/ambientrance/cascone.htm this 1998 interview], which he confirmed by email in 2022 to have been Oni, however he referred to his contributions as "spec work" and didn't think that his "sound design" was used in the final game. It is unknown whether Paul Sebastien himself contributed to the soundtrack, as he may have been busy in his role as Director of Production at Headspace. Was he the mysterious "NVerse"? | ||
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