Jori Olkkonen
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Jori Olkkonen current name Petrik Salovaara and known in the demoscene
as Yip/Pure-Byte, is one of the most widely known Finnish
computer game musicians of the 1980s, making music for the Commodore 64
. His probably most widely known piece of music is 5th Dream About Happiness, which was first published in the Pure-Byte demo Scroll Machine and later used in the high-score list music of the game BMX Kidz (the main game music was composed by Rob Hubbard
). Olkkonen also made the music for Jukka Tapanimäki
's game Netherworld
and Pasi Hytönen's game Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle
. Olkkonen also wrote for Finnish computer magazines. The listing for C64 music editor he coded and used, Megasound, was also published in C-lehti
.
The famous Omega Man song was recently confirmed by Yip to be NOT his. The title screen from the game it originates from (TimeTrax) clearly assigns the tune to the programmer Paul Clansey.
He later changed his name to Petrik Salovaara when he got married.
Currently Olkkonen works for Solotes Finland Oy.
Demoscene
The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes in producing demos, which are non-interactive audio-visual presentations that run in real-time on a computer...
as Yip/Pure-Byte, is one of the most widely known Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
computer game musicians of the 1980s, making music for the Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
. His probably most widely known piece of music is 5th Dream About Happiness, which was first published in the Pure-Byte demo Scroll Machine and later used in the high-score list music of the game BMX Kidz (the main game music was composed by Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard is a music composer best known for his composition of computer game theme music, especially for microcomputers of the 1980s such as the Commodore 64...
). Olkkonen also made the music for Jukka Tapanimäki
Jukka Tapanimäki
Jukka Tapanimäki was a Finnish game programmer.Save for perhaps Stavros Fasoulas, Tapanimäki was probably the most famous Finnish game programmer in the late 1980s. Tapanimäki wrote his games for the Commodore 64, but they have also been ported to other computers...
's game Netherworld
Netherworld (computer game)
-Summary:The object is to fly a small spacecraft and collect as many diamonds as possible from the level. Once enough diamonds are collected, the craft must reach a teleporter to go to the next level before the time runs out. Aside of the time limit, there are various obstacles, ranging from...
and Pasi Hytönen's game Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle
Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle (video game)
Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle is a side-scrolling video game, available for the Commodore 64. It was developed by the Finnish programmer Pasi Hytönen in 1986 and published by Amersoft, one of the first game publishers in Finland....
. Olkkonen also wrote for Finnish computer magazines. The listing for C64 music editor he coded and used, Megasound, was also published in C-lehti
C-lehti
C-lehti was a Finnish computer magazine targeted specifically at Commodore computers.C-lehti was started in 1987 as a spin-off of MikroBitti and was published roughly every two months. It was Finland's first ever computer magazine to only cover one specific family of computers...
.
The famous Omega Man song was recently confirmed by Yip to be NOT his. The title screen from the game it originates from (TimeTrax) clearly assigns the tune to the programmer Paul Clansey.
He later changed his name to Petrik Salovaara when he got married.
Currently Olkkonen works for Solotes Finland Oy.