Tohru Okada, the composer of PlayStation‘s iconic and immediately recognisable brand sound, has died.

Japanese outlet Excite have reported that Okada handed away from coronary heart failure on the morning of February 14, along with his administration confirming the information yesterday (February 22). He was 73 years outdated.

Okada’s musical profession started by founding influential Japanese rock band Moonriders with Keiichi Suzuki, earlier than occurring to create music for the gaming and promoting industries.

After composing music for a collection of Crash Bandicoot adverts within the Nineteen Nineties, his most well-known flip got here when creating PlayStation’s iconic brand sound, which has appeared in all its adverts for the final 25 years.

“We love you,” Moonriders wrote on Twitter in approach of tribute to Okada, sharing a photograph of him enjoying the accordion on stage.

See that, and uncover the historical past of the PlayStation brand, alongside its ever-present sound, beneath.

Elsewhere at PlayStation, yesterday (February 22) noticed the launch of the PlayStation VR2, priced at £529.99 ($549.99). The product contains the PS VR2 headset, the PS VR2 Sense controllers, and stereo headphones.

Unity beforehand mentioned that the upcoming PS VR2 would take digital actuality gaming “to a complete new stage” whereas “permitting gamers to immerse themselves into sport worlds like by no means earlier than”.

As we speak (February 23), PlayStation is ready to air its newest State Of Play stream. The occasion will happen at 1pm PT / 6pm ET / 9pm GMT / 10pm CET and is being streamed on YouTube and Twitch.

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