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British musician

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Observations on the evils and difficulties of the present system of poor laws in Ireland
  • The address of the committee of the Synod of Thurles to the Catholics of Ireland reviewed

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14,332
Total plays
143,362

Tags

C64chiptunesidvideo game music8-bit

Martin Galway is one of the most revered Commodore 64 composers of the 80s. During the eighties, Martin made music for many of the popular Commodore 64 games, and became one of the most famous SID artists. Galway is best known for his soaring, anthemic compositions, for making heavy use of the SID chip's ring modulation feature, and for compositions which made unconventional changes to SID register settings while notes were playing (producing his trademark echoey sound). <a href="https://www.la

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Martin
Gender
male
Place of birth
Belfast
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Martin In Greece.jpg
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Commons category
Martin Galway
relative
James Galway
date of birth
1966-01-03
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