Japan's rich heritage of video game music explored in 'Diggin' in the Carts'

With Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) putting its focus on Japan this year, a couple of documentaries have sprung up online that delve into the music scene here.

One of these focused on RBMA alumni Yosi Horikawa, but a more extensive series came from Tu Neil and his partner in Like Rice Productions, Nick Dwyer. In the six-part "Diggin' in the Carts" series, the pair explore the history of what they say is Japan's "biggest cultural exports": video game music.

"Music, and the constant discovery of new music, has been the biggest passion of mine," Dwyer tells The Japan Times. Originally from Auckland, the 34-year-old got into radio and TV as a teenager. In his 20s, he began producing his own programs, one of the most notable being "Making Tracks," a series for National Geographic that explored music culture around the world.