Editing Kōichi Sugiyama (section)

==Influence on the medium==
The professionalism of Sugiyama's work changed the way that people viewed video game music in Japan, trascending the technical limitations of the 8-bit NES to speak to the listener. As mentioned above, Koichi Sugiyama's ''Family Classic Concert'' was the first game music to be played by a live orchestra, performed on August 20th, 1987 at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo. This transformed the Japanese public's perception on the nature of the medium, paving the way for countless other composers to follow.