LAS VEGAS — Koji Kondo didn’t know what to expect when looking down a list of music added into the National Recording Registry. The 62-year-old Nagoya, Japan, native didn’t know what kind of music drew the attention of the Library of Congress. Then he saw the names.
The rhythmic world of Koji Kondo, maestro of Mario
His work for Nintendo has created some of the world’s most recognizable melodies. The secret? ‘Honesty.’
By Gene Park