Meet the man who is writing one song for each of the 700 Pokémon
When Pennsylvania-based songwriter Jacob Newman was looking for inspiration, he turned to one of his favorite things: Pokémon.*
That was more than seven months ago, and he hasn't looked back sinceThe 24-year-old, who goes by the stage name Jacob **rman Chainsaw-Arm, found troves of material within some of his favorite characters, eventually vowing to craft an individualized tune for each of the more than 700 types that populate the Pokémon universe.*
So far, he's written and recorded about 100 songs using a variety of different instruments, as The Washingtonian*first reported.*In an interview with Mashable, he discussed how it all started, and the ability for Pokémon to act as metaphors for human behavior.* Read more...