Reply To: JoCo treads on other peoples egos
I know nothing about the actual circumstances beyond what’s written above, but I’d add that it sounds as though the gentleman in question is a videogame lifer, and making music for videogames is his career. It’s unfair for me to attribute thoughts to him, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he resented that Internet Superstar Jonathan Coulton waltzed into his home court and took the prize. (Edited to elaborate: I mean two things by this — first, JoCo has not devoted his entire career to writing music for videogames; second, he’s legitimately famous in his own right. A combination of “what has that guy done to earn this?” and “of course he’s going to win, he’s a real star!”)
Say a little prayer for Russell Brower. He’d do the same to you.