archive on Instagram: "The original PlayStation 2 startup sound wasn’t created in a traditional studio setup. Sony Computer Entertainment entrusted sound designer Takafumi Fujisawa with the project, aiming to express the idea of “stepping into a completely new digital domain.” To achieve a natural acoustic resonance, the team performed physical experiments — including dropping a full-sized piano from various heights to record the metallic reverberations of its strings and wooden frame. These rec