Composer reveals the real purpose of first PlayStation's jingle

The jingle was designed to be more than just pleasing to the ear

It's been 25 years since the first PlayStation was launched and long-term gamers will remember the iconic sound that the PS1 made when it was turned on.

However, did you know that it was more than just a generic jingle?

According to the Daily Star , the audio clip designed to check the 'health' of your console after it had been switched on.

Takafumi Fujisawa, composer of the PS1 told Game Informer: "The function of this sound is to tell the user that the hardware is running like it is supposed to, and that the disc has successfully been read.

To add, the swooshing reverse sound [in the PS1 sequence] is designed so that it can go into loop if the disc couldn’t be read, and we can understand if something went wrong.”

The composer also added that he wanted the sound to be both practical and pleasing to the ear.

He said: "I thought of the structure, selected the tones, and gathered the instruments in two weeks, and the studio work was done essentially in two days.

"I kept thinking from the start that I wanted the sound image to be something exciting, like that feeling when you walk into a cinema. I really wanted to communicate and reinforce that something fun is going to happen."

Retro gamers will agree that Mr Fujisawa achieved his goals, as the PlayStation jingle is one of the most notable gaming sounds around.