Archive for October, 2006
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It’s only a fiddle in the south.
One of the best things about video game music is when it’s redone. One way of redoing it is with a full-blown orchestra. It adds something special to the original composition, especially for older games or ones on systems who’s musical capabilities are very limited. Noriyuki Iwadare – Gyakuten Saiban – Courtroom Suite Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra [...] -
Now with 16 bit action!
After the Final Fantasy Piano post, I’ve decided that I’m going to start doing themed posts more often. Today’s theme is simple; “Retro.” Hirokazu Tanaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka – Monkeys Mario Paint Original Soundtrack The soundtrack to Mario Paint is strange to say the least, but it fits with a very strange game. This song [...] -
All about the piano
Since the Final Fantasy albums are a major area in the world of VGM, it only makes sense to give them some space on the blog, and today is going to be about the Piano Collections. Shiro Hamaguchi/Shinko Ogata – Fisherman’s Horizon Final Fantasy VIII: Piano Collections Already a beautiful track from the original soundtrack, the [...] -
Just a meager flame will do
COIL – Soft Machine (Opening Theme) Gitarooman As the opening track to this unique rhythm game, it does a good job of setting you up for what’s to come without giving too much away. It’s a fun song, with a catchy melody even though the vocals can sound a bit nasally at times. COIL performs [...] -
First of probably a couple
I’ve decided since I have a vast VGM collection and a lot of disc space/bandwidth, I should try my hand at a music blog. So to start out, I’ll give you a couple of my favorites and one that I’ve really enjoyed from a soundtrack not to many people think about. Yasunori Mitsuda – One Who [...]