Since I’m lazy, I decided to do a series a posts themed around the alphabet. Each post will have songs from games that begin with a certain letter, and will continue until I’ve completed all 26 letters. We’ll start with A, as any good alphabetical list does.
Tetsukazu Nakanishi – EXCALIBUR Ace Combat Zero The Belkan War Original Soundtrack Though the soundtrack may not be the first thought to enter your mind when you think of the Ace Combat series, it is not a thought that should be lost. The soundtrack has a Metal sound to it, which is exemplified in the names of the songs. What is more Metal than a mythical sword? The song itself is great. It’s very powerful, and joystick or no, makes you ready for battle.
Junya Nakano – Dream Cat Another Mind Original Soundtrack While the game itself may have never found its way past the Japanese shores, the soundtrack has. The music is different than a lot of soundtracks, which can be a good or bad thing, based on your own personal tastes. One track, “Dream Cat”, exemplifies the odd nature of the soundtrack. The underlying melody is there, though obscured by the almost random compositions for some of the instruments in the track. I do enjoy the song, but can see very well how it may not work for others.
Tetsuya Shibata – Feasible… Auto Modellista Original Soundtrack What can I call this other than “driving music?” The music doesn’t try to be inventive, it just tries to stir the feeling of speed and excitement out of you as you fly around turns and past other cars in this racing game. In the same way Initial D relies on the quick beats of Euro-Dance, Auto Modellista turns to the fast nature of Guitar Metal.
He's simply awesome.