Patience grasshopper. It’s the same thing that happened with Anime: At first you just had the most hyped stuff like Dragon Ball or Sailor Moon, but they slowly opened the gates for all the other shit that has taken over your children in the past few years. Just hope it doesn’t take nearly a decade like with Anime.
Those concerts were never happening in the States. Those other folks are still getting recognition back in Japan.
I enjoy most composers that DG mentioned (and Nobuo Uematsu too), but I think we can all agree about one thing: when it comes to battle music, Kenji Ito is GOD. 
While Ito is really good, don’t forget Noriyuki Iwadare, Motoi Sakuraba and Yoshitaka Hirota, since they create just-as-unique battle themes =D
Going to be nagged for saying this, but I liked the battle music in Dark Cloud 2. Just sounded neat.
I haven’t heard it myself, but Dark Cloud music isin’t exactly looked up highly to… from what I’ve heard, at least.
It’s one I’ve been neglecting to purchase.
Most of the tracks are nothing special, but there are a few that are pretty catchy.
If you want to but the game, or something, it is not that bad. I like building things, and this game has quite a bit of that. Plot is interesting, too.
Like the first one ? It’s at least more “fun” and “playable”, right ?
Btw, whenever I talk about purchasing, I always mean soundtracks, not games Just for your information
lol I should have known.
And, yes. It is alot more fun than the first one, but like I said; I like building things.
You have NO IDEA how catchy the theme to Max’s hometown was to me. Oh. My. Gosh. It was so good to me anyway. The battle music was catchy too…but ramdomized dungeons, they’ve always been something I’ve disliked for some reason.
You mean Max’s theme with the accordian? The one that sounds like a gypsie russian theme? That was cool.
Accordian ? You’ve got my attention ! I’m a sucker for that instrument ! I’ll have to get that ST then… 36$… I’ll wait a bit before I order this.
yes. The theme when you beat all monsters in an area is a little catchy, too.
Just curious, which Game CDs do you have ? I’ll have to re-organise my list before I post it.
-Nubou’s Black Mages CDs
-Soundtracks for FF 2,4,5,6,7,8,9
-Recording of the dear friends concert
-Bootleg soundtracks for probably 14-17 odd RPGs
-probably alot that I forgot about
Ok… now please, try not to fall over in disbelief, this is what 7~8 years of obcessive collecting does to a person…
My Soundtrack Collection
Squaresoft Stuff starts here
NES
All Sounds of Final Fantasy 1 & 2
Final Fantasy 3 Original Sound Version
Hanjuku Hero Original Soundtrack
Total NES Soundtracks : 3
GameBoy
All Sounds of SaGa
Seiken Densetsu Sound Collections
Total GB Soundtracks : 2
Super NES/Super Famicom
Romancing SaGa Original Sound Version
Final Fantasy 4 Original Sound Version
Final Fantasy 5 Original Sound Version
Seiken Densetsu 2 Original Sound Version
Hanjuku Hero : Divertimento
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Sound Collections
Romancing SaGa 2 Original Sound Version
Final Fantasy 6 Original Sound Version
Live A Live Original Sound Version
Front Mission Original Sound Version
Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version
Seiken Densetsu 3 Original Sound Version
Romancing SaGa 3 Original Sound Version
Bahamut Lagoon Original Sound Version
Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version
Gun Hazard Original Sound Version
Rudora No Hihou Original Sound Version
Treasure Hunter G Original Sound Version
The Complete Soundtrack to The Secret of Evermore Video Game
Total SFC Soundtracks : 19
Playstation
Tobal No.1 Original Soundtrack
Tobal No.1 Remixes : Electrical Indiant
Final Fantasy 7 Original Soundtrack
Tobal 2 Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy Tactics Original Soundtrack
SaGa Frontier Original Soundtrack
Front Mission Alternative Original Soundtrack
Front Mission 2 Original Soundtrack
Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon Original Soundtrack
Einhander Original Soundtrack
Xenogears Original Soundtrack
Bushido Blade 2 Original Soundtrack
Parasite Eve Original Soundtrack
Parasite Eve Remixes
Soukaigi Original Soundtrack
Brave Fencer Musashi Original Soundtrack
Another Mind Original Soundtrack
Ehrgeiz Original Soundtrack
Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon 2 Original Soundtrack
iS : Internal Section Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy 8 Original Soundtrack
Cyberorg Original Soundtrack
Chocobo Racing Original Soundtrack
SaGa Frontier 2 Original Soundtrack
Racing Lagoon Original Soundtrack
Legend of Mana Original Soundtrack
Front Mission 3 Original Soundtrack
Threads of Fate Original Soundtrack
Parasite Eve 2 Original Soundtrack
Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack
Vagrant Story Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy 9 Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy & Final Fantasy II Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack Plus
Total PSX Soundtracks : 34
Playstation 2
The Bouncer Original Soundtrack
Driving Emotion Type-S/Bushido Blade Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy 10 Original Soundtrack
All Star Pro Wrestling 2 Original Soundtrack
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy 11 Original Soundtrack
Unlimited SaGa Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy XI : Rise of The Zilart
Final Fantasy XI : Chains of Promathia
Hanjuku Hero vs 3D Original Soundtrack
Drag-On Dragoon Original Soundtrack Vol.1
Drag-On Dragoon Original Soundtrack Vol.2
Front Mission 4 + The 1st Original Soundtrack
Total PS2 Soundtracks : 13
GameCube
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Original Soundtrack
Total GameCube Soundtracks : 1
Game Boy Advance
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Original Soundtrack
Sword of Mana Original Soundtrack
Total Game Boy Advance Soundtracks : 2
Non-Square Stuff starts here
Castlevania CDs
Dracula Best Vol.1
Dracula Best Vol.2
Dracula X : Circle of Blood
Castlevania Symphony of the Night Original Soundtrack
Castlevania 64 Original Soundtrack
Castlevania Chronicles Original Soundtrack
Castlevania : Circle of The Moon & Harmony of Dissonance Original Soundtrack
Total Castlevania Soundtracks : 7
Dragon Quest CDs
Dragon Quest 4 Symphonic Suite
Dragon Quest 6 Symphonic Suite
Dragon Quest 7 Symphonic Suite
Dragon Quest Super Game Music Collection Vol.1
Dragon Quest Symphonic Box Complete
Total Dragon Quest Soundtracks : 5
The Legend of Zelda CDs
The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time Original Soundtrack
The Legend of Zelda : Majora’s Mask Original Soundtrack
The Legend of Zelda : Wind Waker Original Soundtrack
Total Zelda Soundtracks : 3
Misc CDs
Tales of Phantasia Original Soundtrack
Wild Arms Original Soundtrack
Wild Arms 2 Original Soundtrack
Wild Arms 3 Original Soundtrack
Shadow Hearts Original Soundtrack Plus 1
Star Ocean 2 Original Soundtrack
Xenosaga Original Soundtrack
Legaia Duel Saga Original Soundtrack
Tsugunai Original Soundtrack
20020220 : Final Fantasy Concert
Actraiser Original Soundtrack
Culdcept II Original Soundtrack
Sailing To The World
Tengai Makyou IV : Apocalypse Original Soundtrack
Baroque Original Soundtrack
Grandia Original Soundtracks 1
Eternal Arcadia Original Soundtrack
Panzer Dragoon Azel : Memorial Album
Genso Suikoden Original Soundtrack
Suikoden III Original Soundtrack
Metal Gear Solid Original Soundtrack
Maximo Original Soundtrack
Breath of Fire 5 Original Soundtrack
Me and Satan King Original Soundtrack
All Sounds of Ogre Battle
Ogre Battle 64 : Person of Lordly Caliber Original Soundtrack
Guilty Gear X Original Soundtrack
Guilty Gear X : Heavy Rock Tracks
Shining The Holy Ark Original Soundtrack
2197
Tengai Makyou II : Manji Maru Original Soundtrack
Tales of Destiny 2 Original Soundtrack
Tales of Symphonia Original Soundtrack
n2o : Nitrous Oxide (Redbook Audio from PSX Game Disc)
Riow Arai – Circuit’72
Riow Arai – Mind Edit
The Black Mages
Estpolis Biographies II Original Soundtrack
Virtua Fighter 4 Original Game Soundtrack
Silent Hill Original Soundtrack
Silent Hill 2 Original Soundtrack
Silent Hill 3 Original Soundtrack
Giants : Citizen Kabuto Original Soundtrack
Icewind Dale Original Soundtrack
Tengai Makyou Zero : Digital Remix
Shin Contra Original Soundtrack
Sampling Masters Presents : Julianna’s Tsunashima Vol. 1
Shining Force 2 Symphonic Suite
Ragnarok Online Original Soundtrack
Cyber Sled Original Soundtrack
Galaxian 3 Theater 6
Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile THE BEST
Wild Arms : Twilight Venom Animation Soundtrack
Fire Emblem 4 – Genealogy of Holy War Original Soundtrack
Valkyrie Profile Original Soundtrack
Namco Game Sound Music 3 – Final Lap 2
Soul Calibur II Original Soundtrack Book
Shadow Hearts II Original Soundtracks
Victorious Boxers Original Game Soundtrack
Famicom 20th Arranged Soundtrack
Namco Game Sound Music 1
Namco Game Sound Music 2
Namco Game Sound Express Vol.4 – Dragon Saber
Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 – Rolling Thunder 2
Armored Core 3 : Silent Line Original Soundtrack Book
Heroes of Might & Magic IV Soundtrack
Star Ocean Soundtrack
Dirt Dash Arcade Soundtrack
Silent Hill 4 : The Room Original Soundtrack
Metroid Prime & Fusion Soundtracks
American McGee’s Alice Original Music Score
Koichi Sugiyama – Monopoly String Quartet Compositions
Namco Game Sound Express Vol.24 – Rave Racer
Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
Tengai Makyou Shinden Original Soundtrack
Border Down Soundtracks Vol.1
Border Down Soundtracks Vol.2
Phantasmagoria – Nobuo Uematsu’s Solo Album
Medal of Honor : Frontline Original Soundtrack
Raystorm Neu Tanz Mix
Gran Chaser Sega Saturn Game Soundtrack
Namco Game Sound Express Vol.9 – Knuckle Heads
Namco Game Sound Express Vol.11 – Ridge Racer
Dragon Force II Original Soundtrack
Elfaria Symphonic Suite + OST
Grandia Original Soundtracks II
Radiant Silvergun +
Medal of Honor : Rising Sun Original Soundtrack
Darius Gaiden Original Soundtrack
Dirtfox Arranged
Mercenaries Original Soundtrack
Ridge Racer Type 4 Direct Audio
Panzer Dragoon Original Full Sound Version
Actraiser Symphonic Suite
Tempest 2000 The Soundtrack
Taito GSM 4 – Darius II
Darius - Famous Recording Series -
Mystic Ark Original Soundtrack
Super Darius II – PC Engine World
Metal Black 19th Moon Original Soundtrack
Game Music is Dead
Cho Aniki Bangaichi
Cho Aniki No Subete
Cho Aniki Love
Cho Aniki ~ The Ultimate, Invincible, Most Galactically Powerful Man
Dangerous Curves
Grid Seeker
Halo 2 Vol. 1
Chaos Field Original Soundtrack
Welcome to Karuland
Technosoft Game Music Collection Vol. 9 – Voyage
Hako No Niwa
All Sounds of Emerald Dragon
All Sounds of Vain Dream
All Sounds of Ragnarokkr
Koichi Sugiyama – Melodies of Game Music
Myst Soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto – San Andreas Original Soundtrack (2-Disc version)
Playboy : The Mansion Soundtrack
G-Darius Original Arcade Soundtracks
Ys III Perfect Collection
Tengai Makyou IV Vocal Collections
Mama-San Volley –Let your Breasts sway-
Zoids Infinity Arcade Soundtracks
Ys VI Original Soundtrack
Psyvariar 2 Original Soundtrack Plus
Chaos Heat
The Nightmare of Druaga Original Soundtrack
Chrono Forest Stories –Tears-
Ghost in the Shell –Stand Alone Complex- Original Soundtrack
Xenogears Light – An arranged album
After Burner
Doki Doki Idol Starseeker Remix
Jurassic Park : The Lost World
Darius Boxset(Coming Not-So-Soon)
Total Misc Soundtracks : 136
Total Soundtracks: 226
VHS
Koji Hayama & New Brothers “KINZOKU” The King of Game Music Live
Zuntata vs S.S.T. Band – Game Music Festival 1990 Live
S.S.T. Band Live 1990
Ys – All about Falcom
Dragon Quest IV Symphonic Suite Live
Zuntata 1997 Live
Zuntata 1998 Live
DVD
Motoi Sakuraba Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile Live Concert
I think you should start a library, or something. :no2:
If you want synths and drums/guitars, listen to some 80’s music. That isn’t what makes music good, and if that’s about the best thing you have to raise against Uematsu being overrated? …Well, you don’t have much. And sorry, but all that Magic Pengel and whatever else crazy stuff is just not gonna get recognized here, unless it has a big following in America.
I don’t really agree. There aren’t quite as many VGM composers that match the talent of Uematsu. Seriously…about the only ones I can think of are maybe, Hitoshi Sakimoto and Kenji Ito. But, let’s face it. They don’t have a following. Hitoshi Sakimoto might start getting some recognition now that he’s going to be doing Final Fantasy, but Ito’s got nothing much. Most of the games Kenji Ito has written music for haven’t even been released stateside, and let’s face it; Americans don’t like the SaGa series. It’s likely not going to happen.
I’m sorry if that sounds snobbish. I’m not just speaking from the perspective of simply taste; I’m a music theorist, and I analyze music. It’s what I do. While I may not WRITE music in such a logical way, I can LOOK at it in a logical way. You know why the old Baroque music isn’t popular anymore? Is it because it’s advanced? Because people can’t keep their attentions on it for long? No. It’s because it’s boring. It’s hard to make a song that is impressive from a theoretical standpoint, and translate that technicality to emotion. It’s much easier to translate emotion from something simpler. That’s why I think Uematsu is so awesome. He can do it. He’s got it. And even better, he’s got a following in America…a HUGE one. So, I see no problem with him being in the spotlight. When I hear that Uematsu is appreciated only because of Final Fantasy, I don’t entirely agree. I think that it’s in fact, the opposite; that Final Fantasy would probly not be the game that most people have come to appreciate without Uematsu. To say he’s got it made here because of FF’s popularity just doesn’t ring entirely true to me.
Also, lastly…you analogized this to the whole “underground artists have talent, but aren’t backed by big recording studios” deal. I’d say that that analogy is about as accurate as the actual statement…which is to say, not entirely accurate. A lot of underground music is actually just as bad as mainstream. Likewise, there’s an equal amount of talent in both mainstream and underground music. Don’t be mislead to think otherwise.
DG, maybe you should take your conversation with Amon to PMs. This thread is getting a little cluttered. ^^;
They say images are worth a thousand words…
Haaaaaahhhhhh !!! My eyes, they burn !!!
Edit : Cid, noted ^^;