Chrono Cross - Home Village Arni ~Guitar Remix~

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Tags: Arni  Break  Chrono  Cross  Guitar  Home  Kid  Mitsuda  Remix  Serge  Trigger  Village  Yasunori 

1UP: Do you think it's a shame that game companies don't always recognize the importance of music?Yasunori Mitsuda: Most of the Japanese companies don't view music as important, so yes, it's frustrating. There's only a small pool of people who appreciate music in Japan -- everyone else is just like, "If it's there, that's cool -- if it's not, no big deal."-------------"It's evidence that gaming still occupies a cultural ghetto that Shigeru Miyamoto isn't a household name."- Owain BennalackThe worst part about ignorance is that people are ignorant to their ignorance. If you know anything about videogame music, you know who Nobuo Uematsu is, and consequently, how every other videogame composer lives under the shadow of his legacy. And that's assuming (probably incorrectly too) that you're aware of this esoteric art form, or that it even is one.The amazing soundtracks that augment the artistic experiences of all legendary videogames are wholly unrecognized as credible music just about everywhere and anywhere one can go outside of Japan. The colossal veil of ignorance shrouding the musical brilliance of the genre nods largely to the disgustingly negative connotation its name carries. Videogame music. Ugh. The title itself isn't a bad one, but any potential awareness the general public can muster is hindered by this fierce prejudicial mentality they've erected, registering and thusly stereotyping all videogame music to be characteristic of the computerized blips reminiscent of oldschool games like Frogger. They remain completely oblivious to the full-scale instrumental repertoires responsible for winning over the hearts of the fans of Final Fantasy and Castlevania. That's the initial reason, at least. Videogame music hasn't been like that in forever, especially not from the artists responsible for carving out a niche in music for the genre and establishing it as one. The problem here is recognition, and what's deterring it from being so is that initial ignorance which has taken foothold and inextricably wound itself into popular thought. Videogame music is the keystone upon which the level of escapism a game can offer is dependent on. You'll invariably find that the most legendary games have legendary soundtracks- the mutual compliment is a beautiful sight to behold. Needless to say, it's absolutely crucial that the respective composers responsible for lifting their videogame's experience to such a height have the compositional talent of a 21st century genius. Lamentably, this currently esoteric form of art is not, and at this rate, will not, be appreciated to its full global deserving. Let's not kid each other here, Motoi Sakuraba, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Nobuo Uematsu have written some of the most brilliant pieces of music to ever grace musical history. I can't confine their skill by comparatively speaking in the frame of the past couple decades, which has given birth to the genesis of videogame music. Sakuraba is my Beethoven, Mitsuda my Bach, Uematsu my Mozart.With this level of unpopularity, dating back mere decades is more than sufficient lack of exposure for these jewels to be buried to the sands of time. That videogame music which predates our generation is sitting, priceless treasure waiting to be discovered. I, and anyone and everyone else whom shares a common fire for beautiful music, am trying to keep this amazing music alive by touching your hearts.The situation as of now: Nobody gives a left nut who Motoi Sakuraba is. White weaboo girls (and the infrequent yet recurring black-weaboo) probably have the highest perception of Japanese culture, which is quite sad because their perception is altogether defined by looking at pictures of transgendered fags like Miyavi and other visual kei artists to satisfy their strangely fostered sense of bisexuality. They remain the predominant medium of "cultured" Americans regarding Japan's cultural domestics.Song: Home Village ArniArtist: Yasunori Mitsuda

Tales of Symphonia - Fighting of the Spirit ~Improvisation~

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Tags: Abyss  Albane  Alvane  Cless  Cress  Eternia  Fighting  Guitar  Improvisation  Motoi  Phantasia  Sakuraba  Spirit  Symphonia  Tales 

I think Tales of Symphonia as my favorite RPG is pretty much set in stone. Everything integral to the status of an RPG as art is not only present in ToS, but accomplished so finely. The cel shaded graphics are perfect for capturing that animeish feel; the parallelism, intricacy, and whole Japanese post-modernism cliché of using elements of Norse mythology (i.e. Yggdrassil, trees of life, etc.) of the plot was executed beautifully; the gameplay's LMBS is totally engrossing; and I don't think words need to be spoken regarding the fine repertoire of music Sakuraba lent to this game. There is no single musician that I have more respect for.Note: Yes, this song is in Phantasia as well. It's a subtle hallmark regarding the Tales Of franchise that this song is so recurrent. Sort of in the vein of things like the similarity of Final Fantasy's numerous victory fanfares or the secret noise in The Legend of Zelda.Song: Fighting of the Spirit (Remix)Artist: Motoi SakurabaArranger: Masayuki Sakamoto

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