“Demise of the Ritual” from Shadow of the Colossus, by Ko Otani Shadow of the Colossus is one of those games that I never, ever thought I would beat. I don’t know why, but I had this fear of it, like I wasn’t very good or something. I knew a ton of people who’d beaten it, but I never thought I’d be one of them… … Continue reading VGM Wednesday – “Demise of the Ritual” from Shadow of the Colossus
“People Imprisoned by Destiny” from Chrono Cross, by Yasunori Mitsuda I love moments like these. For those who have never played Chrono Cross, this is the scene where we fight Miguel and it’s a fight that you don’t really want to have. These are like the moments of war with a soaring choir overtop of bloodshed, or a slow motion sword fight with a slow and lilting … Continue reading VGM Wednesday – “People Imprisoned by Destiny” from Chrono Cross
Once upon a time, console platformers (Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Wonder Boy, etc.) gave the player three lives to beat the level. In the case of Super Mario Bros., you got three lives to beat the whole game. You may be thinking “but you’ve got 1ups!” and yes, that’s true, but allow me to pull you into a stressful part of your past… You (as … Continue reading VGM Ed Mondnesday – “Dying Over and Over Repeatedly” or “Why Super Meat Boy Makes Students Into More Successful Human Beings”
“Fiddler’s Green” from Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, by Yoko Kanno Arrangement from the album “Uncharted Waters: Special Edition”. I write this from the seafaring island of Cape Breton on the Canadian eastern shore. My wife and I are on our honeymoon until the end of the month and we’ve been spending our two weeks here frolicking through the long grass, eating seafood, touring the rolling hills … Continue reading VGM Wednesday – “Fiddler’s Green” from Uncharted Waters, Special Edition
“Forever Rachel” from Final Fantasy VI, by Nobuo Uematsu Transcribed for live instruments by Eiko Ishiwata. I’ve really been trying to limit my posting of Final Fantasy music since starting this blog. Even though I have so much history with the franchise and I know this music better than any other VGM game or series, there is so much great game music out there and … Continue reading VGM Wednesday – “Forever Rachel” Transcription for Live Instruments
“Aurora (Meet Me in the Stars” from Summer Singles 2010, by Anamanaguchi. I want to do something different with VGM Wednesday this month. Instead of finding tunes from games, I want to flip that expression around and find game-inspired tunes. That could mean a lot of things and over the next five weeks, it will 🙂 The first is from the fabulous 8-bit band, Anamanaguchi. … Continue reading VGM Wednesday – Aurora (Meet Me in the Stars) by Anamanaguchi
“The Merry Mary Bell Rings” from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, by Yoko Shimamura, and released in 1996. Well, tomorrow is the day! Tomorrow, I will be married 🙂 It seems only fitting that today’s VGM Wednesday reflects this exciting 48 hours because that’s what video games do, don’t they? They resonate with us at the common times of the games and … Continue reading VGM Wednesday – The Wedding Edition
“The Turnabout Sisters’ Ballad” from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, by Masakazu Sugimori and Naoto Tanaka, and released in 2001. When I first got a DS (in about 2006, I know), this was one of the first games that I played. I remember liking it, but I just couldn’t get over how much reading there was. I feel silly about it now, but maybe I just wasn’t into … Continue reading VGM Wednesday – “The Turnabout Sisters’ Ballad” from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
“Com64” from Superbrothers: word & Sworcery EP, by Jim Guthrie and released in 2011. This past week, I was recording the Episode 6 of the IRL Podcast with Francesca and Kyle. This particular episode was about the Humble Indie Bundle V, which I talked about last week. They also wanted to talk about the music, so they asked me to come on (from previous Into the Score experience, and … Continue reading VGM Wednesday (Friday) – “Com64” from “Sword & Sworcery”
“A Proper Story” from Bastion, by Darren Korb and released in 2011. So, the Humble Indie Bundle 5 was released just a few weeks past and it included this highly-praised game called Bastion. I’d heard of it, but never played it. It wasn’t until Francesca over at the IRL Podcast sent me a note and told me that Episode 6 is going to be on the … Continue reading VGM Wednesday – “A Proper Story” from Bastion
