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VGM Wednesdays – “Close to Home” from Uncharted Waters: New Horizons

“Close to Home” from Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, by Yoko Kanno and released in 1994. I covered this game in my podcast a few years ago and I penned as “one of the best scores you’ve never heard” because the game achieved so little success in North America and Europe.  In Asia, the Uncharted Waters franchise did okay – it wasn’s Mario or Dragon Quest, but … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Close to Home” from Uncharted Waters: New Horizons

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VGM Wednesdays – “Fluffy Sweet” from Cloud

“Fluffy” from Cloud, by Vincent Diamante and released in 2005. Have you ever put down a game after a few hours (or minutes) or play and thought, “man, that was just so beautiful?”  That’s Cloud. I was exposed to this game at an IGDA meeting in Winnipeg about four years ago and it really stuck with me.  Noah Decter-Jackson of Complex Games was leading a small presentation … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Fluffy Sweet” from Cloud

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VGM Wednesdays – “Blue Skies Over Guardia” from Chrono Symphonic

“Blue Skies Over Guardia,” from Chrono Symphonic,  released in 2006 and remixing “Guardia’s Millenial Fair” from the Chrono Trigger OST by Yasunori Mitsuda There some things in life that make me profoundly happy: Oreo ice cream, pleasant surprises, when the Winnipeg Jets win a nail-biter of a game and finally, music in odd metre. “Blue Skies Over Guardia” is a 7/8 remix of “Millenial Fair,” so we feel … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Blue Skies Over Guardia” from Chrono Symphonic

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VGM Wednesdays – Super Metroid (Orchestral)

“Super Metroid” from Orchestral Game Concert IV, recorded by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra Super Metroid and I go way back.  I got it for my 9th birthday and we tried to play it at my party, but we just weren’t old enough to figure it out.  I was 16 years old the next time I tried it and, that time, I got it 🙂 … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – Super Metroid (Orchestral)

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VGM Wednesdays – “Snowman” from Mother 1-3

“Snowman,” from Mother 1-3,  released in 1989, 1994 and 2006, respectively. I wish that this series was bigger in North America.  One of my oldest friends picked up Earthbound (or Mother 2) around 1996-97 and he was really into it, but I didn’t get it.  It was an RPG, but had no swords or shields, goblins, wizards and the graphics had… well… “much to be … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Snowman” from Mother 1-3

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VGM Wednesdays – “Ending Theme” from Final Fantasy VI

“Ending Theme” from Square’s “Final Fantasy VI,”  released in 1994. So, Final Fantasy VI was released on the PSN Store yesterday and the big question remains: Will I buy it for a fourth time? Well, I have it for SNES, PS1 and GBA, so probably not… but few games have moved me as much as this one.  I owe so much of my youth and musical … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Ending Theme” from Final Fantasy VI

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VGM Wednesdays – “Times Scar” from Chrono Cross

“Time’s Scar” from Square’s “Chrono Cross,”  released in 2000. This game has been on my mind for a while now.  Lately, it re-emerged with its release on the PSN Store about a month ago and I really considered buying it again.  Next, a blog called “Score” wrote a 3-PART analysis on the tune and did a fantastic job. If you like music theory and VGM, you want to … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Times Scar” from Chrono Cross

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VGM Wednesdays – “The Light”

“The Light” from Bit Blot’s Aquaria, released in 2007. It is very rare in one’s life that they meet someone as creative and passionate about their art as Alec Holowka, one of the co-creators of Aquaria and head of the indie games studio, Infinite Ammo.  To meet someone who devotes every spare minute to art is really inspiring and he’s one of the two people that I … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “The Light”

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VGM Wednesdays – “Colour of the Summer Sky”

“Colour of the Summer Sky” from Square’s Secret of Mana, released in 1993. We first hear it in Potos Village, but it never leaves us through the rest of the game.  Hiroki Kikuta‘s score to Squaresoft’s 1993 RPG, Secret of Mana is one of those scores that transcends other musical works of its generation and that really isn’t a superlative generalization – it’s just one … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Colour of the Summer Sky”

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VGM Wednesdays – “Title Screen” from Kid Icarus

“Title Screen” from Nintendo’s Kid Icarus, released in 1986 Written by Hip Tanaka in 1986, Kid Icarus is one of those pieces that stay with you and you may or may not have it in your head for the next several hours – sorry.  If you ever play the game, you’ll be hearing the music a lot, as the title is notoriously difficult even by … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Title Screen” from Kid Icarus

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