2023 vgm thoughts #2
kirby's return to dream land deluxe
- maaaan some of the extra tracks in here are soooo good
- the secret chiptune tracks in particular are incredible, hirokazu ando once again absolutely nailing the kirby style in the coolest way possible
- we'll never find out but i reeeeeally wanna know who composed "another domination" cause it wasn't the core 4 composers, it just straight up sounds like a bemani boss song and i'm obsessed
- also the new credits theme makes me really emotional, especially considering this is vanpool's final project before going under
dungeons of aether
- really cool FM stuff here! overall i don't connect with it too much, but i feel like some composers would absolutely lose their minds over some of the stuff in here lol
mario kart dlc
- as always mk8's music is top notch
- ATHENS IS SO GOOD
- the melody is so catchy and interesting paired with the harmony, i love that sharp bounciness so much and it's been on repeat for me
atelier 3
- this ost rules?????
- i don't know this series at all but i guess i'm checking out the rest now
- it's got that whole light triumphant/sentimental orchestral thing going on, so this might not be as interesting if you're already familiar with this style, but Damn there are some suuuuuuper good tracks here
- kosuke mizukami's tracks especially are like HUH, what is, what
- those live strings get unbearably lush sometimes, it's just this visceral bodily experience
- also the girl on the cover is presenting her ass and i'm trying not to laser focus on it ma'am i'm sorry
the murder of sonic the hedgehog
- dancing rat
zelda tears of the kingdom
- GOD
- so of course this soundtrack is incredible, the musicianship and experimentation is something i'm still trying to wrap my head around, like how are they able to be this free??
- each track is so carefully written with so much depth that listening through the full ost is actually a pretty exhausting experience lol
- that being said, the music in this game (and botw obv.) is specifically designed to drift and morph throughout, so it makes sense and in-game i imagine it's just completely enveloping
- i am SO in love with hateno school oh my GOD
- also ancient zora waterworks also shrine of light also flux construct battle also gleeok battle also mine-cart land minigame also oh m ygodjhdgf
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that's it for now, got a couple parts roughly lined up actually so expect these throughout the next week~