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Reviewed by: Agrias
If you're a Yasunori Mitsuda fan, you have to listen to this soundtrack. The only reason I played Tsugunai was solely because it was composed by Mitsuda. Not to mention that I gamed over countless times...but that didn't bother me because I was able to listen to the "game over" music (grief) which is one of my favourite tracks in the album.
An Cinniùint is a soundtrack inspired by Mitsuda's other albums such as Chrono Cross, Xenogears and Shadow Hearts so the music is in a way quite similar.
Opening and Ending Music
The first time I played Tsugunai and watched the opening fmv it sounded and looked so exciting but apparently the game didn't turn out that way... The "Tsugunai (Atonement)" music was quite repetitious but I liked it because of the flute sound.
As for the ending music "All is Redeemed". It didn't sound remarkable at first until the segment where there was the guitar part which sounded like one of the world music from Chrono Cross.
Battle Music
There are 3 levels of battle music. In fact they helped liven up the battles. Especially because all battles were one-to-one and slow going.
Dungeon Music
"Cursed Forest" and "Sanctuary of Darkness" sounded eerie and creepy. But I liked "Sanctuary of Darkness" as there were chanting voices in the background.
Village Music
The game has one village but there are different themes and I like all of them because they sound peaceful and calm like how a fishing village should be. Mitsuda has brilliantly derived them from the similar music and "remixed" it into this music.
Some of my favourite tracks are "Grief", "The Devil" and the last boss music "Battle with the Devil" which is probably one of the best game music I've ever heard before.
"Battle with the Devil" is a remix of "The Devil". First it starts off with silence and then you can hear the bell together with a woman's voice. Then the music starts in a rapid pace where the notes are being played back and forth joined in by a woman's voice. Celtic music is being played together with the beat and the tune from "The Devil" comes in. The celtic music returns and there is a phrase of a piano solo. Then comes the part I really like when everything quiets down and you can only hear the beat and echos in the background. The last boss fight wouldn't be so exciting if not for the music.
The soundtrack on its own deserves a high rating. It may be incomparable to Chrono Cross or Xenogears but it definitely beats Shadow Hearts, Legaia 2: Duel Saga and most of the other game music.
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Tsugunai OST (An Cinniùint) Published by: Sleigh Bells Release Date: December 25th 2001 Composed by: Yasunori Mitsuda 2 Discs, 40 Tracks Catalog: SBPS-0001~2 |
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Reviewed by: Agrias
If you're a Yasunori Mitsuda fan, you have to listen to this soundtrack. The only reason I played Tsugunai was solely because it was composed by Mitsuda. Not to mention that I gamed over countless times...but that didn't bother me because I was able to listen to the "game over" music (grief) which is one of my favourite tracks in the album.
An Cinniùint is a soundtrack inspired by Mitsuda's other albums such as Chrono Cross, Xenogears and Shadow Hearts so the music is in a way quite similar.
Opening and Ending Music
The first time I played Tsugunai and watched the opening fmv it sounded and looked so exciting but apparently the game didn't turn out that way... The "Tsugunai (Atonement)" music was quite repetitious but I liked it because of the flute sound.
As for the ending music "All is Redeemed". It didn't sound remarkable at first until the segment where there was the guitar part which sounded like one of the world music from Chrono Cross.
Battle Music
There are 3 levels of battle music. In fact they helped liven up the battles. Especially because all battles were one-to-one and slow going.
Dungeon Music
"Cursed Forest" and "Sanctuary of Darkness" sounded eerie and creepy. But I liked "Sanctuary of Darkness" as there were chanting voices in the background.
Village Music
The game has one village but there are different themes and I like all of them because they sound peaceful and calm like how a fishing village should be. Mitsuda has brilliantly derived them from the similar music and "remixed" it into this music.
Some of my favourite tracks are "Grief", "The Devil" and the last boss music "Battle with the Devil" which is probably one of the best game music I've ever heard before.
"Battle with the Devil" is a remix of "The Devil". First it starts off with silence and then you can hear the bell together with a woman's voice. Then the music starts in a rapid pace where the notes are being played back and forth joined in by a woman's voice. Celtic music is being played together with the beat and the tune from "The Devil" comes in. The celtic music returns and there is a phrase of a piano solo. Then comes the part I really like when everything quiets down and you can only hear the beat and echos in the background. The last boss fight wouldn't be so exciting if not for the music.
The soundtrack on its own deserves a high rating. It may be incomparable to Chrono Cross or Xenogears but it definitely beats Shadow Hearts, Legaia 2: Duel Saga and most of the other game music.
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