Nobuo Month 5/6
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21. Demons Invasion – Lost Odyssey
A very subtle piece of work. If you listen well enough, you can manage to hear some shuffling in the background. As useless as that might sound, it actually helps me enjoy it a little bit better. If I recall correctly, this song mostly plays in the background of some A Thousand Years of Dreams stories, which to those who don’t know are ten minute text only stories that pop up throughout the game. Depending on how you are, that might sound interesting or lame to you. They are possibly the most moving pieces of dialogue I’ve encountered. Somehow within minutes, you’re engrossed in a story that’s got you by an emotional necktie – these stories usually accomplish what full, 300+ paged books try to do. What really pushes these is the supporting music such as this piece. I’ll make sure to show you guys a story later in this weeks post.
22. The Man with the Machine Gun – Final Fantasy VIII
Ahhh, one of the most memorable songs from FF8 for me. For some odd reason, I don’t really remember too much of the game itself, but the music still comes through just fine. To be honest, I can’t find much to write about for this song. It’s a heroic, techno-fantasy fight song that’s really cool sounding, and I find myself walking around all day whistling it.
23. The Place I’ll Return to Someday – Final Fantasy IX
The start of a refreshing adventure. I got decently far into Final Fantasy IX, but me and a friend could never find Kuja’s hideout and never knew about pulling an internet on it. Although the story wasn’t quite top notch from my perspective, the pacing was pretty much spot on. I really enjoyed the characters, music, and gameplay – the game was a lot of fun. The theme reminds me of the good time I experienced with it, and it makes me want to go back and play through it again. Me and jimb0 talk about how music can always bring back nostalgic feelings from past games, and it’s totally true. If only there was more time in a day.
24. Judgment Day – Final Fantasy VII
This song totally has that “end of the game” tone written all over it. It reminds me of how much hard work and effort it takes to beat an epic RPG. This is definitely the type of song that plays when there’s no return, and when that point in a long game comes, the music alongside of it needs to be as epic and even more encouraging. I love how the beat involving the anvil in the background is just the right volume – not overly exaggerent, but just right.
25. Parting Forever – Lost Odyssey
There’s only one way I can explain this. Please take the time to read one of my favorite stories from Lost Odyssey’s Thousand Years of Dreams. Recommended in full screen.
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Totally been sick lately. Got home last night after an eleven hour shift and pretty much passed out on my bed the second I walked in the door. With that said, sorry about the lateness.
As always, credit goes out to Nobuo Uematsu, along with other like-minded composers such as Junya Nakano and Masashi Hamauzu, who've not only received help from a legendary musician, but contributed their fair share of what you've listened to today. The glue of which holds the music and context together is also credited to masterminds such as Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yoshinori Kitase, and Kazushige Nojima. Final thanks goes to Square-Enix for placing these amazing guys in their well-deserved spotlight!