Sunday, July 3, 2011
VGM of the Day #1: The Galaxy Public Corporation
Welcome to the first installment of SilverTrinity's VGM of the Day. Today's song: "The Galaxy Public Corporation", from Rogue Galaxy.
Tomohito Nishiura's piano work never ceases to amaze me, and I'm quite the sucker for piano pieces anyway, so this doesn't disappoint. It starts off almost solo, save for the stringy ambience, and it's not immediately clear what tone is trying to be conveyed here. The violin comes in strong, pulling the track into sort of a somber direction. The way it's presented almost wells up thoughts in me of sad things that have happened in my life. Or at least, it would, until the bass finally kick in halfway through the song. It no longer sounds sad at this point, it's more of a "You know what, sh*t happens, but you can get through it" vibe, and I find that an impressive thing to express through song.
It tugs you back and forth, it's emotional, and it's easily one of my favorite piano pieces in gaming. I've never beaten Rogue Galaxy, but it's tracks like this that make a guy want to go dust off the ol' PS2 and pop it in again.
The Verdict: strongly recommended. Something you can think to, or drink to.
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Nice, while music is not a strong suit of mine, I can appreciate the importance it can have on gaming. I would say that if any of you would want to hear more discussion on video game music, I would recommend this video.
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(Also, I might get to write on here too)
Good Entry Dean. Altough my Favorite Game Music is Still One Winged Angel from FF7:AC That Song is Really Good. And i should know. I Wasted 8 Years Learning Accordion. (It wasn't really wasted but it was Boring as Crud). ... Good Post =)
ReplyDeleteGood stuff Dean, I love the music from video games and I'm always looking for some new stuff. There's a lot of good music out there and only so much we can find so I'm looking forward to these postsfor sure.
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