I suppose stranger things have happened. We’ve been looking forward to Xenoblade on the Wii, not only as a great-looking RPG on the console, but also for its soundtrack that will be composed by Yoko Shimomura. While we already knew about a pre-order bonus disc that was coming along with the game in Japan, a new posting on VGMdb indicates that a 4-disc Xenoblade soundtrack will be released on June 23, 2010 in Japan via Dog Ear Records. Yes, Nobuo Uematsu’s own record label.
I think it’s great (although not surprising) that this game is getting a soundtrack release based on the samples on the game’s official website (there’s a new one, by the way!), and I think it’s even more awesome that Dog Ear Records is branching out and releasing music from other composers. The game also featured a vocal theme from Yasunori Mitsuda, so this album represents somewhat of a reunion of former Square Enix composers.
Are you looking forward to Xenoblade and the soundtrack? Are you surprised it’s coming via Dog Ear Records?
[via VGMdb]
Tags: Dog Ear Records, Monolith, News, Nintendo, Uematsu, Videogame, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yoko Shimomura
Surprising to see how much attention the news of this release gets. I guess Soma Bringer should have been renamed as Xenobringer :p
I’m also glad DER is becoming a more major label, but why Mitsuda’s Procyon Studio/Sleigh Bell is so calm these days…
I guess Soma Bringer should have been renamed as Xenobringer
Ha, it wouldn’t have hurt
So is this a Nintendo-made RPG? 1st party? The “1″ track on the page is fantastic.
@Cedille: I think the most exciting part is that it’s a pretty big score (I consider 4 discs big, but not too big (like e.g. “End of Eternity”)) and that both Mitsuda and Shimomura are involved.
Especially Mitsuda has been a bit lacking in the past, so a collaboration with a (equally) experienced composer might result in something new and fresh – at least that’s what I hope for.
Looking forward to this release. A little surprised, but in a good way!
Yeah, this will be neat. Interested in seeing how Shimomura carries it. Renaming Monado to Xeno was a clever move marketing wise (apparently it’s to honour Takahashi’s involvement) but also pits it against some pretty heavy hitters musically. Gears and Saga ep 1 are a given, but I’m a closet advocate of Ep3′s OST as well.
Shimomura is one of a very few game composers I’d think capable of single-handedly keeping a 4-discer interesting and worthy.
Still, Monado ain’t no true Xeno experience. Given the spectacularly niche nature of Saga’s style, that’s probably a good thing. But. Still. The whole thing is just a big old tease for the die-hard Xeno fans in my eyes (of who I will admit there aren’t that many).