Comments on: Soundtrack of the Month 12/2009: Shenmue chapter 1 -yokosuka- Original Sound Track http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070 Covering and promoting discussion of composers and music with a focus on videogames and other contemporary media entertainment Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:48:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Patrick Gann http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070&cpage=1#comment-5536 Patrick Gann Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:27:31 +0000 http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070#comment-5536 Yeah...which sucks. Shenmue 2 has some good music on it. Maybe a soundtrack will one day emerge. :) Yeah…which sucks. Shenmue 2 has some good music on it. Maybe a soundtrack will one day emerge. :)

]]> By: Audun Sorlie http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070&cpage=1#comment-5511 Audun Sorlie Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:05:50 +0000 http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070#comment-5511 Explaining the chapter structure of Shenmue is a bit complicated. The first game is the first chapter, and there were 16 total chapters planned, with the sequels containing more than one of these chapters. I believe Shenmue 2 contains chapters 3-6 or something. Shenmue 2 never had a soundtrack release Explaining the chapter structure of Shenmue is a bit complicated. The first game is the first chapter, and there were 16 total chapters planned, with the sequels containing more than one of these chapters. I believe Shenmue 2 contains chapters 3-6 or something.

Shenmue 2 never had a soundtrack release

]]> By: Jayson Napolitano http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070&cpage=1#comment-5508 Jayson Napolitano Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:57:50 +0000 http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070#comment-5508 I've only listened to the Orchestra CD, as I own it. I know I need to get around to hearing the soundtrack proper. Was there a chapter 2? Or is that Shenmue 2? I’ve only listened to the Orchestra CD, as I own it. I know I need to get around to hearing the soundtrack proper. Was there a chapter 2? Or is that Shenmue 2?

]]> By: Audun Sorlie http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070&cpage=1#comment-5484 Audun Sorlie Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:14:01 +0000 http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070#comment-5484 He oversaw most of the music going into the game, and was involved with pretty much all pieces, except Yuzo's. Not taking anything away from Iuchi at all, I agree with you, but alot of his songs play around the compositions done by Mitsuyoshi. I'm not denying the bias however ;) He oversaw most of the music going into the game, and was involved with pretty much all pieces, except Yuzo’s. Not taking anything away from Iuchi at all, I agree with you, but alot of his songs play around the compositions done by Mitsuyoshi. I’m not denying the bias however ;)

]]> By: Patrick Gann http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070&cpage=1#comment-5482 Patrick Gann Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:06:20 +0000 http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6070#comment-5482 He may have been sound director, but he only wrote 5 pieces. He and Yuzo Koshiro are the big names, but Koshiro only wrote 3 pieces. http://vgmdb.net/album/595 I would say the real credit belongs to Ryuji Iuchi, followed by Osamu Murata, wouldn't you? Both relatively unknown names, but Iuchi wrote most of the tracks, including Shenfa (Shenhua ~Sedge Flower~), which is right up there with Shenmue (~Sedge Tree~) in terms of memorable tracks. I think your love of Mitsuyoshi colors a bias into this review. That said, I think it's an awesome soundtrack that definitely deserves SotM status. And you mentioned those damn sailors at the end of your article. :P He may have been sound director, but he only wrote 5 pieces. He and Yuzo Koshiro are the big names, but Koshiro only wrote 3 pieces.

http://vgmdb.net/album/595

I would say the real credit belongs to Ryuji Iuchi, followed by Osamu Murata, wouldn’t you? Both relatively unknown names, but Iuchi wrote most of the tracks, including Shenfa (Shenhua ~Sedge Flower~), which is right up there with Shenmue (~Sedge Tree~) in terms of memorable tracks.

I think your love of Mitsuyoshi colors a bias into this review.

That said, I think it’s an awesome soundtrack that definitely deserves SotM status. And you mentioned those damn sailors at the end of your article. :P

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