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We’ve spoken to G.O.D. [2] in the past here at OSV in our search for video game music enlightenment. The unification of several game music legends and talents was probably the single most interesting piece of news to come out of 2009 and as we discussed in our interview, the future plans was everything from talent representation to original music albums. At Comiket 78 we’ll be seeing the first fruit of those plans.
GEONDAN Rare Tracks Ver. 1.0 will be an original album with tracks emulating familiar game soundtracks. What makes this CD so pants droppingly awesome is the lineup. Across the 21 tracks you’ll find names like Kinuyo Yamashita (Castlevania), Kohta Takahashi (Klonoa), Akari Kaida (Breath of Fire 3), Soyo Oka (Super Mario Kart) Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana) and the man in charge; Yuji TECHNouchi (X-Men Arcade). And that’s not even half the lineup! Looks to be the holy grail of game music in 2010.
Be sure to check back for review after release and look for my Comiket 78 preview in the next following weeks!