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Game Soundtracks For Your Soul: Level 16

December 23, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | 1 Comment Share this

I’ve read before that being stuck on an airplane is a great thing for writing. I recently flew and had time to dwell on the music video games that dealt with flight. In this long overdue edition of Game Soundtracks For Your Soul I take a long back at some of my favorite video game scores from flying games.

Read on as I look back at the music of Captain Skyhawk on the NES, Pilotwings on the SNES, Aero Fighters Assault on the Nintendo 64, and the legendary Eternal Arcadia, also known as Skies of Arcadia which appeared both the Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo Gamecube.
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Little King’s Story Secret Music Sample Site Revealed

August 14, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 4 Comments Share this

Remember when Little King’s Story producer Yoshiro Kimura told us at E3 that he wanted to make the game’s music available to fans? Well, he wasn’t kidding, as Marvelous has just uploaded 6 minute-long clips from the game’s soundtrack.

So, how do you get them? Well, Kimura-san told us in an email that it’s a “rare secret” just for you guys. Basically, go to this Japanese URL, and type the word “king” into the text box on the page. It will take you to another page where you can download the 6 music samples. They sound great, and this is definitely appreciated, but I wish they’d release that promotional CD to the public already!

Have you been enjoying the music in Little King’s Story? Does this “secret” sample site satisfy your LKS music needs, or does it leave you wanting more?
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Interview with Little King’s Story composer Yutaka Minobe

August 11, 2009 | Audun Sorlie | 4 Comments Share this

Little King’s Story has finally conquered the world, and seen it’s release worldwide. After being released in Europe late April, Japan and the US have been eagerly awaiting this little masterpiece, and with the high praise from European magazines, the wait was almost unbearable for some. One of the definite highlights of the game is the wonderful music, and now that the little king has finally traveled all over the world, we thought it would be a good time to talk to the composer, Yutaka Minobe, about the process of arranging the classic material and how it is to work on the same game as composer Yoko Shimomura

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E3 2009: Little King’s Story Chat With Producer Yoshiro Kimura

June 4, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 1 Comment Share this

Ever since it was announced that Yoko Shimomura would be working on Little King’s Story, I’ve been following it with some interest. We had the opportunity to check the game out on the E3 show floor today, and had the pleasure of a surprise visit by producer Yoshiro Kimura who not only had something to say about the game’s music, but also turned out to be a very awesome and passionate guy.

Find out who’s involved, what the deal is with the classical music, and if there will be a soundtrack release after the jump. (more…)