JKTrix
03-28-2012, 06:55 PM
Among the titles published by Square-Enix, NieR doesn't seem to have quite as good a reputation as its peers. One area that NieR can proudly stand alongside them in, however, is its music. Square-Enix seems to agree: while the studio that created NieR closed in 2010, they have released two different soundtracks in the last seven months alone. September saw a 'tribute' album comprised of mostly electronic arrangements of the soundtrack by famous Japanese DJs. Last week, Square-Enix released Piano Collections NieR Gestalt & Replicant (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/nier_piano/).
If you head over to the official Japanese site (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/nier_piano/) and click on 'Tracklist', you can sample the tunes included. Unlike the tribute album (which you can also sample on its site (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/nier/tribute/)), these songs are all arranged and mostly performed by the people who created them for the game originally. Definitely give it a listen, even if you've never touched the games.
If you're interested in what a couple of your more recognizable Squenix-related composers have been up to recently: Motoi Sakuraba (Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile series) and Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono series) were both involved in the excellent soundtrack to the excellent Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS that was released over the weekend. And--wouldn't you know it--the Japanese website for that game also features a few sample tracks (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/akdj/music/music01.html). Click through the seven boxes at the top of the page to go to different tracks.
If you head over to the official Japanese site (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/nier_piano/) and click on 'Tracklist', you can sample the tunes included. Unlike the tribute album (which you can also sample on its site (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/nier/tribute/)), these songs are all arranged and mostly performed by the people who created them for the game originally. Definitely give it a listen, even if you've never touched the games.
If you're interested in what a couple of your more recognizable Squenix-related composers have been up to recently: Motoi Sakuraba (Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile series) and Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono series) were both involved in the excellent soundtrack to the excellent Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS that was released over the weekend. And--wouldn't you know it--the Japanese website for that game also features a few sample tracks (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/akdj/music/music01.html). Click through the seven boxes at the top of the page to go to different tracks.