NineEyes9Nines
01-03-2014, 12:23 AM
Various Composers - Volume I. of Honor, Loyalty & Nobility.
[A Part of] A Classical Compilation Series
of Music from Video Games
^The self-explanatory image.
Note: As of right now, this thread is for Volume I, a collection thread for the rest of the series will be coming soon.
A Disclaimer: None of these tracks from their respective albums are ripped by me (with the possible exception of the one track from the 25th Anniversary Zelda album.) Most of the material was found here, the original credit goes to the original uploaders who ripped the files.
But moving on the explanation: Why I did this compilation was in response to Sirusjr's excellent compilation series to Anime (and Movies) in his Thread 118491 (if you haven't gotten a chance to hear them, do so now!) This series being a companion of sorts to his series.
Going back to what my series is trying accomplish: I'm offering a classical compilation series of albums from video games of various sorts such as heard in the games, played in concerts, solo arrangements, etc. (The solo arrangements themselves acting as a sort-of palate cleanser after listening to orchestral piece after orchestral piece.) I tried very hard to find mostly orchestral (or orchestral-like) with very little to no synthesizer if possible.
Originally,this album way too long for listening, so I spliced it down to three individual mini-volumes or discs (through I don't know if they will contain a full disc or not, so be forewarned if burning a disc.) As to why I have this in MP3 with various bitrates instead of Flac or ALAC is because of some of the source albums are scarcely rare to find (and in my case, my PC nearly doesn't have enough room to hold flac), so at least some of the tracks are at least 128 bit to 320 bit, give or take.
Here's a guide for extracting 7zip files:
How To Extract Files through 7zip
Ingredients:
1 File extraction software (my software of choice is 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org/).)
A working computer operating system (systems vary, mine is Windows 7)
Two downloaded files, I will be using the second disc from HLN Vol. 1 for my example.
Step 1: Download the files
The files should look like this when downloaded on Windows Explorer, in the downloads folder, (viewfinder may look different in most versions, here it's the extra large viewing icons) :
The icon for the first file looks like a WinWar file, but don't be fooled by the appearance! Moving on...
Step 2: Open 7zip
This is what the files should look like in 7zip, notice that the icon for the first file still looks like a winwar file:
Again don't be misled.
Step 3: Renaming
Now when you click on the first file, insert ".001" at the end of the file name ending in ".7z" but not before it.
It should look like this after inserting the ".001" at the end:
Now that's done, moving on to the last step.
Step 4: Extracting
Select the first file and click this button:
And this opens up a new window:
Click "OK" and the files will be extracted.
It should open a new folder post extraction and the contents inside should look like this:
Serve by coping/loading the music to your music player of choice and listen away.
I use Foobar2000 for listening on my PC and Itunes when I transfer my music to my Ipod.
Side note: Yes, there is a bonus track in this disc.
As always, I would recommend using 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) for the extraction process and by all means, mirror the files from another hosting website.
Post your thoughts as about your listening experience for this album here, your positive or constructive criticism is always welcome.
But moving on, here's volume I:
Honor, Loyalty & Nobility, Volume I:
Disc 1: The Western Overture
Time Length: 1 Hour, 38 Minutes (Approximately)
~TRACKLIST~
01 - Title [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: The Hyrule Symphony]
02 - PROLOGUE ["CHOCOBO NO FUSHIGINA DUNGEON" COI VANNI GIALLI]
03 - FINAL FANTASY I~III, "2002 Medley" [FINAL FANTASY ORCHESTRAL ALBUM]
04 - Scene I [Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy]
05 - 10 Print 'Hello World' [Secret of Evermore]
06 - No Heroes Allowed! (Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida:3D), "The World in My Palm" [Hideki Sakamoto Orchestral Works]
07 - Wizardry "Opening Theme" [Game Music Concert -The Best Selection-]
08 - Hikari -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- [Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete, Disc 1: Kingdom Hearts]
09 - PROLOGUE [Walk�re Story FOR ORCHESTRA]
10 - Time Travelers [TIME TRAVELERS Original Soundtrack]
11 - Besieged Village [Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Soundtrack]
12 - GRAND REPEAT - Overture Neo-Overture (Ogre Battle) [Orge -GRAND REPEAT-]
13 - Phantasy Star Online OPENING THEME ~The whole new world~ (Wind Orchestra Version) [Phantasy Star Online Original Soundtrack]
14 - Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- [Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete, Disc 3: Kingdom Hearts II]
15 - The Legend Of Zelda 25th Anniversary Medley [The Legend Of Zelda 25th Anniversary Soundtrack]
16 - First Movement ~from Ys~: FEENA (Title) ~ FIRST STEP TOWARDS WARS (Grasslands) ~ PALACE (Temple 1) [SYMPHONY Ys]
17 - Bearer of Fate [SOULCALIBUR SUITE - The Resonance of Souls and Swords]
18 - Courage and Hope [I.Q FINAL PERFECT MUSIC FILE (I.Q. Inteligent Qube & I.Q. FINAL)]
19 - GATE OF GREAT COLOSSUS [Image from King Colossus -Warrior King Fantasy Suite-]
20 - Opening - Tenkujo - Blood Pool - Casandora [Actraiser Symphonic Suite]
21 - Grand Monster Slam (Opening Fanfare) [Symphonic Shades]
22 - K�O�F '95, "Title" (K�O�F '95) [The King of Fighters Symphonic Sound Trax]
23 - Procession Of Heroes - Vana'diel March Medley [FINAL FANTASY XI Vana♪Con Anniversary 11.11.11]
~Notes~
The inspiration for the name of this mini-album comes from the idea/view of the western world from Japan.
We begin this album with what I would call a chamber music piece for Ocarina, a string quartet and piano from the arrange album for Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We briefly hear the chocobo theme for a violin(?) from COI VANNI GIALLI , then the 2002 Medley from FF Orchestra Album and finally the Final Fantasy Main Theme from the Final Fantasy Symphonic Suite.
We further glide our ears through with selections from the Secret of Evermore, No Heroes Allowed!, and the opening theme to Wizardry. From Tokyo Philharmonic performing Hikari from Kingdom Hearts to the very same orchestra performing Procession of Heroes ~ Vana'diel March Medley from FF XI (with different orchestras performing different pieces in between,) it's loud orchestral music. Probably the only track which I must give a cravat is 10 Print 'Hello World' from the Secret of Evermore Original Soundtrack, as that might not be orchestral, but it works beautifully as a transition piece.
~Host: Mediafire~
Remember to include ".001" in the first file before extraction.
HLN_V1_D1 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/ju5dlwqtghawhud/HLN_V1_D1.7z)
HLN_V1_D1.7z.002 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/odcyy72pcgs1cdh/HLN_V1_D1.7z.002)
Disc 2: The Ominous Interlude
Time Length: 1 Hour, 44 Minutes (Approximately)
~TRACKLIST~
01 - First Movement: Opening ~ Town "Pentawa II" ~ The Thieves' Tower "Tower" [SYMPHONY SORCERIAN]
02 - Star Fox Theme [Star Fox Assault Orchestra Sound Track]
03 - Steins;Gate, "Nonlinear Geniac -Instrumental- symphonic ver." [STEINS;GATE SYMPHONIC REUNION]
04 - Overture from"Gradius III: Invitation, King of Kings, Prelude of Legend, Departure for Space" [Gradius III Symphonic Poem]
05 - Super Smash Bros. Melee (Nintendo GameCube), "Opening" [Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing... Live!]
06 - Chapter I: The Truth of the Brave ~Onimusha 2 Main Theme~ [Onimusha 2 Orchestra Album ~Taro Iwasiro Selection~]
07 - Nautilus [FINAL FANTASY XIII Original Soundtrack]
08 - Overture [Gradius Suite Fantasia]
09 - The World Adventure - Orchestral Theme - [Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack]
10 - Dark Daybreak - Orchestral Version - [- MYTH - The Xenogears Orchestral Album]
11 - The Dead Bog [Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Soundtrack]
12 - FINAL FANTASY XIII - The Promise [FINAL FANTASY XIII Original Soundtrack]
13 - Save This World -Orchestra Version- [For Brighter Day: Phantasy Star Universe (Orchestral Selections)]
14 - Overture March (Dragon Quest) [Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest Scene-Separated I~IX, Disc 1: ~The Beginning Of The Adventure ~ Prologue~]
15 - Hitobito no Tanjyo - Sasagemono [Actraiser Symphonic Suite]
16 - Prologue [Xenosaga Original Soundtrack]
17 - a dark omen [Xenosaga III Also Sprach Zarathustra Original Sound Best Tracks]
18 - Infinite Undiscovery, "Epic Poem for the Heavens" [SQUARE ENIX � Xbox 360 Sound Collections]
19 - Another Timeline [TIME TRAVELERS Original Soundtrack]
20 - Ancient Power [Soukaigi Original Soundtrack]
21 - Sekaiju no MeiQ I (Etrian Odyssey I), "Spinning the Tale (Opening)" [Live Music by Piano and Strings: Sekaiju no MeiQ (Etrian Odyssey) I & II Super Arrange Version]
22 - Housuke Odoroki ~ A New Trial is in Session! [Gyakuten Saiban Special Courtroom 2008 Orchestra Concert ~Gyakuten Meets Orchestra~]
23 - Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn: Main Theme [Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Original Soundtrack]
24 - Dark Fact [Ys Dramatic Concert]
25 - THE OPENING THEME OF ''PROFESSOR LAYTON VS GYAKUTEN SAIBAN'' [PROFESSOR LAYTON VS GYAKUTEN SAIBAN MAGICAL MYSTERY MUSIC, Disc 1: Professor Layton (Layton Kyouju) Disc]
26 - Fight (Dragon Quest) [Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest Scene-Separated I~IX [Disc 08, 09] ~Battle~]
27 - Naruhodou Ryuuichi - Objection! [Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Album ~Gyakuten Meets Orchestra~]
~Notes~
The inspiration for this album comes from the mystery of what is to come, a hint of dark things to come and a hopeful future in a video game.
We continue from the end of Disc 1 with the first movement from SYMPHONY SORCERIAN till the Orchestral Theme from Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack. Dark Daybreak - Orchestral Version - and The Dead Bog accent the dark and hidden secrets from our heroes, while in contrast FINAL FANTASY XIII - The Promise and Save This World -Orchestra Version- give the "promise" that the "world" will not end in sorrow. Light versus dark will be a constant theme in this series, along with some other themes. This theme of light versus dark in particular continues throughout this mini-album.
Of note, pay attention to Hitobito no Tanjyo - Sasagemono from the Actraiser Symphonic Suite, as that melody heard will be repeated again in three intermezzos, one for a plucking string quartet, another one for harp solo and the last for brass quartet in future albums.
As I have stated in the previous note for Disc 1, that their might be some cravats, there are at least two for Disc 2: Epic Poem for the Heavens from Infinite Undiscovery and Naruhodou Ryuuichi - Objection! from Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Album ~Gyakuten Meets Orchestra~ (Tracks 16 and 24 respectively.) Again, these might not be real orchestral music, but I consider these pieces as perfect transition from track to track, such as the case of transitioning from Xenosaga's Prologue to IU's Epic Poem to Time Traveler's Another Timeline.
~Host: Mediafire~
Remember to include ".001" in the first file before extraction.
HLN_V1_D2 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/sd497exn7xoshhu/HLN_V1_D2.7z)
HLN_V1_D2.7z (http://www.mediafire.com/download/64t9tyw2gbt1xxz/HLN_V1_D2.7z.002)
Disc 3: The Eastern Prelude
Time Length: 1 Hour, 19 Minutes (Approximately)
~TRACKLIST~
01 - Act I-1 [Gradius in Classic I]
02 - Supreme Ruler Suite -Warsaw Edition- [Nobunaga's Ambition: Chronicles of Heaven]
03 - Dance of the Lion (Samurai Spirits II, "Title") [Samurai Spirits Symphonic Sound Trax]
04 - Dragon of Shine [Romance of the Three Kingdoms V]
05 - A New Poem Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Garou Densetsu [Fatal Fury], "Joe Higashi's Theme") [Garou Densetsu Symphonic Sound Trax]
06 - Act.2 [Walk�re Story FOR ORCHESTRA]
07 - Ōkami (Capcom), "Medley: Gathering/The Beginning/Ryoshima Coast II/"Reset" ~"Thank You" Version~" [PRESS START The 5th Anniversary]
08 - LIVE A LIVE, "The Bird Flies in the Sky, the Fish Swims in the River" [Drammatica -The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura-]
09 - Shinshu Plains [Ōkami: Harmonious Quintet]
10 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "Yellow River ~ Yangtze River" [KOEI Game Music Works: Yoko Kanno Collections]
11 - Moon Flower (Samurai Spirits II, "Ukyo Tachibana's Theme") [Samurai Spirits Symphonic Sound Trax]
12 - Psycho Soldier "K�O�F Version" (K�O�F '94 "China Stage Theme") [The King of Fighters Symphonic Sound Trax]1
13 - Kamaitachi no Yoru, "Sequence" [Game Music Concert 4 -Live Best Collection-]
14 - Shenmue ~ Sedge Flower [Shenmue Orchestra Version]
15 - Flowery Wind [Nobunaga's Ambition: Chronicles of Heaven]
16 - How Has China Survived 4000 Years? (Garou Densetsu [Fatal Fury] Special, "Tung Fu Rue's Theme") [Garou Densetsu Symphonic Sound Trax]
17 - Signs of Change [Romance of The Three Kingdoms XII Original Soundtrack]
18 - Nature's Banquet - Spring (Samurai Spirits II, "Nakoruru's Theme") [Samurai Spirits Symphonic Sound Trax]
19 - Intermezzo I [Actraiser Symphonic Suite]
~Notes~
This is by far one of my favorite compilation albums as it's more peaceful at the end than the beginning. We transition from the west to east, starting with Act I-1 from the Graidus Suite Fantasy being our guide, as we explore Asia as viewed from Konami, Koei, SNK and others. What's probably unique about this album is the choice of internal tags; as you might have noticed in the tracklist and the mini-albums themselves is I have chosen not to include Kanji and Romanji in the tracks, mostly because it's semi-easier to read and in some cases, not having to wait 1 minute to cycle through to read the title. Also, in the case of some tracks from Video Game Music Concerts I usually have them tagged internally like this: Game Name, "Song Title" [Album Title] and in the case of the SNK albums: Track title (game name, "original song") [Album title.] And externally like this: Game Name - Song Title. The hardest pieces to translate to English from Kanji and Romanji was the Okami tracks, as the flac copy of Press Start I had found (and later shared here) having some additional credits in the track title; but hardest was translating Okami arrange title from Romanji to English, while still sounding correct in English (grammatically mind you) and making sense, hence the name Ōkami: Harmonious Quintet, as the original cover art for that album featured five instruments and listening wise focuses a lot on sounding harmonious and disharmonious in case of the boss and battle themes. Romanji title for the album had to be hard as there was lots of other words which were similar, but way off. Anyway, back to the album, we end our first volume with Nature's Banquet from the Samurai Spirits Symphonic Sound Trax orchestra album, with a hint of what you might hear next in the next volume in the form of the first Intermezzo from the Actraiser Symphonic Suite.
~Host: Mediafire~HLN_V1_D3 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/t6w5mj9va3dej9d/HLN_V1_D3.7z)
[A Part of] A Classical Compilation Series
of Music from Video Games
^The self-explanatory image.
Note: As of right now, this thread is for Volume I, a collection thread for the rest of the series will be coming soon.
A Disclaimer: None of these tracks from their respective albums are ripped by me (with the possible exception of the one track from the 25th Anniversary Zelda album.) Most of the material was found here, the original credit goes to the original uploaders who ripped the files.
But moving on the explanation: Why I did this compilation was in response to Sirusjr's excellent compilation series to Anime (and Movies) in his Thread 118491 (if you haven't gotten a chance to hear them, do so now!) This series being a companion of sorts to his series.
Going back to what my series is trying accomplish: I'm offering a classical compilation series of albums from video games of various sorts such as heard in the games, played in concerts, solo arrangements, etc. (The solo arrangements themselves acting as a sort-of palate cleanser after listening to orchestral piece after orchestral piece.) I tried very hard to find mostly orchestral (or orchestral-like) with very little to no synthesizer if possible.
Originally,this album way too long for listening, so I spliced it down to three individual mini-volumes or discs (through I don't know if they will contain a full disc or not, so be forewarned if burning a disc.) As to why I have this in MP3 with various bitrates instead of Flac or ALAC is because of some of the source albums are scarcely rare to find (and in my case, my PC nearly doesn't have enough room to hold flac), so at least some of the tracks are at least 128 bit to 320 bit, give or take.
Here's a guide for extracting 7zip files:
How To Extract Files through 7zip
Ingredients:
1 File extraction software (my software of choice is 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org/).)
A working computer operating system (systems vary, mine is Windows 7)
Two downloaded files, I will be using the second disc from HLN Vol. 1 for my example.
Step 1: Download the files
The files should look like this when downloaded on Windows Explorer, in the downloads folder, (viewfinder may look different in most versions, here it's the extra large viewing icons) :
The icon for the first file looks like a WinWar file, but don't be fooled by the appearance! Moving on...
Step 2: Open 7zip
This is what the files should look like in 7zip, notice that the icon for the first file still looks like a winwar file:
Again don't be misled.
Step 3: Renaming
Now when you click on the first file, insert ".001" at the end of the file name ending in ".7z" but not before it.
It should look like this after inserting the ".001" at the end:
Now that's done, moving on to the last step.
Step 4: Extracting
Select the first file and click this button:
And this opens up a new window:
Click "OK" and the files will be extracted.
It should open a new folder post extraction and the contents inside should look like this:
Serve by coping/loading the music to your music player of choice and listen away.
I use Foobar2000 for listening on my PC and Itunes when I transfer my music to my Ipod.
Side note: Yes, there is a bonus track in this disc.
As always, I would recommend using 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) for the extraction process and by all means, mirror the files from another hosting website.
Post your thoughts as about your listening experience for this album here, your positive or constructive criticism is always welcome.
But moving on, here's volume I:
Honor, Loyalty & Nobility, Volume I:
Disc 1: The Western Overture
Time Length: 1 Hour, 38 Minutes (Approximately)
~TRACKLIST~
01 - Title [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: The Hyrule Symphony]
02 - PROLOGUE ["CHOCOBO NO FUSHIGINA DUNGEON" COI VANNI GIALLI]
03 - FINAL FANTASY I~III, "2002 Medley" [FINAL FANTASY ORCHESTRAL ALBUM]
04 - Scene I [Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy]
05 - 10 Print 'Hello World' [Secret of Evermore]
06 - No Heroes Allowed! (Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida:3D), "The World in My Palm" [Hideki Sakamoto Orchestral Works]
07 - Wizardry "Opening Theme" [Game Music Concert -The Best Selection-]
08 - Hikari -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- [Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete, Disc 1: Kingdom Hearts]
09 - PROLOGUE [Walk�re Story FOR ORCHESTRA]
10 - Time Travelers [TIME TRAVELERS Original Soundtrack]
11 - Besieged Village [Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Soundtrack]
12 - GRAND REPEAT - Overture Neo-Overture (Ogre Battle) [Orge -GRAND REPEAT-]
13 - Phantasy Star Online OPENING THEME ~The whole new world~ (Wind Orchestra Version) [Phantasy Star Online Original Soundtrack]
14 - Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- [Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete, Disc 3: Kingdom Hearts II]
15 - The Legend Of Zelda 25th Anniversary Medley [The Legend Of Zelda 25th Anniversary Soundtrack]
16 - First Movement ~from Ys~: FEENA (Title) ~ FIRST STEP TOWARDS WARS (Grasslands) ~ PALACE (Temple 1) [SYMPHONY Ys]
17 - Bearer of Fate [SOULCALIBUR SUITE - The Resonance of Souls and Swords]
18 - Courage and Hope [I.Q FINAL PERFECT MUSIC FILE (I.Q. Inteligent Qube & I.Q. FINAL)]
19 - GATE OF GREAT COLOSSUS [Image from King Colossus -Warrior King Fantasy Suite-]
20 - Opening - Tenkujo - Blood Pool - Casandora [Actraiser Symphonic Suite]
21 - Grand Monster Slam (Opening Fanfare) [Symphonic Shades]
22 - K�O�F '95, "Title" (K�O�F '95) [The King of Fighters Symphonic Sound Trax]
23 - Procession Of Heroes - Vana'diel March Medley [FINAL FANTASY XI Vana♪Con Anniversary 11.11.11]
~Notes~
The inspiration for the name of this mini-album comes from the idea/view of the western world from Japan.
We begin this album with what I would call a chamber music piece for Ocarina, a string quartet and piano from the arrange album for Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We briefly hear the chocobo theme for a violin(?) from COI VANNI GIALLI , then the 2002 Medley from FF Orchestra Album and finally the Final Fantasy Main Theme from the Final Fantasy Symphonic Suite.
We further glide our ears through with selections from the Secret of Evermore, No Heroes Allowed!, and the opening theme to Wizardry. From Tokyo Philharmonic performing Hikari from Kingdom Hearts to the very same orchestra performing Procession of Heroes ~ Vana'diel March Medley from FF XI (with different orchestras performing different pieces in between,) it's loud orchestral music. Probably the only track which I must give a cravat is 10 Print 'Hello World' from the Secret of Evermore Original Soundtrack, as that might not be orchestral, but it works beautifully as a transition piece.
~Host: Mediafire~
Remember to include ".001" in the first file before extraction.
HLN_V1_D1 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/ju5dlwqtghawhud/HLN_V1_D1.7z)
HLN_V1_D1.7z.002 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/odcyy72pcgs1cdh/HLN_V1_D1.7z.002)
Disc 2: The Ominous Interlude
Time Length: 1 Hour, 44 Minutes (Approximately)
~TRACKLIST~
01 - First Movement: Opening ~ Town "Pentawa II" ~ The Thieves' Tower "Tower" [SYMPHONY SORCERIAN]
02 - Star Fox Theme [Star Fox Assault Orchestra Sound Track]
03 - Steins;Gate, "Nonlinear Geniac -Instrumental- symphonic ver." [STEINS;GATE SYMPHONIC REUNION]
04 - Overture from"Gradius III: Invitation, King of Kings, Prelude of Legend, Departure for Space" [Gradius III Symphonic Poem]
05 - Super Smash Bros. Melee (Nintendo GameCube), "Opening" [Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing... Live!]
06 - Chapter I: The Truth of the Brave ~Onimusha 2 Main Theme~ [Onimusha 2 Orchestra Album ~Taro Iwasiro Selection~]
07 - Nautilus [FINAL FANTASY XIII Original Soundtrack]
08 - Overture [Gradius Suite Fantasia]
09 - The World Adventure - Orchestral Theme - [Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack]
10 - Dark Daybreak - Orchestral Version - [- MYTH - The Xenogears Orchestral Album]
11 - The Dead Bog [Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Soundtrack]
12 - FINAL FANTASY XIII - The Promise [FINAL FANTASY XIII Original Soundtrack]
13 - Save This World -Orchestra Version- [For Brighter Day: Phantasy Star Universe (Orchestral Selections)]
14 - Overture March (Dragon Quest) [Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest Scene-Separated I~IX, Disc 1: ~The Beginning Of The Adventure ~ Prologue~]
15 - Hitobito no Tanjyo - Sasagemono [Actraiser Symphonic Suite]
16 - Prologue [Xenosaga Original Soundtrack]
17 - a dark omen [Xenosaga III Also Sprach Zarathustra Original Sound Best Tracks]
18 - Infinite Undiscovery, "Epic Poem for the Heavens" [SQUARE ENIX � Xbox 360 Sound Collections]
19 - Another Timeline [TIME TRAVELERS Original Soundtrack]
20 - Ancient Power [Soukaigi Original Soundtrack]
21 - Sekaiju no MeiQ I (Etrian Odyssey I), "Spinning the Tale (Opening)" [Live Music by Piano and Strings: Sekaiju no MeiQ (Etrian Odyssey) I & II Super Arrange Version]
22 - Housuke Odoroki ~ A New Trial is in Session! [Gyakuten Saiban Special Courtroom 2008 Orchestra Concert ~Gyakuten Meets Orchestra~]
23 - Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn: Main Theme [Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Original Soundtrack]
24 - Dark Fact [Ys Dramatic Concert]
25 - THE OPENING THEME OF ''PROFESSOR LAYTON VS GYAKUTEN SAIBAN'' [PROFESSOR LAYTON VS GYAKUTEN SAIBAN MAGICAL MYSTERY MUSIC, Disc 1: Professor Layton (Layton Kyouju) Disc]
26 - Fight (Dragon Quest) [Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest Scene-Separated I~IX [Disc 08, 09] ~Battle~]
27 - Naruhodou Ryuuichi - Objection! [Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Album ~Gyakuten Meets Orchestra~]
~Notes~
The inspiration for this album comes from the mystery of what is to come, a hint of dark things to come and a hopeful future in a video game.
We continue from the end of Disc 1 with the first movement from SYMPHONY SORCERIAN till the Orchestral Theme from Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack. Dark Daybreak - Orchestral Version - and The Dead Bog accent the dark and hidden secrets from our heroes, while in contrast FINAL FANTASY XIII - The Promise and Save This World -Orchestra Version- give the "promise" that the "world" will not end in sorrow. Light versus dark will be a constant theme in this series, along with some other themes. This theme of light versus dark in particular continues throughout this mini-album.
Of note, pay attention to Hitobito no Tanjyo - Sasagemono from the Actraiser Symphonic Suite, as that melody heard will be repeated again in three intermezzos, one for a plucking string quartet, another one for harp solo and the last for brass quartet in future albums.
As I have stated in the previous note for Disc 1, that their might be some cravats, there are at least two for Disc 2: Epic Poem for the Heavens from Infinite Undiscovery and Naruhodou Ryuuichi - Objection! from Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Album ~Gyakuten Meets Orchestra~ (Tracks 16 and 24 respectively.) Again, these might not be real orchestral music, but I consider these pieces as perfect transition from track to track, such as the case of transitioning from Xenosaga's Prologue to IU's Epic Poem to Time Traveler's Another Timeline.
~Host: Mediafire~
Remember to include ".001" in the first file before extraction.
HLN_V1_D2 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/sd497exn7xoshhu/HLN_V1_D2.7z)
HLN_V1_D2.7z (http://www.mediafire.com/download/64t9tyw2gbt1xxz/HLN_V1_D2.7z.002)
Disc 3: The Eastern Prelude
Time Length: 1 Hour, 19 Minutes (Approximately)
~TRACKLIST~
01 - Act I-1 [Gradius in Classic I]
02 - Supreme Ruler Suite -Warsaw Edition- [Nobunaga's Ambition: Chronicles of Heaven]
03 - Dance of the Lion (Samurai Spirits II, "Title") [Samurai Spirits Symphonic Sound Trax]
04 - Dragon of Shine [Romance of the Three Kingdoms V]
05 - A New Poem Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Garou Densetsu [Fatal Fury], "Joe Higashi's Theme") [Garou Densetsu Symphonic Sound Trax]
06 - Act.2 [Walk�re Story FOR ORCHESTRA]
07 - Ōkami (Capcom), "Medley: Gathering/The Beginning/Ryoshima Coast II/"Reset" ~"Thank You" Version~" [PRESS START The 5th Anniversary]
08 - LIVE A LIVE, "The Bird Flies in the Sky, the Fish Swims in the River" [Drammatica -The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura-]
09 - Shinshu Plains [Ōkami: Harmonious Quintet]
10 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "Yellow River ~ Yangtze River" [KOEI Game Music Works: Yoko Kanno Collections]
11 - Moon Flower (Samurai Spirits II, "Ukyo Tachibana's Theme") [Samurai Spirits Symphonic Sound Trax]
12 - Psycho Soldier "K�O�F Version" (K�O�F '94 "China Stage Theme") [The King of Fighters Symphonic Sound Trax]1
13 - Kamaitachi no Yoru, "Sequence" [Game Music Concert 4 -Live Best Collection-]
14 - Shenmue ~ Sedge Flower [Shenmue Orchestra Version]
15 - Flowery Wind [Nobunaga's Ambition: Chronicles of Heaven]
16 - How Has China Survived 4000 Years? (Garou Densetsu [Fatal Fury] Special, "Tung Fu Rue's Theme") [Garou Densetsu Symphonic Sound Trax]
17 - Signs of Change [Romance of The Three Kingdoms XII Original Soundtrack]
18 - Nature's Banquet - Spring (Samurai Spirits II, "Nakoruru's Theme") [Samurai Spirits Symphonic Sound Trax]
19 - Intermezzo I [Actraiser Symphonic Suite]
~Notes~
This is by far one of my favorite compilation albums as it's more peaceful at the end than the beginning. We transition from the west to east, starting with Act I-1 from the Graidus Suite Fantasy being our guide, as we explore Asia as viewed from Konami, Koei, SNK and others. What's probably unique about this album is the choice of internal tags; as you might have noticed in the tracklist and the mini-albums themselves is I have chosen not to include Kanji and Romanji in the tracks, mostly because it's semi-easier to read and in some cases, not having to wait 1 minute to cycle through to read the title. Also, in the case of some tracks from Video Game Music Concerts I usually have them tagged internally like this: Game Name, "Song Title" [Album Title] and in the case of the SNK albums: Track title (game name, "original song") [Album title.] And externally like this: Game Name - Song Title. The hardest pieces to translate to English from Kanji and Romanji was the Okami tracks, as the flac copy of Press Start I had found (and later shared here) having some additional credits in the track title; but hardest was translating Okami arrange title from Romanji to English, while still sounding correct in English (grammatically mind you) and making sense, hence the name Ōkami: Harmonious Quintet, as the original cover art for that album featured five instruments and listening wise focuses a lot on sounding harmonious and disharmonious in case of the boss and battle themes. Romanji title for the album had to be hard as there was lots of other words which were similar, but way off. Anyway, back to the album, we end our first volume with Nature's Banquet from the Samurai Spirits Symphonic Sound Trax orchestra album, with a hint of what you might hear next in the next volume in the form of the first Intermezzo from the Actraiser Symphonic Suite.
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