Juna
10-14-2009, 12:34 AM
I am currently studying the history of Japanese music and am curious about what kinds of instruments and genres are commonly used for music in video games with Japanese (or at least vaguely Japanese) levels or settings. I could only think of a couple of examples, but there must be many more out there. Could anybody recommend some to me?

I don�t need download links, just the name of the game and the track.

Here are the ones that I could think of off the top of my head:

Okami OST
Live a Live (Ninja Chapter)
Golden Sun (Izumo in Despair/Gaia Rock/A Festival in Izumo)
Tales of Phantasia (Mysterious Japon)

Many thanks!

arthurgolden
10-14-2009, 01:16 AM
Terranigma (the Neo Tokyo song)

Plus, the soundtracks for...

Getsufuu Maden (Japan-like)
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Shenmue
Onimusha
Legend of Kage
Soukaigi
Nobunaga's Ambition

EDIT: Wikipedia actually has a list of video games set in Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Video_games_set_in_Japan).