Wild Arms albums

Albums for the video game "Wild Arms" contain music from the original title of the "Wild Arms" series developed by Japanese software company Media.Vision. Two separate albums, one released alongside the 1996 PlayStation game, and the other ten years later, contain the original background music from the game, while a single drama album contains a spoken-word interpretation of events in the game. All music featured on each album was composed by Michiko Naruke and carries a contemporary American Western feel intermixed with electronic instrumentation." [http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/wa/index.html RPGFan Soundtrack - Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack] " "RPGFan". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.] As each album was only released commercially in Japan, track names contain original Japanese character names and spelling.

Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack

Infobox Album
Name = Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Michiko Naruke


Released = ^JPN January 22, 1997
^JPN October 1, 1999 (re-print)
Recorded = Hitokuchizaka Studio
(Keio University)
Genre = Video game music
Length = 68:17
Label = Antinos Records
SPE Visual Works (re-print)
Producer = Michiko Naruke, Kazuhiko Toyama
Reviews = [http://www.altpop.com/stc/ Soundtrack Central] [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/wildarms.htm link]
Last album = "@MIDI's Drive"
(1996)
This album = "Wild Arms Original Game Music"
(1997)
Next album = "@MIDI's Love"
(1997)|

The "Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack" is a music soundtrack for the video game "Wild Arms", and was released one month after the PlayStation title on January 22, 1997. The album was marketed and sold exclusively in Japan, and was issued a re-print two years later in October 1999." [http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/wa/index.html RPGFan Soundtrack - Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack] " "RPGFan". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.] While the original release was published under the now-defunct Antinos Records label, the re-issue was sold under Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works, later known as Aniplex.

Album information

All tracks were composed by Michiko Naruke, who would be responsible for the majority of the "Wild Arms" series' soundtracks in the coming years." [http://musicbrainz.org/release/021dc0f1-c083-4404-bcc0-80be51784b5e.html Release - Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack] " "MusicBrainz". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.] The music of "Wild Arms" is highly reminiscent of classic American Westerns and related films, which coincides with the game's setting in a fantasy world made to resemble the American Old West. While the tracks contains a number of synthesized instruments, recurring sounds include mandolins, acoustic and electric guitars, woodwind instruments, trumpets, and whistling alongside a score composed in a classical style." [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/wildarms.htm Wild Arms Original Soundtrack Review] " "Soundtrack Central". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.] Arrangement for each song was handled by Kazuhiko Toyama." [http://www.chudahs-corner.com/soundtracks/index.php?catalog=ARCJ-60 Chudah's Corner - Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack] " "Chudah's Corner". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.]

The soundtrack contains a total of 36 songs, representing less than half of all the total background music in the game." [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/wildarms.htm Wild Arms Original Soundtrack Review] " "Soundtrack Central". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.] All tracks are contained on a single disc, with the order and arrangement of the songs being different than their presentation in actual game-play. Among the vocal songs present are the original Japanese ending theme "Swearing to the Blue Sky" performed by Machiko Watanabe" [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=KICA-1389~90 Wild Arms Complete Tracks] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.] that was not used for the North American or PAL region releases of "Wild Arms", and "Clash and a Promise", which features a choral accompaniment by students of Tokyo's Keio University sung in Latin."Wild Arms" English-language version credits. Sony Computer Entertainment, 1997.]

Track listing

# "Into the Wilderness" – 2:13
# "The Demon Tower that Pierces the Heavens" – 0:58
# "Return to Ashes and Dust" – 1:21
# "Burning Castle (Prologue 1)" – 3:09
# "Clash and a Promise (Prologue 2)" – 2:43
# "Funeral Procession" – 2:24
# "The Morning the Journey Begins" – 2:43
# "A Sister's Sentiments" – 2:21
# "Ending Theme: Swearing to the Blue Sky" – 4:49
# "Hope" – 2:16
# "Wayfarer of the Wilderness" – 1:36
# "Cold Darkness (Dungeon)" – 1:31
# "Critical Hit!" – 0:57
# "Town" – 1:53
# "Passing through the Stormy Seas (Bartholomew's Theme)" – 1:34
# "The Bird That Soars Through the Skies (Emma's Theme)" – 1:07
# "Courage (Dungeon)" – 1:28
# "Getting Rich Quick! (Zakk's Theme)" – 0:52
# "Battle: Mid-Boss" – 1:28
# "All Alone in the World" – 2:43
# "Lone World" – 2:04
# "Village of the Eruu" – 1:32
# "Adlehyde Castle" – 1:41
# "Abbey" – 1:35
# "Huh? (Zet's Theme)" – 0:59
# "Fake Wedding Ceremony on the Sea" – 2:11
# "Don't Think I'm a Child, I'm a Young Lady! (Jane's Theme)" – 0:46
# "The Warrior's Whistle (Boomerang's Theme)" – 2:18
# "A Moment of Tension (Lady Harken's Theme)" – 1:17
# "From Anxiety to Nervousness" – 2:05
# "Rody's Companions" – 1:16
# "To the Sea of Stars" – 2:12
# "Battle: Mother" – 1:31
# "Battle: Ziek" – 1:21
# "Knight Quarters" – 2:04
# "Into the Wilderness ~ Into New Voyages" – 2:44

Wild Arms Complete Tracks

Infobox Album
Name = Wild Arms Complete Tracks
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Michiko Naruke


Released = ^JPN April 5 2006
Genre = Video game music
Length = 119:15
Label = King Records
Producer = Michiko Naruke, Kazuhiko Toyama, Takeo Miratsu
Last album = ""
(2005) |
This album = "Wild Arms Complete Tracks"
(2006)
Next album = "Wild Arms Music the Best -feeling wind-"
(2006)

"Wild Arms Complete Tracks" is a video game music soundtrack for "Wild Arms" featuring music from the PlayStation title in its original format released in Japan in April 2006. Unlike the previously released "Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack", which only contained a limited number of songs from the game, "Complete Tracks" features 79 pieces of background music across two discs, including all selections from the original album." [http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/wa-complete/index.html RPGFan Soundtrack - Wild Arms Complete Tracks] " "RPGFan". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.] The album was distributed by King Records, a subsidiary of literary and manga company Kodansha Limited." [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=KICA-1389~90 Wild Arms Complete Tracks] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.]

Album Information

All tracks were composed by Michiko Naruke, and lend themselves to the American West thematic present throughout the game. Like the "Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack", it contains a number of tracks representing a wide variety of synth instruments, with accompanying vocals on select tracks. Though the album houses all the music from its predecessor, it contains an additional 43 tracks of previously unreleased background themes and songs." [http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/wa-complete/index.html RPGFan Soundtrack - Wild Arms Complete Tracks] " "RPGFan". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.]

An additional production credit was given to Takeo Miratsu, who served as an arranger for certain tracks, while Michiko Naruke and Kazuhiko Toyama retained their roles as arrangers and primary album supervisors." [http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/wa-complete/index.html RPGFan Soundtrack - Wild Arms Complete Tracks] " "RPGFan". URL accessed on February 25, 2007.] The track "Holy Mother of Darkness" contains addition choral music from Keio University's chorus, originally recorded in 1996 and released with the "Wild Arms" video game in Japan."Wild Arms" English-language version credits. Sony Computer Entertainment, 1997.]

Track listing

Disc 1 – 54:59
# To the End of the Wilderness
# Hope
# The Cold Darkness
# Things That Crawl in the Dark
# Battle M-BOSS
# Win!
# Omen of Ostracism
# Alone in the World
# Oh, Abbey Maiden...
# Abbey
# Way of Illusion
# Getting Rich Quick!
# Courage
# Critical Hit!
# An Escapable Situation
# Shock
# Taboo Storyteller
# Adlehyde Castle
# Ancient Civilization Exhibition
# The Sky Is Being Torn Apart
# World of Loudening Screams
# Against the Backdrop of World Destruction
# From Anxiety to Impatience
# The Sharp Edge of an Assault
# Power fighter
# Defeated
# Retreat
# After the Chaos and Destruction
# A Sorrowful Separation
# Funeral Procession
# Wild Arms
# Migrant Bird of the Wilderness
# Marsh Where the Migrant Birds Gather
# Inn
# The Power Which Supports the World
# Knight Quarters
# A Wound Carved Upon The Heart
# Castle of Flames
# Lamenting and a PromiseDisc 2 – 64:16
# Ancient Shrine
# Village of the Elw
# Agitation to Destruction
# Kishum Flame
# Town
# Fallen into a Trap
# Not Just Any Kid, But A Lady!
# A Moment of Tension
# False Wedding on the Sea
# Wh-What?
# What You're Looking For Is on the Calm Beach
# Crossing Over the Raging Waves
# Suddenly
# Warrior's Whistle
# Holy Mother of Darkness
# Eulogy of Ruin
# Collapse
# Rudy's Companions
# Separate World
# A Lonely Dream of Bygone Days
# The Miracle of Love
# The Bird Which Flies In the Sky
# Running Spirit
# Fragments of Hope, Revival
# The Demon Tower that Pierces the Heavens
# Ballad of the Shadow Wolf
# A New Moon ~Malduke~
# Battle MOTHER
# The Way Back
# To the Sea of Stars
# Battle ZEIK
# Return to Ashes
# The Earth Gals Did Their Best, huh?
# The Prologue Beginning From Here
# Morning of the Journey
# The Princess-Sorceress' Feelings
# The Journey Is Your Fellow Journeyers
# To the End of the Wilderness ~To a New Journey~
# Making An Oath to the Blue Sky
# Battle Demon

Wild Arms Drama vol. 1

Infobox Album
Name = Wild Arms Drama vol. 1
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Michiko Naruke


Released = ^JPN 1998
^JPN June 29, 2002 (re-issue)
Genre = Drama / Video game music
Length = 48:18
Label = Movic Co., Ltd
Producer = Michiko Naruke
Last album = "@MIDI's Dance"
(1998) |
This album = "Wild Arms Drama vol. 1"
(1998)
Next album = "@MIDI's Battle"
(1999)

"Wild Arms Drama vol. 1" (later released as simply "Wild Arms Drama CD")" [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=MACB-6501 Wild Arms Drama CD] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed on February 26, 2007.] is a spoken-word drama album containing voice actors performing scenes from the video game "Wild Arms". The acting is accompanied by background music from the game's soundtrack composed by Michiko Naruke, who also served as the album's producer. Originally released one year after the "Original Game Soundtrack" in 1998," [http://www.lost-fantasy.com/naruke.php?page=discographie Michiko Naruke Discography] " "Lost Fantasy". URL accessed on February 26, 2007.] "Wild Arms Drama" was later re-issued in June 2002, both times under the Movic record label." [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=MACB-6501 Wild Arms Drama CD] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed on February 26, 2007.]

Album information

"Wild Arms Drama" serves as an interpretation of various scenes from the original game, which itself featured only written dialogue." [http://psx.ign.com/articles/151/151875p1.html IGN - Wild Arms] " "IGN.com". URL accessed on February 26, 2007.] As the album was only intended only for Japanese audiences, it is performed entirely in the Japanese language, with sound effects and background music added to increase realism. The album is divided into seven disproportionately sized chapters that take place at certain points throughout the original game, each one following events in the same order as they would appear in normal game-play, with extended and entirely new dialogue added to enhance the story. Background music featured on the album consists of unaltered tracks from the game's soundtrack, and sets the mood and location of each scene.

Originally meant to be the first part in a series of similar albums, "Wild Arms Drama vol. 1" remained the only drama CD released for the original "Wild Arms" for four years until it was re-released in 2002 with the "volume" designation removed. This album later began the trend of issuing only a single drama album for successive games of the "Wild Arms" series." [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=MACT-2050 Wild Arms 2nd Ignition Original Drama] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed on February 26, 2007.] " [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=MACT-2051 Wild Arms Advanced 3rd Drama] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed on February 26, 2007.]

Track listing

# "Fall of Arctica (Prologue)" – 4:32
# "Into the Wilderness (Opening)" – 1:59
# "The Dragon Shire (Traveling with Friends)" – 8:10
# "Lady Harken (Aftermath)" – 2:37
# "Demon's Lab and Forward (Annoyance)" – 8:50
# "Return to Arctica (Elmina)" – 12:15
# "Revival and Milama (Epilogue)" – 9:55

References

External links

* [http://www.chudahs-corner.com/soundtracks/index.php?catalog=ARCJ-60 Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack] at [http://www.chudahs-corner.com Chudah's Corner]
* [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/wildarms.htm Wild Arms Original Soundtrack] at [http://www.altpop.com Soundtrack Central]
* [http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/wa/index.html Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack] at [http://www.rpgfan.com RPGFan]
* [http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/wa-complete/index.html Wild Arms Complete Tracks] at [http://www.rpgfan.com RPGFan]