- Wild Arms albums
Albums for the video game "
Wild Arms " contain music from the original title of the "Wild Arms" series developed byJapan esesoftware companyMedia.Vision . Two separate albums, one released alongside the 1996PlayStation game, and the other ten years later, contain the original background music from the game, while a singledrama album contains a spoken-word interpretation of events in the game. All music featured on each album was composed byMichiko 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 onFebruary 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 = JPNJanuary 22 ,1997
JPNOctober 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 thePlayStation title onJanuary 22 , 1997. The album was marketed and sold exclusively inJapan , and was issued a re-print two years later inOctober 1999 ." [http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/wa/index.html RPGFan Soundtrack - Wild Arms Original Game Soundtrack] " "RPGFan". URL accessed onFebruary 25 ,2007 .] While the original release was published under the now-defunct Antinos Records label, the re-issue was sold underSony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works, later known asAniplex .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 onFebruary 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 afantasy world made to resemble theAmerican Old West . While the tracks contains a number of synthesized instruments, recurring sounds includemandolin s, acoustic andelectric guitar s,woodwind instrument s,trumpet s, andwhistling 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 onFebruary 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 onFebruary 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 onFebruary 25 ,2007 .] that was not used for theNorth America n orPAL region releases of "Wild Arms", and "Clash and a Promise", which features a choral accompaniment by students ofTokyo 'sKeio University sung inLatin ."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" – 2:44Wild Arms Complete Tracks
Infobox Album
Name = Wild Arms Complete Tracks
Type =Soundtrack
Artist =Michiko Naruke
Released = JPNApril 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 thePlayStation title in its original format released inJapan inApril 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 onFebruary 25 ,2007 .] The album was distributed byKing Records , a subsidiary of literary andmanga company Kodansha Limited." [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=KICA-1389~90 Wild Arms Complete Tracks] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed onFebruary 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 onFebruary 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 onFebruary 25 ,2007 .] The track "Holy Mother of Darkness" contains addition choral music fromKeio University 's chorus, originally recorded in1996 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 DemonWild Arms Drama vol. 1
Infobox Album
Name = Wild Arms Drama vol. 1
Type =Soundtrack
Artist =Michiko Naruke
Released = JPN1998
JPNJune 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-worddrama 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 byMichiko Naruke , who also served as the album's producer. Originally released one year after the "Original Game Soundtrack" in1998 ," [http://www.lost-fantasy.com/naruke.php?page=discographie Michiko Naruke Discography] " "Lost Fantasy". URL accessed onFebruary 26 ,2007 .] "Wild Arms Drama" was later re-issued inJune 2002 , both times under the Movicrecord label ." [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=MACB-6501 Wild Arms Drama CD] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed onFebruary 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 forJapan ese audiences, it is performed entirely in theJapanese language , withsound effect s 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 onFebruary 26 ,2007 .] " [http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=MACT-2051 Wild Arms Advanced 3rd Drama] " "Game Music Revolution". URL accessed onFebruary 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)" – 9:55References
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]
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