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|  "Re(3):Re(10):GGXX soundtrack"
, posted Fri 9 Aug 17:40
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Oh dear god I must get this soundtrack if it's the last thing I do!!!!!!!
no the last thing you should do is make MP3s of all the tracks and give them to us all
You're correct, Zazzarius -- that is exactly the last thing Shin ATproof should do. This is a 2-CD set that costs only 3465 yen (a staggering $15 or so per disc - wow) and has only been on sale since July 24th. Yet folks are already calling for the soundtrack to be handed to them for free. Sheesh.
The first thing you should do, Shin ATproof, is buy yourself a copy of this CD. The second thing you should do is tell anyone you know who might be interested (a) how good the CD is, and (b) where you bought it. I'm listening to disc 2 right now, and I don't think you'll be disappointed. I've been collecting Japanese fighting game soundtrack CDs for 10 years now, and there is some really good stuff on this CD whether you're a GG fan or not.
The last 5 tracks on disc 2 are the previously unreleased extra tracks from Guilty Gear X plus (PS2) -- the new arrangements of Kliff's Theme, Justice's Theme, and Staff Rolls 1-3. The other 32 tracks in this 2-CD set represent GGXX. 50% of the GGXX soundtrack is new music, and the other 50% is new arrangements of music from the earlier installments in the series.
I've spent the last few days here at work listening to all the previously released GG soundtrack CDs, and I have to say that both the new arrangements and the new themes do justice to the GG music that has come before. I particularly like "Simple Life" (Bridget's Theme) -- it's a little "lighter" than alot of the other music (a little less of the powerful bass guitar, and more melody-line lead guitar). This track (and some of the other "lighter" tracks) remind me alot of Joe Satriani and Komuro Tetsuya's work. I do wish that a live saxophone (instead of a keyboard with a saxophone feature) had been used for "Haven't You Got Eyes In Your Head?" (Slayers Theme). The guitar work on this CD is quite animated and "alive," and the keyboard "saxophone" just sounds a little flat by comparison (especially after all the re-arrangements of Yagami Iori's "Arashi no Saxophone" we've had over the years).
I, for one, like the continued use of a single theme for a character, and to hear that same theme rearranged, altered, and made to evolve as a game series progresses (just as the character that theme represents evolves over the course of the series). This is probably the reason I wasn't too crazy about the SFIII series' soundtracks -- overall, the style was a real departure from the SFII and SFZERO soundtracks, but it would have been an easier transition if a few themes had been carried over from the earlier series to SFIII. At any rate, the continued evolution of characters' themes in the GG series is something I enjoy, and I think the new versions of the old themes should please most any fan of the earlier GG soundtracks.
Also, this new soundtrack features a new theme song for the Sol vs Ky matchup. In GG, the theme was "Conclusion," and in GGX and GGXplus it was "No Mercy." The new theme is entitled "Noontide" and it sets a fine backdrop for a duel between these two. I think the use of consistent themes for each character from game to game helps to establish each character's personality and musical "flavor," but I also like the fact that the composers have taken the time to write new matchup themes for Sol & Ky as the series -- and this pair's relationship -- has progressed.
The Zato vs Millia matchup did not have its own theme in GG, but in GGX and GGXplus this pair were given the theme song "Still In The Dark." This theme is missing from GGXX and no new theme has been written to take its place (i.e., there is no special theme song for the Zato vs. Millia matchup). While I think it's unfortunate that this matchup no longer has its own theme music, I wonder if this decision might not have been made based on the rather severe change that Zato has undergone since GGX/GGXplus.
The only other shortcoming I've found with this CD is the lack of Sound Effects and Vocal Effects -- this package is music only.
BTW, Rid Herschel, I think you'll like the new version of "Writhe In Pain" -- good stuff.
Oh, yeah -- Shin ATproof, if you're interested in purchasing this soundtrack, my partners and I just happen to run an online shop specializing in Japanese anime & music (DVDs, LDs, VHS, CDs, etc). The website is http://www.hoteiyalv.com /
If you click "Item Search," then search for "guilty," you'll get the listing for this CD. Later tonight I'll get all the other GG CDs entered into our database (since just about all of them are still available from our supplier in Japan). Currently, the GGXX CD is $33 thru us (plus a few bucks for priority shipping / insurance / delivery confirmation), but that'll go down slightly if the yen:dollar rate stabilizes at above 120y:$1.
Sorry for the shameless plug at the end there, but if you're interested in this CD (or other GG CDs) we'd be more than happy to help you out.
--Chris
PS. The "view" function of the Hoteiya Las Vegas site does not function as originally intended -- we have a colleague working up a new database system for us, and he's putting the finishing touches on it now. We should have the site displaying properly very shortly.
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that's enough. If we go on
