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  Original SoundCAST: Episode #003

  May 6, 2010 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Original SoundCAST: Episode #003 Share this Original SoundCAST: Episode #003

  

  Hey kids! Check out episode three of Original SoundCAST, the official podcast of Original Sound Version! We have a lot of good stuff this time around, even though it’s only Patrick, Gideon, and “JAYSON!” on this episode. The thematic topic for this show is ‘Soundtracks we had high expectations for but were disappointed with.’ Among the picks, there’s a Castlevania soundtrack in there. Can you guess which one?

  Emphasis is put on the NieR soundtrack, the awesome vocals, the awesome vocalist, and how we’re all captivated by the goodness of this music. Yeah. Check out the previous week’s stories to digest all that. We’re all pretty obsessed.

  We also talk about Distant Worlds II, Xenoblade, The Outer Rim, The OneUps Mario Kart album, and how/why Audi cannot stay up late.

  The intro/outro music from Zen Albatross is back. Taste the chiptunes.

  Download: Original SoundCAST #003

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  Deep into NieR: Interview With Vocalist and Lyricist Emi Evans

  May 4, 2010 | Jayson Napolitano | 29 Comments Share this Deep into NieR: Interview With Vocalist and Lyricist Emi Evans

  

  It’s not very often that we get to highlight a vocalist on OSV. We’ve already gushed a lot about the NieR RepliCant & Gestalt Soundtrack that was released in Japan last month, and a big part of what made that soundtrack so great was emotional vocal stylings of Emi Evans. I’ve been obsessing over the made-up languages she created for NieR over the past few weeks, and we’ve finally been given the opportunity to discuss with her at length her work on NieR.

  From her interactions with MoNACA composer Keiichi Okabe, last-minute deadlines, in-depth details on most of the game’s vocal tracks, her favorite tracks on the album, her relationship to Sekaiju no MeiQ 2 Super Arrange Album vocalist Rebecca Evans, and her work with Hiroyuki Muneta as a part of a duo called freescape, Emi Evans tells all. If her touching music hadn’t made a huge fan of me, this interview certainly would have.

  Check out our all-encompassing interview with vocalist and lyricist Emi Evans after the jump! (more…)

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  Square Enix at its Best: NieR Gestalt & Replicant Soundtrack (Review)

  April 26, 2010 | Jayson Napolitano | 15 Comments Share this Square Enix at its Best: NieR Gestalt & Replicant Soundtrack (Review)

  

  While Square Enix’s NieR Gestalt will be out in the United States this week (simply titled NieR), I admit I haven’t been following it until now. The two versions of the game (Gestalt on the Xbox 360 and Replicant on the PlayStation 3) are essentially the same game with a protagonist swap in the Gestalt version to appeal to a Western audience, as it will be the only version to come to the United States.

  This strange release strategy along with the fact that I haven’t been reading much about the game has created somewhat of a shroud of mystery around the game in my mind. This sense of something new and foreign is even further enhanced by the fact that the score was handled by a team of ex-Namco composers headed by Keiichi Okabe under the studio name of MoNACA along with Takafumi Nishimura from Cavia rather than Square Enix’s internal audio team.

  Get ready for something new and completely different from a Square Enix soundtrack. Hit the jump for our review of the NieR Gestalt & Replicant Original Soundtrack, and get ready for something good! (more…)

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