Alright, so maybe I was picking on Motoi Sakuraba a bit in our review of Valkyrie Profile and the stab we took at the game’s Norse mythology theme in our Yggdra Union review. I’ve actually been a fan of his for years, but with few exceptions, the large quantity of material he’s been putting out over the past couple years haven’t done it for me. While many of us are familiar with his multi-disc, progressive rock approach, I think Infinite Discovery shows signs that he is perhaps mellowing out a bit.
Infinite Undiscovery is one of two of Square Enix’s recent Xbox 360 titles, and I was worried that Sakuraba’s 3-disc soundtrack was going to be more of the same. However, you’ll be surprised to hear there is little to no rock music here, as the score clearly focuses on orchestral and even cinematic styles. Needless to say, I was surprised and impressed by many of the pieces on the album, and am glad that the Square Enix North America store decided to stock an album that I may have otherwise passed up.
Hit the jump for complete impressions of the Infinite Undiscovery Original Soundtrack. (more…)
