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  The Muramasa Arrange Album You Never Knew You Wanted (Review)

  October 20, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on The Muramasa Arrange Album You Never Knew You Wanted (Review) Share this The Muramasa Arrange Album You Never Knew You Wanted (Review)

  

  Back when the Muramasa soundtrack was released in 2009, we were impressed by the traditional Japanese score and the attention to detail that went into the compositions. The quality level was already fairly high, and when the game went on to sell rather poorly, Muramasa was seemingly the last game I thought would receive an arrange album. But here it is.

  Basiscape’s Yoshimi Kudo, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Kimihiro Abe, Azusa Chiba, and Noriyuki Kamikura team up to provide a number of arrangements from the game as well as some new compositions based on unused boss artwork by George Kamitani. Finally, a recording of the Press Start 2010 medley is also featured.

  Is the music from Muramasa worth revisiting with this arrange album? Find out in our review. (more…)

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  Basiscape Rocks Japanese Style With Oboromuramasa Soundtrack (Review)

  February 5, 2010 | Jayson Napolitano | 3 Comments Share this Basiscape Rocks Japanese Style With Oboromuramasa Soundtrack (Review)

  

  I’ve been personally looking forward to this one for a long time. Muramasa was released last year, and it was starting to look as though it would suffer the same fate as Opoona without an official soundtrack release. However, December 2009 marked the formation of Basiscape Records, an in-house record label that made Basiscape soundtrack releases all but assured. We already looked at their first release, Kumatanchi, but I know a lot of people want to know more about the 3-disc soundtrack for Muramasa.

  It’s definitely an interesting score, relying mainly on traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen and the shakuhachi, but the team at Basiscape has done a lot more than just rehash traditional Japanese music, and have injected their own unique styles and embellishments into the mix. Interestingly, to go along with the split stories in the game (there are two playable characters with different stories), many of the songs feature both an “A” and “B” version, providing a variation on each key theme, with the “A” version usually being more abstract and the “B” version being more rockin’.

  Well, I’m getting ahead of myself. Read our review of Basiscape’s latest team effort after the jump! (more…)

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  3-Disc Muramasa Soundtrack Coming Soon Courtesy of Basiscape Records

  November 11, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 4 Comments Share this 3-Disc Muramasa Soundtrack Coming Soon Courtesy of Basiscape Records

  

  Well, it’s not Opoona, but it’s a good sign from Basiscape. I was starting to worry that there wouldn’t be a soundtrack release for Muramasa, as it definitely deserves one. The soundtrack is a perfect accompaniment to the stunning traditional Japanese visuals, and it would have been a shame if the music had gone unreleased.

  As I mentioned, the soundtrack will feature three discs of music, which I’m pretty certain doesn’t cover all the music in the game, but hey, it’s better than nothing. Even more, the release marks the debut of Basiscape Records, which will see Muramasa The Demon Blade Original Soundtrack as well as Kumatanchi Original Soundtrack both released on December 16, 2009. I hope having their own record label paves the way for a future Opoona soundtrack release, but in the meantime, look forward to both of these, as they should be something really special.

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