When talking about arcade shooters, there isn’t much dispute that CAVE is the company perched proudly on the top of this field. So when they started self-publishing some arranged music CDs to accompany their awesome original soundtracks, people took notice.
One of these powerhouse discs was released in May 2009, the KETSUI Arrange Album, which features a dozen different VGM artists each bringing their own personal style into the mix. Prior to it’s release, I contacted a few of these arrangers to find out how albums like this come about. Since many arrangers in the game music field keep in touch frequently with their peers, when the call goes out to round up as much talent as they can and bring everyone to the table, they sure bring out the best and don’t hold back.
Read on to hear from 3 arrangers on this album: Jake Kaufman (Track 7: “Defensive Line”), Keishi Yonao (Track 6 “Canal Fleet”), and Noriyuki Iwadare (Track 12 “Last Words”), as these arrangers share their thoughts on how they came to contribute to this impressive album. (more…)
