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The Last Cat in the Universe caught my attention with a few snippets of audio, and further investigation yielded a pleasantly atmospheric soundtrack. Synth sounds are utilized to capture a spacey mood, and while the tone is fairly consistent, minor alterations help give variety to the...

As a sort of balancing out from last week, just gonna finish off T19. These are all the more obscure compositions anyway, so might as well. Pizuya's Cell - The Beast Kings' Rest Sometimes you see a familiar circle name and think you know what the arrangement's gonna be like, only for it to be...

Thematic crosses between American western and steampunk aren't necessarily uncommon, but still often result in uniquely fun sounds. Far Far West composer Telurik favors a heroic tone to its music, constructed of heavy baselines under light orchestra with prominent western folk elements. The...

Alright, I'm breaking a bit with the format this week due to indecision over "The Deviants' Unobstructed Light ~ Kingdom of Nothingness." (period is in the original title?). I found a decent remix from an unfamiliar name, highlights of which were a strong baseline and unique intro (I'll also...

So now that Fire Emblem is out of the way, what sort of soundtrack do we follow up with? Well, I've lined up Scam Line. ;P In truth, there's not much to this one, but more than I would normally expect from this sort of project, and that subversion of expectation caused it to stand out to me...

I usually look for circle information on TouhouDB (just more convenient as an English speaker). This circle's name translates to "Kaleidoscope of a Noise"; directly searching in either language doesn't yield much on Youtube though. Good find!

Nemurenai ∞ Ongaku Genzou - Be brave, Immortal Kerberos More inclined to take TouhouDB's translation, even if it seems a bit elaborate; at any rate, it fits the arrangement. I'm not sure I've ever heard an arrangement balancing Zunish elements against a different genre to such a degree as this...

This was a hard one. I was well aware of Three Houses's reputation for music, yet was still quite unprepared to experience what it had to offer. Morishita and Kondoh were joined by Takeru Kanazaki, and between the three of them produced a colossal collection of tracks for the series's sixteenth...

Hizzy - Magical beast A bit of a collage in this one, lots of elements that I wouldn't normally associated with each other, but the overall effect isn't bad. The tone is unusually subdued for the genre, in a good way. Artemis - ĐÆmon∀tA Not sure how to type that without copy-paste. This is the...

A week is not long enough time to properly familiarize myself with the scope and grandeur of Fire Emblem: Awakening's soundtrack (but I'm committed to the schedule, so it'll have to suffice). As the definitive installment of the franchise (despite being the thirteenth), the sound and style holds...

REVERSE RESISTANCE - Into Eternity of the Blackmarket Found this while searching for one of the other pieces, and immediately determined to save it. I feel the original lends itself to intensity, and this may be amongst the most intense performances I've ever heard! Feels like a proper ending...

Some franchises take a while to get international distribution. It wasn't until The Blazing Blade, the seventh entry, that Fire Emblem was [technically] introduced to the worldwide market. Tsujiyoko was still composing for the series, and was joined by Saki Haruyama for this project. The size of...

Been a rough week, and I'm worried it's effecting my efficacy in locating suitable arrangements for this feature. One way or another I'm out of time, so here's what I've got. exali - Youkai Hook On! So much going on here, but it's admittedly fun. Really my only concern is the extra bit at the...

Next franchise up for exploration is Fire Emblem, for no other reason than its heavy representation in the Super Smash Bros. series. I've been curious about it for a while, but not enough to prioritize it above other investigations. The first installment was Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the...

My comments this week may be short, because I'm sick at the moment. Ironically the first two arrangements are themselves on the shorter side, so I guess it fits. RED FOREST & Echollapsar - Great Wolf's Prayer (short ver.) Unique vocal performance on this one (safe to say that, right?). I wonder...

For all my experience with Red Alert 2, I wasn't particularly familiar with the music of its predecessors; some adaptations of more popular tracks were included in Mental Omega, but that was the extent of my awareness thereof. This week I decided to fix that by digging up the original OST for...

For once I'm forced to search up the arrangements for this feature in real time. No skimping though! Kotonoha Genso Tantpuchi - Under Greedier Almost passed on this one when I couldn't find the lyrics' translation, but it was by far the most unique and impressive performance I found for the...

The soundtrack to TDKPL is more of an ever-evolving compendium than a proper score, as is often the case with live-service rhythm games, and as such you are unlikely to find a centralized source of its offerings. If you know which ones you're most interested in, very likely they're available...

Had my eye on MOUSE: P.I. for Hire, the noir style of which is often paired with delicious big-band jazz. Patryk Scelina took that and ran with it, delivering tracks alternating morose and groovy, with the occasional stand-out to mix things up. I was at various points reminded of Nero Wolfe's...

For reasons shortly apparent, this week's feature is doubled up. yasu - Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow (Mega-Drive Arrangement) & Fantasy Grimoire - Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow Couldn't decide between these two. Is mega-drive always this punchy? Or is this a uniquely punchy production...