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While aware of the existence of VVVVVV, and even having vague recommendation of its soundtrack, I hadn't heard anything specific enough to have me investigating further until this week. Turns out, Magnùs Pàlsson's OST is a compilation of chiptune masterpieces. I hesitate to classify the style in...

Shout-out to "koga flandre" (@yuumafluffy) and their remix collecting playlists. AFly222 - The Sunday After the Storm You never know what you'll find for the ending and staff roll themes; maybe they're woefully underappreciated, or maybe they've accrued some of the highest quality...

Back when I started doing these features, I shared a track from Lucas Pope's Return of the Obra Dinn. At the time, I couldn't find an OST for the game, and the construction of the soundtrack was such that I couldn't rely on unofficial uploads. While I eventually did acquire access to the...

Aaron Shust released an EP for "Holy Week." I've long appreciated his method of citing the Scriptural inspiration for his lyrics, showing the references line-by-line as the music video plays. Ironically the third song is a cover of Don Francisco's "He's Alive," which I shared here some years...

Reirou no Hydrangea - Rainbow Fantasia Funny thing; the production quality on this give me the impression this is a major doujin circle, yet I've never heard of them before (apparently founded in 2018). This puts me in mind to when I discovered Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets towards the...

Returning from a long trip, I made sure to have everything prepared ahead of time for the week's regularly scheduled feature . . . yet here I am, several days late! Some will say I was thwarted by ZUN himself; but I didn't give up, and was not let down! In spite of setbacks, I'm not about to let...

If I might make so bold as to weigh in briefly: The initial trick was class; both the concept and formatting were a perfect level of believable, with just enough tells for those who stopped to think about it, plus a classic followup to seal the deal. I'll admit to being a bit annoyed about it...

Gonna be AFK for the rest of the week, so it's the perfect time for a Fracture Feature! Lately I've been looking for performances of the ballads from Skyrim, to supplement the OST.

ONIWA - sly fox I'm surprising myself with how familiar I am with these motifs, since I thought I hadn't listened as much to more recent entries (specifically since I started this project). I designate this arrangement as "chill," for having little to no progression (remaining stable throughout)...

The instigation to check out Jonah Senzel's soundtrack for The Hex came from the inclusion of a few tracks therefrom in the associated game Inscryption; said association is somewhat unusual, but the simple explanation is that both were made by the same people, including Senzel. Similarly unusual...

...It appears I just missed this. FTR, I love music that stands out from the usual, and I didn't intend to be discouraging; the whole reason I shared the performance in question was due to appreciation for what it was accomplishing. I'll admit the closing comment looks bad out of context, being...

Mankindo - Smoking Dragon (quintetto arr.) Underrated composition IMO, ironic as that may be considering how well covered it technically is. Jazz seemed the obvious choice to me, but for a while all I could find were EDM variants. Not too bothered though, 'cause this eventual is perfect; exactly...

Purchased a music album through Amazon for the first time in years, and was reminded of why I switched over to iTunes. The mobile app UI has just gotten worse, every change designed to pressure you into "Music Unlimited" (or whatever they're calling it now). Granted conforming the iTunes's file...

It is my utmost pleasure this week to present Anamanaguchi's OST for Scott Pilgrim EX! The original game's soundtrack remains among the most overlooked masterpieces of VGM, not because of lacking appreciation so much as presumed fame (i.e. those who know it assume everyone else already know of...

Oh how I despise Daylight Savings. Starstorm Alpha - The Cliff Hidden in Deep Green I feel obliged to point out the artist's older alias of "Scalding Coffee Cup," to avoid ambiguity. Given the obvious arrangement skill on display here, I once again am reminded of how many excellent artists I've...

During the 1990s, the Japanese branch of Pepsi debuted a commercial mascot, accompanied by a special musical theme composed by James Shimoji. Later Shimoji would arrange this theme into several short variations to be used in the Pepsiman video game; which means I have sufficient reason to share...

PAL-BLAC[k] - A Rainbow Spanning Gensokyo Piano is popular for this track evidently. I favored this one both for the unfamiliar name and preference for live performance over MIDI's. It's a bit soft perhaps, but it's nonetheless a good arrangement, with some creative spectacle into the bargain...

By this time I feel it's belaboring the point to explain my preference for the melodic progression of most VGM over the emotional enhancement common in cinematic soundtracks. Nonetheless, that there be no ambiguity, I feel obliged to remonstrate: Both instances are excellent and equally viable...

In the wake of Silksong, I've scavenged a number of remixes I consider worthy of sharing (feels like it's been a while since the last Fracture Feature).

Release Information Type: MP3 music albums Developer: Yuuhei Satellite Publisher: Yuuhei Satellite Release: 2011-2022 Language: English (Japanese Lyrics) Description Album division: Fantasy Kaleidoscope 1 ~ The Spring Snow Incident Fantasy Kaleidoscope 2 ~ The Scarlet Mist Incident: Vol. 1...