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windbell - The Arcane is Revealed (preview version) As the background music to a fan-trailer or something, there is some presumption concerning the "preview" perspective of this remix, and I couldn't find any evidence of a fuller version. But for all that, it's an excellent arrangement, and if...

I thought I might cover the Sea of Stars DLC, which came with a decently sized soundtrack addition. However, as I was reviewing the OST, I was motivated to refeature the base game instead, for sheer appreciation of its quality. Despite feeling rushed at the time of the initial feature, in...

Releska - Whispers There were other options, surprisingly, but I wanted to take the opportunity to feature Releska; most of what I find from the legendary translator is medleys. An oboe solo wasn't on my agenda, but if anything that makes it even more intriguing. Mapole - Last Occultism ~...

A bit less random, perhaps, though such a qualifier is difficult to quantify. Without having engaged in the series from which it proceeds, I yet happened across the soundtrack to the anime Sakamoto Days, and was sufficiently impressed to have it in mind for this thread. The stylistic range is...

It is my prerequisite goal with these features to have thoroughly listened through any given soundtrack before sharing my curated preview. There are a couple reasons for this, but the most important one is the avoidance of a hastily formed perception, which may subsequently result in improper...

A bit random, perhaps, but I was reminded lately of the Cosgrove Hall adaptation of Wind in the Willows and it's various adaptations of the book's songs, which IMO are of significant merit. I've additionally included an example of the instrumental music composed for the series, which bares the...

Roharuel - Bamboo Forest in Flames I was worried this would be a rough one, due to its later iteration being the much more popular, but I managed to turn up a couple explicitly cited to the original. I favored this one for being fairly straightforward while still being distinct; when the time...

I recall hearing a lot of praise for the music of Skullgirls, but nothing specific enough to prioritize looking into it myself before now. The soundtrack is predominately made up of jazz, medium- to high-energy but not exactly intense (I'm tempted to use contrasting examples, but I'd rather...

Usami Kagen - The Value is Unrealized I said we'd likely see this name again. To be fair, I prefer there to be existent coverage, even if the quality thereof is somewhat lacking, and it's at least a step above a MIDI recreation. Neho (amina-amina) - Bell of the Antipodes A little better, with...

With last month finally over with, I really needed something easy to recalibrate, and settled on Tim Haywood's Bloons Tower Defense 6 soundtrack. More than the culmination previous entries' efforts, this presently most current installment of the series dispensed with strict adherence to the...

Noted; I shall accordingly adapt my comprehension of the concept. What I meant was that, as far as I could trace things, there is no way for me to access the full form of the two latter tracks. The Yuuhei Satellite album seems to have been an exclusive release through a platform that is no...

Unusual feature today, in as much as I don't actually have most of what I'm offering. But each in its time . . . [Touhou Puppet Play] - Seven-Orb Collection Showdown Technically, I can't even confirm this is from Touhou Puppet Play, but it certainly looks about right. The mix isn't too bad, if...

In hindsight, a soundtrack of such magnitude as Xenoblade Chronicles 3 ought not to have been approached with a deadline; at the very least I wish I had allocated my attention more generously toward it. I'm glad I had additional references to pull from and direct my focus efficiently, otherwise...

ScubDomino - An Everyday Life with Balls (Impossible Piano) We return to the territory of obscure Touhou themes with very little fandom attention, thus forcing me to settle for things like this. Not that this is an unpleasant listen, but I can't help but be disappointed at the lack of options...

Perhaps its title should have made it obvious, but being without context I was unaware how Xenoblade Chronicles X fit in with the rest of the franchise. The answer: it doesn't. I can only assume its inclusion in the series is due to gameplay similarity, as there is little resemblance in any...

I'm inclined to a Fracture Feature today.

Phroneris - "Eternal Short-Lived Reign" NES arrange I admittedly didn't look very long for this one; sometimes the charm of a simple retro chiptune remix is enough :). I also passed up a similar arrangement for an earlier Seija-associated piece, so in a way this was making up for that...

Most soundtracks will inevitably contain a mixture of what I will refer to as "max-effort" and "filler" compositions. It isn't usually feasible or even beneficial to dedicate the same level of time and energy to every part of a project. Some parts are objectively more important than others, and...

OneQuart - Cheat Against the Impossible Danmaku I'm having a harder time finding fresh artists of late, but I'd rather be extra sure than miss out on a new discovery. The instrumentation on this is a bit harsh, but it's integrated well into the arrangement. Not sure what Cirno has to do with...

The Xenoblade Chronicles series has received a great deal of acclaim for its music, with specific emphasis on its development of leitmotif across its entries; or so I'm told. I'll readily admit to being intimidated by the prospect of listening through three massive JRPG soundtracks while keeping...