Style:
Video game music, clean electric guitar, ambient, haze
Primary emotions: Calm, reflection, sorrow, isolation
Thoughts: I did not like Ghost Song as a game. I could not
get into it despite my pre-disposition for liking metroidvanias. The music on
the other hand was quite to my liking.
This record is a selection from the two-hour soundtrack with
the tracks selected by the artist. Quite frankly the condensed version of the
music is a huge boon. The full soundtrack tended to get samey outside of the
game and I would often turn off the digital version when listening.
The music within Ghost Song has a feeling of longing in it.
Longing for something, anything to fill an unknown void. This isolation is
portrayed primarily through a clean electric guitar with a gigantic amount of
reverb on it. It gives the music a surreal feel. It's real, but at the same
time almost as if in a dream state – and we as listeners are lost somewhere between
the two worlds.
In addition to the reverb there is this waviness to the music
and effects. It's similar to an old cassette or VHS tape that isn't quite
playing right. The speed sounds all off and it fades in and out at random
intervals. The music takes on a hugely nostalgic feel from this. This is one of
the main draws of the album for me.
Ghost Song may not be a game for me, but the record certainly
is. Everything is distilled down to the best of the best here, and this just
goes to show that more is not always better.
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