Style: Video game music
Primary Emotions/Themes: Reimaginations of the main themes in Celeste
Thoughts: Celest B sides, a collection of songs written by other artists to reflect the challenge levels of each area in the game. They range from being a close reinterpretation of the original zone to something a bit off kilter.
This almost feels more like a remix album more than it does part of the main soundtrack. In fact I think that this is one way that the album can be viewed, a bunch of artists with their own style putting their interpretations on the music composed by Lena.
Albums like this are almost a mixed bag in terms of quality, but the B Sides remain high in quality and varied in style throughout the runtime of the album. The songs retain the original spirit in most cases, the truly interesting ones though are those that branch well off into their own directions.
Reflections (Center of the Earth Mix) is a prime example of this. It sounds more like a spaceship reaching its final destination than anything you would find in Celeste. It also utilizes an electric guitar as the lead instrument leading it further from the original seemingly at every turn.
The Celeste B sides are some of the most challenging parts of the game, and hearing the music for them amassed on an album like this is very cool to say the least. Remix albums are hit and miss, but as this one goes it's certainly one of the better ones I'm aware of.
Written June 5th 2024
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