Style: Video game music
Primary Emotions/Themes: Classic rpg soundtrack
Thoughts: Sometimes you miss one. Soukaigi is a PS1 RPG that I had no idea existed. Luckily for me someone decided that this soundtrack needed a vinyl release and in doing so introduced me to a soundtrack from one of the eras of gaming I adore the most.
To this day I have never played this game. Regardless that has no bearing as to if the music is enjoyable or not. As with so many RPG soundtracks in this era, this sounds and feels like video game music. It doesn't try to be anything else, it simply is content to be a soundtrack to an RPG.
Need an epic orchestral score, Ancient Power is that. Need a nice acoustic town song, Angel's Fear Again is exactly that. Need a traversal theme for a dungeon? Fire Wire is right up your alley.
The music is whatever the game needs it to be, and it delivers exactly that. This soundtrack is going to go onto the short list of records that I want to listen to when I want a classic RPG soundtrack. There aren't many that I truly enjoy, but I'm glad to count this one among them.
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