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Old Feb 18, 2016, 12:42 AM
universalgenius12 universalgenius12 is offline
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Does anyone recommend this?

I like Namco and I've never played anything outside Soul Calibur, but I want to try more from Slovak orchestra.

Also, the cover artwork is used as Cassandra's secret costume in SCII. In conjunction with her legendary weapon, Valkyrie. Presumably not a coincidence....
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Old Feb 18, 2016, 09:37 AM
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I guess it really depends on what you're in to - I really like this album but then again I like orchestral music which you wouldn't traditionally associate with Namco from that era and it's definitely different from Namco's orchestral music these days seen in Soul Calibur and Ace Combat.

The music and, more specifically the way it's orchestrated, is definitely trying to channel composers like Korngold in the golden age of cinema with warm, lush string sections and overly-dramatic brass writing all present and correct. It doesn't overly work from that standpoint as, to me, it still sounds quite Japanese but there you go.

I think if you've listened to and enjoyed any Japanese symphonic arrange albums from the late 80's/early 90's (Ys, Gradius etc.) you'll get something out of it.
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Old Feb 18, 2016, 09:16 PM
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I have not as most of mine are Nintendo arranged albums and they used few musicians on top of synthesizers. Namco doesn't really have much to offer other than Nakatsuru, Kobayashi, Nakanishi, and a few others. Their Nanosounds is really unique. So i might take a gander at this.
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