Escape to Japan
Japan is one of gaming's most important epicentres. Louise Blain goes in search of the music of this key sub-genre. Featuring such releases as Okami, Zelda and Final Fantasy.
Japan is one of gaming's most important epicentres. Louise Blain goes in search of the music of this key sub-genre. Featuring such composers as Koji Kondo (Super Mario Brothers), Shunsuke Kida (Demon's Souls); Yasuaki Iwata and Manaka Kataoka (Zelda: Breath of the Wild) and Kow Otani (Shadow of the Colossus). And we hear from Cody Matthew Johnson and Yoko Honda, the composers of an arresting soundtrack to the new samurai game Trek to Yomi, featuring highly authentic Gagaku music.
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Yugo Kanno
Nioh 2 "Prologue / Battle"
Composer: Akhiro Manabe. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Nioh 2 (Original Soundtrack).
- KOEI TECMO.
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CAPCOM
Okami "Shinshue Fields Nos. 1&2"
Performer: CAPCOM.- SULEPUTER.
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Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros "Theme"
Performer: Koji Kondo.- Classic Tones.
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Koji Kondo
Super Mario Odyssey "Lake Lamode O"
Composer: Naoto Kubo. Composer: Shigetoshi Gohara. Composer: Shiho Fujii. Composer: Y奴ki Tsuji. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack.
- Being Group.
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Kow Otani
Shadow of the Colossus: Roar of the Earth "The Farthest Land"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Choir: Gey's AX.- Shadow Of The Colossus.
- Iam8bit.
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Masatoshi Yanagi
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Performer: Masatoshi Yanagi.- Ghostwire: Tokyo (Official Game Soundtrack).
- Bethesda Soundworks.
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Ryuji Iuchi
Shenmue III "Shenshua's Poem"
Performer: Ryuji Iuchi.- Brainwave.
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Shunsuke Kida
Demon's Souls "Flamelurker", "Return to Slumber"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Demon鈥檚 Souls Soundtrack (Collector鈥檚 Edition).
- Sony Masterworks.
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Nobuyuki Shimizu
LocoRoco "dadhi dado da"
Composer: Kemmei Adachi. Performer: Nobuyuki Shimizu. Performer: Kemmei Adachi.- Fangamer.
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Kazumi Totaka
Animal Crossing "Prologue (06) Sunny"
Composer: Kenta Nagata. Composer: Toru Minegishi. Composer: Shinobu Tanaka. Performer: Studio-Ensemble.- Aniplex Inc..
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Cody Matthew Johnson
Trek to Yomi "Ishi Wo Tsugu Mono"
Composer: Yoko Honda. Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- Trek to Yomi (Original Soundtrack).
- Laced Records.
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Cody Matthew Johnson
Trek to Yomi "Kamikakushi, As if"
Composer: Yoko Honda. Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- Trek to Yomi (Original Soundtrack).
- Laced Records.
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Cody Matthew Johnson
Trek to Yomi "The Emptiness of Vengeance"
Composer: Yoko Honda. Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.- Trek to Yomi (Original Soundtrack).
- Laced Records.
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Yasuaki Iwata
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Composer: Manaka Kataoka. Composer: Hajime Wakai. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 鈥� Sound Selection.
- Nintendo.
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Nobuo Uematsu
Final Fantasy Piano Concerto "2nd mvt"
Performer: Katharina Treutler. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- MERREGNON.
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Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir
Battlefield 2042 "The Observation of Beautiful Forms"
Composer: Sam Slater. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Battlefield 2042 (Official Soundtrack ).
- Lakeshore Records.
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- Sat 7 May 2022 15:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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