SwordBreaker Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 http://wii.com/jp/articles/mario-galaxy/crv/vol3/index.html#id=cv_mg-3-01-orchestra Official site with Japanese interview, but very sucky streaming http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26599.html?e3i=1&type=mov Good streaming of the video HELL yes. Thank you, Koji Kondo! So I translated the page via google translation. Apparently, all 28 songs were recorded live and orchestrated...and Kondo wants to try and achieve his trademark dynamic tempo changes with the action...so there's bound to be some MIDI tunes mixed with live sounds. No matter, though...this is a dream come true, and that video recording of one of the game's tracks is so damn catchy! It really feels like you're in space with all those violins playing and the acoustic guitar in the background. There's also something about passing the budget made...Miyamoto seems a bit concerned about that, but Kondo insisted on orchestrated music. And he looks forward to saying, "I told you so" to Miyamoto when it's all said and done. Or something of that sort. The Japanese-to-English translation is very rough here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Sounds GREAT! Is there a better stream, though? The video is really choppy for me, even after fully loading it... can't really hear the song all the way through without gaps every 4 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordBreaker Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Sounds GREAT! Is there a better stream, though? The video is really choppy for me, even after fully loading it... can't really hear the song all the way through without gaps every 4 seconds. Oh...I thought I had a choppy internet or something. Apparently the stream sucks for everyone. After a simple google search of Super Mario Galaxy Orchestra, I found this: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26599.html?e3i=1&type=mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Weird, the video is working fine. This sounds amazing edit: The sound quality on the GT video isn't as good as the first post's link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KakTheInfected Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Nintendo is only 10+ years late on this puppy. Good news regardless. This really makes me look forward to the next Zelda and Fire Emblem (after Goddess of Dawn). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadoss Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Shit, I don't care what the game is like, I'm willing to buy the soundtrack regardless! O_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiator Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 *starts remix* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordBreaker Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 *starts remix* Hell yeah! That's the spirit! That track would sound good on piano, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipode Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Sweet! About time. I only wish it had been done with zelda. Still, this is all the more reason for me to want it. Damn, I wish Brawl would do this too. It sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Sweet! About time. I only wish it had been done with zelda. Still, this is all the more reason for me to want it. Damn, I wish Brawl would do this too. It sounds great! Word has it that's why Brawl was delayed. j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordBreaker Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Well...Sakurai initially wanted orchestrated music when he first posted the Uematsu-composed Main Theme in the first version of the Smash Blog. He wanted a lot of Latin choirs, too. Not sure about what's going on now. Nonetheless, Brawl's list of composers are enough for me. Anyway, I wonder how Kondo's going to achive the dynamic tempo changes with Galaxy's music? It's very hard to mix live orchestra with interchanging music, as Kondo once commented on. We've also seen the results of that in Shadow of the Colossus; awesome orchestrated music, but very poor dynamic interchanges. Hopefully, the Wii's added firepower is enough for smooth transitions. Again, though...using a bit of MIDI with the live sounds to keep that dynamic theme alive is an option I don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 That track sounds phenomenal -- it really, REALLY makes me look forward to getting Galaxy. It's about time Kondo got a full orchestra at his disposal...yippie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Great news. I hope this sets a precedent for Nintendo's future games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Signal Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Daaang. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum4n After All Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 It sounds fantastic. I wonder if he'll ever do SM64 soundtrack with an orchestra. The songs on there were pretty damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastertoku Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Bloody magnificent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead is C.E.O. Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 This is brilliant. Can't wait when the game OST comes out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipode Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Nonetheless, Brawl's list of composers are enough for me. Good composers or not, it would be nice if the music sounded a bit more professional... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global-Trance Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Ever since I got to play Super Mario Galaxy at the initial revealing at E3, I just keep finding more and more to like. A purely orchestral soundtrack would definitely be appropriate for this game! I can't wait to hear all the music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Anyway, I wonder how Kondo's going to achive the dynamic tempo changes with Galaxy's music? It's very hard to mix live orchestra with interchanging music, as Kondo once commented on. It works just fine in god of war. Also, about time nintendo, 10 years late on this as always but at least it's good to hear that they finally decided to go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonium Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I'm so excited for this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Displaying an almost gripping sense of xenophobia for the Japanese language, CHz toiled night and day to write about the latest developments on the SMG soundtrack for VG Frequency. While mentally screening out his deplorable racism, do him a favor and read the informative things he had to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordBreaker Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Displaying an almost gripping sense of xenophobia for the Japanese language, CHz toiled night and day to write about the latest developments on the SMG soundtrack for VG Frequency. While mentally screening out his deplorable racism, do him a favor and read the informative things he had to say. Thanks for the hard work, CHz. 28 tracks and the rest is synthesized, eh? Good enough for me. 28 is a big number. And Kondo did only 4 tracks? Aww. Nonetheless, Yokota had some pretty catchy stuff in Jungle Beat so I'm sure he'll do a good job with Kondo supervising him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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