DRAKENGARD OST: INTERVIEW
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Posted on August 2, 2004
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Square Enix released an action RPG title, Drag-on Dragoon (Drakengard in North America), in Japan on September 11, 2003. The game did fairly well on the market and featured a great soundtrack. The OST of the game will be released by Square Enix in two volumes. The first volume was sold on October 22, 2003 and the second volume will be sold on November 21, 2003. Both will be available for a price of 3,150 JPY.
Music Director, Sano
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Music Director, Aibara
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This interview took place with the Music Directors of the game, Aibara and Sano. Both directors have worked on game soundtracks including those of the famous Ridge Racer series by Namco. Sano discussed how he and Aibara tried to make classical orchestra type music groovy, and how they tried to make it into a genre of their own. In addition, they also mentioned how they tried to make the music of the game darker to reflect the story of the game.
Volume 1 OST cover
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Volume 2 OST cover
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Volume 1 apparently held music that was relatively placid, however, Volume 2 will feature music that holds more of an insane impression thus reflecting the main character's emotions. In regards to some tracks having repetitive beats, Aibara said that it was required to reflect the battle system of the game which involves you defeating hundreds of enemies at the same time.
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(Source: Game Watch)
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