Game Music - Subarashiki Konosekai

Not Just a Soundtrack for a Game Fan

I bought this CD after watching the trailer for Subarashiki Kono Sekai, a Japanese DS game made by the same team that worked on the Kingdom Hearts series. The first thing that grabbed me about the game was the audio, and after buying the CD, I was not disappointed!

Unlike some soundtracks, that either become repetitive or feature multitudes of background music boring to listen to by it's lonesome, this soundtrack is full of of great, catchy tunes. Almost all of it has vocals - and most of them, to my surprise, were in English. And the songs are great, rife with alliteration, wonderful scores, and the kind of lyrics that simply get stuck in one's head and won't leave. It feels more like a really great mix of street music than a game soundtrack.

Most of the songs lean towards a rock bent, with some pop mixed in, and there are a couple rap songs. There is also a 'remix' of the first song - Twister - and a bonus track. I don't even like rap, and I find myself listening to the entire CD on repeat since I received it in the mail. The songs are refreshing and upbeat for the most part, and the lyrics are incrediably intelligent - mostly alliteration and quirky rhyme. Some of the grammar is a little off, but it surprised me how well the English is compared some of the random words most Jrock or Jpop artists stick in their songs.

The soundtrack insert features a picture of the main characters on almost every page, and has the lyrics for the songs in both Japanese and English, so whether you are a native speaker, or a forgien one (like myself) it's easy to read.

I'd recommend this soundtrack to almost anyone that likes good rock music and maybe a little pop. It's definitely worth the price, and you'll be listening to it for ages.

October 22, 2007

Great Soundtrack

This soundtrack from the Japanese game "Subarashiki Kono Sekai" or "It's a Wonderful World" is fun to listen to.

There's a great mixture of pop and techno songs on the CD, along with the to be expected "Engrish" lyrics once in a while. The track list is written in mostly english, but there are a few tracks that are in katakana, and they are:

09. Oopaatsu - Ooparts
12. Samudei - Someday
15. Tsuisutaa - Twister
21. Owarihajimari - End and Begin. Owari means End and hajimari means Begin or Start. I'm not sure on how the actual song title would translate.
25. Haiburiddo - Hybrid

There is also an extra track at the very end and I am unable to tell if it's a remix or not, but it sounds cool either way.

A great soundtrack to listen to if you're a fan of the game or just like pop and techno songs. There are a lot of songs with words in them, so it's just more than background music. I highly recommend this CD. September 26, 2007

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