VAGRANT STORY
(Sony Playstation)
Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto
"Abandoned Mines B2"
Time: 4:14
Size: 5.83 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This one reminds me of a cross between the Shadow Temple music from Ocarina of Time and Ridley's Lair from Super Metroid.
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"Great Cathedral"
Time: 2:14
Size: 3.08 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This one I put up on recommendation from Crawl.
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"Ifrit (Efreet)"
Time: 3:00
Size: 2.75 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: According to Crawl, this is the battle music for the "genie" boss. I've always been a fan of Hitoshi Sakimoto's work since Ogre Battle, but this one is particularly mind-blowing. My strongest recommendation for this game's soundtrack.
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"Limestone Quarry"
Time: 5:02
Size: 6.93 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This one starts off a little soft and slow but eventually builds up for a really awesome finale.
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"Wyvern"
Time: 3:13
Size: 4.44 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The wyvern boss music. Just some more basically good Sakimoto thunder.
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VEXX
(Nintendo Gamecube, Sony Playstation2, Microsoft XBOX)
Composer: Nelson Everhart
These mp3s were suggested by site reader Freezair SilverEye. Although he uploaded them to a file-hosting service, I thought I would host them here so you won't have to deal with registration and other possible restrictions. Since Freezair has had more experience than me with this game, I feel that he is more qualified to describe the music. Therefore, the descriptions here are his except where otherwise noted.
"Lava Theme"
Time: 3:17
Size: 4.62 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The theme of the game's lava areas. Sort of. I say "sort of" because there's only two of them, and the larger of the two uses a different variation on this theme--and I actually like the other one better! Nevertheless, this is the one on the OST. Some of the sound effects make me think it was also intended to be a "night theme" for one level, but was scrapped for that purpose.
"Tempest Peak Manor"
Time: 3:18
Size: 4.40 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The theme music from the game's fourth level. The level is set in a giant, abandoned house, and the music has a suitably desolate, empty feel. It sounds to me like rain falling on a haunted house. This is one of my favorite pieces in the game.
"The Below"
Time: 3:09
Size: 3.88 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The theme music from the game's fifth level, a large underwater "dome city." This music is very cool and calm, in keeping with the underwater theme of this level. It's a little sparse, but it's rather soothing.
"The Giant Machine"
Time: 1:43
Size: 2.41 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: This track is used in only one area of the game--a giant mechanism inside a mountain in the game's seventh level, the Summit of the Sages. I wish it were longer, because I just love the beat in this one! It makes me think of a Looney Toons cartoon.
"The Neverglades"
Time: 3:14
Size: 4.03 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The theme music from the game's third level, a large swamp filled with ancient ruins. This one has a very epic, movie-like feel. Melodically, I find it a little boring, but I like the way it changes "emotions" throughout the piece, from tense and dark to open and sweeping. FO's Note: This one is my personal favorite of these songs.
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