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Catalog INTIR-008~9 Exclusive 0 Publisher Inti Creates Japan Number of Discs 2 Release Date Oct 27, 2006 Added Sep 23, 2006 Updated Dec 28, 2009 Description Sold out, thank you! Track List Disc 1 AILE Innocence Awake Fragments Green Grass Gradation En-trance Code Mountain Rider Brilliant Show Window Cinq Ville - c`est notre espoir Sky High - Grand Nuage ゲストアレンジ Metallic Soul?@ Wonder Panorama Ultramarine Meditation Danger Attraction Misty Rain Fate - deep-seated grudge - Babel Tower ゲストアレンジ Disc Two VENT ゲストアレンジ Crisis Zone Trinity Industrialism?@ Ogre Claw Dance-macabre Rockin' On High-press Energy Gauntlet ゲストアレンジ Onslaught Trap Factory Doomsday Device Black Burn Phalanx Snake Eyes Pallida Mors Dream Weaver?@ Cannon Ball - Hard Revenge - |
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Remastered and refined to perfection., 2006-11-15Reviewer : GFX - See all my reviews
I knew I liked the music for Megaman ZX just from playing some of it and feasting on the gamerip, but I just couldn't help think how good it would be if they improved that muddy bass sound or added real electric guitar. ZX Tunes did that...and the end result is more than I could have hoped for.
I feel like I did listening to the Ys IV Perfect Collections or Phantasy Star Collection 1 for the first time...Really, this album is much like them, except replacing "dark fantasy RPG" with "futuristic action Metrovania". I always said the Ys series sounded like Megaman music done right, but in an RPG...ZX Tunes is just Megaman done right, period. I've always heard flashes of brilliance in the Remastered series (namely, the rock tracks and some of the funky stuff like "Ice Brain"), but they've absolutely nailed the drum programming for this one and nearly everything is perfectly arranged. Normally, I don't pay too much attention to drum samples, but there is a certain richness in them throughout the whole album that feeds off the techno elements, and synth/guitar melodies and makes listening to the gamerip almost difficult. Case in point: "Entrance Code" would have been an average filler track on the previous albums...Here, you're constantly surrounded by the drum loops and the chill-out effect to the music feeds off it and makes itself interesting the longer it goes on.
Stylistically, it's a bit more happy and upbeat than previous MMZero scores, but that's a good thing because the Remastered series has never been able to pull off anything remotely serious or emotional well, resulting in far too much filler (aside from "L'oiseau du bonheur" and maybe "Awakening Will", bu that was just a slower version of "Departure") and this end result feels much more natural anyway. More than once, it reminded me of Ys IV PC 1 and tracks like "Puromarock". And then there's gems like "Brilliant Show Window", which singlehandedly demonstrate the simplistic beauty of a well-done melody surrounded with the appropriate elements (this was Area C on the game). ZXT doesn't quite rock the speakers like Physis does (constantly), but it offers plenty of that quality rock too: "Pallida Mors", "Rockin' On" (with a name like that, it BETTER be good...and it is) and "Gauntlet", which has one of the best guitar hooks I've ever heard running all through it.
I'm not kidding...This is the next monster of synth-rock and is every bit as good as the Ys IV Perfect Collections or Phantasy Star Collection 1 (first time I've put something in that category). It's "gamey", but some of the best quality "gamey" I've heard. I think III has finally nailed their formula to perfection...Now if they can just apply it to some "classic" Megaman music, we're definitely in business. But hey, another ZX game soundtrack would be swell too.
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Rock on to Rockman ZX tunes, 2006-12-15Reviewer : Tyi - See all my reviews
I love the techno feel they gave back to the Megaman/Rockman series again. with that said, I'm still blown away from the Zero Remastered 1-4 series and I was expecting something a little more similar to it from this series. Like the grungy metal dark stuff. But playing through the game, the soundtrack really complements the game very well. I think my favorite tunes on these 2 CD's are, Cinq Ville - c`est notre espoir, Ultramarine Meditation and Rock On. But actually I like most of them. This Cd is anything but terrible, if you like Megaman/Rockman music, I encourage you to get this one among the other Megaman/Rockman titles. The soundtracks in this game are almost just as good, so hats off to the people who came together and did this one. I was one of the lucky ones to get the special edition, I never thought it would do soo well. Ah, who am I kidding, there are a lot of Rockman fans out there besides me.
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Excellent! Synth rock shines on ZX Tunes, 2007-09-28Reviewer : ShyRangerSMRPG - See all my reviews
Inti Creates - developers of the Mega Man Zero and Mega Man ZX series for CAPCOM - is very fortunate indeed. Such a small company boasting such an incredible sound team is beneficial beyond belief - and it is this sound team, III, that consistently improved on each MMZ soundtrack and its remastered counterpart. The leap to the ZX series brought with it a slight change to the musical style, but III met the challenge - and how! Now, the ZX soundtrack has been remastered with amazing success on ZX Tunes. Overall, it's the best soundtrack yet to come from III - as well as one of the best soundtracks ever to herald a Mega Man adventure. In fact, it's one of the peaks in synth rock itself.
The remastered tracks for the Zero series gave the GBA songs much better sound quality and remixed many of them to greater effect, adding complex guitar and keyboard solos or additional instruments to further their harmonies. ZX Tunes handles both quite well. Listen as "Brilliant Show Window" and "High-press Energy" lose the static of the DS sound system and blast through the speakers with keyboards rocking. Enjoy highlights like "Rockin' On" and "Sky High ~ Grand Nuage ~ " refined to brilliance with electric resonance. Almost every song has been refined to sharpen its melodies and augment its atmosphere. The only slips come when III inexplicably uses the occasional grating keyboard effect - sprinkled throughout "Green Grass Gradation" and "Snake Eyes" amongst a couple other songs. Otherwise, the high-powered synth style and much-welcome actual electric guitars give the OST a backbone and body not found often in soundtracks.
While the sound quality is high and the mixes are appreciable, it is the fusion of those elements with ZX's standout soundtrack that secures ZX Tunes as a masterpiece. The Aile disc - the first of two - displays quite a number of highlights. The opening level song, "Green Grass Gradation" boasts one of the catchiest melodies available and sets the tone for most of the OST with its multiple keyboard sections. "Brilliant Show Window" for the city setting is a major-key wonder akin to olden Mega Man II songs, jumpstarting itself again through the bridge and ending with melodic guitars. "Wonder Panorama" enhances the underwater Area F via a beautiful synth rock arrangement, switching from powerful dual harmonies to a soothing female vocalist breathing the song the second time around. "Industrialism" from Area E showcases the bass instead, towing along the simple leads as if by will alone. "Sky High ~ Grand Nuage ~ " is a delightful and bright song conveying the hope that unifies the Guardians. "Danger Attraction" plays off the theme park vibe in Area H while rambling nicely between leads and chord progressions, ultimately to end up where it started. "Misty Rain" stuns for a Mega Man song yet fits within the rainy degradation of Area I, carrying Vent and Aile along with a peaceful piano contrasted by the rapid-fire static pad signifying the overwhelming danger of the power plant. The Aile disc also contains one of the two standout cover songs. "Black Burn ~ Electpital Dance ~ " transforms the serious, heavy original (featured on the second disc) into a technologic dance led by an unsolvable, unyielding voice. This first disc is sure to please with the quality and quantity of awesome songs being so high.
The Vent disc is also a pleasure and a joy. It kickstarts the adventure with the other fantastic cover song. "High-press Energy ~ Super Aniki Edition ~ " plays off the original (found later) over into a superhero theme, with the energetic boy eager to blast with his "ROCK BUSTER!!!" "Mountain Rider" is the irresistible song for Area B, bouncing through the work zone with a guitar backed by a smooth riff and brass fanfare. "Ogre Claw" is as ferocious as the fires of Area G, with intriguing electric guitar effects. Perhaps the best section of the entire OST, though, comes up next with the back-to-back velocity of "Rockin' On" and "High-press Energy" as the boss battle theme and song from Area K. "Rockin' On" justifies its title with fantastic guitar work and a blazing BPM. It easily gains the most from being remastered, allowing the keyboards and drums also to attack relentlessly. "High-press Energy" is meanwhile intensified by shredding, stronger sound effects, and a wild ending that knocks out the speakers and seizes the eardrums. Not to be overshadowed is "Gauntlet" for Area L, handing out heaping doses of melodic catchiness and giving generously with its own wild ripper of an ending. "Trap Factory" revels in being the battle theme versus the sadistic Prometheus and Pandora, mocking with a chilling piano before lashing out with a keyboard barrage. "Black Burn" chills the room down upon entering Area O, sensing the desperation the heroes feel within the despair of the looming destruction ahead. "Snake Eyes" provides one last catalyst for the fight in the final area, hauntingly hitting with deep vocal pads. "Pallida Mors" unleashes that fight with chaotic yet driving synths, backed up furiously by an unintelligible growl. Finally, after the battle is won, the pleasant and boppy "Dream Weaver" plays a relaxing acoustic tune to celebrate victory and reclamation of peace. The Vent disc completes what the Aile disc began well, and together the two form an astonishingly enjoyable soundtrack.
ZX Tunes is definitely a work of excellence. Crisp sound quality brings out the strengths of the MMZX songs; mixes and remixes elevate their compositions; all at once create a work majestic. III has never been better, and their brilliant music is a treat indeed. So many albums aspire toward perfection. Of course, ZX Tunes doesn't reach it - but it almost grabs on. This is an album for the ages - in a word, legendary.
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