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Catalog SBPS-0010~11 Exclusive 1 Composer Yasunori Mitsuda Publisher Procyon Studio Number of Discs 2 Release Date Mar 28, 2007 Added Feb 27, 2007 Updated Jun 13, 2007 Description This album contains the original sound to the PlayStation 2 game. (We are exclusive international distributer of this album.) Custom Text The Special promotion was successfully ended, thank you very much for your support! (2007 June) Track List Disc One: 01. ARMODYNE 02. The Destined One 03. Prologue ~ Dark Conspiracy ~ 04. Tactical Plan 05. A Strike from Behind 06. Logistical Support 07. Mission Accomplished 08. Command and Control 09. The World of Chaos 10. Coded Operation 11. To Dust and Ashes 12. Under a Free Flag 13. Training Grounds 14. Powder and Shells 15. Stage Zero 16. Black Wraith 17. The March of Iron 18. Stride 19. Parts Shop 20. Goodness Gracious! 21. Valiant Souls 22. Blitzkrieg Disc Two: 01. Man on a Mission 02. Reason 03. Stone Butterfly 04. Smoke Fills the Air 05. Beautiful Day 06. Judgement Day 07. After the Storm 08. Lur Xecran 09. Path of Misery 10. Cosmic View 11. Memories 12. Crimson Skies 13. Deeper Underground 14. Ark of Winds 15. Storm Dancer 16. For Peace Total Tracks: 38 |
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Jeriaska review for Armodyne, 2007-12-04Reviewer : Jeriaska - See all my reviews
Yasunori Mitsuda’s scores to Squaresoft titles Chrono Trigger, Xenogears and Chrono Cross have become a fixture of orchestral videogame music concerts around the world. Performed by Play! Live and the Eminence Symphony Orchestra, his enigmatic blend of interstellar futurism and Celtic folk songs has captivated audiences, even as many of the composer’s recent game titles have been denied foreign-language localizations. Exploring new ways of cross-pollinating the metallic drumbeats of cultural mechanization with the pastoral wind instruments that evoke the rolling meadows of Ireland, Armodyne Original Soundtrack is the latest of the artist’s involving experiments. As has been the case before, the sensitivity of his craftsmanship exceeds the narrow scope of the game title to which it is attached.
An unabashed Front Mission clone, the game Soukou Kihei Armodyne is narrated in English, though it will never receive a North American release. The soundtrack, published by Mitsuda’s company, betrays a lightness of spirit contrary to such angsty track titles as “Blitzkreig,” “World of Chaos,” and “Black Wraith.” Setting aside the war-torn landscapes of the source material, the high octaves charted by brass wind instrument samples on tracks like “Dark Conspiracy” might suitably complement the feeling of waking up on a calm spring day. The mellowness of pulsing rhythms clash with “Command and Control,” while gypsy jazz flavors military training in moments that verge on the absurd. It therefore seems like a reasonable prerequisite that to enjoy the album, one might disregard the artwork’s frame.
Disclaimers aside, Armodyne offers numerous examples of expert videogame music, implementing acoustic musical textures in electronic forms. The main theme sung by improvisational vocalist Kyoko Kishikawa is a standout track worthy of mention as an album-defining performance. A much more powerful accomplishment of the title’s transcontinental theme than the English-language soundbites that pepper the game, the vocalist’s scat form of singing, reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald, carries the same richness of emotion regardless of the listener’s accustomed language. The drumbeats of the martial landscape are a strange if interesting shell for the album’s whimsical instrumental refrains, the disarming introduction of rustling sleigh bells and fluttering flute lines. Just what to make of these engimatic pieces is hard to say, though many invite repeated listenings.
Though Mitsuda's elegies and lyrical odes are his strong points, he noticeably gets some mileage from honing the conventions of military dramas. The methodical drumbeats, sounds of steam and whirring gyres mirror the concept art of the game’s bipedal tank battles, utilitarian and indelicate as a Howitzer. “Man on a Mission” exemplifies the album’s capacity for blending the martial themes of modern military warfare with the Celtic folk style. The number of compelling songs found on the two-disc set by the distinguished composer is owed to the coherence of composition and polish of recording techniques.
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