manfromthedam
Semi Undercover Game Music Guy
Was hoping for some more straight-on gameplay, but nonetheless it looks like an interesting evolution from the original that my son will probably want me to play for him again =P . Glad that combat is more freeform - I hope that it has a little more flow compared to the original!
Music nerd time: couldn't hear much of it with all that narration, but yeah: it surely sounds like kirkhope.exe . I know that people have a soft spot for his work but to me 80% of it sounds interchangeable. From the original only the Midboss, Phantom and Castle music spring to mind as being memorable. Also a lot of it has that "direct MIDI export from notation software" sound - except for the live orchestrations of course.
Both Coker and Shimomura are fantastic composers and make great MIDI mockups, so I'm curious how they'll combine the three styles. Coker has a much more lush and "cinematic" style with a completely different character than Kirkhope. Some of Shimomura's piano-led goodness could be heard at a certain point in the trailer already which was cool.
Personally I hope that all three composers contributed a similar amount of tracks, but with the emphasis on Kirkhope's work in these trailers so far makes me think they might save the other two for special occasions only.
Music nerd time: couldn't hear much of it with all that narration, but yeah: it surely sounds like kirkhope.exe . I know that people have a soft spot for his work but to me 80% of it sounds interchangeable. From the original only the Midboss, Phantom and Castle music spring to mind as being memorable. Also a lot of it has that "direct MIDI export from notation software" sound - except for the live orchestrations of course.
Both Coker and Shimomura are fantastic composers and make great MIDI mockups, so I'm curious how they'll combine the three styles. Coker has a much more lush and "cinematic" style with a completely different character than Kirkhope. Some of Shimomura's piano-led goodness could be heard at a certain point in the trailer already which was cool.
Personally I hope that all three composers contributed a similar amount of tracks, but with the emphasis on Kirkhope's work in these trailers so far makes me think they might save the other two for special occasions only.