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Discussion Recommend music to anyone

I was watching a review of RUINER by Mandalore on Youtube when he talked about the soundtrack and especially the theme used for the main town was by Susumu Hirawasa. I didn't really cared for it at first, but Mandalore let a few seconds of the track and it intrigued me.

I finally found the track on YT and was quite surprised at the lengh : 13 minutes ! Even longer than Star Ocean 3' final boss theme (Highbrow, 10 minutes).

So I listened to it and... it blew my mind. So much that I went and bought the AURORA album that features the track : "Paranesian Circle - ISLAND DOOR".





Why this track works so much with me ? Well I was kinda stuck with my book. Despite having most of the story already planned, some parts needed something to be linked and some relations needed to be heavily modifed / restarted from scratch, I was also having problems with the motivations and backstory of some of the antagonists and how to work them in a path of redemption (while not excusing their crimes / bad actions). And this music solved pretty much everything. The final part had me "see" the characters.

As a bonus, Susumu Hirasawxa is a massive Trans supporter in Japan since he saw trans artists perform in Thailand. He then decided to include trans artists in his lives concerts.


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Here's a Live version of the track, with a very different tone and mid-part, but the last segment is much closer to the original version (I love both) :


 
Koren Lesthe said:
I was watching a review of RUINER by Mandalore on Youtube when he talked about the soundtrack and especially the theme used for the main town was by Susumu Hirawasa. I didn't really cared for it at first, but Mandalore let a few seconds of the track and it intrigued me.

I finally found the track on YT and was quite surprised at the lengh : 13 minutes ! Even longer than Star Ocean 3' final boss theme (Highbrow, 10 minutes).

So I listened to it and... it blew my mind. So much that I went and bought the AURORA album that features the track : "Paranesian Circle - ISLAND DOOR".





Why this track works so much with me ? Well I was kinda stuck with my book. Despite having most of the story already planned, some parts needed something to be linked and some relations needed to be heavily modifed / restarted from scratch, I was also having problems with the motivations and backstory of some of the antagonists and how to work them in a path of redemption (while not excusing their crimes / bad actions). And this music solved pretty much everything. The final part had me "see" the characters.

As a bonus, Susumu Hirasawxa is a massive Trans supporter in Japan since he saw trans artists perform in Thailand. He then decided to include trans artists in his lives concerts.


EDIT :
Here's a Live version of the track, with a very different tone and mid-part, but the last segment is much closer to the original version (I love both) :


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Susumu Hirusawa rules. You love to see it.
 
Not like the group needs any real recommendations but...





I've been getting more and more into their discography and goddamn I love this song. It's so cool. There are songs you'll hear and wonder "how did they write this FORTY-FIVE years ago?" Meanwhile I have a lot of songwriting habits I can't get passed half the time.
 
Koren Lesthe said:
Just found out that he also worked on the soundtrack of numerous Berserk adaptations.
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I’m mostly familiar with him due to his numerous collaborations with Satoshi Kon (RIP) but I’ve also enjoyed his standalone recordings. Also just realized I misspelled his last name up there, to my great shame.
 
Christo750 said:
Not like the group needs any real recommendations but...





I've been getting more and more into their discography and goddamn I love this song. It's so cool. There are songs you'll hear and wonder "how did they write this FORTY-FIVE years ago?" Meanwhile I have a lot of songwriting habits I can't get passed half the time.
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Toto rules, Hold the Line is such a classic.
 
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I’m someone who isn’t ashamed to admit that i like power metal. This song rips.

Unleash the Archers - Northwest Passage




I was supposed to see Unleash the Archers back in March 2020 when they were opening for Dragonforce, but obviously the show was cancelled and never rescheduled. i was so hyped for the show, too..
 
Red Monster said:
I’m someone who isn’t ashamed to admit that i like power metal. This song rips.

Unleash the Archers - Northwest Passage




I was supposed to see Unleash the Archers back in March 2020 when they were opening for Dragonforce, but obviously the show was cancelled and never rescheduled. i was so hyped for the show, too..
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Unleash the Archers is great, I just discovered them not long ago. I like pretty much all kinds of metal, usually more on the melodic side so power metal is definitely there! One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to was I saw Sonata Arctica like 15 years ago and they killed it.
 
SammyJ9 said:
Unleash the Archers is great, I just discovered them not long ago. I like pretty much all kinds of metal, usually more on the melodic side so power metal is definitely there! One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to was I saw Sonata Arctica like 15 years ago and they killed it.
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What would you recommend in terms of melodic metal?
 
merp said:
What would you recommend in terms of melodic metal?
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Hoo boy, there's tons, and lots of different styles! I could give recommendations for days, but here's a few:

For starters, Unleash the Archers like @Red Monster posted are great and Northwest Passage rips.

Nightwish is a dark/melodic/symphonic metal band with some great stuff, Over the Hills and Far Away is a somewhat similar track that I like:




Blind Guardian is more power metal and does a lot of fantasy-inspired songs, this whole album is based on Tolkien's The Silmarillion:




Sabaton is a little cheesy but they have some really melodic and catchy metal tracks, and not many bands do songs about world history (a Swedish King in this case, I think):




Symphony X is more prog/power metal, but I love their stuff, and they do some crazy concept albums too, like this track "Eve of Seduction" from an album based on Paradise Lost:




And finally, Wintersun is heavier and very 'busy', and has much harsher vocals (sometimes screams, sometimes clean) but they're also very melodic and this track is a treat:




I could keep going, but that's enough for now!
 
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