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| Subject: Bravely Default OST Discussion Topic Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:22 am#1 | |
| In 2012, Revo embarked on a journey outside of Sound Horizon that would change his career forever.
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is a traditional Japanese role-playing game that was released in Japan in 2012. Developed by Square-Enix, an esteemed video game developer made famous by creating the historically genre-defining Final Fantasy franchise, Bravely Default was highly anticipated from its announcement at Tokyo Game Show in 2011. Released for 3DS in October 2012, it received a lot of good press for being a return to a more classic style of Final Fantasy, yet still being incredibly fresh.
After hearing the mass support of eager fans, Nintendo decided to publish Bravely Default: Where the Fairy Flies overseas. This was an updated version of the game, called Bravely Default: For the Sequel in Japan. Bravely Default came out just one year ago in North America in February 2014, exposing Revo's music to a whole new audience of people. This topic is going to discuss and analyze the soundtrack from a musical standpoint.
Revo did a whole lot with Bravely Default. He composed 46 tracks for the original game, and the updated version included a new boss theme that was performed live in Revo's Halloween Party in October 2013. In addition, he released a single (Luxendarc Shokikou) and an album (Luxendarc Daikikou) comprised of rearranged versions of Bravely Default songs. Some were extended, while some received vocal covers. Revo had more at his disposal than ever before, as he had the privilege of working with the phenomenal Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. His work for Bravely Default and Square-Enix culminated with the Revo Linked BRAVELY DEFAULT Concert in Yokohama, a huge celebration of the birth of Linked Horizon and Revo's exceptional work for Bravely Default.
Here is a list of all the tracks in the game:
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- Disc One
01 - Prelude Moving Toward Hope 02 - Eternity's Moment 03 - Facing That Prayer 04 - Four Legends 05 - Prayer 06 - Land of Beginnings 07 - Falling Asleep... 08 - Horizon of Light and Shadow 09 - Conflict's Chime 10 - Joy of Victory 11 - Silence of the Forest 12 - Beneath the Hollow Moon 13 - Visitor 14 - Signs of the Enemy Invasion 15 - That Person's Name Is 16 - Unfulfilled Dream... 17 - Infiltrating Enemy Territory 18 - World of Scattering Flowers 19 - Ship Racing Across the Ocean 20 - Land of Sand and a Large Clock 21 - Sunlight Filtering Through the Trees 22 - Cave of Darkness 23 - Fighting to the End 24 - You are My Hope 25 - Wind's Course 26 - Baby Bird 27 - Love's Vagrant
Disc Two 01 - Investigation of a Nostalgic Recollection 02 - A Crystal's Darkness 03 - A Crystal's Sparkle 04 - The Day the Wind Blew 05 - Land of Flowers 06 - Foolish Event 07 - Strained Time 08 - Depressed Land 09 - Land of Civil War 10 - Ship Soaring Through the Heavens 11 - Below the Duchy's Banner 12 - Land of Immortality 13 - Shrine Maiden's Prayer 14 - Wicked Thing 15 - Aurora of Darkness 16 - Wicked Battle 17 - Wicked Flight 18 - Serpent Eating the Horizon 19 - Ballad Moving Toward Hope
The last track, Ballad Moving Toward Hope, is the credits theme. This was a duet between Joelle (who joined Sound Horizon for IdoIdo and the 7th Story) and Revo. This was the only full vocal track in the game, which is uncommon for Revo as a composer who incorporates vocals into most of his music. The track composed for the updated release of the game is Ibitsu Naru Shinen Sono na ha Mao, commonly known as the Nemesis Ba'al Boss theme. It featured vocals from Hanayo Kimura and the children's chorus from Revo's Halloween Party.
Now let's open this topic up to everyone: What do you think of the Bravely Default soundtrack? Did you think Revo was successful in making a full soundtrack for a full-fledged video game for the first time in his career?
Personally, I absolutely love this soundtrack. It's undoubtedly what got me into Sound Horizon in the first place! As a huge fan of Final Fantasy, Bravely Default introduced me to Revo's music and dragged me into the kingdom from 2012. Its 47 tracks are of incredibly high quality. Revo paid his respects to longtime Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu's music that greatly influenced him as a composer. You can definitely tell that the Bravely Default's soundtrack was meant to replicate a certain style, but it is still so undeniably Revo's distinct sound at the end of the day. And that's what makes him an incredible composer. A lot of people had doubts if he could compose a full soundtrack, and he basically shattered all expectations that were placed on him.
My single complaint is that it's a little small for a RPG of this caliber (most RPGs of this length have soundtracks that can be up to twice as many tracks). That being said, Revo emphasized quantity over quality and it shows up and down throughout the soundtrack. I think he absolutely succeeded with flying colors--if I didn't think so, I wouldn't be sharing my thoughts here today on a dedicated Sound Horizon forum!
Please try and keep discussion about the soundtrack rather than the live concert or the Linked Horizon releases. Thanks!
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