GAME MUSIC CDS
REVIEWS
INTRODUCTION
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After my recent UCM article about game musics, i wanted to make a selection of
my favorites game music CDs.
So here are 8 albums in 6 reviews :
- Chrono Cross
- Dracula Battle Perfect Selection 1 & 2
- Einhander
- Gran Turismo 1 & 2
- R4 : Ridge Racer Type 4
- Super Mario World
The reviews are divided in 2 parts because of the 6 covers thumbnails wich
couldn't feat in one UCM article (too much pictures for the little interface :).
Somes are soundtrack from recent games while others are old game music arranged
albums. There are many different styles of music presented here and i hope that
you'll find these reviews interresting.
But before the reviews, as all these CDs are japanese productions, here are some
important notes about it.
Pirated CDs (quoted from Soundtrack Central) :
Several retailers sell CDs from pirate companies. These companies manufacture
and sell their own versions of official CD releases, without the permission of
the producers.
SM Records is a Taiwan-based company that sells pirated copies of game and
anime soundtracks. Older SM CDs have packaging that is clearly inferior to the
official releases; newer SM CDs have drawn closer to the official releases.
Ever Anime is a newer pirate company, also dealing in game and anime
soundtracks. Their CDs often appear very similar to the official versions and
can be difficult to distinguish at first.
My personnal opinion about it : As the only real shop i know, which sells game
music, only imports Ever Anime versions and as i can't buy online, "Better get a
pirated stuff than nothing". Also the composers surely get more money from the
game CD sales than from the audio CD sales. But that's my so humble opinion. ;)
Where to buy :
Anime Nation (http://www.animenation.com) is an online shop which is very
reliable (it's the one recommended by Soundtrack Central) and it got nearly all
new releases. Also, if you're interrested in (Jap)Anime stuff like CDs, videos,
mangas, have a look there. :)
SynSoniq Records (http://www.synsoniq.com) is another online shop but this one
is european (German in fact). It's game music only and you can also find lots of
european game music (Huelsbeck, Brimble ...). Note that lots of the imported CDs
are quite expensive ! :(
Konci (123 bd Voltaire 75011 Paris (metro Voltaire) http://www.konci.com) is
the French anime shop where i buy my CDs. As i wrote previously, these are Ever
Anime versions. Note that there is a fidelity card (if you buy 5CDs, the 6th is
free, and no time limit :) and that the CDs aren't expensive (sure, as these are
pirated versions).
More informations or reviews :
Visit Soundtrack Central (http://www.soundtrackcentral.com) for more reviews
(also others on the CDs i reviewed), more infos, more shops ...
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