Opoona
 

This was composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, and it is one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard from him. There's a lot of variety in musical style here. Also, contrary to the cartoony style of the game, there are a lot of great soft, fantastical, and somber tracks that make use of many types of instruments and samples. I hope this gets a soundtrack release.

Someone over at Soundtrack Central pointed out that the game did extremely poorly over in Japan; I hope that doesn't torpedo any album plans (Hell, Deltora Quest got the full three-disc treatment!). I'd also like to see who wrote which tracks.

Still, the music is great stuff. Lots of electronics compared to the last few Basiscape projects, with a fabulous main theme and a ton of personality. I highly recommend the rip.

So Basiscape did work on this as a team? That would explain things. I thought, for instance, op02_04 sounded a lot like a Namiki track.

agreed, Opona is one of Sakimoto's (and basiscape's) score. The main theme is exceptionally beautiful. One of the best I listen since FFTA2. I hope they will release an OST, it's sad the game didn't sell well. But who knows, maybe the english version will get better reception.

It'd be cool if we could do an interview. Are there music samples available anywhere other than through game clips?

There is a full rip available. I'll upload later if I find the time, but could someone else try to beat me to it? I'm getting ready to head to work now and I'm not really sure if I'll have the time until later tomorrow.

I have the rip as well. I have some time on my hands, so I'll try a re-upload (to save bandwidth on the site I got it from originally).

The fact that it's a Basiscape score is one of the reasons I want a release, so I can see who wrote which tracks (they've always been rather good at doing that). I'm not familiar enough with the other composers' styles to be able to tell what they did by ear.

EDIT:

Opoona Gamerip Part 1
Opoona Gamerip Part 2

Thanks. This stuff is great.

Thanks orion_mk3. This sounds great!

Unfortunate name, but great soundtrack! Made me want to fire up VS and FFT more than once.

Fantastic music, tragic that it isn't being officially released anytime soon.
Since the game is out tomorrow, will it be possible to compile a more accurate tracklist for the rip? (putting the music in some kind of in-game order)

I second this; it would make it much easier to put tracks up for SotW and the BSC. Unfortunately, I don't own or have access to a Wii (otherwise I'd do it myself, since the game looks fun).

Fare enough.
I have no idea if Opoona will reach UK, otherwise I'd happily do it (as we as the case if i had a Wii) :/

The game and the soundtrack are both amazing. I'm surprised by how much fun it is.

To tease you guys, we got an interview with Sakimoto-san specifically about his work on Opoona. Be sure to check the site in the coming days for it.

That's good to know Arcubalis. I look forward to reading the interview. I was interested in playing the game myself but haven't gotten around to picking it up. The music is absolutely beautiful though.

Arcubalis, I love you. And you're actually one of the few persons who doesn't ask predictable and generic questions.

I really appreciate that.

I think it's a matter of passion. A lot of journalists who cover this stuff are gamers but not fans of game music, and they get stuck covering composers without being particularly interested or informed. I've always enjoyed game music, and having written for some general gaming audiences writing game reviews, I learned there's nothing I'd rather be doing than writing about game audio.

I have a lot of surprises in store for you guys. I hope you caught the Norihiko Hibino (Metal Gear Solid), Masafumi Takada (Killer7, No More Heroes), and Nobuo Uematsu interviews recently!

Great news to hear, Arcubalis. :)

I picked up the game yesterday myself, but haven't started it yet. Not sure when I can start, either, so I'm not sure if I can be much help on the renaming front.

But in either case, how do we want to do this? I was of the idea that once we discover what rip track goes where, we can post a renaming string, something like this:

ren "cp03.brstm.mp3" "99 I Really ADORE This Track.mp3"

...that's just an example. ;) But really, I'd be extremely interested to find out where exactly that lovely tune plays.

In the end, there should be enough material to put together into one big batch file.

I wish I had been doing that. It sort of slipped my mind, and I'm already far along in the game. I figure it would be like, "Battle," "Boss Battle," "Tokione 1," "Tokione 2," etc. The tracks are actually in clumps of where they appear so it shouldn't be so bad.

WHEW...at long last, I think my task is complete! :D

On a side note, those who have been enjoying the gamerip have noticed that there are two versions of several tracks. I'll be denoting the second versions as "alternate takes" with a 900-numbering system.

LAST UPDATED: 5/5/2008 - 1:44 AM CST

Regular Listing:
ren "op_start.thp.mp3" "001 Prelude.mp3"
ren "op_title.thp.mp3" "002 Opoona ~ Title Card.mp3"
ren "opn_other09.brstm.mp3" "003 Main Menu.mp3"
ren "opening04.thp.mp3" "004 It Started During My Vacation.mp3"
ren "op01_02.brstm.mp3" "005 My Daddy's Spaceship.mp3"
ren "opening05.thp.mp3" "006 Disaster Strikes!.mp3"
ren "op01_03.brstm.mp3" "007 Tokione.mp3"
ren "op01_01.brstm.mp3" "008 Tokione Star Tower.mp3"
ren "opn_other01.brstm.mp3" "009 Let's Go Shopping!.mp3"
ren "opn_other02.brstm.mp3" "010 Fine Dining.mp3"
ren "op01_04.brstm.mp3" "011 Outside Tokione Dome.mp3"
ren "opn_battle01.brstm.mp3" "012 BonBon Battle! 1.mp3"
ren "opn_battle02.brstm.mp3" "013 BonBon Battle! 2.mp3"
ren "opn_other04.brstm.mp3" "014 Museum of Fine Arts.mp3"
ren "op02_01.brstm.mp3" "015 Lifeborn.mp3"
ren "op02_04.brstm.mp3" "016 Outside Lifeborn Dome.mp3"
ren "op05_02.brstm.mp3" "017 Matia Mine.mp3"
ren "pp08.brstm.mp3" "018 Blue Desert.mp3"
ren "pp07.brstm.mp3" "019 Blue Desert Hotel.mp3"
ren "op02_03.brstm.mp3" "020 Lifeborn Gardens.mp3"
ren "op02_02.brstm.mp3" "021 The Industrial Side of Lifeborn.mp3"
ren "op03_03.brstm.mp3" "022 Artiela.mp3"
ren "op03_01.brstm.mp3" "023 Outside Artiela Dome.mp3"
ren "op03_02.brstm.mp3" "024 Concert Hall.mp3"
ren "op05_03.brstm.mp3" "025 Ruins of a Dome.mp3"
ren "cp02.brstm.mp3" "026 Rosa.mp3"
ren "cp06.brstm.mp3" "027 Orcalpin Coast.mp3"
ren "op04_04.brstm.mp3" "028 Intelligent Sea Waterway.mp3"
ren "op04_01.brstm.mp3" "029 Intelligent Sea.mp3"
ren "op04_03.brstm.mp3" "030 Bravo Company.mp3"
ren "opn_battle04.brstm.mp3" "031 BonBon Battle! 3.mp3"
ren "op04_02.brstm.mp3" "032 Shine Company.mp3"
ren "cp04.brstm.mp3" "033 Sanctuary.mp3"
ren "cp03.brstm.mp3" "034 Cathedral.mp3"
ren "pp01.brstm.mp3" "035 Great Dunes.mp3"
ren "pp03.brstm.mp3" "036 Creola.mp3"
ren "op05_04.brstm.mp3" "037 Holy Wilds.mp3"
ren "op05_01.brstm.mp3" "038 Paradiso.mp3"
ren "pp04.brstm.mp3" "039 Fairy Grove.mp3"
ren "pp05.brstm.mp3" "040 Anemos.mp3"
ren "cp07.brstm.mp3" "041 Rock Plains.mp3"
ren "cp11.brstm.mp3" "042 Rock Castle.mp3"
ren "end01.brstm.mp3" "043 Ocean Bottom Pass.mp3"
ren "cp05.brstm.mp3" "044 Earth Prison.mp3"
ren "end03.brstm.mp3" "045 Partizans.mp3"
ren "op03_04.brstm.mp3" "046 Fonthene.mp3"
ren "cp01.brstm.mp3" "047 Fairy Pass.mp3"
ren "cp09.brstm.mp3" "048 Ancient Ruins.mp3"
ren "cp10.brstm.mp3" "049 Holy Spring.mp3"
ren "opn_other05.brstm.mp3" "050 Tokione Moon Forest Hotel.mp3"
ren "opn_seirei.brstm.mp3" "051 Spirit Poem for Flute and Oboe.mp3"
ren "pp09.brstm.mp3" "052 Spirit Lake.mp3"
ren "cp08.brstm.mp3" "055 BonBon Battle! Aizal ~ FINAL 1.mp3"
ren "opn_battle03.brstm.mp3" "056 BonBon Battle! Babushca ~ FINAL 2.mp3"
ren "opn_battle05.brstm.mp3" "054 BonBon Battle! 4.mp3"
ren "op01_00.brstm.mp3" "057 Family Reunion.mp3"
ren "op_end.thp.mp3" "058 The End.mp3"

Alternate Takes and Misc:
ren "title_logo1.thp.mp3" "900a Koei Logo.mp3"
ren "title_logo2.thp.mp3" "900b ArtePiazza Logo.mp3"
ren "op01_tokione_02.brstm.mp3" "901 My Daddy's Spaceship ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op01_tokione_03.brstm.mp3" "902 Tokione ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op01_tokione_01.brstm.mp3" "903 Tokione Star Tower ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op01_tokione_04.brstm.mp3" "904 Outside Tokione Done ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op02_lifeborn_01.brstm.mp3" "905 Lifeborn ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op02_lifeborn_04.brstm.mp3" "906 Outside Lifeborn Dome ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op05_paradiso_02.brstm.mp3" "907 Matia Mine ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op02_lifeborn_03.brstm.mp3" "908 Lifeborn Gardens ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op02_lifeborn_02.brstm.mp3" "909 The Industrial Side of Lifeborn ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op03_arutiera_01.brstm.mp3" "910 Outside Artiela Dome ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op03_arutiera_02.brstm.mp3" "911 Concert Hall ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op04_intsea_04.brstm.mp3" "912 Intelligent Sea Waterway ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op04_intsea_01.brstm.mp3" "913 Intelligent Sea ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op04_intsea_03.brstm.mp3" "914 Bravo Company ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op04_intsea_02.brstm.mp3" "915 Shine Company ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "op05_paradiso_04.brstm.mp3" "916 Holy Wilds ~ alternate take, short version.mp3"
ren "op03_arutiera_04.brstm.mp3" "917 Fonthene ~ alternate take.mp3"
ren "end04.brstm.mp3" "053 Dark Burrow.mp3"
ren "op01_tokione_00.brstm.mp3" "918 Family Reunion ~ alternate take, multi-loop.mp3"
ren "opn_other03.brstm.mp3" "x01 Concert Hall (backstage).mp3"
ren "op_battle_01.brstm.mp3" "x02 BonBon Battle! 1 ~ extra version 1.mp3"
ren "op02_battle.brstm.mp3" "x03 BonBon Battle! 1 ~ extra version 2.mp3"
ren "opn_other06.brstm.mp3" "x04 Ambience ~ Skypod Station.mp3"
ren "opn_other07.brstm.mp3" "x05 Ambience ~ Dome Entranceways.mp3"
ren "opn_other08.brstm.mp3" "x06 Ambience ~ Volcano.mp3"
ren "opn_uku01.brstm.mp3" "x07 Ukelele 1.mp3"
ren "opn_uku02.brstm.mp3" "x08 Ukelele 2.mp3"
ren "opn_uku03.brstm.mp3" "x09 Ukelele 3.mp3"

Lookin' good. Keep it up.

Thanks! :D

I've just updated the post with more track names. I'll do it there from now on, and just make new posts with specific questions about the tracks.

Speaking of which...has anyone found a use for the op01 tracks? I don't recall coming across them in Tokione yet. It's been a busy week, so I haven't spent as much time with the game as I'd like.

The op01 tracks were used in the game's trailer (which isn't to say that they don't appear in the game too, of course). I'd say they sound like a concert version of the main theme, which is woven throughout many of the tracks.

Along with Bonbon Battle 1, it's the most "traditional" Sakimoto piece in the rip, which may indicate that those are the only tracks he wrote (with the others being handled by other Basiscape members). That's pure speculation on my part, of course.

Keep up the good work! Incidentally, would you recommend the game? I've heard mixed things but I'm considering buying a Wii and a few games.

As much as I think I would recommend it, I'd also suggest a rental...so that the player can understand the old-school gameplay, the job system, and the wonders of getting lost in large 3-D dome cities. ;)

If it hadn't been for the music, I'm not sure how quickly I would have found out about this game. But now playing it, I certainly don't regret it. :)

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No new work on the track listing, but I see that Arcubalis has delivered on his promise! :)

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Of note...
DO YOU HEAR THAT, PEOPLE?!? LET'S GIVE THIS TITLE SOME POSITIVE WORD-OF-MOUTH!!! :D

You beat me to it. Good to know people were watching for it. I think it turned out really well, as he thoroughly answered the questions.

Terrific interview! Now I really want to see a soundtrack release for the composer breakdown!

Great interview, Arcubalis! I just really hope this get a soundtrack release. It doesn't make sense to me why all of his other works get soundtracks, and not this one (especially when it's the best soundtrack they've done since FFXII).

The live acoustic recording for Opoona was done in April last year by Eminence @ Trackdown Studios. Pretty fun working with Iwata imo.

Fantastic to hear
But how are sales doing in the U.S? At least they have hinted a European release.

They have announced Valkyria of the Battlefields Soundtrack for the 21st May so that's something to look forward to in the meantime

Thanks also for the tracklist updates so far :D

No, definitely not, I say most of it is by him, or at least he definitely is the composer with the most credits on the project.

I think you can tell more about the composer by the compositional style used than the instrumentation.

For example, I think pp07 (great track) is quite obviously Kaneda's, going by his work on Odin Sphere and Deltora Quest.

pp05 is likely Iwata.

All the battle tracks are Sakimoto, as are the opening/ending related ones.

And I am certain op04_01 (maybe my favorite) is Sakimoto's, you can just tell by the vibe.

pp04 is definitely Kaneda's with the signature chord progression.

as for battle05... it's complicated. I'd say someone arranged Sakimoto's work, though.

op01_03, op02_01/02, op04_01/03 are definitely Sakimoto's.

op04_01 is also one of my favorites. I can tell it's Sakimoto's just because it has the signature melody line (something like C - B - G - D is what Sakimoto loves) ^_^

pp05 sounds like Abe to me with that quirky chord progressions.

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cp01: Abe, the most un-Basiscape Basiscape members. Almost Sugiyama-like.
cp02: the same arranger as op01_03. Can't tell though.
cp03: Sounds like Kaneda.
cp04: Abe...again
cp05: ...WTF? lmao
cp06: a little like Namiki's. Can't ascertain.
cp07: Sakimoto.
cp08: Definitely Sakimoto's. The percussion!
cp09: Melody definitely Sakimoto's.
cp10: Organ! still don't know who arranged it.
cp11: Sakimoto.
end01: Sakimoto.
end03: Iwata's arrangement.
end04: Sakimoto.
op_end/start/title: Sakimoto.
op01_xx: Theme by Sakimoto. 00, 01, 03: Sakimoto; 02: unknown... 04: Iwata (I guess).
op02_xx: Theme by Sakimoto. 01, 02 definitely arranged by Sakimoto, others not sure...
op03_xx: Theme by Sakimoto. 02 arranged by Sakimoto. others not sure... a little too pop-like, hard to decide...
op04_xx: Theme by Sakimoto. 01, 03 arranged by Sakimoto. Others again not sure...
op05_xx: I really don't know about this... weird, just weird. Doesn't sound like Basiscape.
opening04/05: Sakimoto.
opn_battle01-03: Sakimoto. 04, not sure, sounds like Iwata. 05 (definitely an awesome track!) should be arranged by some euro-electronica veteran...
opn_other01: Sakimoto.
opn_other02: Iwata.
opn_other04: Kaneda.
opn_other05: don't know...
opn_other09: Sakimoto.
opn_seirei: Sakimoto's theme.
opn_uku01-03: seems copied from somewhere else...
pp01: Abe.
pp03: Sakimoto.
pp04: Kaneda.
pp05: Abe.
pp07: Kaneda.
pp08: Abe.
pp09: Sakimoto.

That's all that I have an idea about... All are guesses but I have more confidence in some than in others.

Wow, that's quite the analysis. Who knows, that may be the closest we ever get to knowing the truth if there's no OST. But it may come in handy during the BSC, as I surely plan to nominate a track or two.

Just to let y'all know, I haven't forsaken the renaming project. Saturday night, I went on an extended Opoona bender that lasted into Sunday morning. ;)

But there's plenty of renaming fruit born of it. If you check the renaming post, it's a LOT bigger now.

And now I know...cp03 is the theme for the Cathedral. Makes sense. :)

Fine job! Many of my favorites are now identified: Intelligent Sea, Intelligent Sea Waterway, Partizans, Bravo Company...there are only a few five-star tracks left to be identified (of course, that leaves a bevy of four-stars too). Only eighteen left altogether!

Oddly, I find myself liking a lot of the alternate tracks better. They seem to be better mixed, and there are some key changes (for instance, the trumpet in Bravo Company is a flute in the alternate).

Thanks!
And it really makes me wonder...what part - if any - do those "alternate mixes" have in the game? I have yet to encounter any of them at all.

Just by way of warning...as I have been playing Opoona, I was taking notes on my laptop as I encountered the new music. However, the power adaptor cord had decided to die on me, just like the previous two did. :( So, while I wait for a new one, there'll be a brief renaming hiatus (should only be a few days).

On another note, the numbering is essentially how I came across the tracks in the game. It's entirely possible that someone else may encounter them in a different order, and so once the names are settled, perhaps the order should be renegotiated. For example, I went to Orcalpin Coast and the Holy Wilds after I became a 3-star ranger, simply because I could. :) However, the Holy Wilds become a necessity to visit a bit later in the game, and would have also fit right before Paradiso's music. It'll be little things like that which could probably be hashed out.

Doesn't appear as though the alternate versions are even used in the game. I was noticing this as I was loading some tracks onto my iPod. Anyway, I don't recall what tracks are used specifically in which places. A lot of the music is reused in different areas, too, so it's not like it has to be the first time you heard it. Since the music is broken up into regions, at least it's not as hard as it could have been.

This sounds like Iwata to me, (especially its backing chords in the e-piano part, 0:27 - 0:33 as a whole, the clarinet melody, the overall track's simplistic structure and so forth). Btw, thanks to you, I finally found my rip totally incomplete. :gonk:

I remember who composed most of the pieces but the music is stashed somewhere is storage and can't be bothered to take it out.

What I remember from the top of my head was the oboe solo track was done by Kaneda. He was astonished by how Huw Jones (Oboist) played and was kinda lost for words and staring at me... so I was like "Why dont you ask him for another take lol"

Just finished the game. Sakimoto's name came pretty early in the credits, while the rest of the composers came at the very end along with credits like...

"Music performed by the Eminence Symphony Orchestra"
"Violin - Hiroaki Yura"
going through each instrument

Was quite nice to see all of the individual musician/performer credits while that "Music performed be Eminence Symphony Orchestra" stayed at the top the whole time.

Oh yes, those oboe solo are incredible! "pp03" and "pp07" from the game rip are both excellent tracks, probably my favorite from the game. You really have excellent musicians (you included), this is even more apparent thanks to the synth+live solo formula.

Ovelia, I first thought "pp04" was Sakimoto, are you sure it might be Kaneda?

From just listening, it don't sound like Sakimoto. Who knows, I could be wrong really.

Most of the music wasnt done by Sakimoto as he was not on site to oversee the recording. I quite love the Basiscape composers, especially the professionalism of Iwata. Leaving certain things up to the specialist and knowing one's limit is one of the best things Basiscape as a company excel at.

I'm back!!! :D

...but there's not a lot of progress. :(
Haven't had a lot of Opoona time because I was having too much fun setting up my new computer....aaaaaand there's the matter of finally playing Okami, which rocks unbelievably. Please forgive. ;)

BUT...progress is still progress. Check the additions to the list.
There were a few changes as well. I went with the editorial decision that while the player CAN visit the Holy Wilds before Intelligent Sea, story-wise it just fits better between Creola and Paradiso. And the ambiances are labeled as well.

So, here's what's left:
cp08.brstm.mp3 - I'm guessing this would be the Dark Barrows?
end04.brstm.mp3 - Kind of a rhythm-only version of the previous
op01 00.brstm.mp3 and op01 tokione 00.brstm.mp3 - ooooooh, what are these for?!? They've been bugging me ever since I couldn't find them in Tokione!!!
opn battle03.brstm.mp3 and opn battle05.brstm.mp3 - So, which one's the final battle? :)
op end.thp.mp3 - Thankfully, this needs no explaining. ;)

That's it...only seven more to go!
Anyone wanna help me push this project to the finish line? :D

Oh it must be Kaneda's work judging from the timbre of the string section and percussion. :)

Any chance of another upload somewhere? The files don't seem to exist anymore at sendspace. :(

I'd love to help, but my files are all half-tagged and messy at the moment as I bring them into line with squaretex's project. Once that's done I'll definitely re-upload a nice shiny version with full tags.

That sounds like it will definitely be worth the wait. :) Looking forward to it!

Alllllright...

I think that's all.

The only one I cannot place with 100% certainty is the one I call "Family Reunion", so my solution is just a guess/aesthetic thing. If anyone has a better solution, please chime in!

Otherwise...grab the info, make a batch file, and go to town!!! :D

Excellent work as always! Good to have the set fully tagged. I just need to do some tweaks and I can upload a tagged set.

I'd personally have called that mystery track "Opoona Main Theme" or some such, as it's woven throughout many of the other tracks, but "Family Reunion" is more specific.

Thanks!

I beat the game last night, and played around a bit with the epilogue after the credits. Is there actually a scene where Opoona and the others come across their parents?

Can't say that I know. It'd be awfully disappointing if there wasn't, though, since the odds of a sequel are nil.

In other news, I've finished a fully tagged and ordered version of the game rip, using squaretex's titles. Four discs, with the fourth disc containing all the fanfares and alternates. Watch this space for the uploads!

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Opoona Gamerip Disc 1
Opoona Gamerip Disc 2
Opoona Gamerip Disc 3
Opoona Gamerip Disc 4

Opoona Gamerip Disc 4 (alternate link)
Opoona Gamerip Disc 4 (alternate alternate link)

Fantastic job you two. This definitely provides good compensation for the lack of soundtrack release at presence. I've been listening while doing my essay over the last hour or so. Unfortunately, Sharebee doesn't seem to process the mirror list for the fourth disc but I'll hope that's just a temporary thing.

Here's an alternate link for Disc 4: Opoona Gamerip Disc 4 (alternate link). The file is just a hair over 100MB, which might be why Sharebee is choking on it.

Well done, orion_mk3.
And happy to be of service! :D

I've been (lurkily) following this whole Opoona thing, and while I'm not a Sakimoto fan, what I'm hearing about the music is pretty encouraging. I'll definitely be checking this out if I get the chance; thanks guys!

Thanks, orion (and squaretex!). Definitely gonna check this out.

I'm not a Sakimoto fan either. The only thing of his I really *REALLY* liked was Final Fantasy Tactics (sorry - I don't dig FF12 much) and what little chiptune work of his exists (Check out my Bonk rip for Magical Quest - holy GAWD that thing sounds freaking awesome)

When Sakimoto goes for a melodic, catchy sound to his music - DAMN is it fun. Opoona seems to fall into this category and I gotta say its the first Sakimoto score I've liked in a long time. Totally digging this. :)

=) You've instilled more hope into me, Dubble. I have basically the exact same view on Sakimoto that you do; his catchy stuff is the best, the other stuff can potentially be pretty lame. 99% sure I'll like this one! =D

(Might check out your Bonk rip too, sometime~)

Hiya guys, thanks a bunch for providing this great gamerip, the tags, uploads etc.! Listening to it now, and really enjoying it!

a humble mirror request for 4th part, I've been having problem to download it for some days (proxy problem). Pardon me if it's inappropriate.

You mean the existing alternate link isn't working either?

Listened to a few tracks so far and I liked them. Will have to listen to the rest of the rip since it seems like a great score. Thanks for providing, and with such a neat presentation!

:) I'm very heartened by the nice response. The music is certainly worth it in my opinion--the perfect Basiscape score for people who don't ordinarily like them, or for anyone looking for something a bit different.

Also, eriol, here's a new link for Disc 4: Opoona Game Rip Disc 4 (alternate alternate)

Big thanks to squaretex for providing the titles. And gratitude to orion for providing the tagged tracks. I'm grabbing it now!

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P.S. I noticed that "112 Bonbon Battle 2.mp3" should be "113 Bonbon Battle 2.mp3"

thank you very much orion_mk3, downloading now :D

Thank you so much orion! Downloading now.

Thats me in a nutshell. I really enjoyed this rip. Thank you squaretex and orion_mk3.

Thanks orion. Great job on the rip. It's much appreciated. Downloading now.

Finally got around to listening to this today. I was amazed. This score is superb. Depending on Sakimoto's level of contribution, this could be my favourite soundtrack of "his". The light-hearted, atmospherically futuristic compositions are full of enthusiasm and compositional talent. I can't really say which are my favourite tracks, since all of them are so fantastic. My second favourite game score this year, after Soma Bringer.

Now that I think about it, I probably love what's going on in "Industrial Side of Lifeborn" (hell, all of the Lifeborn tracks) the most, but it's all bloody fantastic. Sounds like ambient techno music in places, which is <3.

good stuff, thanks for this! need to get this game for my wii :-)

Ok I'm downloading it all now so thanks alot orion and Squaretex, you guys rock! :D

You guys rule for doing all this ripping and tagging work. I'm enjoying quite a few tracks from Opoona. Thanks everybody.