[Album] SaGa FRONTIER II Original Soundtrack [SSCX-10031]

SaGa FRONTIER II Original Soundtrack
Catalogue Number SSCX-10031
Publisher DigiCube
Composition Masashi Hamauzu
Arrangement Masashi Hamauzu
First Printing April 21, 1999
Price ¥3364


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Disc 1 - Playing Time 57:58
01 Overture 1:23
02 Prelude 1:35
03 Outside World 1:59
04 Novel 1:43
05 Majesty 2:40
06 Rose Wreath 1:56
07 Marvel 1:58
08 Field Battle I 2:59
09 Showing Joy I 1:17
10 Nature Folk 2:01
11 Captain 2:24
12 Siren 1:59
13 Affliction 1:51
14 Deviation 1:56
15 Defiant Child 2:19
16 Elven King 2:10
17 Homeless One 1:57
18 Secrecy 1:59
19 Meditation 1:44
20 Gathering 2:05
21 Disorder 1:59
22 Underground 1:57
23 Luck of the Battle 2:03
24 Obsession 2:29
25 Theme 2:42
26 Disgrace 3:10
27 Manifesto 1:48
28 The Sacred 1:55

Disc 2 - Playing Time 1:04:47
01 Variation 2:00
02 Magic Fairy Tale 2:49
03 Depth 2:20
04 Dithyrambus 2:53
05 Magic Realm 2:09
06 Relevation 1:49
07 Free Aria 2:46
08 Reminiscence 2:41
09 Directive 1:54
10 Deadly Enemy 2:16
11 Tobel 2:25
12 Space Composition 1:40
13 Cure of Souls 2:19
14 Field Battle II 2:34
15 Showing Joy II 1:18
16 Panacea 2:43
17 Flashback 3:06
18 Stranger 2:01
19 Powerless 1:57
20 Message 3:26
21 National Dance 3:03
22 Victory 3:22
23 Question 2:22
24 Disharmony 2:26
25 Elven Queen 2:49
26 Magic Power 2:14
27 Nightingale 1:25

Disc 3 - Playing Time 1:02:59
01 Interlude 3:30
02 Flame 2:33
03 Twisted Thinking 2:41
04 Field Battle III 3:43
05 Showing Joy III 1:16
06 Ice Block 3:08
07 Arranger 2:52
08 Point 3:17
09 Fortress 3:40
10 Ovation 2:34
11 Isolation 2:03
12 Universe 4:18
13 Coincidence 3:45
14 Field Battle IV 3:28
15 Showing Joy IV 1:19
16 Mania 2:30
17 Leader of Battle 4:05
18 Devotion 2:35
19 Abnormity 2:31
20 Angel of Death 5:46
21 Postlude 1:25



Sound Engineering by Ryo Yamazaki.

Information courtesy of GMR online http://gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=SSCX-10031


Here it is, the album of Squaresoft composer, Masashi Hamauzu which captures the attention of video game music community and raised his name as VGM composer. This CD contains the BGM used in Saga Frontier II, a sequal of never-successful underrated Saga Frontier game in States. Here Hamauzu showed the world the brilliance of his compositions.

'Classical' is the suitable word to describe the music contained in this album. All tracks in this album are colored by the classical technique which makes the music is perfect and match the mediaval nuance of Saga Frontier II. Hamauzu used a lot of piano in this album, which makes sense since he's a classical trained musician. Many compare his works and his style resemble to Chopin, Liszt, and Debussy.

One of the most distinguishable features of this album might the fact that most of the tracks are variations of the epic main theme performed in beginning of the game, '101 Praeludium'. We might be amazed how brilliant the variation could be, since the same theme is used widely in many tracks over and over again. But we could notice how difference and distinguished each track could be, like the dramatic opening of '101 Praeludium', the epical "320 Todesanges", or the brilliant baroque-like composition of solo piano '201 Variation' or even the tragedic '125 Thema'. They are made of the same theme, yet felt very different.

My favorite tracks in this album would be '201 Variation', '125 Thema', '226 Zauberkraft' and '217 Rückerinnerung'. They are the most memorable tracks for me in this CD. While I enjoy this CD a lot, I love these four tracks the most.

This CD is surely brilliant, even though it doesnt sound fair, I always compare Hamauzu works with this CD since I consider this album is his masterpiece and his finest work I could find. If you love classical music and want to know why there has been global movement of Masashi Hamauzu fanboyism, you should check out this CD and find the answer by yourself.

5/5

Jam it back in, in the dark.

But he gave score 2/5. I hope this doesnt turn up into civil war. I'm agree what he said of how Hamauzu lacked of diversity on theme though.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

You know I'm j/k. :biggrin:
EDIT: unless there exist Hamauzu fanatics in this board

yeah hamauzu rocks

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.