Hitoshi Sakimoto to score Western games

Interesting! I'm always fascinated by western and eastern composers working on the opposite side of the pond; it doesn't happen much. And, as a Sakimoto/Basiscape fan, it's excellent news.

A lot of big-budget Western games have been scored with live instruments lately; I hope that Sakimoto/Basiscape becomes attached to one and is able to turn out a full album of VGM on live instruments. Romeo x Juliet showed what's possible in that arena with great success.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I think the problem is more the rapid pace that the projects have been done than any fault of the composers. You can't do eight or more 100+ minute VGM albums in the space of a year and expect them all to be exceptional. And while projects like Deltora were musically disappointing, others like Odin Sphere and Opoona show that there's plenty of life left in Basiscape yet.

I think it's unfair to criticize the deal based on what we think western developers want, and if a lot of recent Basiscape scores have been attached to poorly-selling games, it's natural to branch out to a new market. Romeo x Juliet shows that it's entirely possible for Basiscape to produce a product that's filmic and traditional while at the same time creative and enjoyable.

Incidentally, I think that in time the other composers may branch out into solo work. By way of comparison, Hans Zimmer had many composers working collaboratively with him in a similar way and many of them left after a time to pursue their own careers.

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Originally Posted by Rimo

Hopefully he'll get to work alongside one (or more) Western composer on a collaborative project. I'd be intrigued by the result.

Now that would be fascinating. Sakimoto and Soule...sounds like a law firm

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