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Member 1902 Level 21.68 Mar 2006 |
Hiroki Kikuta Solo Album!!
To quote Square Music News:
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Available in his website? does that mean we could download it for free? I never heard his composition but I'm looking forward for it.
How ya doing, buddy?
Last edited by eriol33; Mar 21, 2006 at 11:57 AM.
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Kikuta's back! Awesome! Though I know he did some h-games, I never heard any titles in specific, so I couldn't really check anything out. I wonder if cocoebiz could work with him to help distribute to foreigners.
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Member 1902 Level 21.68 Mar 2006 |
I managed to download both of the promotional soundtracks released on behalf of his hentai works. Information about them is available here and here. Kikuta also worked on Ni~dzuma wa Sailor Fuku, though, as far as I know, there was no soundtrack release. I was speaking idiomatically. |
Hot damn, this is some great news for sure. The only reason Kikuta isn't my favorate composer is because he never seemed to put anything new out after Soukaigi. This new album should be awesome. =D
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Member 1902 Level 21.68 Mar 2006 |
As I hope my post made clear, he's done a fair amount since Soukaigi, though mostly outside Square. Koudelka, the largely unsuccessful predecessor to the Shadow Hearts series, was both scored, storylined, directed, and inspired by him, and he has worked on three hentai scores and an abandoned SE MMORPG since. I'd recommend Koudelka's soundtrack and Sakura Relaxation's promotional album if you haven't heard them.
I'm a bit tentative about recommending my biography, since it was the first one I written, in great need of updating (I might do that today, actually), and rather amateurish but it gives a decent overview of his works. It can be found here. FELIPE NO
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There is a soundtrack for Ni~duma wa Sailor Fuku. Seeing as Sakura Relaxation and Niiduma were both Puzzlebox games, there's a good chance he will work on their newest title "Oba no Shinshitsu" (Aunt's Bedroom), too. However, no composer was announced yet. Since Sora no Iro, Mizu no Iro was by Ciel, his last three works were in fact all game music for SP-Janis brands.
Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to his solo album. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Here is the link to Kikuta's website, where there are details about this album:
http://www.zephyr.dti.ne.jp/~deadtech/ Perhaps someone can translate? Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Woot! Never know what to expect from a solo album, but I'm half expecting something akin to Secret of Mana+ (the 50 minute 1-track arranged album for Seiken 2 and 3). I am looking forward to this.
Too bad Sakura Relaxation saw such a patheticly limited release...It was one of my favorite soundtracks from last year. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 1902 Level 21.68 Mar 2006 |
Given that it's split into 18 tracks, it certainly won't be continuous like SoM+, though could be similar stylistically. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing more of Kikuta's progressive side that SoM+ provided, though most would probably disagree with me. Either way, I'm excited.
Oh, thanks to Teioh, some information about the other hentai soundtrack release is available here if anyone is interested. If anyone has a scan of the CD, it'd be awesome to have, but the information is otherwise complete. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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Wow, I'm really excited. I'm one of the ardent SoM+ supporters and would certainly hope to see something in that direction. I particularly like what he did with the "Ancient Dolphin" and ringing telephone sections. It was very unfortunate that Kikuta had to struggle with recouping from Koudelka. While the gameplay was rather flawed, it wasn't a bad game; other aspects of the game like the music (debatable :P) and characterization were well done.
One fanboy wish: bouncy Secret of Mana-ish tunes, please? I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?
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Good news. My one question: are there going to be vocals? Is this a song album? If so, I can immidiately discontinue all caring. If not, hooray!
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What an enlightening post this was. First of all: he's releasing a solo album! Wohoo! This is actually something I might consider *gasp* buying. Secondly, I really didn't know Kikuta had released any new music since Koudelka! Wohoo! I'll have to start looking for that now unless, of course, someone could point me in the right direction right away . But how does the music of, say, Sakura Relaxation fare compared to earlier brilliance like SD2/3 or Soukaigi? What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I feel his Hentai works are superior to his Seiken Densetsu soundtracks.
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While I'm glad to hear about this solo album and the fact that Kikuta is still composing music, what I really hope is that this will serve as a springboard to get him back into composing games. I was hoping that he'd be working on one of the Mana games that will be coming out but that wasn't the case. But again, it's great to see that he's stil alive and kicking. This album should be intriguing.
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Wow, I wasn't even aware that Kikuta did all this stuff after SD3.. rofl :1zhelp:
Cool news, though. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this..
And a question! Which of the non-Seiken Densetsu albums did you guys enjoy more though? I guess it comes down to musical preference, but I want to get an idea of what people seem to like more. I'll probably go for downloadin' the preferred stuff first. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Of his non-Seiken Densetsu works, and there are very few, I really like Soukaigi the best. Even though I hear the game itself is horrible, musically it was pretty revolutionary, as it was among the first few games to incorporate live instruments. Also, I'd check out Sakura Relaxation too, because it also splendid and has a Secret of Mana type vibe to it.
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Yeah, Soukaigi is still my favourite game-OST-album ever. Not a single weak song on there. But back to the topic: is there anyone who can translate what it says on the link Zanasea posted ( http://www.zephyr.dti.ne.jp/~deadtech/ )? Any mention of a release date or something?
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Too bad that there aren't any sound samples. Nevertheless, I'm sure this is worth checking out.
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Member 1902 Level 21.68 Mar 2006 |
I'm not sure if this has been reported here already, but CocoeBiz / VGM World will be stocking the album:
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Yes, just as I had hoped, VGM World has it! =D
http://www.vgmworld.com/catalog/inde...c&item_num=880 Jam it back in, in the dark.
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