[Album] 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.

How ya doing, buddy?

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.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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.

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

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.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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

I was speaking idiomatically.

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.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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

FELIPE NO

Thanks. This stuff is great.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Thanks orion_mk3. This sounds great!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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)

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

Originally Posted by Argentis

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).

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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) :/

I was speaking idiomatically.

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.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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.

FELIPE NO

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

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Taisai

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!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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.

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

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

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"

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Originally Posted by squaretex

stuff

Lookin' good. Keep it up.

How ya doing, buddy?

Thanks!

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.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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.

FELIPE NO

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.

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

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Of note...

Quote:

M4G: It comes as somewhat of a surprise that there has not been a soundtrack release announced for Opoona despite the amazing score. How much music was created for the title, and can we hope to see a soundtrack release in the future?

Hitoshi Sakimoto: I believe we have about 60-70 tracks for Opoona. Talking about the soundtrack, we've been considering that, but it hasn't been decided yet. If the sales of Opoona go well in North America and Europe, that would be additional incentive for releasing a soundtrack.

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

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

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.

Jam it back in, in the dark.