It’s important to note that some of the tracks (like Grassland Groove) loop a certain way until you reach a latter part of the stage, where the music will shift into new, fresh ideas. Īnother great new track is “Scorch n’ Torch,” which is very much Phil Collins. It’s separated by an initial ground level where it plays an awesomely synthy track that’s sort of like a Stickerbrush Symphony 2, while “Alpine Incline – Mountain” (the track that closed out the show) is the track that plays when you get on a hot-air balloon in that same level. You guys actually played the second half of the Alpine Incline level’s music. I would also like to add “Alpine Incline – Ground” as one of the best tracks in the game. Like Brett said, it just really puts you in a good mood. It has a great, joyfully bluegrassy feel to it with an exceptional use of the harmonica. I have a friend who was also reviewing the game like I was and both of us kept talking about how great this tune is. I’d throw many bananas at that.Īnd you guys even picked most of my favorite tunes, like Alpine Incline – Mountain, Grassland Groove, Big Top Bop and Windmill Hills. Seriously needs an official CD release like WHOA. Tropical Freeze is my favorite VGM OST of this year as well, followed closely by Shovel Knight. Haha YES!! I now totally get why you didn’t mention Tropical Freeze on the 2014 roundup ep. Thanks for listening, and hopefully you enjoy this extra special episode! It’s a great way to catch up in case you haven’t listened to any of the OSTs ever / in a while, plus it’s just a great episode – we’re all on fire and have some great jabs at each other :3 An amazing piece of work and one I can’t recommend enough.Īnd FWIW we covered the SNES games back in episode 47. PLUS plenty of classic DKC jams get spiffy remixes, such as Aquatic Ambience, Stickerbrush Symphony and Fear Factory. Harmonizing chants? Somehow, yes! It’s all present and done exceedingly well. To me it represents the best of modern game music (great samples, great live instruments, ambient when appropriate), classic VGM values (super melodic and listenable, stuck-in-your-headiness) and works as a great example of how talented game composers need to be to fill out a massive soundtrack. But at the end of the year, it was DKCTF that remained. Destiny has immense financial backing and a great pedigree working on the tunes. Smash Bros was a formidable soundtrack destined to please just about all who hear it. Discuss!Īs you may have heard in the Year in Review episode, there was some stiff competition in 2014. ![]() ![]() Its varied set list, consistent quality and overall VGM-ness makes it the best video game soundtrack of the year. Our first ever Album of the Year award goes to David Wise’s stunning Tropical Freeze OST.
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