Kong’s T’day Tune #22

J.C. Cawley — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:53:52 +0000

I’ve put together a list of 60 tunes that have stuck with me through the years, inspired by Jeffrey Canam (@GrahfMetal)’s Twitter rundown of his top 100 favourite video game tracks. I’ve attempted to limit myself to a couple songs per game, but there are exceptions.

I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and Thursday using the hashtag #KongsTdayTunes.

#22

They named the whole god-damned game after two righteous Queen songs, so Hitoshi Sakimoto had to deliver on the soundtrack. (The soundtrack was a group effort, but Sakimoto composed this particular tune.) This is a glorious battle theme with a rippling melody that kind of predicts his work on the Ivalice games (Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII). And bells. Fight it out!

Track: “Revolt” (YouTube Link)
Game: Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES, 1993)
Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto

Kong’s T’day Tune #44

J.C. Cawley — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:03:39 +0000

I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and Thursday using the hashtag #KongsTdayTunes.

#44

Final Fantasy XII basically defined the first year of my PhD program. What a great game. Hitoshi Sakimoto has composed better songs, but this one kind of fills the same role as the Teostra theme song from last month—great atmospheric background music with a grand hook. Listening to this for several hours while chipping away at Yiazmat burns it into your brain.

Track: “Boss Battle” (YouTube Link)
Game: Final Fantasy XII (PS2, 2006)
Composers: Hitoshi Sakimoto

Hitoshi Sakimoto – JC Cawley

Kong’s T’day Tune #22

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Kong’s T’day Tune #44

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