This is “Undella Town (Autumn – Spring)” from Nintendo’s monster raising RPG “Pokémon Black/White”.The music is composed by Hitomi Sato.I’ll refrain from going into details as it would spoil the story, but it’s a town in the Unova region where a little meme has become famous. In the summer, the …
This is “Silhouette” from “LaTale”, a 2D side-scrolling online game developed by Actoz Soft.The music was composed by D.Z. (team name? I don’t know the details)This is a long-lived MMORPG that was launched in 2006 and is still running.All the BGMs for this game can be downloaded from the official …
This is “Shop” from the RPG “Undertale” by Toby Fox.This is composed by Toby Fox as well.The melody used in this song can be heard in various scenes throughout the game.I think this strengthens the overall sense of unity in the game. (It seems Leitmotif) The chord progression is a …
This is “8 AM” from Nintendo’s life simulation game “Animal Crossing New Leaf”.The is composed by Manaka Kataoka.She is also the main music composer for “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”. The songs in Animal Crossing are short, but they never bore the listener, do they? In the …
This is “The King Lost in Time” from the RPG “Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City” by ATLUS.The music is composed by Yuzo Koshiro.This is a BGM that can be heard in the underwater city called “Deep city”, which you reach after completing the early part of the game.It’s a …
This is “Valor Lakefront” from Nintendo’s RPG “Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum”.The song is composed by Hitomi Sato.This is the BGM that plays in the area leading to Lake Rishi, where there is a legendary Pokémon called Azelf.It’s a bit lazy, but it gives you an image of a relaxing landscape. The beginning …
This is “Phantom Train” from Square Enix’s RPG “Final Fantasy VI”.It is composed by Nobuo Uematsu.The song is played when two characters, Sabin and Cyan, accidentally board a train bound for the other world.For the intro, I used a inverted form to give the impression of quietness.There are a lot …
This is “Dark Manor” from Nintendo’s action game “Kirby’s Epic Yarn”.It is composed by Tomoya Tomita.It’s a song that plays in the stage where you go through the darkness with the light of a lamp. It’s kind of a weird atmosphere.The beginning part is Bm, the middle part is F#-Bm, …
This is the “Title Screen” from the Nintendo game “Kirby’s Epic Yarn”.It is composed by Tomoya Tomita.There is a contrast between the staccato piano playing in the first half, which is cute, and the second half, which is calm but gives a sense that something is about to begin.I think …
This is “Thrash Machine” from the RPG “Deltarune” (being) made by Toby Fox.The first half of the song is pretty, and the second half is more emotional, using tetrad.I like Toby Fox’s songs because they have a certain warmth to them. There were times when I thought I was checking …