New Bark Town – Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver

About game/music

This is “New Bark Town” from RPG “Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver”(2010), developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company.
This is composed by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose.

The game was produced as a remake of “Pokémon Gold and Silver”(2000).
Compared to the original, for example, the trainer’s strategy has improved and increased in difficulty.
In addition, there is now dedicated music for the battles against the legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh and Lugia.
Compared to its previous title, “Pokémon Diamond/Pearl“(2007), there is additional features such as the possibility to take the first Pokémon in your possession out of a Pokéball and carry it with you.

New bark town is the hometown of the player character and is where the adventures in the Johto region begin.

Analyzing

bar 13~15

• I-bVI-I
  • bVI is a borrowed chord from parallel minor, and one of the subdominant minors containing b6 of the key.
  • It includes movement in semitones and has a unique floating feeling
  • examples;
    • Sunshine Airport – Mario Kart 8
    • New Bark Town – Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver