See You Tomorrow – OMORI

About game/music

This is “See You Tomorrow” from RPG “OMORI”, which is about overcoming trauma, created by OMOCAT.
This is composed by Pedro Silva.
The soundtrack is here.

OMOCAT, the creator of the game, cites “Earthbound” as an influence on this game, but also says that it is influenced by other famous games in Japan, like “Pokemon”, “Legend of Zelda”, etc.
(Interview Note:Japanese only)

This song is played in the evening, after the main character wakes up from a dream and walks around the town with his friend.
It feels like a small break between stories.

Analyzing

bar 5~8

• line cliché (other TABs include this)
  • The chord is fixed and only a single voice part moves (basically).
  • The smoothness of the movement by semitone and the richness of emotion created by the notes that are not in the main key.
  • It’s typical to start with I or vi in a major key, or i in a minor key.
  • It seems the chord isn’t same all the way through, but a inverted form of some other chord.
    • my Interpretation (example):
      • I-iii/5th-I7/7th-IV/3rd or I-iii/5th-I7/7th-VI or I-V/3rd-v/3rd(iiiø/5th)-VI etc.
      • i-V+/3rd-bIII/5th-IV/3rd
      • I-III+/5th-vi/3rd-I7
  • other examples are the following songs.
    • The Amazon – DuckTales
      • contains both patterns descending from I and from vi
    • Paths That Will Never Cross (Rain) – Fire Emblem : Three Houses
    • Nalao Lake – Freedom Planet 2
    • La Follia d’amore – Kirby Star Allies
    • From a Place of Love – Library Of Ruina
    • The Reverberation Ensemble – Library of Ruina
    • Pass On – Limbus Company
    • MELTY BLOOD – MELTY BLOOD
    • See You Tomorrow – OMORI
      • It seems to be I-iii/5th-bVII-vi, so only the first half is a typical pattern.
    • Littleroot Town – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Poké Mart – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Dewford Town – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Route 110 – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Route 203 – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Azalea Town – Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Battle! (Island Kahuna) – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • The Battle at the Summit! – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Battle! (Hop) – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Mountain Travel East – Shantae and the Seven Sirens
    • Seaside Hill – Sonic Heroes
    • Go Quickly! – Sonic Runners
    • The Concealed Four Seasons – 東方天空璋 ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons.

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