Music Arcade Episode 4: First Contact

<p>Welcome to Music Arcade! In today's episode, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone, Ranakel and Eddy look closely at the very first contact some video game soundtracks make: the opening. Generally cinematic, hopefully notable, it often has to work as a concentrated version of what the game must feel like. Were discussed:</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>00:02:19 - The Konami Made Good Openings Didn't They section:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Snake Eater by Norihiko Hibino, vocals by Cynthia Harrell</li> <li>Castlevania Symphony of the Night - Nocturne in Moonlight by Michiru Yamane</li> <li>Zone of the Enders 2 - Beyond the Bonds by Maki Kirioka, vocals by Maki Kimura</li> <li>Suikoden 2 - Opening by Miki Higashino</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>00:47:31 - The Spectacular Openings section:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn - Answers by Nobuo Uematsu, vocals by Susan Calloway</li> <li>Hitman 3 - Opening by Niels Bye Nielsen</li> <li>Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - Introduction by Motoi Sakuraba</li> <li>NieR Gestalt/Replicant - Shadowlord by Keichii Okabe, vocals by Emi Evans</li> <li>Final Fantasy VIII - Liberi Fatali by Nobuo Uematsu</li> </ul> <p><strong>01:25:24 - Outro</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>If you're interested in giving the music in this episode a listen, they've been collected in the following Youtube playlist: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyCfmXgbLJuF-khqmf5gpURGDUHixrIO">Music Arcade 4</a></p> <p>Thank you very much for listening. If you have any questions of remarks, you can address them at music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com</p>