Jewel Summoner

[Garamond]

While waiting for FF12 OST, take some time to listen to his PSP project along with REZON, Mitsuda, Yoko, etc.

http://www.playstation.jp/scej/title/js/
the most right side of the menu is sound section and provides some 30" music samples. Sakimoto in charge of the opening theme arrangement. You can listen to the full version in the trailer
http://access.scej-online.jp/counter.cgi/js/js-pv.wmv

[Fatigue]

The samples look very promising (particularly both of Mitsuda's, Shimomura's and Sakimoto's), and I admit that it was odd to see Hosoe compose the main theme with Sakimoto arranging it. It's just too bad that the soundtrack release is only going to be given with preorders of the game :( I would've been very interested to pick it up.

[Jormungand]

Nice find Thomash. That's a killer arrangement of Sakimoto's, and his original track is liquid and inviting; Hosoe's intriguing and mesmeric; Iwata's rather trite and dissapointing; Mitsuda's pleasant and expectedly excellent; Saso's underwhelming compared to her usual stellar work; Shimomura's blindly groping and clumsy; and Ito's musically dead from the first note (hasn't he had more than enough time to come up with a new style since his early SaGa work?).

Who are the 7th, 8th, and 10th composers? I don't quite recognize the kanji...#7's tracks are quite unremarkable, but #8 and #10's tracks are pretty cool.

Though once again, this nonsense about albums only getting packaged with the game...ridiculous. Don't these companies understand that games are for playing and soundtracks for listening?

[Fatigue]

Who are the 7th, 8th, and 10th composers? I don't quite recognize the kanji...#7's tracks are quite unremarkable, but #8 and #10's tracks are pretty cool.

Tsukasa Masuko, Yasuyuki Suzuki and Takahiro Ogata :)

[Garamond]

Tsukasa Masuko used to be the composer of Megami Tensei series until Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne, he(she?) was "overthrown" by Shoji Meguro completely. Tsukasa Masuko owns some fans from Megami Tensei early installments. But he seems to share the same problem with Nobuo that does not work hard on (or insists not?) upgrading their synth table on neo game platform.

I still can't imagine that Cozy Okada can gather that much musicians in this project. It sounds like this game is being backup by Sony directly for boosting PSP sale...

[Jormungand]

Thanks Fatigue!

I can't believe Masuko's tracks though. I guess the first sample sounds like his Megami work (which I generally enjoyed, if none of it blew me away), but that second sample...bleh.

And indeed, quite the high profile roster of musicians...I can't really imagine putting so much money into the sound department for a handheld game of all things, heh. But hey, I'm cool with it--the more the composers I like get hired, the happier I am! ;)

[Rain Corale]

Wow...with a roster like that, I expect the greatest soundtrack ever. I have a feeling I will be disappointed.

[Fatigue]

1) Theme of Jewel Summoner (Composed by Shinji Hosoe. Arranged by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
2) Title (Composed by Ayako Saso)
3) Story Explanation (Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
4) Theme of China (Composed by Yôko Shimomura)
5) China Battle (Composed by Yôko Shimomura)
6) World Map (Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda)
7) Theme of Jicaad (Composed by Masaharu Iwata)
8) Dairy Farming Village Are - Theme of Muza (Composed by Yôko Shimomura)
9) Waterside Town Azuli - Theme of Mondo (Composed by Yôko Shimomura)
10) Training Dungeon (Composed by Tsukasa Masuko)
11) Combat Hall (Composed by Kenji Ito)
12) Victory ~ Result Reward (Composed by Yasuyuki Suzuki)
13) Fight with Master Anjou, Wars and Battles of Gurei (Composed by Tsukasa Masuko)
14) Religious Order (Composed by Ayako Saso)
15) Tutorial (Composed by Yasuyuki Suzuki)
16) Theme of Monolith (Composed by Shinji Hosoe)
17) Theme of Training (Composed by Tsukasa Masuko)
18) Old Highway Dungeon (Composed by Yasuyuki Suzuki)
19) Trading City Reduu - Theme of Mando (Composed by Shinji Hosoe)
20) Village of White Snow Hashi - Theme of Maza (Composed by Masaharu Iwata)
21) Village in Southern Land Nuga - Theme of Saran (Composed by Ayako Saso)
22) Capital City Miraku - Theme of Nerura (Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
23) Jewel Mining Dungeon (Composed by Masaharu Iwata)
24) Lighthouse Dungeon (Composed by Masaharu Iwata)
25) Zagaria Ruins Dungeon (Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
26) Volcano Dungeon (Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda)
27) Miraknelra Underground Dungeon (Composed by Kenji Ito)
28) Monolith Tower Dungeon (Composed by Tsukasa Masuko)
29) Lighthouse and Mining Battle Scene (Composed by Yasuyuki Suzuki)
30) China Battle with Wings (Composed by Ayako Saso)
31) Reduu - Mando and Minister Submit Instructions to Maid (Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
32) Last Boss Battle (Composed by Shinji Hosoe)
33) Theme of Zatto (Composed by Kenji Ito)
34) Theme of Anjou (Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
35) Theme of Minister (Composed by Ayako Saso)
36) Theme of Guardians (Composed by Kenji Ito)
37) State of Emergency Outbreak (Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
38) Ancient Times Festival (Speech) (Composed by Yasuyuki Suzuki)
39) Razni Battle (Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
40) Ending Event (Composed by Shinji Hosoe)
41) Neutral Ending Event ~ Finale (Composed by Kenji Ito)
42) Theme of Nigri (Composed by Takahiro Ogata)
43) Staff Roll (Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda)
44) Level Up (Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto)
45) Game Over (Composed by Masaharu Iwata)

The tracklist! :D

Thanks again to KujaFFman for his effort in translating it! :)

[Rain Corale]

So when is this game coming out?

[Fatigue]

So when is this game coming out?

The game has been out for a couple of weeks now. :)

[Ovelia]

Tsukasa Masuko used to be the composer of Megami Tensei series until Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne, he(she?) was "overthrown" by Shoji Meguro completely. Tsukasa Masuko owns some fans from Megami Tensei early installments. But he seems to share the same problem with Nobuo that does not work hard on (or insists not?) upgrading their synth table on neo game platform.

I still can't imagine that Cozy Okada can gather that much musicians in this project. It sounds like this game is being backup by Sony directly for boosting PSP sale...

I'm beginning to love Meguro's work after playing DDS1/2...His rock/techno battle tracks are not only interesting but also very original.