Torino Hoshi

[Lierre]

Many of you have known Vocaloid series (even I knew it in 2005!), but when Crypton Japan released it they combined it and anime/seiyuu (voice actress/actor). That's Miku Hatsune. She's got much popularity via niconico douga (Japan's video streaming site, now as big as Youtube), and finally a game company decided to feature her voice in their games. For some reasons it's Basiscape they hired - known for its orchestral creativity rather than anime songs.

I've half neglected this news as I doubted Sakimoto would ever compos it, but now a sample is online. Part of the background plausibly sounds like his, otherwise don't. I don't know. Maybe Sakimoto happens to do something he thinks is poppy, or Basiscape employees imitate his style. Personally, the more I listen to it the more I feel there is something different or lame. Anyways, my speculation is useless.

http://dl.nippon1.jp/promotion/torinohoshi/tori1.mp3

[Ovelia]

This is an Abe composition I am fairly sure.

[Lierre]

Yeah especially this sleigh bell-like percussion really reminds me of Abe's distinctive marching snare drums in Grim Grimore or Odin Sphere.

Maybe Sakimoto isn't involved in this production as suspected.

[Lierre]

Oops.

Too late to say, but the game itself isn't score by Sakimoto or Basiscape. Only those Miku Hatsune songs.