DISC 1
Disc1 Commentary on track1-track7
Let us begin with this memorable 1st ever commentary session!
■1. The First Awakening
【Mr. Sekito comments】
The track “The First Awakening” starts off with the most significant Sound effect of “THE LAST REMNANT” for the remnant starting sound effect (The Sound Effect was made by Mr. Mikoshiba). The track originally has a theme played by trumpet. For this version, I deliberately positioned choir part more of upfront in the mix. I also replaced the trumpet part as well. This process was followed by the requirement from the director of “THE LAST REMNANT” Mr. Takai,
Mr. Takai was telling me this from his heart intensely;
”For the role of this track, I would like the track to intensify the emotion of audiences for their anticipation towards the beginning of “THE LAST REMNANT”!!”
By the way, I composed the original version of the track, which has melody played by the trumpet, in a slightly different approach to the version on the soundtrack.
When I composed the track, I had a vision that the battalion was marching off the battlefield, which the vision leads to one of the significant visual part of “THE LAST REMNANT”. The track was written in the beginning of game development.
■2. Cherished Memories
【Mr. Sekito comments】
The track is a theme for Irena who adore her brother Rush, representing the feeling of her brotherhood.
The feeling in the track is also a little sorrowful in some parts that projecting forthcoming incidents of Irena in the game. In a good way, Both “The First Awakening” and “Cherished Memories” are two comparisons of the theme in terms of describing themes for “THE LAST REMNANT”. Those two tracks often appear on the story. Those main themes change their forms and lengths in different variations.
■3. Opening Suite: The Search
■4. Opening Suite: The Chase
■5. Opening Suite: The Charge
■6. Opening Suite: The Assault
【Mr. Yagi comments】
This track is from the opening event. The production of this event itself was spent quite long time during which the event had to be the first ever model of all the other events in the game. As for composing music for the opening event, I imagine that Mr. Sekito also made a huge effort of finishing the music for quite some time to finish with trial and error. The track begins with sorrow feeling,
then it leads into more movement in the track. The track really got me when the music has its well structured movement that involves an audience emotionally into the right in the heart of the story of “THE LAST REMNANT”, without the music intentionally saying too much.
I honestly felt quivering when I first listened to this track. I thought that “we really are gonna win this time!” LOL
【Mr. Sekito comments】
Although the event scene introduces many different characters in the game, I tried to compose music that says not too much about the story. Instead, I concentrated on creating an anxiety and fear feeling in music that this world might be taking unexpected steps toward unknown world. You might be thinking to be left out when you listen to the track. You might say “what just happened there?!?!
■7. Clash of Opposites
【Mr. Sekito comments】
There it starts the legion battle!
Legion battle system is neither less to say the one of the significant part for “THE LAST REMNANT”. The track is mainly structured with the hard-rock style and symphonic orchestration style.
The director of Mr. Takai in particular had an idea for the track, following;
“I would really like the track to intensify emotion that stimulating the feeling to defeat as much enemy as the player can!”
I thought that the music should be going with heavily distorted guitar riff, symphonic orchestrated sound, then the horn player would have a go at you with going all red in his face, saying ”How dare you wrote the music like that! No way that I can play like this! “ ….
Oops, my mind just went somewhere else there…
Honestly, when I wrote the track, I imagined the vision of the music represents the feeling to stimulate for the battle for the player.
How has everyone found our 1st ever commentary session??
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