Ikaruga Orchestral Soundtrack

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Ikaruga Orchestral Soundtrack

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I was browsing youtube for ikaruga vids and I came accross this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwDsc_P_GF8

I love the orchestral arrangements of it and was wondering if the whole soundtrack was available anywhere.

I've searched this forum for info and I also googled it and have found nothing. Does anyone know if this available as i'd love to hear it all.

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Post by kengou »

There is a japanese website linked in the video description, http://mukyou.jp/ I can't read anything so I don't know if the music is on there or not though. It sounds great and I too would love to get the full orchestral soundtrack.
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Post by barmskii »

Doh, read through the whole of that youtube page and foundthe source. Looks like there's only that track and no others.

The source is here if anyone is interested:

http://mukyou.jp/Ikaruga3o.html

Edit:Wow, there's some really cool stuff on this site.

There's a couple of Silvergun tracks and a TFV one 2, this guy/girl/peopl have some serious talent/time on their hands!!!
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Post by Observer »

hahaha! Can't believe someone found one of my vids.

Yes, sadly, there is only one orchestral arrangement but you gotta hear Legendary Wings... Fucking epic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRtGwZl2pAc

Glad it keeps causing eargasms to the stg fans.

I also have a heavy metal version of Ideal courtesy of CarboHydroM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dy0f5lkb7M

You know, the guy (Aojiru) also helps with TAMusic and is a specialist in Touhou orchestral/solo piano arrangements. He surely makes those tunes sound extremely good.

He did a lot of interesting stuff, including a song from Nausicäa or Megaman.

Then people wonder why I ended up liking Touhou... With arrangements like that and this pianist doing Cave and old Sega tunes:

http://abab.dip.jp/pianolist/pianolist.cgi

I praised him for one of his original songs and he thanked and pointed me to chiptune versions he did for an old game called Winglancer. (the song in question is Winglancer Night, an amazing, slow, piano tune)

HUGE BATTLESHIP ERINIESU (stage 3 from Espgaluda) is featured as well. Along with some Touhou solo-piano, a pretty After Burner rendition and many many others, including classical ones like the Traumerei.

Check the Audiosurf playlist if ya want. I dropped some ZUN tunes and what I defined as 'bait' tunes (the IOSYS songs: I catch a lot of people with those and then they are directed to the real music).

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Post by MathU »

I think the original version sounds much better.
Of course, that's just an opinion.
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Post by Pixel_Outlaw »

Hmm I like both of them, but the original track has those sharp orchestral hits that really keep the pulse of the song.
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Post by MX7 »

Both of them are pretty orchestral, surely? I'd love to hear an actual live orchestration of the Ikaruga soundtrack. It's one of the few games that I think is hampered by the digital nature of its music, rather than aided.

Also: needs moar percussion
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Post by Neon »

the orchestrated version lax the intensity of the DC original

but the instruments sound much better
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Post by Gungriffon Geona »

Ikaruga doesn't need Orchestra, it needs Fusion or something more Jazzy.
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Post by Frederik »

MathU wrote:I think the original version sounds much better.
Yeah, this one sounds really limp, it lacks the punch and intensity of the original. Also, these high staccato notes sound really weird. And the hall drowns the sound a lot :?
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Are there any flac versions of these? I have tried to check the site out, and can't make heads or tales of it. It seems to be down now.
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Ikaruga isn't a shmup it's a frothing puzzle game.

It isn't even a real videogame when you think about it.
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I remember a video with the OST of Ikaruga stage 1, remixed only with female voices, like a choir. I guess this was not a real choir but rather done with a computer but it was awesome nonetheless. Cannot find it now though, anyone heard it too ?
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guigui wrote:I remember a video with the OST of Ikaruga stage 1, remixed only with female voices, like a choir. I guess this was not a real choir but rather done with a computer but it was awesome nonetheless. Cannot find it now though, anyone heard it too ?
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