New INH OST? Shooting Love

Post by **Icarus** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:47 am

Oh, hello.
http://inhgroup.com/item/love2007/
At least we now know they aren't completely asleep on the shmup-related releases front. Even if it's not a replay DVD.

EDIT: Was released earlier this month. Sorry if it's already been covered in a previous thread.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:51 am

For anyone willing to admit they're a diehard Triangle Service Fan, Mikado in Shinjuku has posters & t-shirts (pic of the posters included) which are exclusive to that game center. They're obviously from the same release as the soundtrack.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:35 am

Icarus wrote:Was released earlier this month. Sorry if it's already been covered in a previous thread.

I think Kiken mentioned it was due to release in some other thread, but it can't hurt to point it out again. I already had preordered the Shooting Love 2007 soundtrack CD and got it this week. It's a fine release, IMO. It contains the full OSTs for both Exzeal and Shmups Skill Test plus 4 bonus tracks, which are one remix of a Shmups Skill Test track, two tracks from the Shooting Proficiency Measurement mini-game on the PS2 version of Trizeal and the version of Trizeal's stage 4 music ("永遠のTraveler") with added vocals from AvantGirl, which previously was only available on the preorder bonus CD from the DC release of Trizeal. Interestingly, the vocal track also seems to be featured (in remixed form) as a regular level BGM in Exzeal.

The music is quite interesting. I like it a lot. The soundtrack reminds me quite a bit of ZanacNeo's, especially the bits from Shmups Skill Test, but a few tracks also got a slight Zuntata vibe.

I'm really pleasantly surprised, especially since the last soundtrack I bought (Mushihimesama-Futari) felt like a very disappointing follow-up to its great predecessor.

GaijinPunch wrote:For anyone willing to admit they're a diehard Triangle Service Fan, Mikado in Shinjuku has posters & t-shirts (pic of the posters included) which are exclusive to that game center. They're obviously from the same release as the soundtrack.

Actually, I'd love to have one of those black Shooting Love posters.

eretsua · Post by **eretsua** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:43 am

Herr Schatten wrote:The music is quite interesting. I like it a lot. The soundtrack reminds me quite a bit of ZanacNeo's, especially the bits from Shmups Skill Test, but a few tracks also got a slight Zuntata vibe.

okay, i'm sold.

Herr Schatten wrote:I'm really pleasantly surprised, especially since the last soundtrack I bought (Mushihimesama-Futari) felt like a very disappointing follow-up to its great predecessor.

sadly, i quite agree.

every time i play the disc i feel like playing the ost of the first mushi instead.

GaijinPunch wrote:For anyone willing to admit they're a diehard Triangle Service Fan, Mikado in Shinjuku has posters & t-shirts (pic of the posters included) which are exclusive to that game center. They're obviously from the same release as the soundtrack.

i actually have such a shooting love shirt, the poster & shirt are released by IHN along side their trizeal / xii stag appreciate dvd. the shirt is of a really fine quallity but even their large is rather small so it's not a good shirt for big people....

come to think of it, think the poster was also included in some of the pre-orders of trizeal on the dc.

Herr Schatten wrote:Actually, I'd love to have one of those black Shooting Love posters.

you can easily make your own. the shooting love logo's/posters (both horizontal & vertical) are included on the trizeal / xii stag appreciate dvd in jpeg. you can quite easily resize it and let it be printed out on a large format at your local copyshop or photoprinter. just make sure to do some small resize damage control on the picture in photoshop or so.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:02 am

I'm really pleasantly surprised, especially since the last soundtrack I bought (Mushihimesama-Futari) felt like a very disappointing follow-up to its great predecessor.

I know how you feel, but I've come to like the Futari ost quite a bit as well.
Is anyone else more concerned about the music in Deathsmiles than the actual game?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:10 am

i actually have such a shooting love shirt, the poster & shirt are released by IHN along side their trizeal / xii stag appreciate dvd. the shirt is of a really fine quallity but even their large is rather small so it's not a good shirt for big people....

Mikado has a showcase devoted to INH products. I wonder if they own Mikado.

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:14 am

Herr Schatten wrote:...and the version of Trizeal's stage 4 music ("永遠のTraveler") with added vocals from AvantGirl, which previously was only available on the preorder bonus CD from the DC release of Trizeal. Interestingly, the vocal track also seems to be featured (in remixed form) as a regular level BGM in Exzeal.

I'm pretty sure it's the same as the Trizeal Bonus Tracks version, if anything it was rearranged.

Come to think of it, isn't that the first full-vocal BGM track for a shmup?

NOTE: I'm not counting VISIONNERZ from Darius Gaiden, since any vocals used there were sampled.

oxtsu · Post by **oxtsu** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:51 am

I just got this the other day as well. Love-ing it.

If you've heard the composer's previous work you know what to expect (also, samples available on INH's page). Naoto (G-Stream, XIISTAG, Trizeal) has gone a little more progressive 'club' style this time, while still retaining his character. WASi303 did a few tracks chiptune style, Go Sato did one track called 'tank'-- very Raiden coo.

There are two nice bonus videos on the disc. One is T.Fujino (Triangle prez) on a run through Shmups Skill Test (1/2 screen game, 1/2 on side of cabinet directed at Fujino), INH dudes heckling in the background (danmaku test..lol). The other a Karaoke clip for Traveler, Exzeal game video in background.. end part showing a bit of Mikado arcade, 1983 game shop, and Fujino chilling on his apartment balcony.

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:34 pm

eretsua wrote:the shooting love logo's/posters (both horizontal & vertical) are included on the trizeal / xii stag appreciate dvd in jpeg.

how cool is that?

could anyone who owns this dvd be so nice as to email me these .jpegs please?

would be highly appreciated

[EDIT] i got what i was looking for - so no further action is needed

thanx again