I tried searching for a way to get a mail sent to the author of the original OST of Another, in order to find out what happened to the unreleased OSTs and if by any chance we could get the original audio files released, but I couldn't find anything so like any one would do i resorted to reddit, but with no success of finding anything. I know it dumb or unrealistic but I really do think its possible.
The Idea is that somewhere there should be a lead to an email or someone else who knows him in Japan that could help us in finding the unreleased OSTs, how long it will take till we actually manage to make any progress is still to debate, I just wanna know if anyone knows something or would be willing to help into finding a possible lead to a way to contact him.
One of the obsessions of my life is Shadow of the Colossus. Just recently got into record collecting and saw that this exists:
https://www.discogs.com/Kow-Otani-Shadow-Of-The-Colossus/release/12237723
Would love to purchase it, in either NM or M condition, but don't want to spend $150.00. If anyone has a copy, let me know and i'll make an offer. Thanks!
Apologies if this has already been asked before (or thousands of times): I am desperate for more music like the Shadow of the Colossus OST. In particular, anything similar to the first piece in the soundtrack, "To The Ancient Land". Anything similar in mood/tone/instrumentation is really what I'm looking for. With or without lyrics, in any language, but I personally prefer without. Thank you for any insights into this, everybody.
If you didn't know already, IGN did a few interviews with Ueda. Super worth watching! The guy is so reserved it's always amazing to hear him speak. Anyways in this one it was announced that Otani won't be doing the score. Which has me pissed. Shadow had by far the best score ever put in a video game. I don't even really feel that can be debated. I hope this new guy does a good job! What are your thoughts?
Gundam Wing has one of my favorite OST's of all time so I was just wondering if any other Kow Otani anime's live up to the same standard?
I adore both of these games' soundtracks but am not familiar with any other works by either composer.
Is anyone familiar with either and would you be able to recommend more of their music to listen to? Ideally something in a similar vein but I'm not fussy. I appreciate I could just google a list of their music but I prefer this approach.
Thanks in advance.
Your EDM predicted that wave would blow up in 2021, but seemingly this is not happening. The addition of wave to Beatport is a great achievement, but it is not close to the prediction. So what is needed to be done for the genre to blow up?
The genre needs actual marketing and networking strategies as to be included into entertainment industries and channels, and obviously to get into more festivals. With a networking of contacts from Beatport and RL Grime's Stable Valley, getting into festivals may be more feasible. The scene should aim from medium to large festivals with hardwave, so even if doesn't get featured in EDC, it would get featured in big enough festivals. It should continue to be adept of virtual events because wave is innovation.
Since wave music has melodic, emotional, futuristic appeals, and polished design, it has potential to be featured on movies, series, videogames, commercials, and more. Although music licensing might not be that smooth, it can be beneficial both for individual artists and for the scene as a whole getting featured to wider audiences. The scene can take as reference Japanese musicians like Nobuo Uematsu, Koji Kondo, Kow Otani, and Akira Yamaoka who got their work on videogames (US$134.9 billion in 2018) and achieved critical acclaim and fame. The genre is diverse enough to be incorporated into the K-pop industry, which in 2018 had US$5.5 billion in sales according to Statista. Also, it can be beneficial working or collaborating with influencers to reach similar audiences.
Wave has potential to blown up, but for now it hasn't. It would be beneficial for the scene to work together to be featured into festivals and diverse entertainment industries, and thus attract a greater number of listeners. Feel free to give constructive criticisms and opinions.
Edit: of course there is also spotify, apple music, etc where the genre should reach wider audiences too.
Edit 2: getting remixed by or collaborating with popular producers beyond the wave scene just like it worked for Skeler with RL's support.
Introduction:
Hello everyone,
My name is Andrew, and I am a music composer living in Canada with a passion for music of all kinds (especially orchestral). Some of my greatest influences come from the world of classical music, especially some of the big names, like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Mahler, but also from the world of media music - film composers like John Williams and Hans Zimmer, and game composers like Kow Otani, Austin Wintory, and Motoi Sakuraba.
I mainly write in the tradition of the Romantic, sweeping, cinematic style and compose everything from the thunderous and epic to the quiet and contemplative. I have a strong focus on writing melodic, memorable music that can stand alone outside of a game/film/podcast while still seamlessly fitting the context. Whatever your need, whether a high-energy combat cue, a delicate romantic love theme, or a peaceful, ambient piece, you'll find me up for the challenge!
Pricing and Payment
Rates are flexible and will vary based on the length and complexity of the commissioned work. I am happy to provide a full quote before we begin working together based on the kind of specific track or tracks that you are looking for.
I accept payment through Paypal in USD. As a general policy I like to receive 50% of the price at the beginning and the remaining 50% after the piece is completed.
Terms and Conditions
I license pieces exclusively to the client which means that you may use them an unlimited number of times in your audio drama, trailers, website, etc. and that I will never license the piece to anyone else. I retain the composer rights which means being in the credits and maintaining the right to use the piece for my portfolio (on my website, SoundCloud, YouTube, or Spotify). A full buyout is possible (where I would no longer have those rights) but at a much higher price.
Portfolio
Here is a curated selection of my original compositions, demonstrating a wide variety of mood and context.
Large, orchestral themes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jnetYNbx7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0tE-_Jgns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QOWsw3yWHM&ab_channel=AndrewLiVecchi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NlRVFRIEbE
Battle Music
[https://soundcloud.com/andrew
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Composer: Kow Otani
In contrast to the theme of the 1st Colossus (the Opened Way), Revived Power blares resolve and determination. As you're climbing up the hairy legs of the 2nd Colossus, desperately hanging on as the colossus shakes to and fro to knock you off, Revived Power pops on and suddenly you just know. Failure is no longer an option when a theme this epic has your back. Success is the only path forward.
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So I don't know if anyone else has struggled with the fact that the SOTC soundtrack by Kow Otani is nowhere to be found on Spotify, but I've always wished that it was. I've only ever been able to find piano covers of certain songs, and never the full orchestral soundtrack. But by searching the Japanese title, I managed to find a live, fully orchestrated compilation album by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (which I'm pretty sure includes Kow Otani himself on the piano). The songs sound slightly different from the original soundtrack, but they're still beautiful! At first I thought it didn't have every song because there are only 14 tracks, but a couple of the songs are put onto one track, so somewhat like a medley.
I've never seen this album on SOTC playlists on Spotify, so I thought I would share it here in case anybody else has been dying to listen to the soundtrack on Spotify, like I have. Here's the link to the compilation album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5vvzBMbJZqw8ZTzAdSATJJ?si=9JddsckWQs2fGHG_hMDGug
I also have a playlist of all of the Team ICO soundtracks (ICO and The Last Guardian are thankfully on Spotify) if anybody's interested! Here's the link:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5kKTgivXuR7ehsqelIIsqK?si=rtAIKNlIQo-_SsJzwBwkWw
The Demon's Soul OST is available on vinyl (and CD) on french store fnac.com website. It's the only place I was able to find it for now. Hopefully the displayed art is just a placeholder (the cd version maybe?) since the artwork was supposed to be by Ken Taylor (and is awesome). Here are the two for comparison:
https://preview.redd.it/o28ofjmvl5461.jpg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=168a0c366767253ca38f072f4f330646fa9b8656
https://preview.redd.it/ofkg2tq1m5461.jpg?width=1023&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de860c9f1ec1df582d63bcedfe4b84e247e5b480
Lookks like fnac is killing it these times for video game vinyls. Check this page out , you can get Shadow of the Colossus, Journey, both Ori OST...
Hello everyone,
My name is Andrew, and I am a video game composer living in Canada with a passion for music of all kinds (especially orchestral), storytelling, and, of course, video games! Some of my greatest influences come from the world of classical music, especially some of the big names, like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Mahler, but also from the world of media music - film composers like John Williams and Hans Zimmer, and game composers like Kow Otani, Austin Wintory, and Motoi Sakuraba.
I mainly write in the tradition of the Romantic, sweeping, cinematic style and compose everything from the thunderous and epic to the quiet and contemplative. I have a strong focus on writing melodic, memorable music that can stand alone outside of a video game while fitting the in-game context perfectly. Whatever your need, whether a sinister final boss theme, a delicate romantic love theme, or an energetic, hopeful battle tune, you'll find me up for the challenge!
Pricing and Payment
Rates are flexible and will vary based on the length and complexity of the commissioned work. I am happy to provide a full quote before we begin working together based on the kind of specific track or tracks that you are looking for, and I also list some rough price points along with the samples below.
I accept payment through Paypal in USD. As a general policy I like to receive 50% of the price at the beginning and the remaining 50% after the piece is completed.
Terms and Conditions
I license pieces exclusively to the client which means that you may use it in your game, trailers, website, etc. and that I will never license the piece to anyone else. I retain the composer rights which means being in the credits and maintaining the right to use the piece for my portfolio (on my website, SoundCloud, or YouTube). A full buyout is possible (where I would no longer have those rights) but at a higher price.
Portfolio
Here is a curated selection of my original compositions, demonstrating a wide variety of mood and context.
Large, orchestral themes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jnetYNbx7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0tE-_Jgns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QOWsw3yWHM&ab_channel=AndrewLiVecchi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NlRVFRIEbE
... keep reading on reddit β‘Introduction:
Hello everyone,
My name is Andrew, and I am a video game composer living in Canada with a passion for music of all kinds (especially orchestral), storytelling, and, of course, video games! Some of my greatest influences come from the world of classical music, especially some of the big names, like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Mahler, but also from the world of media music - film composers like John Williams and Hans Zimmer, and game composers like Kow Otani, Austin Wintory, and Motoi Sakuraba.
I mainly write in the tradition of the Romantic, sweeping, cinematic style and compose everything from the thunderous and epic to the quiet and contemplative. I have a strong focus on writing melodic, memorable music that can stand alone outside of a video game while fitting the in-game context perfectly. Whatever your need, whether a sinister final boss theme, a delicate romantic love theme, or an energetic, hopeful battle tune, you'll find me up for the challenge!
Pricing and Payment
Rates are flexible and will vary based on the length and complexity of the commissioned work. I am happy to provide a full quote before we begin working together based on the kind of specific track or tracks that you are looking for, and I also list some rough price points along with the samples below.
I accept payment through Paypal in USD. As a general policy I like to receive 50% of the price at the beginning and the remaining 50% after the piece is completed.
Terms and Conditions
I license pieces exclusively to the client which means that you may use it in your game, trailers, website, etc. and that I will never license the piece to anyone else. I retain the composer rights which means being in the credits and maintaining the right to use the piece for my portfolio (on my website, SoundCloud, or YouTube). A full buyout is possible (where I would no longer have those rights) but at a higher price.
Portfolio
Here is a curated selection of my original compositions, demonstrating a wide variety of mood and context.
Large, orchestral themes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jnetYNbx7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0tE-_Jgns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QOWsw3yWHM&ab_channel=AndrewLiVecchi
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NlRVFRIEbE](https://www.youtube.com/wat
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