Feb 222017
We discuss the music and mind-bending madness behind 999, Virtue’s Last Reward and Zero Time Dilemma. Get ready for catchy dance tunes, light industrial clanging and trippy talks about time travel and morphic fields!
SHOW NOTES
0:00:00 – Digital Root (999)
0:10:04 – Ternary Game (999)
0:15:15 – Extreme Extrication (999)
0:23:27 – Cabin (Virtue’s Last Reward)
0:27:14 – Placidity (VLR)
0:31:29 – Monitor (VLR)
0:38:44 – Confession (VLR)
0:43:01 – Clarification (VLR)
0:47:27 – Divulgation (VLR)
0:56:15 – Trash Room (Zero Time Dilemma)
0:58:29 – Transporter Room (ZTD)
1:05:19 – Blue Bird Lamentation (VLR)
The 999 OST has become one of my all-time favorite game soundtracks over the years,, I still listen to it frequently while working. Shinji Hosoe has released a ton of cool 90s-flavored electronic music I think Brett in particular would appreciate, using the (awesome) alias ‘SamplingMasters MEGA’ .
I’ve never played any of these games, but I love the soundtracks now, so thanks for introducing me to them. All the layering, and the subtle tension between the chilled-out elements and the more sinister sounds, reminds me a bit of Download’s “Effector” album.
Never got around to checking this series out despite a bunch of my friends being really into it. This music is really freaking good. Just love the trip-hoppy aspects of it — very chill. If that re-release / remake / repackaging is on Vita or something, maybe I’ll finally give it a shot. The puzzles do seem crazily daunting, though.
I’d never heard of these games, but the soundtracks really tickled my “chill” bone. Excellent episode with a lot of tracks that surprised me–great for listening while drawing (or otherwise being creative.)