Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon Wii... Uematsu?

Uematsu did not compose anything new, but a great part of the soundtrack is made of arrangements from the FF series. Apparently, JOE DOWN arranged the music, while Kumi Tanioka wrote some new themes.

Comparing Chocobo Tales with other similar attempts at Final Fantasy arrangements, such as Chocobo Racing, it seems unfair to me to have such a low estimation of the project.  The remixes were to my mind expertly executed across the board.  I see a straightforward continuity between the Wii samples and the previous DS title, the only break being in the quality of the hardware.

Just listened to a few of the samples on the official site. Wow, the music that plays on the site is beautiful...it reminds me so much of a particular piece in Legend of Mana that I want to pull that soundtrack out again. The FF music remixes I managed to hear were really nice too, but I'm a bit disappointed that so many of them are remixes. It's kind of cool that they're harking back to the FF roots, but still. I suppose it's because there already are scenarios attached to those pieces and I'm not so sure about trying to attach them to new ones... Of course, that's purely talking about music as a complement to the game as opposed to the quality of the compositions themselves.

Qui-Gon Joe wrote:

Errrm... last I checked, ALL of the pieces there are remixes, including the one that I think you're saying seems like something from Legend of Mana (which is Home Sweet Home/Homeland/Whatever translation we like these days for it, from FF5).  All good stuff, though.

Well, the ones posted on the site so far are remixes, yes, but I don't know about the rest of the soundtrack...didn't read the description of the game's music too carefully. And "Home Sweet Home" is "BGM1," NOT the default one that plays the instant you visit the site, unless the tune of has changed drastically since I last heard it...

Schala wrote:

And "Home Sweet Home" is "BGM1," NOT the default one that plays the instant you visit the site, unless the tune of has changed drastically since I last heard it...

Actually the one I'm talking about is still the first thing you hear when you go to the soundtrack's site.  I forgot there's a different piece of music at the game's site.  That said, BGM1 isn't Home Sweet Home either, is it?  I recognize it, but can't remember where it's from... FF4, maybe?

There will be original compositions from Kumi Tanioka, but I doubt there will be many. I'm not sure if the opening site BGM constitutes an example as I thought 'Kumi Tanioka' when I first heard it.

To the Chocobo series' credit, all three of the remix-based soundtracks (Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon, Chocobo Racing, and Chocobo Dungeon Wii) have a selection of themes from across the series. I don't always agree with the treatment or the principle, but the track listings tend to be diverse. Chocobo Racing even had a piece from Final Fantasy VI Special Tracks in it

Last edited by Chris (Dec 12, 2007)

Qui-Gon Joe wrote:

Actually the one I'm talking about is still the first thing you hear when you go to the soundtrack's site.  I forgot there's a different piece of music at the game's site.  That said, BGM1 isn't Home Sweet Home either, is it?  I recognize it, but can't remember where it's from... FF4, maybe?

What the heck? When I went to the site just now, BGM1 is Rydia's Theme whereas I swear that yesterday it was Home Sweet Home. Okay, I'm quitting this discussion and just waiting for the OST to come out before we all get confused even more, heh.

BGM5 is the boss battle music from FF8, "Force Your Way".
BGM6 is the successive battle music from FF9, "Hunter's Chance".

Got a chance to listen to the soundtrack today.  I'm definitely enjoying it; there's an abundance of interesting sound dynamics and arrangement choices that Takahashi has brought to these classic Final Fantasy pieces that, in my opinion, totally make them worth visiting again.  Those sleek electronica bits in "Force Your Way" and "Man With The Machine Gun," for instance.  The peppy-jaunty styling of FF1's "City Theme."  The orchestral rawness of FF5's "Decisive Battle" and FF6's "Fierce Battle."    Even some tracks I might not have necessarily cared much for before, like "Hunter's Chance" and FF2's "Battle Scene 2" suddenly become class-A songs in my book. 

And then there's just the varied selection of the pieces themselves, which make for an aurally nostalgic listen.  Labyrinth covers the entire FF spectrum, with the strong presence of FF5 songs pleasing me most -- but hearing the likes of FF4's "Airship," FF6's "Epitaph," and FF8's "Only a Plank Between One and Perdition" proved to be delightful surprises too.

Ai Kawashima's vocal piece "Door Crawl," though pleasant enough, is thematically disassociating.  Between this and Chocobo Racing's "Treasure Chest of The Heart," though, Kawashima doesn't touch Hiromi Ohta. :)

http://ffkh.blog31.fc2.com/blog-entry-2762.html

(also just do a google search for "chocotto soundtrack"

Nice interview Jeriaska!

Speaking of which, I can finally identify track 1 on the soundtrack is the song I hear when I go to the game's main website at www.chocobo.com/tokiwasure. I have yet to listen to the rest of the CD, heh.