Taro Omiya

Taro Omiya

Software Engineer, Game Designer

Tag: Music

  • #WeeklyGameMusic: Turn Back (The Beginner’s Guide)

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    Note: this week’s #WeeklyGameMusic is a pretty big spoiler for the indie walking simulator, The Beginner’s Guide. This blog post itself will keep spoilers to a minimum, but if you want to listen to the track, proceed with caution. Besides, the game’s brilliant, so take this as an incentive to play it soon! Turn Back,…

  • #WeeklyGameMusic: Song of the Ancients ~ Fate (NieR)

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    In celebration of the upcoming NieR remake coming up…albeit, the Japan-only version instead of the better-liked Western one, this week’s #WeeklyGameMusic celebrates the game’s most memorable boss battle theme, the Song of the Ancients, Fate variation (this game also features an adoptive soundtrack). Composed by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, and Takafumi Nishimura, this…

  • #WeeklyGameMusic: Blue Chair (Cloudberry Kingdom)

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    Let’s get those blood pumping with this week’s #WeeklyGameMusic! Blue Chair, composed by Blind Digital, is one of the many fantastic themes composed for Pwnee Studios’ procedurally generated platformer game, Cloudberry Kingdom. The indie game’s extraordinary algorithm can generate both reasonable Super Mario-like stages, and Kaizo-level, controller-breaking ridiculousness. Oh no! The evil king, Kobbler, has…

  • #WeeklyGameMusic: Always Been, But Never Dreamed (Tetris® Effect)

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    This week’s #WeeklyGameMusic is a start of a spiritual journey. This transforming song, Always Been, But Never Dreamed — composed by Noboru Mutoh and Yukitoshi Kihana, and sung by Kate Brady — marks the end of the incredible experience, Tetris® Effect, developed by Enhance Games, Monstars, and Resonair. Besides, it’s Tetris®; what could you be…

  • #WeeklyGameMusic: AIN’T NOTHIN’ LIKE A FUNKY BEAT (Lethal League Blaze)

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    Need a little more funk this week? We’ve got you covered! This week’s #WeeklyGameMusic is from Team Reptile’s Lethal League Blaze. The highlight? AIN’T NOTHIN’ LIKE A FUNKY BEAT, composed by Hideki Naganuma, of Jet Set Radio fame. Definitely keep those ears peeled, because the moment you blink, you’l- Lethal League Blaze is a fast-paced,…

  • #WeeklyGameMusic: Lone Survivor (Lone Survivor)

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    It’s been a couple of weeks now since you’ve locked down in your own apartment. How long can you go like this? To ease your mind, you turn on your favorite music collection, “#WeeklyGameMusic.” Superflat Games’ melancholic theme song for their game, Lone Survivor, plays. A fitting theme by composer and game designer, Jasper Byrne.…