ONLY IN JAPAN: Napple Tale's Magical Daydream Music

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  • Опубліковано 23 лис 2024

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  • @couchpotato3197
    @couchpotato3197 Рік тому +103

    This game actually got a fan translation a few years ago! There's music you can only here in game not all of it was released and not all of it was even ripped digitally from the game. I couldnt find the song 'home' anywhere.
    I fell in love with the art and music of the game. I hope more people do too! Folly Fall has to be my favourite song

    • @PiercingSight
      @PiercingSight Рік тому +5

      Daaang, I hope someone does a full RIP at some point. Or better, Yoko Kanno or Sega release the originals in another album.

    • @Sytarie
      @Sytarie Рік тому +9

      @@PiercingSight there is a clean one on KHInsider !

    • @brazilnut3739
      @brazilnut3739 Рік тому +2

      @@Sytarie wow thank you so much for introducing me to that website

    • @marinellovragovic1207
      @marinellovragovic1207 Рік тому +7

      @@brazilnut3739 zophar's domain is another one you need to check out. This site only hosts in-gamerips, but if a game is listed on there you can be sure that it will have every snippet of music that is hiding within that game's files ready to be downloaded or streamed directly (and even in its original file format!). If you just want to listen it also has everything in mp3 and/or flac.

    • @marinellovragovic1207
      @marinellovragovic1207 Рік тому +9

      @@brazilnut3739 The big advantages of having your videogame music in its original format is for one: the possibility to perfectly loop the music if the loop data is embedded in the file; and the second big advantage is the filesize. You have a perfect copy of the ingame music and it's in all cases many times smaller than its respective FLAC file.
      You just need a player that can play these (or for older sequence based systems like SNES, GBA, N64, some PS1, etc., you need a player that interprets and accurately reproduces these). There are videogame music players supporting a big chunk of all formats.

  • @aaronclift
    @aaronclift Рік тому +37

    This sounds like a mix of early 20th century French classical music (Ravel, Debussy, Satie) with a little bit of Frank Zappa as well. I like it.

  • @manatones
    @manatones Рік тому +68

    I think I speak for all of us when I say that we really appreciate the quality videos that this channel continues to provide. Thank you so much 8-bit Music Theory!

  • @tomdavies9675
    @tomdavies9675 Рік тому +44

    I love that E13 chord in the Napoleon Town Theme so beautiful

    • @HopeiThis
      @HopeiThis Рік тому +1

      that chord specifically is stuck in my head

  • @Gravmatrix
    @Gravmatrix Рік тому +42

    Thanks for this. Napple Tales soundtrack is what first introduced me to Yoko Kanno as a composer years ago, and I have been hooked ever since

    • @desu38
      @desu38 Рік тому +8

      For me it was Ghost in the Shell. Love her music

    • @SingularCherubim
      @SingularCherubim Рік тому +7

      @@desu38 My introduction to her was Cowboy Bebop, which was basically just an excuse for her to show off her jazz composition chops. It still blows my mind a little that she's so good at composing things other than jazz *on top* of being one of the best jazz composers to ever compose jazz.

  • @marinellovragovic1207
    @marinellovragovic1207 Рік тому +21

    I don't know what the odds are, but I started playing this game this week (it has received one of the best fantranslations in existence) simply because of Yoko Kanno's presence for the OST and you just uploaded a video about it... A game that I was sure nobody would ever talk about (a shame, as it's actually damn good).

    • @StevoIDH
      @StevoIDH Рік тому +2

      I just finished it as well and if anyone is wondering, you should give it a try, it isn't anything MIND BLOWING but it is a very unique game. Can't say I have played anything that feels like it

  • @wellingtonskellington
    @wellingtonskellington Рік тому +18

    Oh wow, I don't think I've ever heard anyone else bring up Napple Tale before. Soundtrack has always made for some good background listening for me

  • @samuelmoehring3783
    @samuelmoehring3783 Рік тому +3

    “Skipper” has some Zappa feeling to it. It’s like a less…grungy?…Dog Breath Variarions, especially the recording Eugene Corporon did of it.

  • @MalandrosNyclo
    @MalandrosNyclo Рік тому +19

    This is phenomenal. I would have never been exposed to this had you not chosent it. Thank you for a fantasticaly interesting and musically pleasing choice. ^_^

  • @DeadwingDork
    @DeadwingDork Рік тому +2

    Wow, I wasn't expecting to wake up today and see a music theory analysis of that weird obscure Dreamcast platformer I tried out once. Bizarre but dope.

  • @DallasCrane
    @DallasCrane Рік тому +9

    Kanno has such a lovely impressionist sound

  • @francisgaliegue6645
    @francisgaliegue6645 Рік тому +3

    And 6-7 years later, and sorry (no, NOT sorry) Cowboy Bebop fans, Yoko Kanno would release the OST for "Ghost In The Shell: Standalone Complex" (both seasons); to my ears, the best OST for an anime ever made when I discovered it 10 years ago, and it still is today (Violet Evergarden came close to snatch this title from my ears though -- but not quite).

  • @Baby_boodle
    @Baby_boodle Рік тому +1

    "Slow Water" sincerely has such amazing composition, it wouldn't be out of place at a symphony performance for more eclectic music in the slightest. The structure and buildup that leads up to the strings playing the bass makes for such a beautiful transition.

  • @IgnitWacom
    @IgnitWacom Рік тому +2

    finally covering kanno's work!! she's my favourite composer and I absolutely adore all of her music, thank you for this video

  • @ZTimeGamingYT
    @ZTimeGamingYT Рік тому +49

    Only in Japan can games sound so dreamlike and foreign at the same time.

  • @MarcoLongoMusic
    @MarcoLongoMusic Рік тому +6

    I'm so happy to see this game covered by your channel. It's one of my all time favorites and it deserves more exposure. Everything Yoko Kanno does is magical

  • @questioninconnu
    @questioninconnu Рік тому +4

    for those who don't know, this game has been mostly made by women (only some translation/thingy for the dreamcast). it is a very unique game.

  • @cristiangamesgames
    @cristiangamesgames Рік тому +5

    Your videos are a gift to all future composers. If I ever get big, I'll cite you as one of my main teachers, even if you we've never met.

  • @FayeDaughtry-j4n
    @FayeDaughtry-j4n 3 місяці тому

    Just opened up the soundtrack and listened to “Cecil’s Garden.” Literally tears formed in my eyes… It’s crazy that I could have gone my whole life without hearing these magical pieces of music.

  • @chazmaru9583
    @chazmaru9583 Рік тому +2

    Great topic and analysis but I am stunned one could make any video, let alone a music video, on Napple Tale without including its signature track "Wild Wind" 😮 I am gonna guess it’s in the Bonus Bits video of the Patreon.

  • @questioninconnu
    @questioninconnu Рік тому +1

    the part with the base note "twist" is... just... wow. like, it's like the kind of twist you see in a story that just change EVERYTHING in the media piece you watch... but in music.

  • @robinHobin
    @robinHobin Рік тому +6

    I dont understand most of this but the music is beautiful

  • @OniBurei
    @OniBurei Рік тому +1

    Big Yoko Kanno, Napple Tale ost is seriously underrated and absolutely lit! glad yourd covering it

  • @Alexander-oh8ry
    @Alexander-oh8ry Рік тому +4

    4:58 in the 3rd measure, i think the second clarinet note is actually an A and not a B flat. Also, I dont hear any A flat around 5:12 , only an E

  • @ross_codes
    @ross_codes Рік тому +1

    This game is in the zeitgeist! I have been a Dreamcast enthusiast for years and have been working on an indie title for the platform, but only found out about this game a month ago and it seems to be popping up everywhere :D The music is phenomenal, and while the deeper music theory goes over my head it's cool to see how much jazz influence is underneath it. Was delighted to see this in my notifications :)

  • @mrosok
    @mrosok Рік тому +3

    I love the track 'Dreams in a Pie'. It's a fairly simple pop-like song with whimsical lyrics and its so beautifully arranged with lush instrumentation and great build-ups. I've never played the game but looking at this footage it seems to fit the Alice in Wonderland style perfectly

  • @juliahenriques210
    @juliahenriques210 Рік тому +1

    Somebody discovering this score is always a joy to see. It's one of her best, and that's saying a lot. The albums are Illustrated Guide to the Monsters and Illustrated Guide to the Faeries, and both are worth multiple listenings.

  • @Baby_boodle
    @Baby_boodle Рік тому +11

    My goodness, this soundtrack is so incredibly up my alley, and I never knew. Thank you for introducing me to this, it's wonderful.

    • @marinellovragovic1207
      @marinellovragovic1207 Рік тому +2

      I started playing this game a week ago simply because I have not come into contact with Kanno's music (like at all) until that point and I wanted to change that. She is known as one of the most famous composers of the industry and I have been curious for a long time why that is (apart from the fact she did Cowboy Bebop's OST). Hearing every track of this game for the very first time and in context is absolutely magical. You seriously have to check out more of her works (and I need to do as well, so far this is the only one I've heard).

  • @Izzame08
    @Izzame08 Рік тому +1

    There's so much of the music that sounds like Ravel - what an amazing soundtrack!

  • @Soundole
    @Soundole Рік тому

    Wonderful analysis! Your enthusiasm about sharing cool things you've found really shines through everything you make - it gives me the same inspirational feelings as lectures from my best college professors!

  • @crimsonhawk52
    @crimsonhawk52 Рік тому +1

    "yoko kano"
    huh, never heard of her
    *tank stings*
    ah, got it.

  • @PiercingSight
    @PiercingSight Рік тому +17

    Okay, what the heck!? I wasn't expecting to have a new favorite video game soundtrack today. This is GORGEOUS!!
    Time to go download the whole thing~
    UPDATE: My favorite piece from the soundtrack is Green Wings. It's just so beautiful ;-;

  • @LovevonMelenEkman
    @LovevonMelenEkman Рік тому

    As an occasional viewer of this channel. I’m so happy to be subscribed and see when videos like this that I _adore_ pop up! So many treasures in these 20 minutes ☀️

  • @TerraEpon
    @TerraEpon Рік тому +1

    Not a game I'd have expected to see on this channel. I actually have had the OSTs on CD since they came out and bought the game back in the day too (suffice it to say I was estatic when the fan translation happened). Shame you didn't cover Wild Wind, which is one of my absolute favorite pieces of all time.

  • @Arexion5293
    @Arexion5293 Рік тому +4

    I was pretty stunned when I first learned about this game. The gameplay seemed very uninteresting to me, but the soundtrack was stunning. What is it with obscure Japanese games having fantastic music? Freaking Ar Tonelico and Ar Nosurge is another case of that, and even more amazing one at that.

  • @JarrenCrist
    @JarrenCrist Рік тому

    What a lovely soundtrack, I'm really glad I was able to be made aware of this one through your coverage! I'm hoping to see more of videos like these, this is awesome.

  • @senarodrigo
    @senarodrigo Рік тому

    Thank you so much for introducing us to this music!
    Your analyses regarding "non-functional" harmony has been extremely influential in my music making.
    Please keep it up!

  • @LimitPotential
    @LimitPotential Рік тому

    Several tracks (especially with the extended stacked-3rd chords) remind me quite suddenly and particularly of Ravel! Very pretty

  • @MartinBarreby
    @MartinBarreby Рік тому

    Man, this score sounds freaking amazing Thank you for introducing me! Blown away!

  • @hylianbran7273
    @hylianbran7273 Рік тому

    I love this game! Played this last year and it's one of my favorites I've played in a long time. Thanks a bunch for making this video, I really hope it gives this game some more exposure.
    Rain Waltz is my favorite track. Probably.
    Also Game Dude would love this for its magical dreamlike atmosphere.

  • @gabriel_6839
    @gabriel_6839 Рік тому +4

    Slow rater seems like Ravel's prelude ! (tombeau de couperin)

    • @alinkbetweengames4328
      @alinkbetweengames4328 Рік тому +1

      Thank you! This was driving me crazy!

    • @juliahenriques210
      @juliahenriques210 Рік тому

      She's known for occasionally blueprinting ideas and then throwing her own toppings on. Unfortunally, she's also known for this backfiring a couple times and her toppings not being enough to dodge copyright issues.

  • @richardaaron4454
    @richardaaron4454 Рік тому +1

    That was some inspirational composition. Makes me feel like I should be more creative.

  • @thishouseofglass
    @thishouseofglass Рік тому +1

    Really great vid - hey I’ve been a fan for many years, happy new year by the way!!!🎉

  • @Bozeman42
    @Bozeman42 Рік тому

    Love your channel. I like video games. I _LOVE_ video game music. I grew up picking out Proto Man's whistle from Mega Man 3 on the piano, plugging in my Gameboy's headphone jack into the aux port of my boombox to revel in the incredible stereo music. Sitting on the title screen of Final Fantasy Legend, or repeatedly listening to the Ballad of the Wind Fish in Link's Awakening.
    It's great seeing the appreciation and analysis of this art.

  • @taylordiclemente5163
    @taylordiclemente5163 Рік тому

    It's a mix of neoromantic/impressionistic orchestration and minimalistic writing and form.

  • @gavinleepermusic
    @gavinleepermusic Рік тому +1

    Awesome video! Have you ever checked out some of Kanno's earlier game work on the Nobunaga's Ambition series? It's got some impressive pieces!

  • @dirt_dert_durt
    @dirt_dert_durt Рік тому

    Sorry this video isn't exactly "doing numbers", but I will say that yes, this is one of the most beautiful listening experiences. Thanks for sharing it with me

  • @GooTheMighty
    @GooTheMighty Рік тому

    I am SHOCKED to see Napple Tale in my subscriptions! This game is a big favorite of mine, a delightful game in general, with a truest GORGEOUS soundtrack!!
    Should absolutely be more well known!!

  • @nshady16
    @nshady16 Рік тому

    Never heard of it, and am so glad you showcased it because it’s stunning.

  • @andrewtessman9921
    @andrewtessman9921 Рік тому

    Nice hidden gem of the video game world. Thanks for uploading and analyzing!

  • @tahutoa
    @tahutoa Рік тому

    2:54 "Film Soundtrack" with the game's tone in mind would be one way, I think

  • @TopaT0pa
    @TopaT0pa Рік тому

    this game indeed has some fantastic writing - got to love that woman!

  • @adlfm
    @adlfm Рік тому

    Fascinating insights! That's some awesome music that I'd have never heard otherwise.

  • @corkscrewa
    @corkscrewa Рік тому

    your intro literally always gives me the feeling of being caught sleeping while at school/work or something lol

  • @accountwontlastlong1
    @accountwontlastlong1 Рік тому

    I'm so glad a fan translation of this game exists. I got a modded Dreamcast with a GDEMU in 2021 and found out about this game last year. I haven't finished it yet but I'm gonna. Everything about this game is just so nice.

  • @cloverfemmoo
    @cloverfemmoo Рік тому

    fucking sat up excitedly when this popped up on my feed. channel i like doing musical analysis of my absolute favorite game soundtrack, thats got me through a lot of rough spots over the past decade and a half? yes please.
    also, there's a fan translation as of semi recently and really its a delightful game, warts and all.

  • @marcstarvaggi
    @marcstarvaggi Рік тому

    Really good idea for a series! Great entry

  • @stevenjones8575
    @stevenjones8575 Рік тому

    This is seriously so cool. Thanks for introducing me to it.

  • @0num4
    @0num4 Рік тому +1

    Excellent music and analysis. Happy New Year!

  • @LinusKuehl
    @LinusKuehl Рік тому

    I've never heard of this game.. but oh my that soundtrack is amazing! Will be checking it out for sure

  • @jogloran
    @jogloran Рік тому +1

    I did a double take when I heard the composer was Yoko Kanno. No wonder!

  • @denischen8196
    @denischen8196 Рік тому +1

    Have you listened to the Balan Wonderworld soundtrack? Although the game has some major issues with its gameplay, the music is very well composed. Take a listen, and if you like it, can you do an analysis?

  • @ZOB4
    @ZOB4 Рік тому

    The track "Delightful Arithmetic" reminds me of something in The Producers - maybe the intro to That Face, or Til Him?

  • @m4r_art
    @m4r_art Рік тому

    Threads of Fate also deserves a similar video, it's not very well known, but the music is unique

  • @technologyanimals
    @technologyanimals Рік тому +2

    Game has Maaya Sakamoto in it, so it's a winner

  • @ducklauncher
    @ducklauncher Рік тому

    Napple Tale truly is a wonderful game

  • @johnleecooper8520
    @johnleecooper8520 Рік тому

    what a cool looking and sounding game! and what a cool idea for a series

  • @witchfynder_finder
    @witchfynder_finder Рік тому +9

    I appreciate that this little mini-series is called ONLY IN JAPAN because, while it refers to where you could play the game, I feel like it also refers to where you can hear music like this. Japanese composers using "Western" composition techniques just hits different.

  • @alinkbetweengames4328
    @alinkbetweengames4328 Рік тому +3

    Ignoring the compositional level, I'm just blown away by how it sounds. This came out in 2000, and it looks like a late-era PS1 game, but the soundtrack sounds like it was all recorded with real instruments. The piano could be synthesized (although the expressive phrasing in "Delightful Arithmetic" is hard to program), but I haven't heard string and brass samples that good in a game prior to the late 2000s, and I have never heard woodwind samples that good. Due to Occam's Razor, the most logical conclusion is that Sega gave Yoko Kanno the budget for a real ensemble for a game in 2000 that was never released outside of Japan. Just mind-blowing.

    • @chazmaru9583
      @chazmaru9583 Рік тому +4

      The music was recorded with a real orchestra in Italy. It’s not that uncommon for CD-ROM games of the 90s to have used real instruments and orchestras as it was one of the selling points of the CD format (or well, here, the GD-ROM format) compared to cartridges.

    • @MarcoLongoMusic
      @MarcoLongoMusic Рік тому +1

      @@chazmaru9583 in Italy? Really?? I never knew that! Do you know which orchestra or studio?

    • @chazmaru9583
      @chazmaru9583 Рік тому +4

      @@MarcoLongoMusic From the liner notes:
      "Rome Sessions"
      Recorded & Mixed by Franco Patrignani
      Assisted by Damiano Antinori
      Recorded at Forum Music Village (Rome)
      Recording Coordinated by yoshio Nakatani, Teta Pitteri
      Conduct and Piano: Yoko Kanno
      Strings: Riccardo Pellegrino group
      Flute: Monica Berni, Anna De Luca
      Clalinet: Gianluca Sulli
      Sax: Francesco Marini
      Oboe: Antonio Verdone
      Faggot: Ale'ssandro Verrecchia
      Trumpet: Michael Applebaum
      Trombone: Carmine D'Angellica
      Horn: Franco Traverso, Giuseppe Accardi
      Harp: Lucia Bova
      Percussion: Maurizio Trippitelli, Mario Di State
      Guitar: Adoriano Martino
      Another half of the soundtrack was recorded in Tokyo.

    • @MarcoLongoMusic
      @MarcoLongoMusic Рік тому +2

      @@chazmaru9583 thank you for the info! It's amazing to think that this was recorded in my country, or at least part of it. I'm gonna do some research to see if the studio and the owners are still in business

    • @alinkbetweengames4328
      @alinkbetweengames4328 Рік тому +1

      @@chazmaru9583
      Huh, I'm looking up games on Sega consoles and it seems you are right. Interesting that the perceived dominance of the N64 and PS1 affected our perception of videogame music so much.

  • @TheMaestroso
    @TheMaestroso Рік тому

    This soundtrack is incredible, holy crap

  • @kevinkerkhoff6670
    @kevinkerkhoff6670 Рік тому

    Great concept for a new show

  • @vigo2669
    @vigo2669 Рік тому

    I probably would've loved this game when I was 13-14.

  • @user-xz1wy4to4o
    @user-xz1wy4to4o Рік тому

    would love to watch a full in depth beginner's music theory course by you so i can understand what you're talking about.

  • @conard121
    @conard121 Рік тому

    where has this music been all my life???

  • @whyisgooglemakingmedothis603

    : Jesus, I only discovered this OST yesterday and already I'm demanding a civil suit be brought against the West for keeping it from me. Slow Water reminds me of what The Smile are doing right now, and I can only imagine Jonny Greenwood knows exactly how to flesh out Thom Yorke's ideas so that they sound like Yoko Kanno's.

  • @ryanflake2407
    @ryanflake2407 Рік тому

    When we gunna get an Ori and The Blind Forest analysis? What a wonderful soundtrack

  • @gildedlink
    @gildedlink Рік тому

    This is fantastic and I've never heard of this game, but now I'll have to figure out some way to play it.

    • @marinellovragovic1207
      @marinellovragovic1207 Рік тому

      This game received one of the most impressive fantranslations that I have ever seen. Emulating is always a possibility.

  • @finalbreath15
    @finalbreath15 Рік тому

    Wow I love this music, yoko kano is the greatest

  • @guyug6940
    @guyug6940 Рік тому

    I feel like a mother 3 episode is almost inevitable. I hope so, at least.

  • @ChilledParadox
    @ChilledParadox Рік тому

    Hey man, I’m a long time musician and follower of your channel. Maybe I’ve missed it, but you should look into some of Austin Wise’s stuff. In particular Donkey Kong country tropical freeze features some incredible tracks, and DKC2 has some fantastic pieces too.
    Although while we’re on Japan, Sin from genesis is a banger, and while we’re on cowboy bebop, space lion is a banger. Thus spoke brooks is a track from Catherine that is also super jazzy.
    Also to tack even more onto this comment, wondered if you’ve listened to any of insaneintherains stuff. His sinnoh track features incredible use of clarinet in particular.

  • @luisserrapiofernandez3230
    @luisserrapiofernandez3230 Рік тому

    Am I the only one noticing that the melody in "delightful arithmetic" matches perfectly the melody from "the most beautiful fart of all time"? 😱

  • @linkVIII
    @linkVIII Рік тому

    This video feels like it has a lot of meat compared to some others. Super neat

  • @mezzoEmrys
    @mezzoEmrys Рік тому

    I can't believe that we didn't get an anaylsis of Dove Clock, the best song on the soundtrack! /s

  • @fiiiftyfour
    @fiiiftyfour Рік тому

    Sonic CD’s original original soundtrack would be a cool Only In Japan episode but I don’t think it would count since we eventually got it with the rerelease

  • @robertb.ridgewayii473
    @robertb.ridgewayii473 Рік тому

    Japan music is sooo good 🤤I laughed so hard when Tank! came out of no where 😂😂 8 bit, please do an analysis on Howl’s Moving Castle, that would be so amazing!

  • @kaladin_nightsong
    @kaladin_nightsong Рік тому

    wow this is fantastic

  • @montealegreluis5983
    @montealegreluis5983 Рік тому

    To me sounds exotic and also unfamiliar as I would not be at home at that world

  • @PeterNerlich
    @PeterNerlich Рік тому +1

    Man, this is so incredibly beautiful. Thanks for drawing attention to it!

  • @andrewmello367
    @andrewmello367 Рік тому

    Yoko Kanno is a beast

  • @michaelfaugno7410
    @michaelfaugno7410 Рік тому +1

    SEE YA AT MAGFEST!

  • @jazzjazzman7265
    @jazzjazzman7265 Рік тому

    This is right up my alley. I wish you did Dreams in a Pie. I have a transcription up on my channel. What key do you think the chorus is actually in? It's such a good soundtrack.

  • @nope1018
    @nope1018 Рік тому

    Do you transcribe this music yourself? If so, do you post the sheet music anywhere? This is too good, I really want to teach myself how to play a lot of it on my geetar. I'm not really familiar with whole tone scales, and this just sounds *gorgeous* to my ears. Yoko Kanno is brilliant, thank you for making me aware of this score.

  • @cole_smith50
    @cole_smith50 Рік тому

    wowowow youre amazing

  • @emilianolopez5631
    @emilianolopez5631 Рік тому

    Fantastico!

  • @JamesCarolan1993
    @JamesCarolan1993 Рік тому

    Unbelievable music ❤

  • @TBSkyen
    @TBSkyen Рік тому

    18:30 is that _the riff???_

  • @daregularperson
    @daregularperson Рік тому

    Some of these songs, especially the last one discussed, sounds similar to Frank Zappa’s Burnt Weeny Sandwich.

  • @musicbyhikari
    @musicbyhikari Рік тому

    Oh hell yeah Napple Tale

  • @AngryMusicTheoryNerd
    @AngryMusicTheoryNerd Рік тому

    You should try analyzing songs from Perfect Dark

  • @kiro9291
    @kiro9291 Рік тому

    18:00 lmfao what a mood