Our first venture into this territory of tunes is . . .
"Mountaintop Secrets" from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Composed by Yoko Shimomura
I have not played Paper Jam yet (still gotta finish Dream Team first!), but I do know it seems to get a fair bit of flack. I'm really not sure why, because the concept of the Mario & Luigi and the Paper Mario series colliding with each other sounds like a super fun idea. But whether or not the game ends up being good, one thing is certain: the soundtrack is excellent. Because Yoko Shimomura.
She created a track that sounds like a mysterious, snow-covered mountaintop, and the result is absolutely gorgeous. It's super calming and just a delight to the ears. For some reason, to me, it sounds like it would be from a Zelda game--particularly Skyward Sword--rather than a Mario RPG.
The instrumentation in the song is so on-point. The way the flute carries a good chunk of the song, but there's those nice strings in the background. (It's a harp, right? At some points, it almost sounds like an acoustic guitar.) And then are some instruments that give off a cold sound, if that makes sense. Like, if you could hear chilly air in music, that's what it would sound like. I dunno what it is, but I will keep saying that Ms. Shimomura is an absolute genius when it comes to music, especially the Mario & Luigi franchise.
Apologies for the shorter post, but I don't know what all to say when I don't know the context of the song in its source material. What'd you think of it? Is it a good way to kick off the winter tunes?
Before I had even read what you said about the song I was thinking, "Wow, this is super calming." :D It IS though. And you're totally right, it does sound more like a Zelda song than Mario, which is always a compliment 'cause Zelda music is my FAVE. (Although you can never go wrong with Mario music either, duh.)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a good winter song to start out with. Can't wait for the others! Happy December!!!