In an interview with Video Game Music Online (with our dear friends Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen working on the translation!), Nishiki revealed that his orchestral roots needed to change, and thus, he shifted his approach to this soundtrack: “I tossed out, to some extent, the traditional method of arranging for orchestra.
He was brought on board to compose for Square Enix’s then latest title, and this work became what will likely be known as his breakout project. Helmed by Yasunori Nishiki, a composer largely unknown for his work at KONAMI, at least in North America, Octopath’s soundtrack is no exception.Ī graduate of the Tokyo College of Music with a degree in Film Scoring, Nishiki went freelance in 2015. Square Enix was a frontrunner in the aforementioned period of gaming history, so it is no surprise they executed every aspect of the era expertly while freshening it up in their HD-2D hit, Octopath Traveler. With the continued development of retro-style roleplaying games, studios seem to be attempting a return to the “golden age” experienced in the mid to late ’90s. You don’t have to choose one of eight paths to enjoy this episode of Game Show, as Meena Shamaly shares this lively score with you alongside the fragile tones of Joel Bille’s Ghost Giant, the hope resonating in Ludvig Forssell’s Death Stranding, and new takes on old classics such as Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.Largely at the hands of indie developers, the gaming industry has seen a return to form. The score to Octopath Traveler is rich with the musical text and subtext of the eight stories, and how they come together. With these melodies, Nishiki crafts leitmotifs for every character, for every region, and for every mood and emotion. “Instead, I arranged the orchestra instruments in a style akin to simple, catchy vocal songs with strong melodies. “I tossed out, to some extent, the traditional method of arranging for orchestra,” he says. To score these eight stories, composer Yasunori Nishiki turns to the power of a simple melody. While they each search for something different (a knight searching for new purpose, a noblewoman seeking revenge), there’s a greater fate a greater fight to which they must rise. Octopath Traveler is a fantasy adventure that can be experienced from multiple points of view, with each path coalescing with the others under the umbrella of the grand overarching narrative. Eight characters, eight stories, eight points of view - that’s literally the name of the game.
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