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Xenogears Creid

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Yasunori Mitsuda shines once again, with this stunning rearrangement of the Xenogears sountrack. .

IMHO, this CD can hardly be called an arrangement to a Video Game, because it takes on a mood all of it's own. All of the soundtracks on this CD are fully orchestrated, and several of them are even vocalized.

Altogether, Yasunori Mitsuda has taken ten of the most beautiful tracks from Xenogears, and given them a celtic or worldly feeling. Dazil, the theme of the desert city, now has some haunting distant vocals, with an electric guitar belting out the main theme. Lahan (one of the most memorable town themes) has been given a very festive feel, as the song grows more celebratory with each cord.

This CD can be loved by everyone, I've played it for some of my friends who dislike video games, and they to have quickly become fans. If I was being forced to choose the best soundtrack arrangements, Creid would certainly be competing for first.

Ok, so maybe that's not the greatest analogy, "Kind of Blue" being jazz and this being...completely different, but as it can be considered among the best of jazz, "Creid" can easily be considered up there with the best of VGM. It is, as another reviewer said, an acquired taste. But once you get into it, mmm boy. Every song on here, without exception, is a masterpiece, blending all kinds of different textures and styles along with the great melodies of Xenogears to create something that is truly heavenly. It also features two vocal songs from the Xenogears OST, except sung in Japanese, which IMO makes them sound even better. You need to hear this album, even if you've never been a fan of VGM or have never heard of Xenogears. I'm serious.

Okay, to first start out, if you aren't into this sort of genre of music (or if you aren't vaguely familiar with the epic saga that is Xenogears), then you might want to consider other options before buying this piece. Packed with a ton of the music from the game, the CD's recording quality is enough to give RPGers that warm, fuzzy feeling of nostalgia all over again. Everything from Lahan to id is in this package, and it's well worth the somewhat high price. A wonderful compliment to possibly the greatest game out there.

Great album, inspired by Xenogears but essentially a standalone album. It's essentially Celtic music at times, but varies quite a bit.
Here's the track list, since Amazon didn't translate.

1. Melkaba
2. Two Wings
3. Balto
4. Creid
5. Dajil
6. Stairs of Light
7. June Mermaid
8. Spring Lullaby
9. Lahan
10. Mebius

I picked up this album without knowing what was really in it. I liked Xenogears, I liked music by Mitsuda. But this album combined the Xenogears songs and the magnitude of Mitsuda's work into a rather lively, fluid, and beautifully rendered celtic-themed album. All the songs from first track to last is filled with celtic-style renditions of the game's songs at their best. And all the low-quality midi voices you heard in the game has been turned into a glorious vocal performance on this album. Every tune seemed to have a life of its own, making this album have a unique personality. The only flaw I found was a rather repetitious feel of every song and that there weren't enough tracks on this album. But this album is certainly worth picking up.