New Battle!!!
Main Title
New Bodhum ~ New Bodhum -Aggressive Mix-
Xenoblade jazz always makes me happy! New Battle!!! is no exception to that rule. This doesn't reach the heights of Torna Battle for me, but it's
such
a happy-spirited, catchy groove that earns my love for its performance. My favorite part is easily 1:28, when the guitar/clapping combo hits my eardrums. Solid theme!
There's some spacey, cool futuristic vibes coming from this CRYMACHINA track, I really like the airy vocals along with the synths working together on here. I definitely enjoy one or two tracks that I've heard from this more, but that shouldn't downplay how weirdly cool I think this sounds.
I've found heaven in this '80s style track with this weird-looking duck. I'm not sure where he came from, but I'm
more
than happy to follow if he's starting his introduction like this.
So
this
is the Suite...it's cool! It's pretty chill background music that lets me zone out for a bit. I don't really care much for the guitar part at the end, I kinda wish it was all soft piano synths and low guitar for the entirety of it. I can maybe see this growing on me with time.
Live & Learn is by all means a classic for Sonic in general. I'm not sure if it's the
best
I've enjoyed from Crush 40, but I find it, the epitome of the phrase "butt rock", really appealing for the era it hails from! That electric guitar and vocal combo screams 2000's for sure, and I think I wouldn't have it any other way.
...God, Origa was
such
a good choice for vocals in this soundtrack. The song already starts sounding dreamy and everything, and then Origa transforms it into something
ethereal
. I definitely enjoy the normal mix more than the Aggressive mix, but it doesn't drag the song down in any meaningful way. Maybe it does run for a
bit
too long, but there's so much to enjoy in this that it's really a minor complaint for such an experience.