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<\/a>I’m sure thesises could be written about Katamari Damacy; it’s a deeply weird but highly engaging game published by Namco in 2004 for the PS2, and the soundtracks are the perfect accompaniment. They are also deeply weird and highly engaging.<\/p>\nLead composer and sound director Yuu Miyake spoke about being given little direction and wanting to go in a fun direction as possible:<\/p>\n
Since the first game, Katamari Damacy, was originally only released in Japan, we wanted Japanese singers who were well-known in Japan but nobody had heard from in awhile for whatever reason.<\/p>\n
What I think is important in this consuming society is not to stick to one genre. I maintain this philosophy throughout the entire Katamari series. Since Japan has a long history of games I included chiptunes like YMCK. I also added \u201corganic\u201d tunes like SOFT\u2019s remix of \u201cYou Are Smart.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
(quotes from the Playstation blog<\/a>; the entirely post is quite amusing and I recommend it. ‘What hath god wrought’ indeed.)<\/p>\n
If you were to name a genre of music you’d likely find an element of it in the Katamari soundtrack; it’s possibly the most eclectic soundtrack I own, besides Cowboy Bebop, and yet, unlike Cowboy Bebop, the Katamari OST sounds cohesive<\/em>. It’s meant to be listened to over and over being for a video game, so while there are some jarring elements, it also blends well into the background and is intensely peppy. Chiptunes, jazz, samba, rap, humming<\/em>, pop, bossa nova, spoken word… It’s a fruit salad of a soundtrack, and that salad is delicious.<\/p>\n
Normally I don’t recommend music with a lot of lyrics for working\/writing because the lyrics (to me) get in the way of what I am typing, but there is a big loophole: lyrics in languages the listener doesn’t speak. The Katamari Damacy soundtrack features rapping<\/em> that manages to become verbal wallpaper thanks to the Japanese lyrics (even the english lyrics sound like Japanese, it’s very odd) which is why I included it for a Thematic Thursday. It is fantastic background work for chores and computer work that requires motivation and enthusiasm more than detail-oriented focus, I feel. So if today is the day you need to send out a bunch of pitches or clean out a closet so you can put away your Christmas decorations properly, I’m here for you.<\/p>\n
(links via YouTube)<\/p>\n
Katamari Damacy OST<\/a> | We Love Katamari OST<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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