@@splgk6204 I am well aware, still giving them praise collectively for the project. I said the game they worked on will be remembered and they deserve all the praise they receive, what part of that made you think I didn't know this?
@@esoundsignal sorry I messed up haha, still, good job to you, I am listening to the full audio while being only at the beginning of the game to get hyped up for when I will hear them in game haha
I got about 5 hours into the game before it really dawned on me how good this soundtrack is. The game is pretty damn solid too. M Linda says in an interview that he wanted to make a game that is like how he remembers 90s JRPGs, and not how they actually were. I think he did a damn fine job of acomplishing that. I couldnt be more impressed with the whole project.
Oh, well thank you very much, haha. And yeah, Matthias did a phenomenal job crafting this game. Being able to actually see his process and how much work he put into this game, I have nothing but immense respect for him. Thank you for reaching out and playing the game.🙏
@@esoundsignalare you the composer? If so, I would like to say, weeks after my original comment, much further in the game and way deeper into this ost, that this soundtrack is as good as or better than many of Nobuo Uematsu's works. Its tremendous my friend!
@moseshamlett3887 Very kind of you to say. That said, I respectfully do not agree; Nobuo Uematsu is a master, and I have a lot more to learn before I can be even half as skilled as him. I deeply respect and love his work. Regardless, thank you for giving my music your time.🙏
I know it's not about comparisons. Sea of Stars and Chained Echoes can both exist as great games. One doesn't have to be better than the other. With that said, I significantly enjoyed Chained Echoes more and the soundtrack was a large part of that. Thank you for contributing to the game. I greatly appreciate it.
But I compare. Sea of Stars really is a well done game and very enjoyable too, but Chained is better... In history... In music... And in content as well. It's a shame this game was not nominated to any category in The Game Awards.
Same here. Sea of Stars is great, but Chained Echoes is better (and the only thing from SoS that would be nice to see in ChD was the option to play as a female protagonist), and it makes me sad that it not only was snubbed for some reason but that it's so underappreciated. It deserves SO MUCH MORE accolades and overall recognition. And yes, part of it is because of its music
@@marcoscosta7689My assumption is sadly because of the timing, Chained Echoes was release very late in 2022, meaning the game awards were probably already set at that point, ans this also mean it couldn't get nominate for 2023 awards.
Sea of Stars was REALLY let down by the incredibly boring characters (especially the protagonists) and the awkward writing. Would have never expected that after The Messenger, really strange. The gameplay also stays the same for way too long, like you play the game for 20ish hours with barely ever getting any new abilities. Just lots of strange decisions from the developers.
I love game soundtracks that richly express storytelling through sound-Chained Echoes’ music nails that beautifully. I’m about 40 hours into the game, and the emotion that is invoked by the music has me so thoroughly immersed in the game! A lot of the tracks remind me of Hiroki Kikuta’s, Yasunori Mitsuda’s, and Yoko Shimomura’s compositions. Brilliantly done!!
Aw, I'm happy to hear to that. I really gave the music my all to match the wonderful storytelling, so I'm glad you feel this way about the music. Thank you!
If this soundtrack does not land you major jobs in the VG/Animation/Movie industry this world is lost. Awesome soundtrack with so many pieces that stick in your mind even after finishing the game.
Played Chained Echoes all night and fell asleep to this masterful soundtrack. In time this game will be regarded as a classic the same as its inspirations.
There is just something about Those Who Resist Destiny. In a sea of amazing final boss themes, this one finds a way to stand out. It takes all the elements that make other themes epic - pipe organ, chorus, rising tension and dials it all to 11! Then bam! Electric guitar on top of that! So good!
Hah, I'm so happy to hear that! Those Who Resist Destiny was the most difficult track to write, so I'm glad that people found enjoyment out of it. Thank you for giving my music your time.🙏
Champions of the Sky (1:13:33) deserves to be one of those songs that becomes an iconic part of the game. That song alone meant I had to buy the soundtrack. It's truly amazing.
Honestly most of the OST from chained echoes is pretty great from a memorable JRPG to a modern video game OST it holds up i'll listen to this while i work for a bit before i mix it into the Square Enix playlist, author of the music went hard for some of these songs lol
This game hit every nostalgia button this thirty-nine-year-old has. Sprites, Mecha, puzzles, environmental design, innovative turn-based combat, crafting, gem combining, Skills & abilities, secret caves (I love hidden walls), and yes...the music. Oh, the soundtrack is pure love and fits this this world perfectly. Every little ping and wonderous note tugged on a heartstring from my youth. Thank you, Mr. Eddie Marianukorh. I hope you know, I mean really know, how special your soundtrack is to folks like myself that miss the Golden Era of gaming when heart was at the forefront of their creation.
Most of all I liked the moments on 58:00 and 1:08:55 Fiorwood and Perpetua are some of the best tunes I've heard in the last few years in games. I sincerely thank the author for these two compositions, I cry from the masterpiece and beauty of these melodies
Chained Echoes is the big surprise of late 2022 for me. It's a love letter to the best JRPGs, but it's more streamlined, with many fresh ideas and quality-of-life improvements. And the music...just wow, it elevates this game to new heights. I'm sure it was inspired by the best in the genre. There are melodic pieces reminiscent of Nobuo Uematsu, dynamic pieces with playful dissonance that must have been inspired by Masashi Hamauzu, tracks with a touch of Yasunori Mitsuda, and yet they are all original pieces that stand out on their own and complement the gameplay well. The music is truly on par with the pieces that inspired it. I hope this game will be a hit, it´s an instant classic and I love it! You must have poured your heart and soul into this project, thank you ❤
Wow... I'm quite shocked by your insight because you actually picked out my influences really well, haha. And you're right, I definitely was inspired by the best in the genre and more. This is probably the kindest praise I've received. Thank you so much for listening to the music, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the game.🙏
Forgotten by Light is an absolute masterpiece. Truly made me feel like a child again, playing JRPGs in my room and absorbing the wonderful atmosphere of every aspect of the game.
This is one of the most beautiful soundtracks I have ever heard. The Rainy City of Tormund beeing my favourite track. It has something so melancholic and heartbreaking. The melody and the chords that Play Out create a haunting harmony and I can't get this Song Out of my head. I love it! Thank you for this amazing music!
I truly thank whatever entity compels people to keep on making these types of games and these types of soundtracks. Truly a blessing. This is chicken soup for my soul.
Never Forget Our Promise and A Funeral for the Living absolutely blow me away... completely took me back to the classic games that made me fall in love with the genre. This is an incredible soundtrack for a fantastic game!
It’s 6am and family is sleeping. I put this on for some background music while I tidy up and after 5 mins I started looking up the game. I now have my Switch in hand ready to purchase. I grew up playing rpgs starting with FF1.. I don’t want to miss what looks like a modern Chrono Trigger! Can’t wait to play
Chained Echoes is so brutally underrated! I just looked at all the soundtracks of all the games I played this and last year and even all the AAA-games do not have as many fantastic tracks as this game has! ❤ And just the sheer output (50 tracks) - its just astonishing! You are a master Eddie, I hope to listen to your soundtrack in other games in years to come!
Haha, thank you. "Those Who Resist Destiny" was easily the most difficult piece for me to write, so I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad you're enjoying the music.🙏
Hi. I was too young to play rpgs when they came out during the golden age but when i heard Flower Fields of Perpetua for the first time, it blew me away so much that I imagined this must've been what it felt like to hear secret of the forest for the first time back then. Good lord, what a great OST you and the band put together.
The entire soundtrack is nonstop banger. Gives me nostalgia for the classics but has such a modern twist. The soundtrack truly is what kept me wrapped up in the game
I genuinely can't think of another game where i would so often stop to enjoy the music. Know that even if I can't get my friends to play the game, I will be using some of these songs for DnD so they at least get to experience the music.
It's so refreshing to hear a modern orchestral soundtrack in a classic rpg game. There are so many great modern jrpg games that revert to the old sound bytes of the super nintendo or Genesis. While I enjoy those sounds for nostalgia's sake, having something different that can stand on its own as a great soundtrack that could literally thrive in any type of media is a testament to the stylistic choice and your ability to compose. Chained echoes has to be my favorite jrpg since Chrono Trigger and the soundtrack truly makes it a masterwork. There is so much emotion and relevance in every track. Every area of the game was such a joy to discover more of the soundtrack. Thank you for all the hard work in creating this piece of art.
I'm from 86. I have played some other recent retro style jrpg's. But this game was the only one that get close to provide me a experience very similar to Chrono Trigger in terms of emotion and pure joy of a classic snes jrpg. I felt myself young again. At same time, it is very unique and not a mere copy. And man, this soundtrack is crucial. It is just sublime. I was impressed. "The Peaceful Place" is incredible. Eddie is a great composer.
If nostalgia wasn't a factor, I wouldn't be crucified for saying this: Chained Echoes is paired, if not above classics like Final Fantasy 7, Chrono Trigger and any other game you may think of. And this amazing soundtrack played a very important role in the players experience. Congratulations on an outstanding job
I've just finished Chained Echoes after 50 hours of pure joy. It is now my favourite JRPG and the soundtrack (specially "The Flower Fields of Perpetua") will stick with me forever. Congrats on the composing side of this masterpiece!
The soundtrack in this game is excellent. Most of the reviews I've seen don't mention it much, but it is just as exceptional as everything else in this great game.
I am a Sound Mixer (on set) for Film/TV, I studied music way back in school, but I left it behind as a profession for financial reasons, lately I've been taking on some small composing gigs and found I've been leaning on the melodies and harmonic idioms from the golden age of JRPGs that inspired me to become a musician in the first place... Your amazing score has emboldened my path and inspired me to take on more and more composing projects to bring my skills back up, you and Mathias have my heartfelt thanks for having the courage to put your visions out there, love it all.
Hey Max, this is a really heartwarming comment, and I'm very humbled that the music and game inspired you to continue forward with taking up more composing projects. Thank you for sharing your story with me, and I sincerely wish you the best on your musical journey.
I jsut stumbled over this game on X-Box Gamepass and besides everything great in this game... The Music is more than ever a key part of a game. I never felt so hooked by music. You sir are a genius, this was one of my top games 2022 and definetely the OST of the year. You can be sure I am going to check out every single game, movie or project you have been working on or will be working on.
Aw, that is way too kind of you to say. I'm so happy though that you enjoyed the tunes and have been enjoying the game overall. I hope you have fun with the rest of the game! 🙏
Just coming back some time later to let you know this is still a masterpiece of composition. Great job Eddie, your names going to be remembered as one of the greats one day
So much Sakuraba and Mitsuda vibes here with a splash of Uematsu and a pinch Soken. Truly masterful work Eddie, please keep making music for the sequel/part 2 we all need so bad.
This game... that ost... ESPECIALLY Prologue - Against all Odd... nah THIS IS AN GOLDEN ERA GAME y'all made it. Amazing game and to me the best indie game ever made alongside Crosscode. Sea of Stars can't compare
This game is already breaching my top 5 of ALL TIME, your work on the sound track and how much of an atmosphere it builds on top of this already gorgeous game deserves ultimate praise. Thank you for the feelings your music brought to life in this world 🙏🏻
I listen to this soundtrack almost every day, definitely more than any other music. I beat the game last month, I may play it again some day, but I’m gonna listen to the soundtrack for the rest of my life. Absolutely wonderful, I get goosebumps at Those Who Resist Destiny every time.
If I was a game developer, I definitely would choose you to make the ost. This is nothing less than a masterpiece of music. Some of them made me shiver.
Thank you and Matthias so much for this game, ive bought it on Steam, waiting for my switch retail version and also will buy it later today for my PS5 for my replay on a higher difficulty. The Game and music is very special, maybe its my game of the century so far... touched my heard in so many ways.... take care
Every time at evenings when it's raining outside and I look at the streetlights near my apartment with many trees planted next to those, I instantly think of Tormund music
Thank you for your time and effort. Chained Echoes was my 2022 GOTY and one of my favorite games of all time. The game itself is wonderful but the music you have created elevated the experience to something truly unforgettable. Never stop.
Incredible soundtrack. You can be proud, congrats :) Special mention to A Day in Village, Flower Fields of Perpetua, Those Who Resist Destiny and A Sweet Dream of Valandis Down the Corridor of Rustling Swords and Dreaming a Dream of Red are fun to hear too !
Your music in this game has been perfect, wonderful and memorable. The area called the hooge was one of my favorite songs, and one of the battle themes.
I didn't play maybe jrpgs in the last years, except octopath traveler. I'm still on chained echoes but will probably finish in the next couple of days. Man this game is one of the greatest
Just finished the game, and what a stellar game it was. I had been aching for a classic JRPG for so long, and Chained Echoes not only scratched that itch but exceeded all my expectations. Wonderful creation, I cannot wait for the next game to come from you guys.
This game simultaniously rekindled my love for jrpgs and killed the hope that any new jrpg is gonna be at least as good as this one. Eddie, this soundtrack rivals all the greats, thank you.
Victor looks like Orlandeau from Final Fantasy Tactics in that artwork. No wonder I liked him so much! I'm 13 hours into the game and I'm loving every second of it. Easily one of the best RPGs of the year; or rather of the decade. It's amazing how _nostalgic_ this game feels and manages to capture the essence of 90's RPG. It's like I'm seeing a mash of a lot of games of that era in one; the roots in Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Tactics and Xenogears are spot on. And Eddie, the soundtrack is absolutely mesmerizing. I adore your versatility and how your themes have this very "PS1 era music" you'd hear from games like Star Ocean 2, Chrono Cross and Xenogears.
It practically is "Premonition" from Xenogears, reimagined. It's just different enough to not irk me and feel more like homage, but it rides really close to that line. Perfect vibe for the area it scores and, like the track it is inspired by, a perfect opportunity to integrate a main theme in the soundtrack.
For me, 50% of any game it's the soundtrack. And your soundtrack fills that percentage with glory. I can see influences from many games, every song reminds me one classic like Chrono, the Mana series, Xenogears, Elder Scrolls (and Jeremy Soule), Persona... Thanks for your awesome work!
You are a very talented composer. I hope you continue to create gorgeous music like this in the future, we want other rpg with this amazing soundtrack.
Found the game randomly, started playing, soundtrack immediately caught my attention when hearing "Against All Odds" in the prologue, quick Google search, found you, you're awesome. And after the prologue... The rest is marvellous! Very nice work, great atmosphere and I like your choices of instrument. Chords on point too, this stuff is very polished. Congrats! And thank you!
Listening to the first few minutes of this OST has convinced me to purchase your game on the Nintendo Switch. Looking forward to picking this up as an old school 44 year old gamer
Champions of the sky is the perfect theme for battling giant monsters. Prologue: Against all odds with Forgotten Mathye was an epic choice. It felt like a "Chrono trigger boss 2 theme/Radiant Historia Red Locus" for chained echoes (i.e. masamune, black tyranno, queen zeal or crucial time-split encounters kind of boss).
Haha, I'm happy you're digging the tunes. In terms of placement, that was all Matthias (creator of the game). He has a really great sense of what music fits where. Thank you for supporting the game! I hope you continue to enjoy it.✌️
I love how your songs fulfil their purpose of delivering a strong thematic while they simultaneously do not get boring, even if they play on repeat for half an hour or even longer. Perfect for a turn based RPG that doesn't progress at all without the players input. Seriously, thank you for creating such a masterpiece with Matthias. Much love from germany. ❤
I must thank you from the bottom of my heart. Calling Upon Bravery became one of my favorite battle themes from all the JRPGs I've played. You guys made a excellent work, and also gained a grateful fan for this. Thanks a lot, and congratulations. ❤
I've never played this game but man this soundtrack slaps so hard it inspired me to make a character. Definitely gonna play this someday, thank you for the banger tunes
I didn’t know who you were until this game, but I’m always going to be looking out for your work from now on. I don’t have the words to justifiably describe how awesome this soundtrack is. It’s one of the main reasons I was interested in this game. I play the main theme and into the storm repeatedly. Bravo!!!!
I love this game so much. Seriously what is up with this OST?? What is up with all the little hidden easter eggs/secrets/loot all the good stuff that made old RPGs so good? It's all here and done so well! Thank you Matthias! Thank you Eddie! Will be be keeping your names in mind going forward
Saw this game being recommended several times, it looked interesting but I wasn't entirely sure yet until I watched the first few hours on a stream and the music is what convinced me to buy it. It really sets the atmosphere so perfectly.
Eddie not sure if you will see this comment but I wanted to tell you outstanding job on this soundtrack. My personal favorites are the orchestral pieces but they are all good. Especially love your usage of piano, accordion, harp, and mallet percussion instruments throughout the soundtrack. Has elevated the game experience significantly.
I've never played this game but listen to JRPG soundtracks all the time. Came across this today and it is incredible! Makes me want to play this game! Well done on the incredible score.
It’s like you take everything we like about the classics and blend them together. Although I do find it odd (older design maybe) Kylian is missing his beard.
The soundtrack instantly hit me like Grandia or old Final Fantasys did - it felt like coming home after playing 15-20 years of games not hitting the spot as the ones did in my childhood. Chained Echos did eveything right to take me back and I loved it so much
@@esoundsignal I'm being honest: I didn't realize YOU are the composer! What a great job you did here - you are amazing. Catching the souls of old RPGs is very difficult I guess, you really did a great Job here! WOW
Just want to say that your music makes me want to get back into running. Especially "Those Who Resist Destiny", it has that same type of flavor as "Bury the Light" from DMC5 for me. Where it just never stops topping itself over the course of 10 minutes where every single sequential section just pushes the overall vibe further and further, until it finally culminates in "BUURRRRY THE LIIIII--" except for this song it's the moment when the electric guitar (I think) suddenly bursts it's way in and then follows along with the pattern of the chanting and gives me goosebumps every time. It's just insane. You rock.
Haha, I'm so happy to hear that. I've never heard "Bury the Light" but I'll check it out. And I'm glad "Those Who Resists Destiny" vibes with you, as I worked hard on that song. Thanks for giving the music your time.🙏
