Such an underrated composer! Akari Kaida was also one of the composers for Mega Man and Bass (Rock Man and Forte.) They have such a distinct style, you can totally tell which tracks they worked on.

And what do ya know: I grew up loving both games as a kid! :D

I just looked it up, and Akari Kaida didn't work on this game, she worked on BN5. Yoshino Aoki made the BN6 soundtrack, but both of them worked on Breath of Fire III

@@SeeleSO02 iirc Kaida only did the intro stage

@@MechanicalRabbits Just to add to this, Akari Kaida did BN1 and BN5. Yoshino Aoki did BN2, BN3 and BN6. BN4 was done by Toshihiko Horiyama (Mega Man X4)

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Just in time for the collection to drop !

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Or ToxicxEternity's!! And *I* was the one that paid him to make it!

@@VoiceofMidnightStormty for your service 🫡

Thanks for that.

Or insaneintherainmusic's, bro killed that shit

Well actually 🤓 if you listen closely to the exerpts in this video you can actually hear that chords are being used. The Gameboy Advance was capable of using a system similar to MIDI, but more like DOS modules like xm, it, mod, etc.. to play sequences of audio samples, like the N64 and SNES for example. Most GBA titles used this exclusively. The thing that makes this a unique Gameboy Advance soundtrack is that along with using the audio sampling capabilities of the system with as many channels as you'd like, it also utilized the 8bit soundchip from the original Gameboy that was embedded in the GBA for backwards compatibility with older gameboy and gameboy color games. The 2 pulse channels for leads and counter melodies, the wavetable synth channel for bass, and the noise channel for percussion, combined with drum and melodic instrument samples to fill out the sound with chords, riffs, and more fleshed out percussion. It really emphasizes the dualistic nature of the real world + the cyberspace internet world by using the 2 different sound systems in tandem

That's more a limitation of the original Gameboy and the color. The advance actually does a lot of sample playback instead

you’re so right, and i’m getting shovel knight vibes because of it since shovel knight tries to stay within the technical limitations of a nintendo console from that era

A while back I went looking for childhood games that hold up for me today, I ended up settling on the Battle Network series and SSX 3. Then I learned they're remastering MMBN, now there's even this video that made me double take, awesome! Currently on the 4th game in the series, absolutely blasted through the first three before I also remembered SSX 3.

​@@Gnurklesquimp2THEY'RE SO GREAT, I'VE EVEN GOT MY SIBLINGS ON THEM NOW; 😍😍😍

@@nosajsamaniego4512 Awesome

It’s quite surprising, considering how usually in music it’s the other way around, with the bass usually being the hard to notice supporting role while the guitar being what people normally notice. I guess the low range that the guitar plays is a decently large chunk of the reason for that, basically acting like a second bass?

@@pokeperson1000 I suppose that does play a part. If my estimations are correct, the guitar hovers around an F2 note at around 90Hz. Although a bass guitar starts as low as 40, human ears aren't well tuned to make a lot of difference between lower frequencies. Still though, it sounds to me like a guitar and not a bass ; but it simply can't be heard in the original arrangement which, personally, I find just too muddy for its own sake, _especially_ considering the GBA's poor hardware.

@@blara2401 yes, I agree that it definitely sounded like a guitar. What I meant was that it was playing a role similar to that of what normally would be the role of a bass in other music, supporting the other parts and sinking into the obscured background as a result. The muddiness doesn't help either, and I can only hear smatterings of it after straining my ears while trying to ignore the rest of the music.

Agreed!! Probably my favorite OST in the series 🙏🏿

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yep, was thinking of that one too :)

Great Battlers is so hype, you have keen taste my friend.

Capcom was really on top of it in this era. The Zero/ZX series came out at around the same times, and those soundtracks were absolutely amazing too.

N1 grand prix makes bn3 my favorite in the series I love tournament arcs and the fact that you build up to the tournament over the course of half the game made it so hype when you take the stage and all the battlers in your block are introduced

The battle themes in BN3 are absolute bops

yeah my composer teacher said that "If it sounds nice, why complaining?" It is true some people wants to limit to real life limitation. But as long as the music is enjoyable, i dont care if i need 7 arms to play a music

Ayo, Soken getting praise on a completely unrelated video. Love to see it.

Remember: the gba doesnt have a dedicated sound chip, all music on there had to be hard coded by scratch

My favorite is probably "You Can't Go Back" from BN2.

Great Battlers is my favorite. Maybe tied with Light in the dark.

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yes please!

Also cover You're Not Alone, and all the other "hero themes"! MMBN5 was my absolute fav of the series, so You're Not Alone (specifically the GBA version) holds a special place in my heart with the sheer feels it induces.

@@LadyTsunade777 Imagine the DS version. That slaps.

PLEASE YES!

In classic and battle network it really comes about from the limitations of the hardware. It's an interesting case of "limitations breed creativity"

Only Megaman 10 used arps

Almost definitely intentional - great observations

I love me a good analysis. Thank you for this read.

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The sixth game really felt like Capcom trying to go out on a high in many ways. I really recommend giving it a try.

*laughs in Final Fantasy VI*

@@varenoftatooine2393 This is like the only other notable one tho

@@varenoftatooine2393 Definitely one of the most iconic boss themes under Capcom, man. Square Enix's VGM OST is whole different level to talk about.

​@@varenoftatooine2393 Final Fantasy and similar titles don't count so much imo as they don't follow the same continuity and setting, which gives them much more freedom and basically makes sequels be sequels in name and theme only.

Mine, too! BN3 was my childhood, honestly. 🥰

That was actually the intended way to play back music on the GBA, as purely sampled music would either be crusty or present a significant load on processing

Thanks man! Love your stuff!

@@8bitMusicTheory Ahw shucks, thanks!

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