The game soundtrack that I'm hooked on today is Yuzo Koshiro Best Collection, Volume 1. "But Chris," you say, "you already wrote this up when you bought it in Tokyo."
Fair enough. But I wanted to make specific mention of this one track that I've just had looping for a while. You remember I mentioned that this three-CD compilation features 14 alternate takes and B-sides from Actraiser, right?
Well, the new version of "Fillmore," the music from the game's first action stage, is really neat. If the original version was Koshiro trying to emulate an orchestra with a chiptune, this is the unapologetic chiptune version. All the strings are replaced by beeps, and there's a lot more drums.
The original works far better in the game, but the new version is really interesting in its own right. Dare to compare:
Download fillmore1.mp3 (Original game version)
Download fillmore.mp3 (Sound Board II Version)
