Nightblitz42: Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon - Fire Island Volcano
8.9
Holy shit, it’s Wind Waker.
No, wait, it’s Mystery Dungeon.
Fun fact, I’ve never had the chance to play any Mystery Dungeons beyond Explorers, but its good to hear that the intense music style still remains. It makes me feel like a badass for one-shotting little Cleffas when I just touch the A button.
Now, this definitely feels foreign. For some reason, however, I just can’t pin down exactly what country. I’ve heard this style before, but I don’t remember where, and I’ve heard those distinctive instruments before, but, again, I don’t remember where. Is this Indian? Hawaiian? It’s one of the two, and I’m kinda ashamed that I can’t quite name it. Wait, is that a didgeridoo? Is it Australian? Fuck, man.
I like the intensity, I like the pounding timpani, I like how the acoustic guitar is both a harmony and a beat because of how constant it is, and I like the variety of colorful instruments. I really don’t like how abrubtly it ends, but I suppose that happens sometimes with video game OSTs. But all-in-all, easily the most varied track here in this cat. So good job for that.
Nightblitz: “Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon's sountrack is notable for using a wide variety of instruments from all around the world. This song, though, stands out as having an especially unorthodox blend of musical styles: digeridoo, Irish violin, and bagpipes all working together. It's a combination only made possible by a brilliant percussion section that ties the assembly together like glue.”