Free Newspaper for Pokémon: ORAS Music

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To commemorate the upcoming 4starOrchestra, a quadrennial concert dedicated to video game music, Some folks in Japan received free newspapers with an interview with Game Freak staff responsible for music and sound in Pokémon.

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below is a translation for the above pic:

Adachi: When I was told to arrange for ORAS, I was really nervous. A lot of people like Ruby and Sapphire.

Satou: A new game and an upgrade are totally different. In a new game you’re trying to show off the newest stuff in the best way possible. When it comes to remasters, you have to consider memories and feelings  that people have about it.

Ichinose: Well, for me, I knew either way that some people weren’t going to like what I did, so I just gave it all I had when writing.

Satou: Oh yeah, in Heart Gold and Soul Silver, you (Ichinose) were going nuts and doing your own little thing with remixes. What I consider the most when rearranging is to not change the key or tempo all too much. Also, I’ve noticed that people can be disappointed when the melody is intact but some phrases in the back are removed.

 

Other facts about the upcoming ORAS soundtrack:

  • Minako Adachi will be taking the lead in remixing for ORAS. In XY,  she composed the Team Flare/Lysandre battle theme, among other pieces.
  • Adachi says that the bicycle theme took the longest to remix, taking about 2 to 3 weeks. She explains that the concept of the bicycle has changed over the course of 12 years, and she was debating whether to stick with the original concept or go with the more modern concept.
  • Masuda checks all the music made in the sound room. He’s seen dancing with the volume high.
  • The sound staff aimed to keep what was good about the old music, while showing off some new things.  Upgrading from GBA to 3DS, the new remixes will be vibrant and colorful.

 

Any expectations for ORAS music? I’m personally can’t wait for Route 119!

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  3. Go ichinose made amazing pieces in R/S/E including thee,trick master,verdanturf town,dive, and most important frontier brain battles

    They better not mess them up ;~:

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        • shiftry has the stone evolution and if it gets it ludicolo would have to so it takes up too much space

          Zoroack….must i go into detail about the illusion interferring with mega evolution

          caracosta, same thing with ludicolo and shiftry if caracosta gets one archeops should get it and the thing is both of them are unova fossil pokemon. IF any fosssil pokemon should get it armaldo and cradily would.

          Drapion is coming out of left field as its pretty good without a mega. Tho its possible jsut seems unlikely

          Besides m8 i said might happen so its my opinion i dont need proof for an opinion

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          • Alright i’ll give ya points for that

            I’m just saying Altaria pretty much took the spotlight for Contest Mega

          • i totally gotcha. I really don’t need mega milotic, I’d be much happier with mega walrien IMO.

            Just saying mega milotic is possible

          • And i hate to be Negative Earthen (even though i’ve been like this for strongly 2 months) But i feel we have too many Hoenn Megas
            I mean nobody expected Slowbro and even more for Audino
            But that still leaves hope for my Mega Excadrill

          • Only if they get rid of Sand Rush
            and besides Excadrill is a glass cannon and a Stab Mach Punch or Aqua Jet or a Physically Bulky Poke and endure it

            But come on Excadrill is basically my Main Pokemon

  9. One thing I’ve been looking around for on the new map is small almost unnoticeable new caves and entrances. For instance there’s a new entrance in the rock formation northeast of Sootopolis city. At least I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there b4. lol

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