#Sega Saturn music

[posthumanwanderings]

ZP Batch #7:

DJ Mute City - Sega Saturn DanceMix Vol.1 + 2 CDs 4 4x6 photoprints

Celebrating Sega Saturn’s 29th anniversary with this batch + new video mix to be uploaded ~soon~ of my favorite house / techno / breaks tracks from the console. Thanks again to my VERY patient and supportive patrons. Join the Reactor Mode tier if you’re interested in getting my CD’s I try to release every 3 months (when I’m behind I’ll ship 2 out when the time comes for the next one, trying to get better on time management!). Keep it locked in for a Dreamcast release end of September 🧡 If you have any questions about my Patreon or if you want any my past releases feel free to message me on tumblr. Here’s Vol.1 CD’s videomix I made last year if you haven’t checked:

[arcadebroke]

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[sonichedgeblog]

Green Grove Zone, Act 1 'Sonic 3D Blast' SEGA Saturn Richard Jacques Support us on Patreon

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Opening Stage X 'Mega Man X4' SEGA Saturn

[segadriven]

Double LP release of the NiGHTS into dreams… soundtrack through @datadiscs. This is the special edition version that comes with a bonus 7”

[oktaviaslabyrinth]

Super Sonic Racing // Sonic R (1997)

[ninashiki]

i feel like almost everything in utena has sort of already been extensively discussed in the last two (almost three) decades of utena's existence (not that there aren't new interpretations to be made, there always are) besides black rose arc (mikage+mamiya+tokiko). which is why they're so much fun to think about. i think the need to read between the lines makes it unfortunately easy to misunderstand or look past obvious stuff if you don't pay attention, but to me it's always been really obvious that mikage's arc is a literal representation of the erasure of queerness in ohtori (society?) by akio/everything he represents. and that's so fucking tragic! nemuro was never able to find a name for his desires. he lived and died as a puppet in the shadows.

[thesonicstadium]

Having a stressful week? Why not lay back, relax and watch these chilled-out playlists from YouTube channel 'Low Poly', who pairs Dreamcast and Saturn era #SonicTheHedgehog music with entrancing VHS-style footage of Sonic Adventure and Sonic R? #SonicNews

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 08/11/2023

Rolling Start

Season 1 Featured on: GilvaSunner's Highest Quality Video Game Rips: Volume 6.66 Also on: Hatsilva Miku: Ripping DIVA

Ripped by beat_shobon

If there's one thing I think I'll end up regretting with this blog, it'll probably be over how harsh I think I've come off in describing Season 1. I get the feeling that a good number of SiIvaGunner fans - a solid majority of subscribers at this point - weren't able to be around for the channel's big breakout year, and have only been able to listen to its rips in retrospect. And yeah - a lot of them are messy, lack quality control, and in general tend to have a feeling of being...undercooked. But that really shouldn't take away from just how special of a community it was to be part of back when - when the channel's jokes, the people behind it, and what to expect from it, were ALL a mystery.

I've never been big into vocaloid, and it certainly wasn't what drew me to SiIvaGunner - nor has SiIvaGunner really made me all too interested in pursuing it further, honestly. But even I could REALLY tell that Rolling Start struck a chord with people - a mix of The King of Speed and it's iconic opening bellow of "ROLLING START!!!", and Rolling Girl by the late vocaloid musician wowaka. My vocaloid-invested friends have all told me the same thing - during his ten-year tenure doing music, wowaka was an absolute pioneer in the vocaloid field, and songs like Rolling Girl showcase exactly why, even to a relative outsider like me.

The sheer emotion present in the song is undeniable, and the blend between lyrics and vocal samples from both songs works shockingly well - its a duet between an artificial girl and a sentence-mixed racing game announcer, in a language many of us don't even speak, yet its intents are clear as crystal. Despite not understanding it, I come back to this rip constantly - and with 200K views, I'm likely not the only one. I can't quite pinpoint what keeps me coming back to this rip in particular, yet...everytime I return, its as if I'm there in June 2016, as amazed as everyone else was at that time, relishing in the sheer emotions the two songs exude.

[sonicmusicmusings]

Green Grove from the Saturn 3D Blast played on shuffle, and for a short while I legit thought it was a Lost World track... The Saturn soundchip is really good??

Yes! The Saturn was using PCM CD quality audio being read straight from the disc, so composers could use the exact synthesizers they wanted! The Saturn in particular used a Yamaha YMF292 chip that had modes for both FM synthesis and PCM audio, as PCM could take up a lot of space on disc. That 5th-gen era of consoles (PS1/N64/Saturn) was a really experimental time where a lot was happening. (It's also a great Wikipedia rabbit hole to fall into...time to close a couple tabs...)

I've done Act 2, so why don't we cover Act 1?

I do like the soundfont used for this whole soundtrack, it has such a lush and clear sound. The rhythm section is so nicely set up--piano in the background with a bright bass and active drums. There's some low synths in the very back as well that sparkle deep in the mix--like how water can sparkle under moonlight. The melody is a muted but flowing violin synth. The bridge section has some nice chordal movement, followed by a gorgeous piano solo that flows into the turnaround.

Oh, and before I forget--Richard Jacques is the composer on this, and this track quotes a song he would later write for Metropolis Street Racer on the Dreamcast--listen to this, then listen to It Doesn't Really Matter, especially the chorus! The vocals are preformed by T.J. Davis, who also worked with Jacques on the Sonic R soundtrack. I love seeing composer and artist continuity, especially in SEGA!

[posthumanwanderings]

[ Virtual Casino (Sega Saturn) - I JUST CAN’T STOP ]

[musicalueion]

The House of the Dead (Sega Saturn) - Theme of the Magician

Artist: Tetsuya Kawauchi

[sonichedgeblog]

Spring Stadium Zone, Act 2 'Sonic 3D Blast' SEGA Saturn Richard Jacques Support us on Patreon

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They've Taken Over! 'Revolution X - Music Is The Weapon' SEGA Saturn

[fancypantsrecords]

Takayuki Nakamura & Takenobu Mitsuyoshi - Virtua Fighter | Cartridge Thunder | 2023 | Blue Translucent