Live A Live Original Sound Version

Released 1994-08-25 by Squaresoft
Catalog no. PSCN-5007
Retail price 2500 yen

Featuring

Yoko Shimomura (composition)

One disc (61 minutes)

Live-A-Live
Select-A-Live
Secret Mission
Sound Of Shinobi
Killing Field!
Ultimate Strength - Victory Road
Martial Arts Masters
Versus !
Knock You Down!
Native Life
Nice Weather Ain't It!
Kiss of Jealousy
Sacrificial Feast
Unseen Syndrome
Captain Square
Captain of the Shooting Stars!
The Bird Flies In the Sky, The Fish Swims In the River
The Ancient Master Descends From the Mountains
War In China
Wanderer
Under the Fake
The Wilds
Sancho.de.Los.Panchos
Go Go Buriki King!!
Wait For Truth
A Painful Death At The Hands Of A Psycho
Prelude To The Demon King
Wings That Don't Reach
Difficult Fight
Journey To The Mountain Of The Demon King
City Of Hopelesness
Silent Labyrinth
Cry-A-Live
Warm-A-Live
The Demon King Odio
Megalomania
Illusion...
Pure Odio
Armageddon
Live Over Again
Live For Live

Submission Credits

Adam Page (CD info, cover pic)

Reviews

A sterling soundtrack by Yoko Shimomura. (Aaron Lau)

A sterling soundtrack by Yoko Shimomura.

Review by Aaron Lau

Live A Live is perhaps one of the most unknown Square games here in the U.S. It was an RPG that came out in July '94, a few months after the ultra-successful release of Final Fantasy VI. While the game wasn't that good, the soundtrack is. Yoko Shimomura, who made Front Mission and Mario RPG, performs Live A Live. She makes some great music. It's a blend of action and soft tunes that goes together well. Some of the more memorable tracks are "Live A Live" and "Wanderer". "Captain Square" has a very similar trait to that of the 8-bit sounds. "Armageddon" has a striking resemblence to FFVI's "Dancing Mad". "Live Over Again" has a beautiful soft melody and "Live for Live" is the end theme with variations of the main themes in the game. There never was an arranged version of Live A Live, as to my knowledge, but there really isn't a need for one. It sounds great alone in its original synthesized form. All in all, I'd recommend Live A Live to anyone. It's right up there with the likes of Nobuo Uematsu and Yasunori Mitsuda.

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