Sunday Musical Interlude - Jan. 30 2011
For this week I’m taking things in a very…different direction. I guess considering the amount of time I’ve sunk into Dead Space 2 the past few days I’m on something of a horror kick, and so what better way to celebrate video game music than by showing what could be one of the most odd, ominous, and generally disturbing sound tracks from the classic Super Nintendo era!
It’s the accompanying music to the final boss of Earthbound, an amazing and quirky RPG which just so happens to be one of my favourite games of all time. There’s something of a story behind this entire final scene, which seemingly fits the whole terrible feel of the music. As a child, Earthbound’s designer Shigesato Itoi accidently walked into an adult theatre, where he witnessed on-screen the apparent murder of a woman, which obviously left him traumatized.
Earthbound’s final battle is supposed to be a symbolic representation of that moment for Itoi, as it served as something of an inspiration for him to try and create that unsettling, horrific feeling he felt on that day. I gotta say, I think he did a pretty good job of conveying that emotion.
