73: Arc the Lad Battle Music in 30 Minutes

A big hit in Japan during the PlayStation’s early days, the Arc the Lad series hasn’t endured quite as well as other JPRGs. However, the soundtrack to the first three games — masterminded by Masahiro Andoh — has a style all its own. In fact, these games’ battle themes sound nothing like most other battle themes you’ll here in any era RPG. Yep, that’s what this episode is about: 30 minutes of battle music that doesn’t sound anything like battle music.

A big hit in Japan during the PlayStation’s early days, the Arc the Lad series hasn’t endured quite as well as other JPRGs. However, the soundtrack to the first three games — masterminded by Masahiro Andoh — has a style all its own. In fact, these games’ battle themes sound nothing like most other battle themes you’ll here in any era RPG. Yep, that’s what this episode is about: 30 minutes of battle music that doesn’t sound anything like battle music. Track listing: 0:11: Arc / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 0:52: Save and Loud / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 2:54: Seirya / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 4:54: Battle 1 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 7:14: Battle 2 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 9:41: Battle 7 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 12:03: Battle 8 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 14:37: Battle 1 / Arc the Lad II / Masahiro Andoh 16:43 Battle 7 / Arc the Lad II / Masahiro Andoh 18:58: Battle 8 / Arc the Lad II / Masahiro Andoh 21:00: Battle 1 / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh 24:09: Battle 2 / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh 27:09: Battle 3 / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh 30:11: Battle 7 / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh 33:18: Last Battle / Arc the Lad II / Masahiro Andoh 34:28: Battle 9 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 35:51: Congara / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 36:51: Separation / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh 37:58: Cheryl’s Theme / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh Drew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: https://facebook.com/singingmountainpod On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singing-mountain/id1252832457 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ISyNLUc1ALxzvjBqw4ru3 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifofiaeephbs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singingmountainpod On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: https://singingmountainpod.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tablecakes TableCakes Productions: https://www.tablecakes.com Subscribe to the newsletter: https://tablecakesproductions.substack.com/subscribe

Track listing:

0:11: Arc / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

0:52: Save and Loud / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

2:54: Seirya / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

4:54: Battle 1 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

7:14: Battle 2 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

9:41: Battle 7 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

12:03: Battle 8 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

14:37: Battle 1 / Arc the Lad II / Masahiro Andoh

16:43 Battle 7 / Arc the Lad II / Masahiro Andoh

18:58: Battle 8 / Arc the Lad II / Masahiro Andoh

21:00: Battle 1 / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh

24:09: Battle 2 / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh

27:09: Battle 3 / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh

30:11: Battle 7 / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh

33:18: Last Battle / Arc the Lad II / Masahiro Andoh

34:28: Battle 9 / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

35:51: Congara / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

36:51: Separation / Arc the Lad / Masahiro Andoh

37:58: Cheryl’s Theme / Arc the Lad III / Masahiro Andoh

 
 

Sometimes (mostly Fridays but also when I'm either inspired or bored) I make episodes that focus on one game or specific subject and the music runs for a half-hour at a stretch. These are all that.

Drew Mackie