I won’t bother talking about the game other than it’s awesome and click the link to check it out on the Steam store. My friend, Sei from Sekushii Island, told me to watch the Plants Vs. Zombies Music Video from the Steam Product Page. At first, there was a bit of a facepalm. ~Oh wow. The marketing on this game is crazy.~ Then the lyrics kick in, and from there, it’s just… infectious? Maybe? Not quite on the Gee level though. After getting a heads up on Destructoid about there being a Japanese version to this song, and there being links to the Composer/Performer, Laura Shigihara’s blog, I had to investigate. There’s a really cute back story to how “Zombies On Your Lawn” came to be so give ‘er a read!

So anyway, what can I really say about this track other than it’s got everything that it needs to be as cute and viral as it already is. The instrumental is simple, yet fun and playful, and doesn’t take away from or drown out the main focus – the lyrics. These lyrics are just so adorable. They totally fit the theme and flavor of the game and get the point of zombie-hatred and kick-assy-ness of the plants across while retaining it’s light, playful nature. Ok, so I said a bit. Just give this song a listen. Then go and support and play the game. It’s only $10.

V.A. - Music from Braid (2009)
Click the Image for the magnatune.com Product Page

Released April 9th, 2009

1. Maenam
2. Downstream
3. Lullaby Set
4. Romanesca
5. Long Past Gone
6. The Darkening Ground
7. Undercurrent
8. Tell It By Heart
9. Maenam (Jon Schatz remix)
10. Undercurrent (Jon Schatz remix)

I don’t really feel I can review something like this since it’s totally out of my usual scope (Classical, lol!?) but let me tell you, after playing the game, this music really feels like something else; I really can’t get enough of these songs – especially Undercurrent. It makes me want to cry. If you’ve played the game, you might know why.

Anywho, if you’re in the market for something relaxing and creative, this is definitely the album for you. Lots of string instruments and relaxing tunes which gets dark in the middle but ends on a good, but sad note. It also includes two remixes. Full previews are available on the product page. You can price the album yourself in the range of about $8 ~ $20USD, whatever fits your budget or whatever you think the album deserves. I think I paid about $12 which translated to about $15CAD. When you purchase, you get the choice of every popular musical format (wav, vbr mp3, cbr 128kbps mp3, flac, ogg, aac) where each file is DRM-free and the link remains active for 60 days to download at your leisure. Personally, I went with the wave files and converted to Apple Lossless for iPod play (so I could have all that ID3 goodness attached to it). They even supply cover art!! ^____^

Support this amazing album!

As you may or may not know, I’m a contributor for International Wota and am a regular at the chatroom we have on the rizon servers. If you wanna chat with the International Wota crew and the other bloggers and Japanese music fans who swing by, you can use Mibbit, a web IRC client, or you can follow this link.

Also, I’ve been messing around with the love the world remix a bit though it’s still not ready for a full release. This is what I have so far. Comments, etc. You know the drill.