Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Silent Hill : Akira Yamaoka's Heaven's Night



Just finished downloading Silent Hill 4 : The Room Original Soundtracks.Now, I am adding the whole OST to Foobar2000 and click play.

First song - /me is listening to Akira Yamaoka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Tender Sugar [#01 @ SILENT HILL 4 THE ROOM ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (DISC 1) (2004)] [MP3|189kbps|5:32] [foobar2000 v0.8.2]
Do I even need to say anything? It blew me away!
10 out of 10 rating.

Slowly as I type out this blog, each song blew away my music senses. The town of Silent Hill suddenly appear before me. I see the notorious fog of Silent Hill blinding parts of the buildings. As each song played, it was apparent Akira Yamaoka had did it again. He dished out a superb OST.

I had to skipped a few songs, since my cousin was telling this song is good, that song is even better, until I don't know which song to listen to. So, in the end, I settle for song number 21 -

/me is listening to Akira Yamaoka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Room Of Angel [#21 @ SILENT HILL 4 THE ROOM ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (DISC 1) (2004)] [MP3|180kbps|7:08] [foobar2000 v0.8.2]

Indeed. Another superb song by Akira Yamaoka, while Mary is really GOOD!

After song number 21, the next track is song number 22 -

/me is listening to Akira Yamaoka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Waiting For You ~LIVE AT "Heaven's Night"~ (Unreleased Tunes) [#22 @ SILENT HILL 4 THE ROOM ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (DISC 1) (2004)] [MP3|235kbps|6:19] [foobar2000 v0.8.2]

And this one really BLEW ME TOTALLY AWAY! The background guitar by Akira Yamaoka is at par or even better than his previous Silent Hill OST. However, I would like to say that ALL of Akira's works are top notch music. He is truely the God of Guitar.

My recommendation?
GET THIS OST by HOOK or BY CROOK! Now, would you excuse me while I relisten to song number 22. It is truely Akira Yamaoka's Heaven's Night.


Additionals :

Now that I have listened to a few more songs, here is the few more l33t music from the OST that is a must listen.(in no particular order)

/me is listening to Akira Yamaoka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Your Rain [#15 @ SILENT HILL 4 THE ROOM ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (DISC 1) (2004)] [MP3|191kbps|4:42] [foobar2000 v0.8.2]

/me is listening to Akira Yamaoka - Nightmarish Waltz [#13 @ SILENT HILL 4 THE ROOM ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (DISC 1) (2004)] [MP3|171kbps|3:09] [foobar2000 v0.8.2]

/me is listening to Akira Yamaoka, Joe Romersa - Cradel Of Forest [#11 @ SILENT HILL 4 THE ROOM ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (DISC 1) (2004)] [MP3|194kbps|6:30] [foobar2000 v0.8.2]