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Review: Oriental OST Collection 2020 (Tree of Savior)

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Nearing the end of our journey through all of the additional digital Tree of Savior soundtrack albums, Oriental OST Collection 2020, while not identified as music from Tree of Savior on the album cover, is definitely from Tree of Savior featuring mostly S.F.A but also a few tracks from soundTeMP and Cinenote. As the title suggests, this is largely music featuring ethnic instruments from the region, and is contemplative and soothing in its presentation. If you want to get caught up on our reviews, they can be found here.

The album opens with “Absolution” with droning bass pads with strings and zither over the top, coming off as foreboding and resolute. It’s then on to the contemplative and sweeping “Bamboo Grove,” the seeping and somber “Farewell,” the driving “Heartstrings” with its rolling percussion, and the airy and floaty “Juvenile Xanadu.” “One Eyes Swordsman” is a change of pace with chugging bass and buzzing saw pad, whereas “Reincarnation” is a bumping electronic track. It’s back to sweet and emotional with “Slower Whisper,” grandiose with “Southwest,” and beautiful piano and bells in “The Sword of Tears.” The album closes out with the dreamy electronics of “A Tale of Wind and Cloud” and the bustling “Tyro Emperor.”

As always, you can find the Oriental OST Collection 2020 release on YouTube and Steam.

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Review: Tree of Savior – Splash August 2020 OST Collection

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We’re nearing the end of our journey through the Tree of Savior add-on digital soundtracks. “Splash August 2020” is appropriately upbeat and poppy, making for great summer vibes. Catch the rest of our Tree of Savior reviews here.

This collection features almost exclusively S.F.A minus two tracks, and the total run-time is about an hour. The album opens with party-like “Samba de Seoul” with the sound of ocean waves kicking things off, followed by the entrancing and dreamy vocals of “Pristine EDM mixed,” the uplifting funk rock in “Vent,” and the emotional and contemplative “Pintura Cueva.” “Fiesta Bloom” offers uplifting and pop-infused trance, “The Wisdom of Crowds” goes disco, and “Sweet Poison” (by soundTemP) is a pumping electronic track. There’s electronic chip orchestra with Baroque harpsichord and strings with “Homage to Zborovye,” decisive and epic orchestral with “Avoidance,” Hollywood western in “In My Dreams,” and the sound of birds and waves in the island-flavored “Summer Breeze” to close things out.

This is a nice assortment of tunes that can be heard on YouTube and Steam.

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Review: Tree of Savior – Nostalgic September 2020 OST Collection

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Onward to the “Nostalgic” September 2020 music collection from Tree of Savior. This volume features S.F.A artists, Initium, and more soundTemP. You can catch up on all the Tree of Savior soundtrack reviews here.

Perhaps the “nostalgia” in this collections’ title comes from the sort of classic South Korean MMORPG soundtrack that hearkens back to the Vol.1 release, replete with vocals throughout, opening with the amazing opener, “iKURU,” a lovely and warm J-rock track. It’s then onto more grandiose orchestral rock with “Dienos Advento,” the decisive vocal ballad “Through the Forest,” and the beautiful and dark “Guillotina Tristeza,” all with female vocals. There’s the desperate “La Patria,” the funky “The Dignity of Wrath” and “Bodacious definition,” and the sweeping and emotional “Massivity.” The team goes huge with “Vaste Terre,” an orchestral rock track, while “Signs of Penance” goes full electronic, “Even Horizon” gets an adventurous orchestral sound, and “Uno Impetus” is a catchy Megadeth-like tune. SoundTeMP’s lone contribution, “World is Missing You,” is soothing and beautiful with sweetly strummed acoustic guitar and, let’s say, nostalgic woodwinds. The album closes with “Deives Veliava,” a big female vocal performance over piano and strings.

The Nostalgic September 2020 collection is available on Steam.

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Review: Tree of Savior – Luna in October 2020 OST Collection

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We continue on in our look at all the digital collections of music from Tree of Savior, this time into the similarly eclectic but also perhaps more moodier “Halloween” themed tunes with the October 2020 collection. For reference, you can read our review of the Tree of Savior Original Soundtrack Vol.1 here.

This collection opens with the sleek electronic “Luna Whispering” by S.F.A, sporting electric piano and Korean pop vocals. It’s then on to the somber “Whisper of Moment,” the dreamy “Where is the silence,” the powerful vocal ballad “Oath of the Crusader,” and the adventurous orchestral tune “Initium.” “Armageddon” is appropriately explosive with “Paragras Eina” sports male choir on metal and “Valodoras” closes us out with beautiful strings and piano.

I imagine many listeners will be interested in soundTeMP’s contributions, and they do not disappoint. The cool-yet-melancholy “Sirius” is their first contribution, followed by the trance-infused “Boy’s Anthem,” and the TeMPtastic “Exotica,” a catchy theme that is moody and groovy right out of the desert.

The moody October collection is available on Steam.

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Review: TREE of SAVIOR ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.1

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As a huge fan of SoundTeMP’s work on Ragnarok Online and the varied contributors to Granado Espada, I’ve had my eye on Tree of Savior for a long time. From IMC Games, it’s been touted as the spiritual successor to Ragnarok Onliine, which is apparent in the visual presentation and the musical talent assembled for the game. It features audio lead Sevin (S.F.A) along with new contributions from SoundTeMP and Questrosound (aka Nikacha, formerly of SoundTeMP), and artist Kevin. In all, the music is amazingly well-produced, and I’d describe it as a happy medium between the poppy sound of Ragnarok Online and the classical/trance sounds of Granado Espada. There are many great moments throughout, and I’m definitely curious to hear this music in the context of the game.

It all starts with the Celtic-inspired main theme, “Tree of Savior,” which also gets a piano and live version on the album. Some of my favorite contributions include S.F.A’s “Due Solo” which combines orchestral and electronic elements into a classy and somewhat desperate soundscape, Questrosound’s “Forest of Shadows” with its dangerously dark strings and funky bass line, and SoundTeMP’s “Red and the Sun” with its gothic rock elements that makes it feel like a poppy version of Castlevania. There’s also Questrosound’s “Moonlight Walk” with its huge strings and brass that make it epic yet cool, SoundTeMP’s “Topaz” with its slow somber take on trance (one of my favorites on the album), and S.F.A’s “Pristinee” that stands out for its melancholy female vocals added to an electronic backing. SoundTeMP’s interestingly-named “Woman Peeling Potatoes” is the most metal of the tracks, with a great galloping rhythm, and their nine-minute-long “Angelus” features spooky electronics and piano. Finally, S.F.A’s grungy rock “Tori March” closes out with attitude.

Many of the other tracks here are equally brilliant, but I don’t want to spoil all of it. The set spans two discs, containing 33 tracks, and comes housed in a nice DVD-sized package with a magnetic latch to keep it closed. Unfortunately it’s only been distributed as a promotional item at events in Korea, but I imagine the music will make its way out into the world someday, and given that this is Volume 1, I’m sure there will be more. In the meantime, head over to the SoundCloud channels for both DESTRUCTOID and GamesRadar for some exclusive samples.

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Meet Scarlet Moon Artists: Musicians For Your Upcoming Games!

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It’s E3 week, and we thought it would be a good time to announce the launch of Scarlet Moon Artists, an artist group dedicated to providing studios both big and small with top music talent from around the globe. Included are:

Vince DiCola & Kenny Meriedeth (Rocky IV, Saturday Morning RPG, Transformers: The Movie)
Shinji Hosoe (Mega Man Network Transmission, Ridge Racer series, Tekken Tag Tournament 2)
Hiroki Kikuta (Koudelka, Secret of Mana, Soul Calibur V)
Osamu Kubota (Beatmania, Granado Espada)
Justin Lassen (Herbert the Misanthropic Fly, Otomedius Excellent, Synaethesia)
Goomin Nam (Bar Oasis series, Monarch: Heroes of a New Age, TalesWeaver)
Dale North (Dragon Fantasy Book II, OverClocked ReMix contributions, Silent Horror)
Jinbae Park (PangYa Portable, Ragnarok Online, Ridge Racer 7)
Hitoshi Sakimoto (Final Fantasy XII, Gradius V, Valkyria Chronicles series)

If you want any of these musicians working on your upcoming game, contact us via the contact form on the Scarlet Moon Artists website!