“Kiss You Good-Bye,” a good example, features an amazing new development around the 2:00 with great guitar work from Andoh and Doug Bossi and keyboard interjections from Vince Di Cola. Other arrangements which feature on the album have also come a long way. Though the theme goes back into its original rock track form, the way it is announced in operatic form is magical and inspiring - almost to highlight the accomplishment and classic which is Gran Turismo 4. “Moon Over The Castle ~Orchestral Version~” is the most impressive and captivating arrangement of the theme to date, with a stunning soprano vocal and orchestral performance from The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra (who you may know from Gears of War 2 or Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3). What other example could I use other than the album’s arrangement of “Moon Over the Castle,” Andoh’s signature theme for the series. While the game has made advancements in its graphics potential over the course of ten years, Andoh’s themes have also seem some welcome changes to match the evolution of the game. The rest of The Bad’s contributions are rearrangements of tracks from the Gran Turismo Original Game Soundtrack, but it is interesting to see how these themes have evolved with the series. The Bad offer two new tracks for this album in the form of “Drive You Crazy” and “Vette Lug,” two fairly strong themes with obvious influences from Masahiro Andoh’s rock style. Mostly though, in regards to their history in Gran Turismo games, this album features a great number of familiar themes from earlier additions to the series. In regard to the other music which you may have heard in game, Gran Turismo 4 has received three other album releases too, with tracks from popular music artists, trance/electro bands, and classical music arrangements each published on separate albums. With Masahiro Andoh being part of Los Angeles rock band “The Bad” and Daiki Kasho providing the music for music group Dakota Star, it’s refreshing to hear each of the composer’s styles represented on the same album. The Gran Turismo 4 Original Game Soundtrack sees new contributions from each of the series three main series composers - Masahiro Andoh, Isamu Ohira, and Daiki Kasho - for the first time on the same album.
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