Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Anubis: Zone of the Enders

Anubis: Zone of the Enders
[Audio CD, 1 Disc]
Source: Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner [PS2]
Composer: Norihiko Hibino and Konami Music Entertainment
Release Date: 2003
Label: Sony/Columbia

The Anubis soundtrack features most of the music used in Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, which was released in 2003 for the PS2. The Zone of the Enders series is produced by Hideo Kojima, whose name is synonymous with the popular and longstanding Metal Gear franchise. The soundtrack is composed by Konami Music Entertainment under Norihiko Hibino, who has also done extensive work within the Metal Gear series (PS2 generation onward). As such, there's some common ground between these various soundtracks, but for the most part The 2nd Runner's soundtrack has a distinct feel. The game centers around fast-paced and instinctual mecha combat and the soundtrack does an excellent job of setting this pace. The soundtrack as a whole can be described as an amalgamation of techno and hard hitting orchestra work. Some of the individual tracks can be repetitive, like any game soundtrack, but I feel that there's a good amount of solid, powerful work to listen to.

Track List

01 Beyond The Bounds
02 Jehuty - Vivid Transparency
03 Seek Taper
04 Leo! Leo!
05 Phobos At Mars
06 VR Training
07 Fake Aumaan
08 Ardjet
09 Compression Space
10 Beyond The Bounds
11 Bahram Battleship
12 Train
13 Air Fight
14 Aloivia
15 Inhert
16 Explosion & Aftermath
17 Descending Aumaan
18 Chaotic Fight
19 Zakat
20 Final Battle
21 Jehuty Returns
22 Trusting Peace

Recommended Listening: Beyond the Bounds, Bahram Battleship, Air Fight.

13 comments:

  1. Everything Kojima does is gold, ZOE is no exception. Will have to check this out...

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  2. wow, Air fight is epic ! :O :O
    ding - dll'd to my mp4 :D :D

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  3. good layout here, i like how you put the three youtube videos together, small...

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  4. kojimia imo is a living legend.

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  5. Nice layout. Have to check out this Kojima..

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  6. Cool stuff. Kojima sures knows what hes doing

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  7. Just stumbled upon your blog. Decided to throw it on my reader list, so I hope to see more updates in the future.

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  8. Nice dude i never plated the game my cousin was always on it i play armored core man good game

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  9. Good music. As expected from a kojima game.

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