Manawave

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This is a distribution title courtesy of Channel 3 Records. Description MANAWAVE マナウェーブ by Natsukashii 懐かしい. "When I listened to Manawave, it just felt good... straightforward, sin cere, and pure... it made my heart jump." - Hiroki Kikuta (Composer, Secret of Mana)"The music is very nice." - Ms. Isono (Widow, Hiroo Isono [Artist, Secret of Mana & Manawave]) It's 1993. 3 years into the 16-bit era, Squaresoft releases Secret of Mana for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Mana is a top-down multiplayer action role-playing game, offering a distinct, vibrant art style, strategic real-time battle system, and memorable soundtrack, all encapsulated in a high-fantasy world driven by themes of magic, nature, and life-giving "mana". A young Natsukashii is taken in by its vivid colors, animated characters, and engaging gameplay... but its rich, varied soundtrack by Hiroki Kikuta leaves the strongest impression. As he plays, Natsukashii often places his character standing in Mana's world in order to listen to the looping themes again and again, filling his young heart and mind with Kikuta's masterful music.It's 2020. The world is gripped by a pandemic. As economies are shaken and self-isolation becomes the new reality, a cultural gravitation towards nostalgic comfort grows. An older Natsukashii shares this longing and revisits Secret of Mana once more. While some aspects of the game have not quite stood the test of time, its soundtrack remains largely lauded. As he plays, Kikuta-san's timeless melodies again stir Natsukashii with that same fervent essence he knew 27 years before, filling his spirit with inspiration. Heartfelt and determined, he begins to create Manawave.Kikuta's compositions provide the foundation for this modern homage, as Natsukashii infuses 12 selected tracks with crafted downtempo beats, lush synth instrumentation, textural ambiance, and dottings of environmental sounds and vocal samples. Lending serendipity to the project, Hiroki Kikuta himself generously provides liner notes, and art from legendary Secret of Mana artist Hiroo Isono is featured on the cover. Sometimes pensive, sometimes playful, always impassioned; Manawave is a genuine love letter to an enduring classic.Very Ok Vinyl is carrying the following variant for the the Manawave repress via Channel 3 Records: 300 "Fire Palace Orange" - Transparent Orange base with multi-color splatter Original Composer - Hiroki Kikuta / 菊田 裕樹Cover Art - Hiroo Isono / 磯野宏夫 Manawave Producer - Natsukashii / 懐かしいAudio EngineerGraphic DesignVinyl Cutting Engineer - Kevin Park (Lacquer Channel)Translation - John Gale ©2021 Channel 3 RecordsCover art ©Hiroo Isono / Cosmo Merchandising Co., Ltd / D. Parks and Associates LLCCompulsory Mechanical Licenses provided by Legacy Productions Inc. d/b/a Easy Song LicensingMaasai Tribe vocals appear in tracks 3, 11, 12 courtesy of EarthmomentsSpecial Thanks: Hiroki Kikuta, Jayson Napolitano (Scarlet Moon Productions), Travis Nylund, Square EnixMade in USA SIDE A:Fear of the Heavens / 天使の怖れ A Curious Tale / 不思議なお話をPhantom and a Rose / 薔薇と精霊Into the Thick of It / 少年は荒野をめざすThe Wind Never Ceases / 風の焉わるところI Closed my Eyes / ひとみを閉じてSIDE B:A Bell is Tolling / 八点鐘What the Forest Taught Me / 森が教えてくれたことSpirit of the Night / 夜の魂Still of the Night / 浄夜I Won't Forget / 君を忘れないNow Flightless Wings / 翼はもうはばたかない Show more