Thank you very much
@Gang Entertainment!
I was sure some things were wrong, but I never got anyone to point out what. You did a great job and I'm really honored that someone took the time to double check everything in such detail! I'm very happy to collaborate with you in order to improve this even more.
It's been a long time since I did this work, so I don't remember very well what motivated certain decisions. It's also worth noting that the credit is not all mine, because I used, as a starting point, the compilations that
@Peter put together. Most of the titles came from those compilations, and without his work I would never in my life be able to identify so many songs.
So let's try to answer your questions:
- From the Kickstarter Backer Exclusive Soundtrack, "Track 18 - Disaster" is missing. I believe it's unused in the game, sounds very similar to the music from Shenmue II when Ryo says his final goodbye to Xiu Ying before going to Guilin. I know you left most of the unused tracks from the game files off your list (more on that at the end of my post), but seeing as this was included on an official soundtrack, I thought it should be tacked on at the end.
Like you said, I left out all the unused tracks, so that must be why I left that track out. But you're right, maybe it makes sense to include it. I kept the Backer Exclusive Soundtrack separate from the "Definitive", as even though the tracks are repeated, they have a very different mix. Perhaps that also contributed to the decision.
- Track 35 is "Red Out - Chopping Wood (Tao-Get Store / Seafront) (Level 3)." Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is actually the Level 2 wood-chopping music (which would make the previous track, "34 - Maximum Power" Level 3 instead of Level 2).
Just to be sure, I just checked on YouTube and the songs appear in the exact order I have them listed. Where is the error?
- Joy's theme is missing! It was used as the Level 3 wood-chopping music for Sunset Hill/Blossom Road, and for the Beats of Rage shop in New Paradise. I forget what the name of the file was in the gamerip, but I suppose it ought to go in as Track 73 after the level 2 wood-chopping music (which would obviously shift everything after that down a track)?
You're right! This is an unforgivable error.
I have the track and it is correctly identified, but by mistake it was left out. I already found it and yes, it will go as track 73 and everything after will have to shift.
- "Track 182: One Battle to the Next" is actually the "Battle in the Rainbow Basin" music, which you had as part of "Track 57: Pry the Secret - Battle in the Rainbow Basin / Catching Birds / Battle with Kickstarter Backers." Easy to miss, as the two tracks are very similar. But I think that would swap Track 182 into Track 57's spot, and then I'm not sure where the current Track 57 gets slotted in. Maybe right before Track 82 - you first have to catch the chickens right before the "Mr. Sun Remembers Iwao & Zhao" scene, right?
If I understand correctly, are you saying that the current track 57 is only used for the "catching chickens/ducks" minigames and the other one for the battles?
And then there's all the unused music from the game files that didn't make it onto the soundtrack. I was planning to go through the gamerip files one more time to isolate all the tracks that are not included on the Definitive Soundtrack or your custom tracklist...unless you've done that already?? You mentioned having about 40 tracks that you left off your custom soundtrack...any chance you can share that list? Cause I'd love to just tack those on to the end of your list and call it a day!
I just confirmed and I still have a folder with the 40 unused tracks (or at least I don't recognize them). I never quite knew what to do with them. To add them at the end, they would have to be untitled.
But on second thought, actually many of the files have titles that suggest where the tracks were supposed to be used... we can try using part of that for the track titles. I can share the folder with you, no problem.