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|jptitle=真・女神転生 LAW & CHAOS DISC | |jptitle=真・女神転生 LAW & CHAOS DISC | ||
|image=SMT I OST cover.png | |image=SMT I OST cover.png | ||
|publishers=Victor | |publishers=[[wikipedia:JVCKenwood_Victor_Entertainment|Victor Musical Industries Inc.]] | ||
|tracks=34 | |tracks=34 | ||
|length= | |length=Disc 1: 37:02<br/>Disc 2: 40:04 | ||
|release=February 25, 1993 | |release={{Release | ||
|JP=February 25, 1993 | |||
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is | |catalog=Disc 1: VICL-40046<br/>Disc 2: VICL-40047 | ||
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 2-disc soundtrack album for {{Link|Game|smt1}} on the Super Famicom.<ref name="VGMDB">{{Cite Web|url=[https://vgmdb.net/album/5948 Shin Megami Tensei LAW & CHAOS DISC VGMD] |retrieved=July 2, 2023 |site=[[Wikidata:Q28146166|VGMDB]] |type=}}</ref> | |||
Disc 1 (''Law Disc'') contains the in-game tracks composed by [[Tsukasa Masuko]], while disc 2 (''Chaos Disc'') contains arrangements by Tatsuya Nishiwaki. Certain tracks on Disc 1 are updated compared to their in-game versions, such as "Embassy", "Boss", and "Cathedral", which are made longer, and in general, the audio mixing is not quite the same as the in-game versions. | |||
The album was remastered in 2017 as the first two discs of the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Rare Soundtrack & Memorial Arrangetacks]]'' album included in the "First Press Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Memorial Box" for the Japanese release of {{Link|Game|smtsjr}}. The soundtrack for the game was re-recorded from an actual console for disc 1 of the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei 30th Anniversary Special Sound Compilation]]'' album released in 2023, and those recordings were later released on streaming services as ''Shin Megami Tensei Original Soundtrack (Super Famicom Version)''. | |||
==Booklet== | |||
The 46 page booklet included with the CD contains composer comments from Tsukasa Masuko, entries regarding the development of the music taken from Tsukasa Masuko's personal diary, and sheet music for song 16 of disc 1, "Ginza." It also contains additional developer comments from producer [[Yosuke Niino]], scenario director [[Ryutaro Ito]], chief programmer [[Kouji Okada]], and graphic designer [[Seigo Aihara]], as well as a section written by [[Kazuma Kaneko]], credited as Kazuhiro Kaneko, on the creation of the demon sprites for the game. | |||
In addition to the various developer comments, the booklet also contains a short comic by Kazuma Kaneko and Chiaki Ogishima in which [[Mara]], [[Kazfiel]], [[Law Hero]] (Yoshio), and [[Chaos Hero]] (Waruo), are judges selecting a Demon to be the idol for the game, a short story about [[Gotou|Colonel Gotou]] written by scenario supervisor [[Kazunari Suzuki]] with illustrations by Kazuma Kaneko, and a showcase of various Demons and game mechanics. | |||
==Tracklist== | ==Tracklist== | ||
English track titles for Disc 1 come from the streaming release, ''Shin Megami Tensei Original Soundtrack (Super Famicom Version)''. | |||
===Disc 1 (Law Disc)=== | |||
| | {{Tracklist|en=y}} | ||
| 01 || Demo || Demo || Tsukasa Masuko||0:21 | |||
| 01 || Demo || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 02 || Title || | | 02 || Title || Title || Tsukasa Masuko||0:37 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 03 || Dream || | | 03 || Dream || Dream || Tsukasa Masuko||1:37 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 04 || Home || | | 04 || Home || Home || Tsukasa Masuko||1:15 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 05 || 吉祥寺 || Kichijoji || Tsukasa Masuko | | 05 || 吉祥寺 || Kichijoji || Tsukasa Masuko||0:50 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 06 || アーケード街 || Shopping Arcade || Tsukasa Masuko | | 06 || アーケード街 || Shopping Arcade || Tsukasa Masuko||0:29 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 07 || Neutral || | | 07 || Neutral || Neutral || Tsukasa Masuko||0:41 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 08 || 大使館 || Embassy || Tsukasa Masuko | | 08 || 大使館 || Embassy || Tsukasa Masuko||1:57 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 09 || Shop || | | 09 || Shop || Shop || Tsukasa Masuko||1:24 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 10 || Terminal || | | 10 || Terminal || Terminal || Tsukasa Masuko|| 0:33 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 11 || 四天王の館 || | | 11 || 四天王の館 || Devas' Hall || Tsukasa Masuko||1:22 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 12 || 敵出現 || | | 12 || 敵出現 || Encounter || Tsukasa Masuko||1:06 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 13 || 戦闘 || Battle || Tsukasa Masuko | | 13 || 戦闘 || Battle || Tsukasa Masuko||1:49 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 14 || Level Up || | | 14 || Level Up || Level Up || Tsukasa Masuko||0:37 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 15 || Law || | | 15 || Law || Law || Tsukasa Masuko||1:05 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 16 || 銀座 || Ginza || Tsukasa Masuko | | 16 || 銀座 || Ginza || Tsukasa Masuko||2:08 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 17 || 邪教の館 || | | 17 || 邪教の館 || Cathedral of Shadows || Tsukasa Masuko||3:01 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 18 || 合体 || Fusion || Tsukasa Masuko | | 18 || 合体 || Demon Fusion || Tsukasa Masuko||0:44 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 19 || 渋谷 || Shibuya || Tsukasa Masuko | | 19 || 渋谷 || Shibuya || Tsukasa Masuko||0:46 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 20 || Boss || | | 20 || Boss || Boss || Tsukasa Masuko||2:10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 21 || Game Over || | | 21 || Game Over || Game Over || Tsukasa Masuko||1:47 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 22 || 廃墟 || Ruins || Tsukasa Masuko | | 22 || 廃墟 || Ruins || Tsukasa Masuko||2:03 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 23 || Chaos || | | 23 || Chaos || Chaos || Tsukasa Masuko||0:21 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 24 || カテドラル || Cathedral || Tsukasa Masuko | | 24 || カテドラル || Cathedral || Tsukasa Masuko||2:57 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 25 || Epilogue || | | 25 || Epilogue || Epilogue || Tsukasa Masuko||1:58 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 26 || Ending || | | 26 || Ending || Ending || Tsukasa Masuko||3:24 | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Disc 2 (Chaos Disc)=== | |||
| | {{Tracklist|transl=y|arranger=y}} | ||
| 01 || 黙示 || Apocalypse || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki||2:20 | |||
| | |||
| 01 || 黙示 || Apocalypse || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 02 || 彷徨 || Wandering || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki | | 02 || 彷徨 || Wandering || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki||7:37 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 03 || 陽炎 || Heat Haze || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki | | 03 || 陽炎 || Heat Haze || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki||6:49 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 04 || 逢着 || Encounter || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki | | 04 || 逢着 || Encounter || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki||4:27 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 05 || 軒昂 || High Spirits || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki | | 05 || 軒昂 || High Spirits || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki||5:19 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 06 || 召喚 || Summon || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki | | 06 || 召喚 || Summon || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki||3:19 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 07 || 虚空 || Void || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki | | 07 || 虚空 || Void || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki||3:25 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 08 || 止揚 || Sublation || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki | | 08 || 止揚 || Sublation || Tsukasa Masuko || Tatsuya Nishiwaki||6:48 | ||
|} | |} | ||
{ | ==Personnel== | ||
{{ColLeft}} | |||
*Performance | |||
**Project SATAN | |||
*Drums | |||
**Kozo Suganuma (2-02, 2-08) | |||
*Electric bass | |||
**Tomohito Aoki (2-02, 2-08) | |||
*Acoustic guitar | |||
**Tatsuo Kato (2-07) | |||
{{ColRight}} | |||
*Editor | |||
**Daisuke Narisawa (CB's Project) | |||
*Graphic Design | |||
**Herb Studio | |||
{{End}} | |||
{{ColLeft}} | |||
'''Law Disc''' | |||
*Director | |||
**Shigeki Imai ''(Victor)'' | |||
*Sound Producer | |||
**Tsukasa Masuko | |||
*Mixing & Recording Engineer | |||
**Hiroko Inutsuka ''(Victor)'' | |||
*Assistant Engineer | |||
**Akira Fueki ''(Victor)'' | |||
**Katsumi Muro ''(Smile Garage)'' | |||
*Mastering Engineer | |||
**Hiroshi Kawasaki ''(Victor)'' | |||
*Promotor | |||
**Yoshiaki Aoki ''(Victor)'' | |||
*Executive Producer | |||
**Takahiro Matsuoka ''(Victor)'' | |||
*Recording Studio | |||
**''Victor Studio'' | |||
**''Smile Garage Studio'' | |||
{{ColRight}} | |||
'''Chaos Disc''' | |||
*Director | |||
**Shigeki Imai ''(Victor)'' | |||
*Sound Producer | |||
**Tatsuya Nishiwaki ''(Magic)'' | |||
*Mixing Engineer | |||
**Makoto Morimoto ''(Lynn)'' | |||
**Akira Kusayanag ''(Lynn)'' | |||
*Recording Engineer | |||
**Akira Kusayanag ''(Lynn)'' | |||
*Assistant Engineer | |||
**Motoki Kamihara ''(Sound Alive)'' | |||
**Hiroshi Yuzawa ''(Studio TERRA)'' | |||
**Kenji Nagashima ''(Smile Garage)'' | |||
*Mastering Engineer | |||
**Hiroshi Kawasaki ''(Victor)'' | |||
*Recording Coordinator | |||
**Minoru Obokata ''(Magic)'' | |||
*Promotor | |||
**Yoshiaki Aoki ''(Victor)'' | |||
*Recording Studio | |||
**''Little Garage'' | |||
**''Sound Alive'' | |||
**''Toshiba Studio'' | |||
**''Smile Garage'' | |||
{{End}} | |||
{{ColLeft}} | |||
'''Special Thanks''' | |||
* | *Tsukasa Masuko | ||
* | *Tatsuya Nishiwaki ''(Magic)'' | ||
* | *Kazunari Suzuki ''(Yuu-Kikaku)''{{Note|''Yuu-Kikaku'' is written as ''U-Plan'' in the booklet's Staff page.}} | ||
* | *Chiaki Ogishima | ||
*Hideyuki Yokoyama ''(ATLUS LTD.)'' | |||
*Yosuke Niino ''(ATLUS LTD.)'' | |||
*Kazuhiro Kaneko ''(ATLUS LTD.)'' | |||
*Kouji Okada ''(ATLUS LTD.)'' | |||
*Seigo Aihara ''(ATLUS LTD.)'' | |||
*Stol | |||
{{End}} | |||
==Other Versions== | ==Other Versions== | ||
* The PlayStation arrangements of the soundtrack were released as part of the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Sound Collection]]'' album. | *The PlayStation arrangements of the soundtrack were released as part of the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Sound Collection]]'' album. | ||
* The Mega-CD (Sega CD) arrangements of the soundtrack | *The Mega-CD (Sega CD) arrangements of the soundtrack were released as part of the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei 30th Anniversary Special Sound Compilation]]'' album, and were later released separately on streaming services as ''Shin Megami Tensei Original Soundtrack (Sega CD Version)''. | ||
* The | *The Game Boy Advance arrangements of the soundtrack have never been officially released. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
SMT1 OST Law Disc Photo.png|Scan of disc 1, the Law Disc. | |||
SMT1 OST Chaos Disc Photo.png|Scan of disc 2, the Chaos Disc. | |||
Tsukasa Masuko Leonard Artwork.png|Artwork of Tsukasa Masuko as [[Leonard]] from the booklet. | |||
Yosuke Niino Asura Artwork.png|Artwork of Yosuke Niino as [[Asura Lord|Asura]] from the booklet. | |||
Ryutaro Ito Chaos Hero Artwork.png|Artwork of Ryutaro Ito as [[Chaos Hero]] from the booklet. | |||
Kouji Okada Douman Artwork.png|Artwork of Kouji Okada as [[Douman]] from the booklet. | |||
Seigo Aihara Lilim Artwork.png|Artwork of Seigo Aihara as [[Lilim]]. | |||
SMT1 SFC Gotou Artwork.png|Artwork of Gouto used in the booklet. | |||
SMT1 SFC Gotou Lilith Artwork.png|Artwork of Gouto and [[Lilith]] used in the booklet. | |||
Tsukasa Masuko Super Famicom Photo.png|Photo of Tsukasa Masuko with Super Famicom consoles. | |||
Tsukasa Masuko Working Photo.png|Photo of Tsukasa Masuko working at his desk. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[https://pepsimangb.tumblr.com/post/92763019374/as-promised-heres-my-scanlation-of-the-smt1-ost Kazuma Kaneko Presents: A Lecture on Demon Pixel Art (Translation)] | |||
== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Notelist}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 21 September 2024
Shin Megami Tensei Law & Chaos Disc is a 2-disc soundtrack album for Shin Megami Tensei on the Super Famicom.[1]
Disc 1 (Law Disc) contains the in-game tracks composed by Tsukasa Masuko, while disc 2 (Chaos Disc) contains arrangements by Tatsuya Nishiwaki. Certain tracks on Disc 1 are updated compared to their in-game versions, such as "Embassy", "Boss", and "Cathedral", which are made longer, and in general, the audio mixing is not quite the same as the in-game versions.
The album was remastered in 2017 as the first two discs of the Shin Megami Tensei Rare Soundtrack & Memorial Arrangetacks album included in the "First Press Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Memorial Box" for the Japanese release of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux. The soundtrack for the game was re-recorded from an actual console for disc 1 of the Shin Megami Tensei 30th Anniversary Special Sound Compilation album released in 2023, and those recordings were later released on streaming services as Shin Megami Tensei Original Soundtrack (Super Famicom Version).
Booklet
The 46 page booklet included with the CD contains composer comments from Tsukasa Masuko, entries regarding the development of the music taken from Tsukasa Masuko's personal diary, and sheet music for song 16 of disc 1, "Ginza." It also contains additional developer comments from producer Yosuke Niino, scenario director Ryutaro Ito, chief programmer Kouji Okada, and graphic designer Seigo Aihara, as well as a section written by Kazuma Kaneko, credited as Kazuhiro Kaneko, on the creation of the demon sprites for the game.
In addition to the various developer comments, the booklet also contains a short comic by Kazuma Kaneko and Chiaki Ogishima in which Mara, Kazfiel, Law Hero (Yoshio), and Chaos Hero (Waruo), are judges selecting a Demon to be the idol for the game, a short story about Colonel Gotou written by scenario supervisor Kazunari Suzuki with illustrations by Kazuma Kaneko, and a showcase of various Demons and game mechanics.
Tracklist
English track titles for Disc 1 come from the streaming release, Shin Megami Tensei Original Soundtrack (Super Famicom Version).
Disc 1 (Law Disc)
No. | Track title (Japanese) | Track title (English) | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Demo | Demo | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:21 |
02 | Title | Title | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:37 |
03 | Dream | Dream | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:37 |
04 | Home | Home | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:15 |
05 | 吉祥寺 | Kichijoji | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:50 |
06 | アーケード街 | Shopping Arcade | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:29 |
07 | Neutral | Neutral | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:41 |
08 | 大使館 | Embassy | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:57 |
09 | Shop | Shop | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:24 |
10 | Terminal | Terminal | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:33 |
11 | 四天王の館 | Devas' Hall | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:22 |
12 | 敵出現 | Encounter | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:06 |
13 | 戦闘 | Battle | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:49 |
14 | Level Up | Level Up | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:37 |
15 | Law | Law | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:05 |
16 | 銀座 | Ginza | Tsukasa Masuko | 2:08 |
17 | 邪教の館 | Cathedral of Shadows | Tsukasa Masuko | 3:01 |
18 | 合体 | Demon Fusion | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:44 |
19 | 渋谷 | Shibuya | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:46 |
20 | Boss | Boss | Tsukasa Masuko | 2:10 |
21 | Game Over | Game Over | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:47 |
22 | 廃墟 | Ruins | Tsukasa Masuko | 2:03 |
23 | Chaos | Chaos | Tsukasa Masuko | 0:21 |
24 | カテドラル | Cathedral | Tsukasa Masuko | 2:57 |
25 | Epilogue | Epilogue | Tsukasa Masuko | 1:58 |
26 | Ending | Ending | Tsukasa Masuko | 3:24 |
Disc 2 (Chaos Disc)
No. | Track title (Japanese) | Track title (Translation) | Composer | Arranger | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | 黙示 | Apocalypse | Tsukasa Masuko | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 2:20 |
02 | 彷徨 | Wandering | Tsukasa Masuko | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 7:37 |
03 | 陽炎 | Heat Haze | Tsukasa Masuko | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 6:49 |
04 | 逢着 | Encounter | Tsukasa Masuko | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 4:27 |
05 | 軒昂 | High Spirits | Tsukasa Masuko | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 5:19 |
06 | 召喚 | Summon | Tsukasa Masuko | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 3:19 |
07 | 虚空 | Void | Tsukasa Masuko | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 3:25 |
08 | 止揚 | Sublation | Tsukasa Masuko | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 6:48 |
Personnel
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Law Disc
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Chaos Disc
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Special Thanks
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Other Versions
- The PlayStation arrangements of the soundtrack were released as part of the Shin Megami Tensei Sound Collection album.
- The Mega-CD (Sega CD) arrangements of the soundtrack were released as part of the Shin Megami Tensei 30th Anniversary Special Sound Compilation album, and were later released separately on streaming services as Shin Megami Tensei Original Soundtrack (Sega CD Version).
- The Game Boy Advance arrangements of the soundtrack have never been officially released.
Gallery
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Scan of disc 1, the Law Disc.
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Scan of disc 2, the Chaos Disc.
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Artwork of Tsukasa Masuko as Leonard from the booklet.
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Artwork of Yosuke Niino as Asura from the booklet.
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Artwork of Ryutaro Ito as Chaos Hero from the booklet.
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Artwork of Kouji Okada as Douman from the booklet.
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Artwork of Seigo Aihara as Lilim.
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Artwork of Gouto used in the booklet.
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Artwork of Gouto and Lilith used in the booklet.
-
Photo of Tsukasa Masuko with Super Famicom consoles.
-
Photo of Tsukasa Masuko working at his desk.
External Links
Notes
- ↑ Yuu-Kikaku is written as U-Plan in the booklet's Staff page.
References
- ↑ Shin Megami Tensei LAW & CHAOS DISC VGMD. Retrieved July 2, 2023. VGMDB.