End of Eternity Soundtrack [2010]

End of Eternity Soundtrack [2010]

End of Eternity (to be called Resonance of Fate when it arrives in North America next month) is an unassuming-looking game. It might be tempting to overlook it in light of the upcoming barrage of RPGs, and some pieces of the game are overlookable, but passing End of Eternity by means missing out on a fantastically fun battle system and surprisingly good overall package.

End of Eternity takes place entirely within a gigantic structure called Basel. It’s the distant future, and the planet has been ravaged and polluted, so a giant purifying structure is now the only place mankind can live. A civilization has grown up around it, in a massive tower, with the higher-class citizens living on the highest floors, and the poorest of the poor living far below in the grime. Time has passed; a theocracy has sprung up, led until recently by the now-deceased Pope Frida, who was an inspiring figure to the people. Her sort-of replacement is a man named Roen, and he and the upper crust of Basel (called the Cardinals) lead the people. But after a man named Sullivan shows up, experiments happen. Stones with mysterious powers happen. Schemes about controlling destiny happen. Elsewhere, the three middle-class main characters are somewhat oblivious to these happenings…until they are gradually drawn into the mess.

Kohei Tanaka's music is orchestral in nature. To those who do not enjoy Motoi Sakuraba's orchestral offerings, this is probably a fantastic decision. For those who do enjoy Sakuraba's orchestral themes, fret not as Tanaka crafts some beautiful themes for this soundtrack. Opening the promotional album, "The Beginning of Eternity," was first featured in the trailers for the game. It features a beautiful blend of more cinematic action scoring and some exquisite melodies. It may or may not be the main theme of the game, but I'm sure this motif will occur again throughout the game. "The Truth" is another cinematic theme but one that harbors a very sinister image. As the theme progresses, it takes on a more and more sinister atmosphere, starting mainly with some piano and strings work before moving onto some beautifully integrated organ and brass. In the end, this is one of the themes that really define Kohei Tanaka's skill at blending orchestral music rather nicely.

Disc 1
01 The beginning of eternity 1:57
02 Fighting with the devil 2:36
03 The truth 5:02
04 Resonance of fate 3:45
05 Home sweet home 2:38
06 Upper World 2:31
07 Upper World-Night 1:43
08 Mall 1:57
09 Quiet Time 0:12
10 Ebel City 2:23
11 Ebel City-Night 1:56
12 Back Alley [A] 3:27
13 Back Alley [B] 3:20
14 Chandelier 2:11
15 Chandelier-Night 2:18
16 Cardinal's Manor 1:41
17 Rainy Bridge [A] 3:36
18 Rainy Bridge [B] 3:36
19 Closed Road [A] 3:47
20 Closed Road [B] 3:47
21 Irruption [A] 3:44
22 Irruption [B] 3:44
23 Victory 0:41
Disc length 62:32

Disc 2
01 Middle World 2:16
02 Middle World-Night 2:00
03 Cranktown 2:06
04 Cranktown-Night 1:57
05 Crank Seminary 2:20
06 Perpetual 1:43
07 Obsessed 1:31
08 Hughes Power Station [A] 3:31
09 Hughes Power Station [B] 3:31
10 Hughes Power Station-Night [A] 3:39
11 Hughes Power Station-Night [B] 3:39
12 Arena [A] 3:39
13 Arena [B] 3:39
14 Cheerful and peaceful 1:32
15 Forest road of Idols [A] 3:37
16 Forest road of Idols [B] 3:37
17 Forest of Idols [A] 3:21
18 Forest of Idols [B] 3:21
19 Open Air Studio [A] 3:40
20 Open Air Studio [B] 3:39
21 End of fate 0:44
22 Danger Danger 3:19
Disc length 62:21

Disc 3
01 Lower World 3:03
02 Albona 3:09
03 Mine 24 [A] 4:18
04 Mine 24 [B] 4:18
05 Delight & Enjoyment 1:01
06 Tundra [A] 3:17
07 Tundra [B] 3:18
08 Silver Canyon [A] 3:38
09 Silver Canyon [B] 3:38
10 Silver Canyon-Night [A] 3:22
11 Silver Canyon-Night [B] 3:22
12 Reverse of fortune 0:44
13 Lucia [A] 3:42
14 Lucia [B] 3:42
15 Scrapyard [A] 4:18
16 Scrapyard [B] 3:57
17 Fire after fire [A] 3:35
18 Fire after fire [B] 3:35
19 Different desire 2:08
Disc length 62:05

Disc 4
01 Disillusion [A] 3:32
02 Disillusion [B] 3:32
03 Etsia [A] 3:55
04 Etsia [B] 3:55
05 Gran Idee Mines [A] 3:42
06 Gran Idee Mines [B] 3:42
07 Freud Remnants [A] 4:12
08 Freud Remnants [B] 4:12
09 Rock Crushing Site [A] 3:38
10 Rock Crushing Site [B] 3:38
11 Deserted Block [A] 3:26
12 Deserted Block [B] 3:26
13 Disaster 2:16
14 Shoot it out [A] 3:48
15 Shoot it out [B] 3:48
16 Associates 2:33
Disc length 57:15

Disc 5
01 Happy-go-lucky 1:07
02 Square Garden-Red & Green [A] 3:13
03 Square Garden-Red & Green [B] 3:13
04 Square Garden-White [A] 3:19
05 Square Garden-White [B] 3:19
06 Warehouse District [A] 3:54
07 Warehouse District [B] 3:54
08 Dakota Vein [A] 3:44
09 Dakota Vein [B] 3:44
10 Patertopolis [A] 3:41
11 Patertopolis [B] 3:41
12 I would be a CHAMP !? 1:27
13 a memento of... 1:34
14 Elderly sage 1:20
15 Aetersyl [A] 3:33
16 Aetersyl [B] 3:33
17 Outer Wall [A] 3:57
18 Outer Wall [B] 3:57
19 Lifting shadows off the fate 1:33
Disc length 57:43

Disc 6
01 Shadows of the fate 1:05
02 Fret 1:23
03 Basilica [A] 3:46
04 Basilica [B] 3:46
05 Showdown 3:42
06 Armed and Dangerous [A] 3:26
07 Armed and Dangerous [B] 3:26
08 Best friends 1:23
09 In the frame [A] 3:29
10 In the frame [B] 3:29
11 Battle to pay the debt [A] 3:31
12 Battle to pay the debt [B] 3:31
13 Anguish of a man on the clockwork world 2:27
14 The show must go on [A] 3:59
15 The show must go on [B] 3:59
16 Final Curtain 4:13
17 The end of eternity 5:15
18 Dangerous Attraction 6:02
19 Red Hot Choi Polis 7:38
Disc length 69:30

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