Waaaaaaail
Secret of Manaseries composer Hiroki Kikuta took to Reddit this week to let fans ask anything in an effort to better connect with overseas fans.
That haunting wail you hear in “Fear of the Heavens”inSecret of Mana? Kikuta says that is a whale. Here’s why the wail was used:
The beginning of the game shows the mana tree and the calm surrounded the landscape and this track tries to build on that calm. Much like the mana tree stands tall over everything on land, whales are also one of the biggest animals of the seas and towers over everything in the water. So I thought it was right to make the song of whales a proper representation of the mana tree. I wanted the song of whales to be almost like a crying voice for the undying mana tree.
Woah.
Here are some other quick facts from the AMA:
As for what the popular composer is up to now, Kikuta’s indie workPulse Pico Pulseis out now, available oniTunesandAmazon.You can listen to a preview onYouTube.I’m playingAtelier Escha and Logyfor review for Destructoid. Kikuta did work on the score, including the avant title track sung by Haruka Shimotsuki.
Fellow fans of game music and/or theSecret of Manaseries should definitely check outKikuta’s AMA.
