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(I realize it's a little too early to be asking this, since GT7 could potentially get released in 2022... even though it's farfetched and I think from launch date all the way to October 2021 seems to be more realistic. But regardless, feel free to lock this if deemed unnecessary. I'll understand. Thanks.)
Gameplay may be king, with graphics being secondary, but for some of us, presentation and music equally matters as well. It is no secret, then, that when it comes to racing game trailers and racing cinematic opening/intro movies, Polyphony Digital is, bar none, the best of them all. With their sweeping camera shots, angles, dramatic pannings, and their ability to sync them up just right with the music, their movies/trailers can pretty much pump you up for the game you’re about to play/buy, as well as make the very act of racing itself more epic than it should be.
...Well, at least, for the stuff that uses Moon Over the Castle and Daiki Kasho, and not any of the licensed stuff they used, apart from Daiki’s remix of “Are You Gonna Go My Way” and maybe Van Halen’s “Panama.” ‘Cause otherwise, I found them to be boring. Sorry, fans of “My Favorite Game.” lol
Onto the point, then. Now that it’s official, what song do you want for GT7’s opening movie?
-Moon Over the Castle – The series’ main theme, equivalent to the Mario Bros. and Halo themes. Composed by Masahiro Andoh of T-Square (and also called Knight’s Song by them), it is a fast-paced aggressive rock song with an ear-catching guitar melody that easily fits the speed and aggression of racing. Despite it being the main theme, though, it was never included in the opening movies of the games outside of Japan, instead going for some licensed music for... some reason. *shrug* Apart from GT4, where the choir part of it is played in all versions.
-Daiki Kasho – One of the series’ longtime contributors, debuting in GT3 and who also remixed “Are You Gonna Go My Way” by Lenny Kravitz for the US version of GT3. As the series went on, he continued to do the music for the openings and trailers for GT4 Prologue, GT5 (Prologue and Spec II), and GT6, as well as composing numerous in-race songs for them. Though his musical style is a bit slower than MOtC’s, his songs are often much more melodic, epic, and emotional, with vocalists and lyrics adding to the punch of them that makes them better than MOtC itself. Especially his most popular song, “5OUL ON D!SPLAY.” As of GT Sport, Kasho now works full-time as a sound designer at PD, which could mean that GT7 might be his biggest game yet...
-Daiki Kasho doing his own version of Moon Over the Castle – With Daiki working at PD now, one option he could do is to do his own version of the main theme, possibly with vocalists and lyrics. Could be really interesting to see.
-Another orchestral song – Yeah, GT Sport used neither MOtC (until Spec II) or Daiki, but instead, an original orchestral score done by the Spider-Man PS4 composer (and Detroit Become Human. And Netflix’s Daredevil), John Paesano. This was rather disappointing to me, but in the context of Esports and the competitive nature of racing, it makes sense, honestly.
-A licensed/mainstream song – Used in all openings outside of Japan, up until GT5 Spec II where Daiki Kasho took over for the rest. Um... honestly, if GT didn’t have any original composers now, then this would be the only option. But it does now, and continuing to use original music as the opening gives GT its own unique feel rather than having to rely on mainstream stuff for it.
Gameplay may be king, with graphics being secondary, but for some of us, presentation and music equally matters as well. It is no secret, then, that when it comes to racing game trailers and racing cinematic opening/intro movies, Polyphony Digital is, bar none, the best of them all. With their sweeping camera shots, angles, dramatic pannings, and their ability to sync them up just right with the music, their movies/trailers can pretty much pump you up for the game you’re about to play/buy, as well as make the very act of racing itself more epic than it should be.
...Well, at least, for the stuff that uses Moon Over the Castle and Daiki Kasho, and not any of the licensed stuff they used, apart from Daiki’s remix of “Are You Gonna Go My Way” and maybe Van Halen’s “Panama.” ‘Cause otherwise, I found them to be boring. Sorry, fans of “My Favorite Game.” lol
Onto the point, then. Now that it’s official, what song do you want for GT7’s opening movie?
-Moon Over the Castle – The series’ main theme, equivalent to the Mario Bros. and Halo themes. Composed by Masahiro Andoh of T-Square (and also called Knight’s Song by them), it is a fast-paced aggressive rock song with an ear-catching guitar melody that easily fits the speed and aggression of racing. Despite it being the main theme, though, it was never included in the opening movies of the games outside of Japan, instead going for some licensed music for... some reason. *shrug* Apart from GT4, where the choir part of it is played in all versions.
-Daiki Kasho – One of the series’ longtime contributors, debuting in GT3 and who also remixed “Are You Gonna Go My Way” by Lenny Kravitz for the US version of GT3. As the series went on, he continued to do the music for the openings and trailers for GT4 Prologue, GT5 (Prologue and Spec II), and GT6, as well as composing numerous in-race songs for them. Though his musical style is a bit slower than MOtC’s, his songs are often much more melodic, epic, and emotional, with vocalists and lyrics adding to the punch of them that makes them better than MOtC itself. Especially his most popular song, “5OUL ON D!SPLAY.” As of GT Sport, Kasho now works full-time as a sound designer at PD, which could mean that GT7 might be his biggest game yet...
-Daiki Kasho doing his own version of Moon Over the Castle – With Daiki working at PD now, one option he could do is to do his own version of the main theme, possibly with vocalists and lyrics. Could be really interesting to see.
-Another orchestral song – Yeah, GT Sport used neither MOtC (until Spec II) or Daiki, but instead, an original orchestral score done by the Spider-Man PS4 composer (and Detroit Become Human. And Netflix’s Daredevil), John Paesano. This was rather disappointing to me, but in the context of Esports and the competitive nature of racing, it makes sense, honestly.
-A licensed/mainstream song – Used in all openings outside of Japan, up until GT5 Spec II where Daiki Kasho took over for the rest. Um... honestly, if GT didn’t have any original composers now, then this would be the only option. But it does now, and continuing to use original music as the opening gives GT its own unique feel rather than having to rely on mainstream stuff for it.
