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Gravity Rush 2 Original Soundtrack
VGMO: Video Game Music Online
(2017)
Abstract
Gravity Rush, originally released for Sony’s ill-fated Vita and remastered last year for the PlayStation 4, is a flawed but fascinating adventure in which players assume the role of Kat, a good-hearted “gravity shifter” who doesn’t fly through space so much as fall through it. The inherent clumsiness of the game’s core mechanic, flinging yourself along the Z-axis, conveyed the inexperience and uncertainty of a newcomer to the superhero profession, but also the exhilaration of finding oneself not merely freed from gravity but given the means to control it. These feelings and sensations, so vividly expressed in the first game’s soundtrack, are matched in the sequel’s expansive sonic palette. Composer Kohei Tanaka is diligent in his effort to bring more of the world into this world music, to surprise the listener at every opportunity by incorporating fresh and surprising textures, and to make every track essential to the telling of Kat’s story. If Tanaka falls short of this lofty goal it isn’t for lack of trying. He, like Kat, is comfortable with his powers and confident in his role.
Keywords
- kohei tanaka,
- keiichiro toyama,
- gravity rush 2,
- gravity daze 2,
- video games,
- soundtracks,
- music
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 30, 2017
Citation Information
Michael Hughes. "Gravity Rush 2 Original Soundtrack" VGMO: Video Game Music Online (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_hughes/20/
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