First up is a track from the excellent Wii slash-em-up No More Heroes. I recently spent a solid couple of days playing this game, getting immersed in the rather odd world of Travis Touchdown, whose sole mission in life (or this game at least) is to defeat the top ten ranking assassins in the town of Santa Destroy to become #1.
Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda's soundtrack is nicely eclectic (it's definitely more listener-friendly than their previous work on Killer 7), from all-out rock battle music to 8-bit retro game ditties, but the one that's made an impression and become my new favourite song is DND (Do Not Destroy), the background music of Travis' motel room, the place where you can change clothes, go to the toilet (save), and play with his cat, Jeane.
DND's laid-back groove is the perfect music for the anime-obsessed hitman at home, taking in a bit of downtime before the cartoon bloodshed (or black pixelshed in Europe and Japan) begins again. As a part of the game's design, it adds to the contrast between Travis' life as an uber-cool hitman and the rather sad reality of his life in a motel room in a crappy town, with just his collection of anime tat and porn videos to pass the time with.
I could possibly write an essay on this game, so I'll summarise for now; It's a great game, and DND is a great tune - enjoy!
Buy the 3-Disc(!) No More Heroes soundtrack.
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