![]() The original music, “Pac Man CE BGM,” composed by Junko Ozawa, has a minimalist flair to it with its ambient approach, but there isn’t anything particularly exciting about it. The second disc features music from the first game and its enhanced version. It’s a decent tune, but certainly nothing groundbreaking. Lastly, Rio Hamamoto’s “Boss Music” has a Tekken vibe to it with a brooding elecctronic sound featuring heavy distortion, drum n’ bass elements. There are some industrial tones and some space-like tones rather than a dance vibe that a lot of the pieces go for. LindaAI-CUE’s “Galaga35 2281” is a modern, yet retro feeling, remix of music from Galaga. The piece is quite fun and the melody certainly stands out. “Pac Baby,” by Ryo Watanabe, has a disco funk sound, with plenty of brass, bass, jazzy piano chords, and strings. The end result is an extremely fun tune with some equally enjoyable synth solos. It’s a quite varied electronic tune, featuring an excellent melody, bright synths, glitchy synths, retro sounds, and jazzy elements, such as piano. “Pac Level Cap,” by Mitsuhiro Kitadani, is certainly one of the highlights of the first disc. The remaining tracks are handled by various artists. His other contribution, “Pac Tronica,” has more of a retro flavor, incorporates the classic Pac-Man tunes quite well, boasts an excellent melody, while staying with a more minimalist electronica approach. However, the overall piece is still quite successful, giving off a playful, yet relaxed, tropical vibe. “Horinesian Sundance” features a beautiful synth atmosphere, light drum n’ bass elements, and a minimalist approach to melody. The energy of this piece is certainly rave-like, providing an exhilarating sound, that complements the melody quite nice. Hiroyuki Kawada provides a more minimalist approach. His “Pac Oi Oi Oi” is a drum n’ bass style tune with some dubstep elements thrown in. There are plenty of great synth runs and a catchy melody that help provide a lot of variety to the piece as a whole. It’s progression is worth noting and is certainly more engaging than his other contribution.ĪJURIKA’s “Pac Jump Up!” is a tune that is saved by the melodic focus of the tune, as the accompanying beat don’t do much and becomes fairly stale over time. The latter also sports a Ridge Racer-esque sound, but with more of a dance feel. It has a real Ridge Racer vibe to it, but suffers from repetition a bit. Hiroshi Okubo contributes two tunes to the soundtrack with “Pac is Pac” and “Pac Drive.” The former features funky guitar, synth and 8-bit effects among a dance beat. It’s a bright and cheerful tune that really manages to succeed. “Pac Toy-Box” blends funky synths, fun drum rhythms, bubbly melodies, some jazzy piano, and retro elements. However, the crowning aspect of the tune is definitely the synth solo, providing a nice retro flair to the mix while still sounding modern. The synth effects really help give it a memorable touch while the additional edgier synths and buildups help give it a bit of a rave sound. “Pac Madness” is a personal favorite, featuring a beautiful synth melody over top a house beat. Taku Inoue also provides two stage themes on the soundtrack. It doesn’t stand out as much as other tunes on the soundtrack, but is an enjoyable listen. Opening with “2nd Entrance,” Taku Inoue provides a dance tune featuring a fun atmosphere and plenty of sound effects. The first disc of the soundtrack actually contains the music for the second game. How do the overall soundtracks turn out? Body The PAC-MAN Championship Edition Soundtracks, released by Supersweep, contains the music for the digital games, PAC-MAN Championship Edition, PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX, and PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2, featuring music by current and former Namco composers, including Taku Inoue, Hiroshi Okubo, AJURIKA, Hiroyuki Kawada, among others.
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