ONLY IN JAPAN: Napple Tale’s Magical Daydream Music

Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream, released in Japan for the Dreamcast in 2000, has one of the most beautiful soundtracks I’ve ever heard. A gorgeous, one-of-a-kind approach to harmony is woven throughout idiosyncratic forms and structures to take you into a new, magical world that manages to feel unfamiliar without being uninviting. How did the great Yoko Kanno do it? Let’s find out! PATREON: Check out my album: DISCORD: TWITTER: Check out my video editor’s own channel here: 0:00 - What is Napple Tale? 2:24 - Musical Influences 3:30 - Slow Water (New Year’s Day) 9:48 - Defying Formal Expectations 10:25 - Delightful Arithmetic 11:42 - Rain Waltz 12:45 - Chocolate Forest 16:09 - Skipper (Napple Town Theme) 20:49 - Outro #onlyinjapan #NappleTale #8bitMusicTheory