Join a world where the combination of sound, strategy, and sudden speed are everything. Meshing the world of competitive karuta with a grand adventure story? A world that seems light, but in whose depths terrifying monsters lurk? Yeah, this may just work better than anticipated.
I won’t even try to explain karuta here. It’s simple enough, but it wouldn’t make sense in a vacuum. Either take it on faith, or go read or (better yet) watch it. This is maybe the only series where I can say that the adaptation into animation benefitted it, not because of the movement, but because of the sound. It’s vitally important to the players of the game, for one thing, and then it gave us a lovely little soundtrack as an added bonus.
CHIgiriki na… CHIgiri-okishi…
CHIHAYAFURU!
(Don’t worry if this makes no sense to you. But you can laugh if it does.)
Notable track: Kokorogamae (Preparedness) — Has that mysterious-and-maybe-dangerous sound that I love so much for dark world tracks. I’d be remiss in not shouting out Toritsu Mizusawa Koukou Kouka from the Staff Roll/credits, too, though.
Music by:
99 Radio Service
Yamashita Kousuke
Download this MSU Pack by Miendiem – Chihayafuru.zip (691.7 MB)
Track Listing
1 – Title Screen: Chihayafuru Main Theme
2 – Light World Overworld : Katsudou Kaishi!
3 – Rain State Overworld : Manazashi
4 – Bunny Overworld : Koi no Kakehiki
5 – Lost Woods : Takaburu Kimochi
6 – Prologue : Chihayafuru Main Theme
7 – Kakariko Village : Karuta Hiyori
8 – Dimensional Shift/Mirror: YOUTHFUL (TV Size) (from 1:01)
9 – Dark World Overworld : Kokorogamae
10 – Pedestal Pull : Shouri wo Tsukame
11 – File Select : Team Chihayafuru
12 – Soldiers of Kakariko : Karuta no Me
13 – Dark Death Mountain : Kumori Kokoro
14 – Guessing Game House : Okashina Kankei
15 – Skull Woods Overworld : Kako no Kioku
16 – Hyrule Castle : Shiai wa Susunde
17 – Light World Dungeons: Shouri he no Michi
18 – Caverns : Omowanu Tenkai
19 – Boss Victory : Zekkouchou! (from :18-ish)
20 – Sanctuary : Yume ni Mukatte
22 – Dark World Dungeons : Aseri
23 – Fortune Teller / Shops : Ikinuki ni
24 – Caverns : Karuta no Me
25 – Princess Zelda’s Rescue : [Not used in Randomizer]
26 – Crystal Cutscene : Zekkouchou! (from :32-ish)
27 – Fairy Fountain : Wa Bijin
28 – Agahnim’s Theme : Kattou
29 – Ganon’s Reveal : Ayashii Kumoyuki
30 – Ganon’s Message : Kyouteki Shutsugen!
31 – Ganon Battle : Fight!
32 – Triforce Room : Karuta to Tomo ni
33 – Epilogue Sequence : STAR -instrumental-
34 – Staff Roll : Toritsu Mizusawa Koukou Kouka (Karaoke)
46 – Ganon’s Tower : Pressure to no Tatakai
47 – Eastern Palace Boss: Kou Shoubu (from :56)
48 – Desert Palace Boss: Kou Shoubu (from :56)
49 – Agahnim’s Tower Boss: Kou Shoubu (from :56)
50 – Swamp Palace Boss: Hangeki Kaishi!
51 – Palace of Darkness Boss: Hangeki Kaishi!
52 – Misery Mire Boss: Hangeki Kaishi!
53 – Skull Woods Boss: Hangeki Kaishi!
54 – Ice Palace Boss: Hangeki Kaishi!
55 – Tower of Hera Boss: Kou Shoubu (from :56)
56 – Thieves’ Town Boss: Hangeki Kaishi!
57 – Turtle Rock Boss: Hangeki Kaishi!
58 – Ganon’s Tower Boss: Hangeki Kaishi!
59 – GT2 (upstairs): Fuda no Michibiki
60 – Light World (post-ped): Shouri wo Tsukame
61 – Dark World (7 crystals): Ishu Kakutougi!?