On the surface, a bright world of nearly limitless possibilities. Under the surface, a strange world of magic, villains, and nigh-unfathomable danger lurks. Be the unwitting hero cast into the fray with this pack, based on the soundtrack to the Index series. See the world, stand up to monsters that should by all rights tear you limb from limb, save the day. Hey, there’s even a guy that looks an awful lot like a frog, though he’s not a doctor this time.
Just… don’t expect to stop Ganon’s firebats with your right hand. It won’t end well.
I honestly wasn’t sure what I was going to get out of a lot of the soundtrack to this. When it’s backing the series that it comes from, much of it blends in so seamlessly that you notice it without noticing it, if that makes any sense. Hearing it again evoked memories of scenes, so it definitely did its job, but I didn’t go in to the creation process with any particular expectations. There’s no one track that I can point to and say “This was the starting point for the pack”, which makes it more interesting that it came together so well.
Notable track: Amakusa Shiki Juuji Seikyou (The Amakusa-Style Church) — Surprisingly enough, this is a theme for some of the heroes of the piece, but man, hit me with that glorious ‘evil is creeping up’ bottom of the piano opener every time. The energy only gets better from there, and after finding the big key, I could climb Ganon’s Tower to this for DAYS.
Track trivia: Normally, I tend to throw obviously themed tracks in their obviously themed locations. Dazil, City of Burning Sands for DP in my Xenogears pack being just one example. But Joou Kantai, the track used for Palace of Darkness (dungeon), is originally a theme for a fleet of ships magically constructed from ice. How it avoided being the Ice Palace (dungeon) theme is a mystery…
Music by:
IKU
Iuchi Maiko
Kawada Mami
Download this MSU Pack by Miendiem – Toaru Majustsu no Index.zip (951.9 MB)
Track Listing
1 – Title Screen: Unmei no Hajimari (OST1)
2 – Light World Overworld : Gakuen Toshi (OST1)
3 – Rain State Overworld : Hizumi (OST1)
4 – Bunny Overworld : Odayaka na You (OST1)
5 – Lost Woods : Kyuuketsu Koroshi (OST1)
6 – Prologue : Unmei no Hajimari (OST1)
7 – Kakariko Village : To Aru Nichijou no Koukei (II OST1)
8 – Dimensional Shift/Mirror: Makuai (II OST1)
9 – Dark World Overworld : Yochou (OST1)
10 – Pedestal Pull : Idai Naru Chikara (OST1)
11 – File Select : masterpiece -instrumental- (from the Kawada Mami single)
12 – Soldiers of Kakariko : Hurry Up (OST1)
13 – Dark Death Mountain : Kashiri (OST1)
14 – Guessing Game House : Nichijou (OST1)
15 – Skull Woods Overworld : Yami e no Iriguchi (OST1)
16 – Hyrule Castle : Renkin Jutsu (OST1)
18 – Caverns : Heat Island (OST1)
19 – Boss Victory : Idai Naru Chikara (OST1)
20 – Sanctuary : Majutsu Kessha (OST2)
23 – Fortune Teller / Shops : Natsu no Hizashi (OST2)
24 – Caverns : Heat Island (OST1)
26 – Crystal Cutscene : Idai Naru Chikara (OST1) (cont’d)
27 – Fairy Fountain : Ukabiagaru mono (OST1)
28 – Agahnim’s Theme : Majo Kari no Ou (OST1)
29 – Ganon’s Reveal : Ikari (OST1)
30 – Ganon’s Message : Ikari (OST1)
31 – Ganon Battle : Sokki Genten (II OST1)
32 – Triforce Room : Onakasuita (OST2)
33 – Epilogue Sequence : Ushinawareta mono (OST1), Rimless ~Fuchinashi no Sekai~ ~ instrumental (from the IKU single)
34 – Staff Roll : Sorezore no Omoi (OST2)
35 – Eastern Palace : Zetsubou (OST2)
36 – Desert Palace : Tachimukau Chikara (OST2)
37 – Agahnim’s Tower : Ippou Tsuukou (OST1)
38 – Swamp Palace : Shuugeki (II OST 2)
39 – Palace of Darkness : Joou Kantai (II OST 2)
40 – Misery Mire : Aseri (OST1)
41 – Skull Woods : Kyuushuu (II OST1)
42 – Ice Palace : Negatta Mono (OST2)
43 – Tower of Hera : Kuukyo (OST1)
44 – Thieves’ Town : Semaru Kage (II OST1), Fake (II OST2)
45 – Turtle Rock : Honoo ni Yakareru mono (II OST1)
46 – Ganon’s Tower : Gensou Koroshi (OST2)
47 – Eastern Palace : Overdrive (OST1)
48 – Desert Palace : Bousou (OST1)
49 – Agahnim’s Tower : Majo Kari no Ou (OST1)
50 – Swamp Palace : Gyakuten (OST2)
51 – Palace of Darkness : Tsuisou (II OST1)
52 – Misery Mire : Psychic Battle (II OST1)
53 – Skull Woods : Time Limit (OST1)
54 – Ice Palace : Break Through (OST2)
55 – Tower of Hera : Electric Chase (II OST2)
56 – Thieves’ Town : Shousou (OST2)
57 – Turtle Rock : Dai Majutsu (II OST2)
58 – Ganon’s Tower : Aratanaru Tatakai (II OST2) (from :30)
59 – GT2 (upstairs): Amakusa Shiki Juuji Seikyou (II OST 2)