Hopefully you saw our post on the history of Golden Sun yesterday. If not, go watch that video and then come back here. And now bask in the glory of the game’s awesome prog rock-influenced soundtrack thanks to composer Motoi Sakuraba.
Fans of Star Ocean, Mario Tennis, and the Tales and Dark Souls series will be familiar with Sakuraba’s work amongst plenty of other soundtracks over the years. His tracks don’t just go in—they go in with all kinds of time signatures, which itself is a signature of progressive rock. Even the softer tunes such as the Mogall Forest theme have a sense of wonderment and theatre that show off Sakuraba’s keyboard work.
I’m biased because I love the game and the soundtrack but it’s genuinely awesome. Like, it lives rent free in my head and I’m not joking.