For classical music lovers (like this blogger), the in-game song list is like a piece of cake wrapped in brownie batter. Everyone else may be a wee bit disappointed, though, as the tracks only include five J-pop songs among a plethora of Mozart and the like. To keep it interesting, the classical songs are remixed in different styles, like tango, Eurobeat, pop, jazz, and more. Some unique combinations include a reggae version of Beethoven's "Pathétique Sonata" and a Famicom version of Schubert's "The Trout" (click here and here to listen to them in their original classical styles).
The list of downloadable songs is much more J-poppy, however, offering tracks like "Flavor of Life" by Utada Hikaru, which is the recurring theme of J-drama Hana Yori Dango. There are also a handful of anime songs to help tickle your J-fetish.
If you want to see both of the translated song lists for Band Brothers DX, just click on past the break.
Gallery: Band Brothers DX
Included tracks (first five are J-pop):
- Dreams Come True - "Mirai Yosouzu II"
- Remioromen - "Konayuki"
- Spitz - "Robinson"
- SMAP - "Sekai ni Hitotsu dake no Hana"
- Rimi Natsukawa/Begin/Ryouko Moriyama - "Nada Sousou"
- Beethoven - "Symphony No. 5"
- Elgar - "Pomp and Circumstance"
- Tchaikovsky - "Swan Lake" (Rock Ver.)
- Mozart - "Symphony No. 40, 1st Movement" (Tango Ver.)
- Mussorgsky - "Pictures at an Exhibition" (Pop Ver.)
- Dvorak - "From the New World, 4th Movement" (Rock Ver.)
- Tchaikovsky - "The Nutcracker - Dance of the Reed Flutes" (Salsa Ver.)
- Beethoven - "Für Elise"
- Fauré - "Siciliana" (Big Band Version)
- Chopin - "Étude Op.10 No.3" (Bossa Nova Ver.)
- Lizt - "Dreams of Love, No. 3" (Samba Version)
- Dvorak - "Humoresque" (Folk Version)
- Strauss - "The Blue Danube" (R&B Ver)
- Denza - "Funiculi Funicula" (Rock version)
- Poulton - "Aura Lee" (Orgel Version)
- Michio Miyagi - "The Sea in Spring"
- Smetana - "Moldau" (Jazz version)
- Bach - "Bach Minuet"
- Schubert - "The Trout" (Famicom version)
- Chopin - "Nocturne No. 2" (Ballad Ver.)
- Bach - "Air on the G String" (Pop Ver.)
- Mozart - "Piano Sonata No. 11, Turkish March" (Tango version)
- Bizet - "Minuet from Suite 2 of L'Arlesienne" (Eurobeat version)
- Beethoven - "Pathétique Sonata, 2nd Movement" (Reggae Ver.)
- MacDowell - "To a Wild Rose"
Downloadable tracks (perhaps with a few translation errors):
- Joe Hisaishi - "Summer (Kikujirou no Natsu yori)"
- Kou Ikeda - "Tobe! Gundam"
- Eccentric Shounen Boy All Stars - "Eccentric Shounen Boy Theme"
- Mr. Children - "Tomorrow Never Knows"
- Hironobu Kageyama - "Chala Head Chala"
- Godaigo - "Galaxy Express 999"
- Ego-wrappin' - "Kuchibashi ni cherry"
- Yasushige Utsunomiya - "Seibu Keisatsu Main Theme"
- Crazy Ken Band - "Tiger & Dragon"
- Kimura Kaela - "Rirura Riruha"
- Tarou Hakase - "Jounetsu Tairiku"
- Morning Musume - "The☆Piece"
- SMAP - "Yozora no Mukou"
- Princess Princess - "DIAMONDS"
- Artist Unknown - "Yuuwaku"
- Takashi Hosokawa - "Kita Sakaba"
- Oda Kazumasa - "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni"
- Hanahana - "Ah, Yokatta"
- The Alfee - "Hoshizora no distance"
- Mika Nakashima - "Yuki no Hana"
- Shiina Ringo - "Kabukichou no Joou"
- Seiko Matsuda - "Aoi Sangoshou"
- Artist Unknown - "ESCAPE"
- Kishidan - "One Night Carnival"
- L'arc~en~Ciel - "Honey"
- Kyouko Koizumi - "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo"
- Ami Suzuki - "Around The World"
- KinKi Kids - "Garasu no Shounen"
- Komekome Club/Psycho le Cemu - "Psycho le Cemu"
- Southern All Stars - "TSUNAMI"
- Nami Tamaki/TM Network - "GET WILD"
- Toshinobu Kubota - "LA-LA-LA LOVE SONG"
- Noriyuki Makihara - "Donna toki mo"
- The Blue Hearts - "TRAIN-TRAIN"
- Youko Maekawa/Kumi Kouda - "Cutie Honey"
- Nana Kitade - "Uru hoshi ya tsura no theme ~ Ramu no Love Song"
- ZARD - "Makenaide"
- Rebecca - "Friends"
- Ayumi Hamasaki - "MARIONETTE"
- Hikaru Genji - "Paradise Ginga"
- Tamio Okuda/GOING UNDER GROUND - "Iijuu★Rider"
- HOUND DOG - "ff"
- Mikazuki - "Ayaka"
- Unicorn - "Daimeiwaku"
- Shounan no Kaze - "Junrenka"
- Mongol800 - "Chiisa na koi no uta"
- Yuzu - "Natsu iro"
- Miho Nakayama & WANDS/Noriko Sakai - "Sekai chuu no dare yori kitto"
- Mihimaru GT - "Kibun Jojo"
- EXILE - "Lovers Again"
- Ai Uta - "Greeeen"
- YUI - "CHE.R.RY"
- Utada Hikaru - "Flavor of Life"
- KOH+ - "Kiss shite"
- Tanaka Masayuki - "Ai wo torimodose! (Fist of the North Star opening theme)"
- Yuuji Oono - "Lupan sansei no theme"
- Kumiko Oosugi - "Doraemon no Uta"
- Artist Unknown - "SPARK"
- Porno Graffiti - "Agehachou"
- Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - "The Waltz of Flowers"
- Strauss - "Radetzky Marsch"
- Mozart - "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement"
- Megumi Hayashibara - "SONG OF ASHLEY" (Sawaru Made in Wario)
Source: Included tracks
Source: Downloadable tracks
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-11-2008 @ 4:25PM
Metayoshi said...
As soon as I saw "Flavor of Life", I know I HAVE to get this game... Hana Yori Dango was one of the best Dramas I have EVER seen as it blows American soap operas out of the water.
In any case... Is the downloadable content free?
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6-11-2008 @ 5:15PM
tacoman said...
Southern All Stars kicks ass, I really hope they have more of their tracks later, like Rock and Roll Superman.
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6-11-2008 @ 5:28PM
Zuko said...
wow...what a damn big great awesome tracklist >_< (at least for me xD)
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6-11-2008 @ 5:36PM
Jenni said...
The Kaela Kimura song is "Real Life - Real Heart" (Rirura Rirura) and it is amazing. XD That, "Kabukichou no Joou - Queen of Kabuki-town" and "Flavor of Life" make me want this game so so much. I'm waiting to order until I find out if tracks can be downloaded without a Wii.
The Porno Graffity, EXILE, Ayumi Hamasaki, Mika Nakashima, L'arc~en~Ciel and Mr. Children songs are lovely as well.
Though I kinda wish they'd chosen "Step You" rather than "MARIONETTE."
I wonder where the Gackt and Miyavi love is? Or UVERworld and Zwei?
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6-11-2008 @ 6:06PM
BlackDS said...
I see 2 songs from Ouendan 2:
Kaela Kimura - Real Life, Real Heart & Mihimaru GT - Kibun Jojo.
But I'm not a big fan of either song.
The songs that really stand out for me are:
(1) Remioromen - Konayuki, this is the excellent insert song for the J-Drama "Ichi Liter no Namida" (my favorite J-Drama of all time).
(2) Ayaka - Mikazuki, the fantastic song from the sublimely talented Ayaka. Beautiful ...
(3) Mika Nakashima - Yuki no Hana, the best song Mika Nakashima has ever sung IMO.
(4) Hikaru Utada - The Flavor of Life, another soulful, beautiful song by Utada. Not my favorite Utada song, but I'm an Utada fan. I own all her albums from First Love to Ultra Blue (and yes I have the U.S. album Exodus).
My avatar features a panda wrapped in a red fabric, mimicking Utada on the cover of her Ultra Blue album.
I'm sure there are many great songs in the track list(s), but I haven't kept up with J-Pop lately. :(
Peace.
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6-11-2008 @ 6:13PM
BlackDS said...
I forgot to mention Kumi Koda's remake of Cutie Honey.
Hard to believe I could forget about Kumi Koda, LOL. :)
Peace.
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6-11-2008 @ 7:04PM
Jalie said...
The classical list is sure making me very happy. I can play some of them on the piano so I'm really looking forward to the remix version.
How does the download work? Does it use the Nintendo WFC? Can we access it outside Japan?
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6-12-2008 @ 2:49PM
Candace Savino said...
You download the tracks via Wi-Fi, so there's no telling if importers will be able to download the songs, too. My guess is no, but nothing's certain yet.
If you like classical music, the game might be worth importing anyway because of the songs listed. If you're banking on the DLC, though, it'd be best to wait and hear impressions from other importers.
6-12-2008 @ 6:39PM
tacoman said...
I have Japanese DS games I play online here in the States, there's no problem with accessing it.
6-12-2008 @ 11:23AM
Brandon Lee said...
Would that be the whole entire soundtrack? Or would this be the initial playlist? When I ran it through Google Translator (even though it might not be that great), it said " More than 30 songs and songs, Nintendo Wi-Fi connections to connect the NATSUKASHI the latest hit song from the hit song, the animated song, classics, drama theme songs, and more than 200 songs in the rich lineup From 100 to download the songs they can play. "
So I'm not completely sure whether that is the final playlist (at least the one that is included in the DS).
Also, the fact that there was 38 songs in the original one makes it somewhat unlikely that they would only put 30 included. I think >_>
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6-12-2008 @ 2:53PM
Candace Savino said...
Yep, there are 200 songs so this list is incomplete.
Even if importers are allowed to download the content, though, space issues only 100 downloads, as you can't delete a song once it's downloaded.
6-12-2008 @ 11:29AM
Brandon Lee said...
OH ya, not to mention that they had a whole bunch more 0.o
That would be very painful to translate.... ?_?
But they really do have a crap load of songs for download...
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6-17-2008 @ 3:11PM
mushroomer said...
Well I can read a little japanese and when I cant I copy and paste into google's translation tool and it says that the 200 songs will be downloadable for free from the wifi service plus user created content as well. sounds like an import for me!!!
lets trade FC's
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