Ian's Musings

By Request :P



A great arrangement of a song I'm not particularly fond of. Originally a pre-battle theme that was simply background music for the dialogue in Touhou 7.5, Immaterial and Missing Power, it's not a very strong theme or much of a tension build up to the final fight. The song really just felt like menu music or something I guess. It was definitely improved in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody where it officially became Suika's theme and had quite a bit of instrumentation and a more pronounced melody, with those blaring ZUN trumpet tracks.

She herself is a drunken Oni with assorted ribbons tied onto her horns and a an outfit as bright and direct as her personality. This instrumental version by Kitsune Workshop/Fox Factory really kicks her theme up to 11 to match. With a full brass support and some very nice trumpet symthesizers, backed up by a whole chorus of strings, this piece finally has the presence it needed for such a "big" character as Suika. I also enjoy the more subtle treatment of the background work by the woodwinds that gives it a more authentic oriental feeling ZUN seemed to miss out on with his almost jazzy tune he used in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody.

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