"Cave Story/Plantation" from Cave Story+ on the Wii, DSi, macOS, Linux, Windows, Steam OS, Nintendo Switch (2004-2018)
Composer: Daisuke Amaya
Album: No Official Release
Publisher: Nicalis
Developer: Daisuke Amaya
If you've been perusing our YouTube channel this week, you might've noticed that we've posted two songs from Cave Story, which might've hinted that I've been playing Cave Story. I've been playing Cave Story, specifically, Cave Story+. I'll try to be as specific as possible here, since there are several iterations of the same game, and the Cave Story+ that's currently on Steam has two graphical options: the original 2004 freeware game, and the 2011 remastered game. AND the game also has three soundtrack options: the original 2004 soundtrack, the 2011 remastered soundtrack arranged by Danny Baranowsky, and the "new" soundtrack by Yann van der Cruyssen that was included on all Cave Story+ releases.
All of that to say, that I found I liked the original version of the title screen music, often titled "Title Menu" or "Cave Story (Plantation)", so I decided to go with "Cave Story/Plantation" instead. Considering the somewhat heaviness of the story involving the violent subjugation of a species of anthropomorphized rabbits to fight an army of robots is a bit dark, and this song is the exact opposite of that. It's the opening title music, so it's supposed to get you in the mood to play. What I love about this song is how well it works as both a main and a title theme, and in the stage where you see the BBEG's plans coming to fruition. Daisuke Amaya could have written an incredibly melancholy piece as Quote walks into the cavernous plantation, seeing all of the captured Mimiga forced to work the fields, growing the red flowers that turn them into mindless, raging creatures. But no. We are presented with the scene accompanied by this jovial tune that greeted us when we first started the game.
I'm sure there's something deeper to be said here, I just don't know what it is.
~JWfW/JDub/The Faceplantman/Jaconian
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