VGM Songstresses Solo Albums

[Sitorimon]

Getting to sing a vocal track to a game these days can open you up to a large audience. I had no idea who Utada Hikaru, Rikki, Emiko Shiatori, Faye Wong or Yae were beforehand. When I bought the singles of the theme songs usually you get a b-side of the artists on there too and with Utada, Rikki & Yae - I loved them so much I've now bought their entire catalogues too.

Has anyone else found great artists through VGM like this?

Yae is probably my favourite. Her 4 albums are stunning to me and sound much like FF:CC actually. Its all beautifully layered acoustic instruments and very yummy indeed.

Utada's first album (First Love) didnt do anything for me at all but I love her other 2 Japanese albums and her English one too (Exodus). She has a real quirkiness in her pop music which appeals to me.

Rikki however is yet to really grow on me. Somehow I managed to buy her first mad album (herself and kyoto) which is only listenable in small chunks and most of her work is poorly produced too - her voice pierces the ear badly in places lol. Still I will persevere!

So anyone else now a fan of VGM singers?

Sitorimon

[cloudff7]

Heh, I'm going to have say that on any album, san for Chrono Cross', that I have yet to listen or pay attention to the vocal songs on the OSTs...they never seem to interest me and plus, I buy an OST for it's musicality and instruments rather than it's vocals...unless it's a chorus. I could really go some great chorus music, similar to that in Xenosaga OST. So yeah, this is dragging on now...I'm going to stop.

[omnibreak]

I was listening to Utada Hikaru before Kingdom Hearts used that song so she doesn't count. I geuss I can say that I heard Faye Wong, but I didn't go after her or anything. Like cloudff7, I'm more of a fan of instrumentals, though I really like Utada Hikaru and a few other artists.
By the way, stop by here and give me your thoughts, Sitorimon.
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