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Oh god what is with this? I get a comical feeling from this that I couldn't take it seriously when I heard it. Which made me like it more I guess. It is just so jumpy that I could see something positive going along with it. Haven't played any Disgaea so I cannot tell if it is fitting with this or not. But it has a good feeling to it from my eyes. 9/10

Persona 2 Innocent Sin Title screen by Ryota Koduka is mine.

Glad you enjoyed the Disgaea music nom. The game does indeed seem pretty wacky. XD

Ah... Castlevania III. I've heard quite a bit about that game. Of course the series can be very unforgiving when it comes to difficulty.(Especially Dracula) I personally never played this game or very many of them, but from what I know you get to switch between three characters instead of only simon belmont.

Anyways enough rambling.. xD On with my take on the music. Now, this theme sounds very familiar actually! I recognize this from the first castlevania game. I believe it's the first level. It sounds slightly a bit more improved from the first theme. It's such an intense theme and has that classic NES feel to it. It feels like you're surrounded by rampaging monsters in an never ending cycle. I also really enjoy how this theme progressively changes in between to give it a darker feel to it. Deja Vu( vampire killer) is a suitable title. It's an awesome theme that holds up pretty well even now.
I'll give it an 9/10!

Dragon Quest VIII Rememberances composed by Koichi Sugiyama.

Aww man... Rememberances... It sounds so much better on proper speakers, as does most of DQVIII's soundtrack

What's interesting to me is that a lot of people associate this song with Cursed Trodain, where in fact the first time you hear the theme is in Ascantha.
Though I can make an educated guess as to why people associate it with Cursed Trodain (as do I). Castle Trodain is quiet, and has no (animate) people. All that's there is the atmosphere, this song, and random battles. And the random battles are even less common. So you can really soak up the sorrow and atmosphere without anyone saying a single thing.

As for the piece itself, it is a fairly simple tune. I really think that on its own it isn't as powerful as it is with the corresponding scenery. Except for some key moments where I really feel the weight. I like that the first time, the tune is played with woodwinds, and while it is still a heavy tune it gets much heavier when the strings come in. Especially at 4:37 to 4:51. Lighter harp and Pizzicato on those low strings, followed by those violas coming in to really sell it. And whenever the horn comes in, I feel like someone is trying to carry on while in agony. CARRY ON!

Split between an 8 and a 9. I'll go with a 9, since I know what this song can really do.

Ninja'd. Gimmie a sec.

Spoilers in the comment section! So be careful if you happen to want to play Shadow of the Colossus really freaking badly and aw man why do I not own this game already

Oooh would you listen to those strings. The sinister repeating strings. I really like the higher viola melody. The sprinklings of flute and oboe. It crescendos and I feel like I'm inhaling. Then it decrescendos. When it pauses, I feel that something is wrong. A slight lift, and then it all goes wrong for sure.
And I don't mean the piece gets worse. The pattern that you had gotten used to is broken with an unnerving cello note and I feel like something awful just happened. But before I can process it, the chorus has faded and the piece ends on a light note. It slaps my shoulder on the way out before I can ask what the hell.
Well wasn't that descriptive. It is predictable, but it plays with you. It gets you used to the size and sinister before it throws you for a loop. You feel you should be prepared for when it happens, because there were signs. But you couldn't anticipate what was coming.

9/10.

Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to underline Shadow of the Colossus on my birthday list a few more times.

Music's pretty great in here tonight.

Tomorrow Hill: WarioWare: Smooth Moves, by any of Naoko Mitome, Masanobu Matsunaga, and/or Yasuhisa Baba

Huh, wasn't this like... one of the final battles in Innocent Sin? The upbeat music certainly is final battle worthy, especially with that chorus shouting Latin (is it Latin? Possibly), though the techno kills off a bit of the emotion the instruments could give. Then again, SMT is known for not using traditional instruments, and the fast techno actually helps this piece out.

It's a good song. 8.5/10

Next piece is also from Shadow of the Colossus, called The Sunlit Earth. Composer is Ko Otani and possible spoilers in the comments so be careful.

Ah the high seas! We have finally reached you! The horizons are off in the distance! All anchors up, and we are ready to go! The sky is clear, and so we can move on a clear course! Our sight is past the high seas! We shall cross thee and get to the light house. Together...Golden Sun shall be stopped! Loved the song and the music goes along with the feeling. 10/10

Blinded By Light FF XIII by Masashi Hamauzu

Ace Combat Zero.. I've never heard of it before. The title sounds awesome though.

Anyways, the way the song opens up is fast paced and keeps up with the rhythm pretty well. It feels both very expressive and festive-like. But in a way it sort of makes you want to dance to the beat. The guitar strings add a nice touch to the background of the music. The singing is also pretty soothing to listen to. I really liked the part right near the end where it starts to get a bit quieter to show some emotion. There's some change every now and then which is cool. It's probably something I wouldn't usually listen to, but I'll give it an 8.5/10. It's a good song overall!

Lemme see.. I think I'll try Star Fox Assault: Sauria composed by Yoshie Arakawa and Yoshinori Kawamoto.

This sounds a lot like what a FE final boss theme should sound like. Catchy and fast paced, yet have numerous dark tones layered within to separate this particular baddie amongst the others. Shame this was a user-extended version rather than the actual piece though. I haven't played Shadow Dragon, but it's definitely fitting for the Shadow Dragon Medeus. 9/10

I'll use Shangri-La from Corpse Party: Blood Covered: Repeated Fear (the one released on the PSP. Long title is long I get it), by... Asami Imai. It's the opening music for this title.