1080 Avalanche - Disc Two (Gamecube) (Additional Music: Lawrence Schwedler)
1080 Snowboarding (N64) (Kenta Nagata)
Hey Dudes!
Do you like Snowboarding?! Do you like Techno?! If that is the case then you might tolerate the Second Disc of the Unofficial 1080 Avalanche soundtrack. Lawrence Schwedler's only composition on that terrible soundtrack is to provide a few courses with their music and menu screen music. However, its not bad, but the longest track of actual composed/remixed music is about 2:31. The rest of the soundtrack includes some more terrible ska rock and if then that falls flat.
HOWEVER, 1080 Snowboarding is composed by Kenta Nagata. Did you hear what I just said? Kenta Nagata!! Kenta Nagata is a Nintendo Composer who has worked on titles such as Mario Kart 64, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. His work is iconic in being really catchy, really fun, and really quirky. The ultimate in background lounging goodness. If only Nintendo had stuck with him for 1080 Avalanche we might have had some goodness flowing through us. Luckily 1080 Snowboarding happens to have the fresh funk style we love. Leave it to the older games to get it right. Kenta Nagata's style for 1080 Snowboarding plays like a watered down version of Jet Set Radio Future, and thats not a bad thing. With funky fresh 'sound bytes' included in a jumpy bassy theme, the soundtrack plays more like something you would expect from a video game as opposed to watching the X-Games Band Sponser. The flow from song to song is great as far as actually listening to it from track one on. Wherein the first few tracks have a funky feel just as you are getting sick of it the style switches to more of a techno rock. There are two tracks on the 'soundtrack' version as opposed to the Game that actual add the lyrics back in. This unfortunately kills the mood that Kenta Nagata sets up, and the voices sound muddled. All in All Kenta Nagata adds that style to it that makes you actually want to snowboard, or at least play some 1080, just take the two tracks out that aren't so great. (Grasp Power and Vacant Lives)
In conclusion,
1080 Avalanche for the Gamecube sucks. The music sponsored sucks, the menu music sucks. Its a bad choice. Don't bother at all.
1080 Snowboarding for the Nintendo 64 is great. Its fresh, yet classic and the tracks don't drag on and on. Its fun to play when driving around or maybe doing something that needs a little more action and I would recommend muting the TV while playing 'Avalanche' and instead pop in the soundtrack for some real 'Snowboarding'!
I give it Three and a Half Tye-Dye Helmet Covers out of Five!
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