Jesselejohn | Hourai Illusion ~ Far East (Remastered) @Jesselejohn | Uploaded April 2012 | Updated October 2024, 3 minutes ago.
The unused extra stage theme of Shuusou Gyoku, now serving as the conclusion to ZUN's Strange Works: 蓬莱幻想　～ Far East
URL: nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17332046
Artist: くろうばあ
Original Song: youtube.com/watch?v=c5O9Qr9OKDU

ZUN: "I tried my best to give it an eastern feel... That would've been nice, but then it didn't really sound like a song for shooters, so I took it out.

The song itself was really close to the image that I originally had...
But that means, the image that I had wasn't fit for an shooter in the first place. (laughs)
But it's rather to my likings.

The image for the song I had in in mind was starting as easy listening and moving to jazz-fusion. There are lots of good Japanese-made jazz out there too (unless they try to mimic songs from foreign artists.)

On a side note, when I used this song as an Extra stage track, I couldn't dodge the mid-boss's attaacks. (^^;
As I thought, there was a problem with the feeling. I can't dodge if there is no music."