Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream, released in Japan for the Dreamcast in 2000, has one of the most beautiful soundtracks I've ever heard. A gorgeous, one-of-a-kind approach to harmony is woven throughout idiosyncratic forms and structures to take you into a new, magical world that manages to feel unfamiliar without being uninviting. How did the great Yoko Kanno do it? Let's find out!

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0:00 - What is Napple Tale?
2:24 - Musical Influences
3:30 - Slow Water (New Year's Day)
9:48 - Defying Formal Expectations
10:25 - Delightful Arithmetic
11:42 - Rain Waltz
12:45 - Chocolate Forest
16:09 - Skipper (Napple Town Theme)
20:49 - Outro

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