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Title: Final Zone II vocal songs, US vs JP
Post by: exodus on August 03, 2016, 09:36:46 AM
I assume most folks knew this, but the vocal tracks in the Final Zone II soundtrack were re-recorded for the US - not just new lyrics, but new instrumentation and the like. I will eventually get to the bottom of who recorded them, and other stuff related to that, but for now, compare and contrast!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVyx2GoPzTg

https://youtu.be/l9cMXdErtis?t=2m43s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OBjRp0AaXw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq5A4h3DRYg
Title: Re: Final Zone II vocal songs, US vs JP
Post by: Punch on August 03, 2016, 09:48:05 AM
Yeah, I always found the US version to have "superior" instrumentation. Thanks for posting it and please find the Laser Soft US localization team for us, that would be amazing.
Title: Re: Final Zone II vocal songs, US vs JP
Post by: exodus on August 03, 2016, 10:34:17 AM
which mystery, like who wrote them? they're kind of a rough, rhyme-ier translation of the japanese lyrics!
Title: Final Zone II vocal songs, US vs JP
Post by: esteban on August 03, 2016, 02:35:06 PM
Jahahajajaha!

Exodus is biting my moves :)

Since folks are lazy...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2qCP4hMlcZI

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hXHRHmChBo



ANCIENT HISTORY:

http://web.archive.org/web/20050502010846/http://home.comcast.net/~turbografx-preservation-society/final_zone_II_2_opening_theme_lyrics.html


http://web.archive.org/web/20050502014227/http://home.comcast.net/~turbografx-preservation-society/final_zone_II_2_momoko_song_lyrics.html
Title: Re: Final Zone II vocal songs, US vs JP
Post by: exodus on August 04, 2016, 07:36:20 AM
He's definitely saying "Let's hurry before it's late" btw!! He just has a sort of new jersey accent that's making it sound like "harry" which made you think "carry," but hurry sure makes more sense!
Title: Final Zone II vocal songs, US vs JP
Post by: esteban on August 05, 2016, 06:21:10 AM
He's definitely saying "Let's hurry before it's late" btw!! He just has a sort of new jersey accent that's making it sound like "harry" which made you think "carry," but hurry sure makes more sense!

Oh yes, "hurry" makes the most sense, but I've been singing "Carrie" "Harry" "Barry" since the game was released. It was an inside joke with my brothers :)

I kept all my brother's stuff because he's ridiculous. :)

PRO TIP: add, in a singing voice, "...with Bazookas" to any conversation.
Title: Re: Final Zone II vocal songs, US vs JP
Post by: exodus on August 05, 2016, 10:17:04 AM
"with bazookas" is definitely my favorite bit!