Whether you like reggae or not, you'll probably find your self listening to this theme a couple times just to hear the Red LocoRoco sing. The Red Theme has an extremely strong reggae feel to it and the singer rolls his "r"s like none other. The humor in the Red LocoRoco's voice is very addicting. The singer sings has a very warm voice and the theme reminds me of a grand stroll through a starry night. Contrasting this theme is the Blue LocoRoco's theme, who has more of a baritone voice. Her theme is a very smooth and flowing song and the French accent just adds to that. No one said that LocoRoco needed to be pink to be female. This is the only taste of female voice in this game and I would have liked to hear more of a variety of voices. The next character theme is the Pink LocoRoco's theme, which is extremely French sounding from the accent to the accordion. If you've ever found yourself liking cute upbeat music then the Yellow songs are for you. This chord structure definitely allowed the song to be extremely clean and polished. Its minimalistic chord structure works nicely with the children voices. The Yellow LocoRoco's theme is a basic catchy rock song and I say this in a good way. The first one is "LocoRoco Yellow's Theme". They all have their own a capella themes preceding them, which are fun though the actual themes are where you'll find the real meat. It's still fun to hear the others sing it, but their voices just don't match the style.Įvery actual character theme track is just as good as the next. Yellow's child voice complements the song best because it fits with the "cute march" feel. It's an especially fun and original melody and very much an opening piece. The upbeat march-like composition stays the same for this theme throughout the album though. Each time a different LocoRoco sings it, and it's fun to see how they treat the song. The real bulk of the album starts with the "LocoRoco Song", which you'll hear six times through out this album. All of the music really works great for in-game music, though. It involves lots of whistling and clapping which is a fun touch, though it definitely gets repetitive. It's one of the few non-lyrical pieces on the album. "My Friend, Nyokki" has a sort of carefree afternoon feel to it. A couple of Mui Mui songs have this feel and the genre is a nice contrast to the LocoRoco songs. It has a fun "shoo-be-doo" oldies feel to it, which I personally liked, and I'll admit that the high voices are fun here. If you can tolerate the chipmunk voices then definitely try "The Eaten Song".
That said, a couple of the non-theme tracks are admittably fun to listen to on their own like "The Eaten Song" or "My Friend, Nyokki".
The "kazoo" just puts it over the top and it's an example of a track that isn't very fun to listen to outside of the game. It's obviously performed badly on purpose, which can have its charm but not in this specific song. I couldn't imagine listening to many songs like "Chuppa Chuppa", for example, outside of the game. This album is one those albums that would have been better off just picking the ten best tracks. To clarify what I mentioned earlier, a lot of tracks that aren't "themes" are either shorter, more annoying, and/or lesser of compositional value. When said "bad", I didn't mean there were bad tracks on the album, but rather that some still come with their flaws or don't work as well out of the game.
The majority of music is worth listening to, though some tracks really stand out above the others, specifically the core character theme tracks. Most music sung by the LocoRoco is excellent while Mui Mui music tends to get annoying, though I understand how it plays a large part in the game. The "Mui Mui" sing any tracks that the LocoRoco don't sing with their helium filled voices. The album consists of several different singers who each represent a color of LocoRoco from the game. This is no Sims gibberish, but rather a full-fledged language that sounds just amazing when sung. The first thing you absolutely need to know about this soundtrack is that it's sung in a completely fictional language, which is appropriately called "LocoRoco Language". The soundtrack may not be for everybody, but most will at least be able to appreciate what went into it. They not only composed the music but also performed most of the instrumentals. Nobuyuki Shimizu and Kemmei Adachi, who are pretty new to the mainstream video game music crowd, composed the soundtrack. Comparable or not, the LocoRoco soundtrack is, no doubt, completely unique in its own way. Some even compare it to Katamari Damacy's soundtrack, which is comparable in a sense because of certain elements they share such as children singing and zany arrangements. The LocoRoco Original Soundtrack is simply one of the most creative and pleasurable game soundtracks to ever exist.
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