The Witch and The Hundred Knight presents a world filled with monsters, knights, ghosts, animal people, and, of course, witches. What’s amazing is that you’d probably be able to guess that just by listening to a few bars of the soundtrack.
This is because several of the songs in this soundtrack are reminiscent of Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas score. So it really only takes a few seconds of listening to the soundtrack’s most prevalent musical themes to put you in a Halloween mindset.
The other songs on the soundtrack range in style from accordion-heavy tracks like those found in the Layton games to more traditionally epic sounding RPG fare (complete with full choirs singing in Latin). But no matter the song I am listening to, I remain totally in love with this soundtrack. It has made The Witch and The Hundred Knight one of the few games that I don’t mute even while endlessly grinding. It is a lot of fun.
But don’t take my word for it, take a listen for yourself with some of the clips below.
Majo Magi Mahato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUuMsWzx5o
Majo no Yuwaku (Witch’s Temptation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC8AUvrw76w
Gone With the Dust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaqedFxMZiM
Black Crown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXExQNZ63VU
Foxy Zone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Br0RBERIM
The Witch and The Hundred Knight was released in Japan on July 25, 2013, for the PlayStation 3. While it is scheduled for a Western release, no official date has been set.
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