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  names:
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- link: artist/6601
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- link: artist/6605
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- link: artist/3427
  names:
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- link: artist/7192
  names:
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- link: artist/59086
  names:
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- link: artist/2536
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    en: Avaris
- link: artist/2989
  names:
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- link: artist/10573
  names:
    en: Scaredsim
- link: artist/4696
  names:
    en: John Revoredo
- link: artist/2538
  names:
    en: Abadoss
- link: artist/5480
  names:
    en: Nutritious
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- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement
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    en: Norihiko Yamanuki
    ja: 山貫憲彦
- link: artist/431
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    en: Jeremy Soule
- link: artist/145
  names:
    en: Masashi Hamauzu
    ja: 浜渦正志
- link: artist/1455
  names:
    en: Harumi Fujita
    ja: 藤田晴美
- link: artist/428
  names:
    en: June Chikuma
    ja: 竹間ジュン
- link: artist/700
  names:
    en: Mieko Ishikawa
    ja: 石川三恵子
- link: artist/148
  names:
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    ja: 古代祐三
- link: artist/313
  names:
    en: Yasunori Shiono
    ja: 塩生康範
- names:
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- names:
    en: Naomi Kuroda
- link: artist/146
  names:
    en: Yasunori Mitsuda
    ja: 光田康典
- link: artist/1419
  names:
    en: Charles Deenen
- link: artist/225
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    en: Noriko Matsueda
    ja: 松枝賀子
- link: artist/254
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    en: Tamayo Kawamoto
    ja: 河本圭代
- link: artist/1355
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    en: Yuko Takehara
    ja: 竹原裕子
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  names:
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- link: artist/701
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    en: Naoki Kaneda
    ja: 金田直樹
- link: artist/707
  names:
    en: Takahiro Tsunashima
    ja: 綱島貴博
- link: artist/983
  names:
    en: Shoji Meguro
    ja: 目黒将司
- link: artist/191
  names:
    en: Miki Higashino
    ja: 東野美紀
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discs:
- disc_length: '59:03'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Heroes Unsung (7th Saga - Port Town)
    track_length: '3:22'
  - names:
      English: Somber Memory (Secret of Evermore - The Queens)
    track_length: '3:28'
  - names:
      English: Shimmering (SaGa Frontier 2 - Rosenkranz)
    track_length: '3:33'
  - names:
      English: Weeping Willow (Willow - Villages / Dialog)
    track_length: '5:36'
  - names:
      English: This Winding Road (Faxanadu - Guru's House)
    track_length: '3:00'
  - names:
      English: Family Legacy (Legacy of the Wizard - Inn & House Theme)
    track_length: '3:11'
  - names:
      English: Silent Traveller (Lufia & The Fortress of Doom - Field Motif)
    track_length: '4:36'
  - names:
      English: Autumn Painter (Luminous Arc - Prelude)
    track_length: '4:19'
  - names:
      English: 'One Ring (Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 - The Shire)'
    track_length: '4:00'
  - names:
      English: Stockholm (Bahamut Lagoon - Jojo and God Dragons / Jojo's Theme)
    track_length: '5:01'
  - names:
      English: The Village of Decay for String Quartet (Ghouls'n Ghosts - 2nd BGM)
    track_length: '3:49'
  - names:
      English: Hopes Fall to Water (Breath of Fire II - Crooked Ladder)
    track_length: '4:17'
  - names:
      English: 'Hero of Celceta (Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys - Dawn of Ys / Bronze District)'
    track_length: '4:33'
  - names:
      English: 'Shato Through the Heart (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - Shadow)'
    track_length: '3:02'
  - names:
      English: Hymn of the Eternal Empire [Suikoden - Eternal Empire (From Event "Audience
        with the Emperor")]
    track_length: '3:16'
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lyricists:
- link: artist/59280
  names:
    en: DragonAvenger
- link: artist/59198
  names:
    en: OA
- link: artist/59086
  names:
    en: Level 99
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2012-01-23T19:43
  edited_date: 2021-05-28T15:52
  fetched_date: 2026-01-03T06:18
  freedb: 2
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 9996
name: Unsung Heroes
names:
  en: Unsung Heroes
  ja: Unsung Heroes
  ja-latn: Unsung Heroes
notes: 'Comments from album director Andrew Luers (OA), and assistant directors Deia
  Vengen (DragonAvenger) & Stevo Bortz (Level 99)

  The original concept was brought forth to me by Shaun "Avaris" Wallace back when
  we were still working on Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption.

  We both agreed that while it is great to work with many well-known and often mixed
  themes - which are so loved for good reason - there should be no reason not to extend
  our hands into those games that have been overlooked for so long, but have genuinely
  beautiful themes as well. I''m proud of the work that these gentlemen and ladies
  have presented in this album, and hope that others will be able to appreciate the
  beauty of these tracks as well.

  - Andrew Luers (OA)

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  I was brought onto Unsung Heroes as an assistant director after the success of the
  Final Fantasy IV project, where I was able to do a lot of organizational work to
  help for a smooth release. The project idea was really unique; there had been a
  lot of songs that I''d forgotten about and it was a joy to revisit them and see
  what exactly I could put together as a tribute to those games that had been passed
  over for more popular titles. I also have enjoyed working with both Andrew and Stevo;
  they both have done a great job keeping this project moving and encouraging the
  mixers to get their work finished. I hope to work with all these mixers again soon!

  - Deia Vengen (DragonAvenger)

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Andrew and I first worked together on the Final Fantasy IV album. After work on
  that was complete, he invited me to take part in Unsung Heroes, helping organize
  and keep track of progress. The premise for this is something I, as well as every
  other person on this album, identify with: underappreciated gems, lost in the shadows
  of the spotlight given to the big hitters in the RPG scene. Each song tackled here
  has some personal meaning to the musician, moreso than just a single song from a
  game many people know. The choice of games was up to the individuals, and that adds
  an extra layer of personal investment into each track. These are the games we had
  that none of our other friends did, though we loved them just the same.

  Any song you listen to from Unsung Heroes is a testament that, even though lesser
  known, these games may indeed be more special. My hope is that this will encourage
  others to look at other, lesser-known games and find the beauty in them, or even
  seek out games they have never heard before just to see what they have to offer.
  Rock on, fellow Heroes!

  - Stevo Bortz (Level 99)

  Artists:

  DragonAvenger, OA (1)

  audio fidelity, Jenny Fae Davis (2)

  OA (3)

  ilp0 (4)

  OA, Rexy, Brandon Strader, DragonAvenger (5)

  Level 99 (6)

  Avaris, Level 99 (7)

  OA, DragonAvenger (8)

  Brandon Strader (9)

  Avaris (10)

  Vampire Hunter Dan (11)

  Level 99, DragonAvenger (12)

  OA, Scaredsim (13)

  John Revoredo (14)

  Abadoss, Brandon Strader, Rexy, Nutritious (15)'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/47
  names:
    en: OverClocked ReMix
    ja: OverClocked ReMix
    ja-latn: OverClocked ReMix
  role: publisher
performers:
- link: artist/59280
  names:
    en: DragonAvenger
- link: artist/59198
  names:
    en: OA
- link: artist/6601
  names:
    en: audio fidelity
- link: artist/12209
  names:
    en: Jenny Fae Davis
- link: artist/6605
  names:
    en: ilp0
- link: artist/3427
  names:
    en: Rexy
- link: artist/7192
  names:
    en: Brandon Strader
- link: artist/59086
  names:
    en: Level 99
- link: artist/10573
  names:
    en: Scaredsim
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picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/30/31303/31303-1327377165.png
platforms:
- Arcade
- NEC PC-Engine
- NES (Famicom)
- Nintendo DS
- SNES (Super Famicom)
- Sony PlayStation
- Sony PlayStation 2
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  names:
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  names:
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  names:
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    ja: ファザナドゥ
    ja-latn: Faxanadu
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    ja: ドラゴンスレイヤーIV ドラスレファミリー
    ja-latn: 'Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family'
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  names:
    en: Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
    ja: エストポリス伝記
    ja-latn: Estpolis Denki
- link: product/2729
  names:
    en: Luminous Arc
    ja: ルミナスアーク
    ja-latn: Luminous Arc
- names:
    en: 'The Lord of the Rings: Volume 1'
- link: product/328
  names:
    en: Bahamut Lagoon
    ja: バハムート ラグーン
    ja-latn: Bahamut Lagoon
- link: product/7956
  names:
    en: Ghouls 'n Ghosts
    ja: 大魔界村
    ja-latn: Daimakaimura
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  names:
    en: Breath of Fire II
    ja: ブレス オブ ファイアII 使命の子
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    en: 'Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys'
    ja: 'イース IV: The Dawn of Ys'
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    en: 'Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3'
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publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2012-01-24'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Free
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://soundcloud.com/ocremix/sets/unsung-heroes
  name: SoundCloud
- link: http://unsung.ocremix.org
  name: unsung.ocremix.org
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/31303?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://unsung.ocremix.org
    name: Unsung Heroes | OC ReMix
  Review:
  - link: http://www.originalsoundversion.com/ocr%e2%80%99s-unsung-heroes-the-%e2%80%98sung%e2%80%99-refers-to-the-singing-review/
    name: 'OSV: Jayson Napolitano''s Review'
