I meant to make this post much, much earlier in the year (and even at or closer to the tail end of the previous year), but some things got away from me. In any case, it's just as well to make the post now and supplement it this week with a few posts on related topics. So, around that time, there was an important milestone in Pokémon music, as far as the English side of things is concerned: it was the 25th anniversary of the "2B A Master" album, an iconic (by now) collection of Pokémon songs in English. Despite that status, the anniversary seemingly went by without much regard or consideration, and because of that I want to (re)draw attention to it and provide a few considerations of my own.
The contents of the album comprises many of the songs that western (influenced) fans like me will recognize, including the instantly identifiable Pokémon Theme as well as the PokéRap. All of the songs were also present over the course of the Kanto saga, though one needed to have the album to listen to them in their entirety. Besides the explicitly mentioned songs, it could be admitted that the others are slightly "cheesy" yet have significance, so there may have been the thought that the album could be remade to coincide with the anniversary as mentioned above and be made relevant to current Pokémon developments.
Of course, it's not always easy to do that, especially given the flurry of rights management in music today; some concessions may even have had to be made for using Pokémon Theme in the dub of the "finale arc". Furthermore, it may not be in the best interest to remake the album one-to-one as some elements may not be relevant to today, like Team Rocket, being no longer significantly present. Overall, the "hoops" for remaking the album are plentiful and not easy to go through, regardless of its significance for many fans.
For a Pokémon fan, though, any kind of related music will still be significant regardless if it's recent or long in the tooth, the latter of which applies to the album that becomes the focus of this post. After its 25 years, a little later than the one for Pokémon, it's still on my mind and perhaps likewise for many fans. Whether or not that leads to other developments like a remake is another matter, but it's still a fine album today as it was back then.
One year ago: Cosplay: Foodtopia Season 3
Two years ago: Special Research Guides
Three years ago: Brave with the Firefly
Four years ago: On "Digital Talents" and Pokémon
Five years ago: Play Pokémon on a Plane
Six years ago: A Tropius Keychain
Seven years ago: Cosplay: J-COSHOKAI 3 - Saikou no Yorokobi
Eight years ago: Shuffling Stages
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