Something
very interesting I noticed about Akuroma's Battle Music:
In the song, as you should know, you can hear a countdown in different parts of the song, going "5...4...3...2...1..." and eventually "5, 4, 3, 2, 1" without any pause. Listen closely to how they are said in his theme
here (the first countdown starts at 0:10, and another one can be heard at 0:59, and from there, the numbers are randomly chatted until 1:56 in the vid, which is when the song loops back and goes to that countdown)
Apparently, the countdown originally came from Dance Dance Revolution, specifically in the song
Trip Machine. For anyone that is wondering, the
Trip Machine songs (yes, it has spawned many remixes) are famous in DDR for being among the first and original "boss" songs (along with the Paranoia songs). Notably, the
Trip Machine songs each had a countdown part that were said in the same way/voice as in Akuroma's Battle Theme. Yep that's right, if you want proof, you can click on the the link below to hear the original
Trip Machine song, and you'll notice the same countdown spoken in Akuroma's Theme.
The orginal Trip Machine (the countdown part can be heard starting at 0:07 in the vid)
And in the cases with some other
Trip Machine songs too.
Trip Machine -luv mix- (the countdown part can be heard starting at 1:02)
Trip Machine PhoeniX (the countdown part can be heard again starting at 0:07)
Other Trip Machine songs play the countdown in reverse (going 1, 2, 3, 4, and in this instance, it would be played around the middle of the song. One good example of a Trip Machine song with this version is Trip Machine Survivor; again, the countdown has the same voice). Also, the original Trip Machine was released in 1998, thus showing the validity that the countdown in Akuroma's Theme was taken from a DDR song.
BTW, all the Trip Machine songs I mentioned are official remixes from the Dance Dance Revolution games, not fan-made remixes.
Now, I
really do apologize if this was the wrong thread to post this information, but because it is a Black and White 2
Discussion Thread, interesting observations can be discussed here, as I assumed, so that's why I put it on this thread. I mean, I really found it interesting that Game Freak actually decided to put some DDR elements into this game's music; yet, the turnout was pretty fantastic. The countdown parts in Akuroma's Battle Theme is one major reason why it is one of my favorite tracks in Pokemon Black and White 2 already (along with the Ghetsis Battle Theme).