PS2 Game Lupin III - Columbus no Isaha wa Shu ni Somaru

I like this CD a lot. It's great that the Lupin video game makers are having Yuji Ohno compose original music for their games. However, since this CD wasn't released by Vap, it seems that they weren't able to include any of the TV special music that may have been in the game* (since Vap owns the rights to that music). As such, this CD is much shorter than the last game's soundtrack. It's hard to pick any standout tracks, because the whole CD is just that good (though the Zeingata march featured here is definitely one of the best in recent memory). I'd go so far as to say that except for the fact that many of the tracks are very short (usually less than 2 minutes), this rivals some of Yuji Ohno's best TV special work of the past few years. It's got fast action themes, ominous suspense themes, and of course, a few goofy Lupin comedy themes. If you don't mind short tracks, this CD is definitely recommended. The only reason it's not 5 stars is because of the afore-mentioned short tracks. *: I haven't played this game, but I'm assuming that like the game of the previous year, it had musical cues from the various TV specials mixed in with its original score.