Katamari wa Damacy(塊は魂 Katamari wa Damashii) is the official soundtrack album for We ♥ Katamari. It does not include all the music from the game, omitting many of the instrumental tracks heard throughout the game.
These omissions were later added on the first and second discs of the soundtrack album of Me & My Katamari, Katamari Original Soundtrack Damacy. The album was published by Columbia Music Entertainment on July 20, 2005 with the catalog number COCX-33273. Its 18 tracks span a duration of 1:19:45.
We ♥ Katamari was nominated for the "Best Audio" award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. While the soundtrack as a whole did not win any awards like its predecessor, "Katamari on the Swing" won the award for Best Original Vocal/Pop Song at the 4th Annual Game Audio Network Guild awards in 2006.[16] The album reached #100 on the Japanese Oricon charts. GameSpot's review of the game termed the music "utterly avant-garde" and a "completely off-the-wall soundtrack that has the same key themes as the first game", though "decidedly less focused on catchiness" than that of the first game and more "experimental". Square Enix Music Online, in their review of the soundtrack album, said that it "pretty much lives up to the original's reputation" and is full of "lots of great original compositions that fit with the concept". While they said that the soundtrack has "more flaws and it's a bit less memorable" than the soundtrack to Katamari Damacy, it was still "just as fun and as quirky as the last"
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Ohayou!! Asagohan's artwork
The song Ohayou!! Asagohan ( おはよう！！朝ご飯) from THE iDOLM@STER (Arcade) has a logo which uses some of the same artwork as Katamari wa Damacy's album cover.[1]
The exact same octopus sausage can be seen on both covers.
We ♥ Katamari wallpaper
Whereas the toast on Katamari wa Damacy's album cover has one poached egg, two yolks cam be seen on Ohayou!! Asagohan's cover. However, it appears to be the same slice of bread.
The bags of bread on both covers have "morning" written in katakana on them.
A red version of the milk carton in Ohayou!! Asagohan's artwork can be seen in one of We ♥ Katamari's wallpapers.
A more detailed version of the rice cooker in the previously mentioned We ♥ Katamari's wallpaper can be seen on the song's cover.
