Square Enix Music

• Game Music, Japanese

  Square Enix Music Revives Trilogy Soundtracks of Two Classic Franchises

  July 27, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Square Enix Music Revives Trilogy Soundtracks of Two Classic Franchises Share this Square Enix Music Revives Trilogy Soundtracks of Two Classic Franchises

  

  Square Enix Music is doing their best to gives fans of their earlier games some love by bringing the music of two of their classic game franchises to Blu-ray. The first three games of the Final Fantasy series as well as the SaGa series will be seeing their soundtracks brought to Blu-ray, along with video from the games and other art assets showcased in a special “Revival” disc series.

  Both revivals are linear progressions. The first SaGa game was known as Final Fantasy Legend on the Gameboy in the states. As such, these revivals are the first three NES/Famicom and Gameboy games in the Final Fantasy series respectively. Nobou Uematsu worked on Final Fantasy 1-3, and also worked on both Legend and assisted with fellow composer Kenji Ito on Legend 2. (Ito would go on to composer for the Romancing SaGa games that succeeded the Legend series) Legend 3 was composed by Square newcomers Chihiro Fujioka and Ryuji Sasai.

  The Blu-ray releases will not only feature the soundtracks to the games, but also gameplay and other art assets, as revealed by the Square Enix Music twitter.

  【2018年8月15日発売】FFシリーズの原点の楽曲がゲーム映像付きBlu-rayでリバイバル！「FINAL FANTASY I・II・III Original Soundtrack Revival Disc」！ 今週はサンプル動画はお休みして制作中のブックレットの一部をチラ見せ！ 詳細はぜひ製品版で！ #FFリバイバルサントラhttps://t.co/MbVsTGEvlm pic.twitter.com/FiLOt7PGWS

  — SQEX MUSIC (@sem_sep) July 25, 2018

  The SaGa 1,2,3 Original Soundtrack Revival Disc will be available on the Square Enix Music site and Amazon Japan on August 8th, while the Final Fantasy I, II, III Original Soundtrack Revival Disc will be available on August 15th.

• Game Music, Japanese

  Preview the Music of Octopath Traveler with Square-Enix Music

  March 30, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | 1 Comment Share this Preview the Music of Octopath Traveler with Square-Enix Music

  

  If you weren’t aware of it, Square-Enix’s new RPG that’s slated to be released later this year for the Nintendo Switch has a preview soundtrack available for listening and purchase. Project OCTOPATH TRAVELER, which currently has a demo out for the Nintendo Switch and is receiving praise for its design and depth, receives its soundtrack courtesy of composer Yasunori Nishiki (Frontier Gate, Gravity Daze 2). With the demo receiving high marks, having the game’s soundtrack released in a preview album is a smart move on the part of Square-Enix Music.

  The project OCTOPATH TRAVELER Original Soundtrack Preview Version features 22 tracks from the game’s full music lineup, and is currently available for download via iTunes Japan. The game currently has a proposed release date of July, and hopefully a full soundtrack will be released shortly after.

  For those of you who are enjoying the demo and don’t want to wait for the full game’s release to enjoy Yasunori Nishiki’s compositions from the game, this preview version should whet your appetite.
  

• Game Music

  Square Enix Online Store Anniversary sees Sale on Music

  February 14, 2016 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Square Enix Online Store Anniversary sees Sale on Music Share this Square Enix Online Store Anniversary sees Sale on Music

  

  To celebrate the one year anniversary of the Square Enix Online Store the digital storefront is running a sale through February 21st with savings up to 50% off of games, goods and soundtracks. There are also some specific offers and $10 bonus deals you can check out after the cut but since you’re reading this on OSV you’re probably most interested in the music.

  The savings aren’t nearly as impressive on the music side of things but there are, at least, 31 different albums on offer. The biggest savings of 30% off include a couple of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles CDs, some of Final Fantasy XI’s numerous soundtracks and The 3rd Birthday. Recent releases like 2015’s BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo ($24) and X’mas Collections Music from Bravely Default ($27) from 2014 have had a few bucks knocked off the asking price. Even that ridiculously posh, 7-disc collection, Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 & 2.5 ReMIX- Original Soundtrack BOX ($72), can be had $8 cheaper during the sale.

  *commercial announcer voice* Hop on your chocobo today! *kweh* Warm up that airship right now! Because these prices won’t last long and supplies are limited!

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  Listen to Samples of the Secret/Legend of Mana Arrangement Album PROMISE

  September 29, 2015 | Ryan Paquet | 4 Comments Share this Listen to Samples of the Secret/Legend of Mana Arrangement Album PROMISE

  

  Another highly anticipated album, Seiken Densetsu/Legend of Mana Arrangement Album: Promise featuring arrangements of music by Yoko Shimomura will be released on September 30, 2015.

  Square Enix Music  has posted samples of all the albums 12 tracks which you can listen to here.  The translated English track list is as follows:

  01	Hometown of Domina
  02	To the Sea
  03	Polpota Harbor
  04	Legend of Mana
  05	Picturesque Landscape
  06	Traveler’s Road
  07	Singing Wind, Journey’s Path
  08	Tango Appassionata – As the Heart Wills
  09	Such Cruel Fate
  10	Seven Shades of Life – Bejeweled City in Ruins
  11	Nostalgic Song Reprise – Finale
  12	Song of MANA

  
  From what I’ve heard of the samples, the majority of the music has a soul bossa nova sound to it.  The album is available for pre-order from Square Enix Music.  Is this an album you’re looking forward to?

  Source: http://www.square-enix.co.jp

• Game Music, Reviews

  Fifth Time’s The Charm? FFXI: Seekers of Adoulin OST (Review)

  July 10, 2013 | Richard McDonald | 3 Comments Share this Fifth Time’s The Charm? FFXI: Seekers of Adoulin OST (Review)

  

  Seekers of Adoulin is the latest expansion for the long-running MMORPG Final Fantasy XI; the music, as with the four previous expansions, is composed by Naoshi Mizuta. I have to admit, Naoshi Mizuta is relatively unknown to me. Looking though his discography, I realize that I’ve not played any games where he is the sole composer (Street Fighter Alpha, Parasite Eve II, etc) and he hasn’t stood out for me when collaborating with Final Fantasy veterans Nobuo Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu. So this review will be based entirely on the soundtrack, without any context of how the music worked in the game.

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