TGS 2009

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  Sample Square Enix’s Upcoming Wares: Square Enix Music Sampler CD Vol. 4 (Review)

  October 16, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this Sample Square Enix’s Upcoming Wares: Square Enix Music Sampler CD Vol. 4 (Review)

  

  We posted the track list for Square Enix’s latest sampler disc from TGS, Square Enix Music Sampler CD Vol . 4 a couple weeks ago. We now have the disc in-hand, and thought we’d tell you our impressions of what Square Enix has to offer for the rest of 2009 and beyond.

  There’s a lot of great stuff here, from Four Warriors of Light, to a sample from Love SQ, to music from Final Fantasy XIII. It’s a generous tease, but it still leaves me wanting some of these releases more sooner than later.

  Hit the jump to find out which samples have me really excited in our review of the Sampler CD Vol. 4. (more…)

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  New Final Fantasy XIV Trailer From TGS = New Uematsu Music!

  September 29, 2009 | Patrick Gann | 3 Comments Share this New Final Fantasy XIV Trailer From TGS = New Uematsu Music!

  Alright people, in case you haven’t seen this yet, check out the new trailer for Square Enix’s upcoming MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV, scored by series veteran Nobuo Uematsu.

  The trailer has new music, including a great battle theme (or what we presume will be a battle theme at any rate). Frankly, I’m getting to the point where I’m itching to know just how much music Uematsu has written for the game’s initial release. Will the OST be one disc, or two, or even three? I can’t wait to hear it all!

  Given Square Enix’s talk about the game’s release window, hopefully we’re now less than a year away from this game’s release (and, hence, the full soundtrack release). But it could come as late as December 2010. Hopefully more trailers like these will come to hold us over.

• Game Music

  Preview Square Enix’s Upcoming Games: Square Enix Music Sampler CD Vol. 4 From TGS09

  September 28, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 1 Comment Share this Preview Square Enix’s Upcoming Games: Square Enix Music Sampler CD Vol. 4 From TGS09

  
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  We took a look at the Square Enix Music Sampler CD Vol. 3 last year after TGS, and this year’s volume looks like it’s breaking even more ground with music from Four Warriors of Light -Final Fantasy Gaiden-, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, the Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts 2nd Album CD (all extremely long titles), and Final Fantasy XIII. There are also some bonuses here that don’t really show off what’s coming from Square Enix, but are rather a nice little treat for fans including a TGS 2007 trailer track from Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess and music from The World Ends With You.

  As usual, however, if you weren’t in Japan for TGS, you’re likely going to have a difficult time finding this one. The Sampler discs are typically given away with every purchase at the Square Enix Music Store, and seemingly disappear after the show. It’s a shame, too, because this one looks like it’s a pretty awesome collection of tunes.

  Watch for our review of the disc in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, hit the jump to see the full track listing. (more…)

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