Our Song of Hope: A Look at the Arrangers of the Final Fantasy XIV Soundtracks
Since its early days, the music of Final Fantasy XIV has been handled by a team of people, rather than just one single composer. […]
Author: Christopher Huynh
Final Symphony II – Listener’s Guide
Overview With the release of Final Symphony II – music from Final Fantasy V, VIII, IX, and XIII, Thomas Böcker’s Merregnon Records has presented […]
Final Fantasy VII Symphony Listener’s Guide
Overview At this point I have given closer examinations of Roger Wanamo’s narrative “Final Fantasy VI Symphonic Poem” and Masashi Hamauzu’s thematic […]
Final Fantasy X Piano Concerto Listener’s Guide
Overview In this three-part series, I am taking a deeper look into the major works of Spielemusikkonzerte’s Final Symphony album, featuring new large […]
Final Fantasy VI Symphonic Poem Listener’s Guide
Overview With the release of the recent chart-topping Final Symphony on many digital retailers’ classical charts, it seems that the discussion of the connection […]
Yakuza: Karaoke Best Selection
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Yakuza 5: The Best Songs Selection
Album Title: Yakuza 5: The Best Songs Selection (Ryu Uta: Ryu ga Gotoku 5 The Best Songs Selection Record Label: SEGA Catalog No.: […]
Yakuza 5 Featured Songs
Album Title: Yakuza 5 Featured Songs (Ryu ga Gotoku 5 Yume, Kanaeshi Mono featured songs) Record Label: Warner Music Japan Catalog No.: WPDH-10177 Release […]
Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 2 -Bra★Bra-
Album Title: Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 2 -Bra★Bra- Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10538 Release Date: March 23, 2016 […]
Yakuza 5 Original Soundtrack Vol. 2
Album Title: Yakuza 5 Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 (Ryu ga Gotoku 5 Yume, Kanaeshi Mono Original Soundtrack Vol. 2) Record Label: SEGA Catalog […]
Yakuza 5 Original Soundtrack Vol. 1
Album Title: Yakuza 5 Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 (Ryu ga Gotoku 5 Yume, Kanaeshi Mono Original Soundtrack Vol. 1) Record Label: SEGA Catalog […]
Yakuza 4 Original Soundtrack Vol. 2
Album Title: Yakuza 4 Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 (Ryu ga Gotoku 4 Densetsu wo Tsugumono Original Soundtrack Vol. 2) Record Label: SEGA Catalog No.: […]
Yakuza 4 Original Soundtrack Vol. 1
Album Title: Yakuza 4 Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 (Ryu ga Gotoku 4 Densetsu wo Tsugumono Original Soundtrack Vol. 1) Record Label: SEGA […]
Memory Match and Catch Original Soundtrack
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Prune Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Prune Original Soundtrack Record Label: Bandcamp Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: July 23, 2015 Purchase: Buy at Bandcamp Overview Prune Original […]
Soul Sacrifice Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Soul Sacrifice Original Soundtrack Record Label: TEAM Entertainment Catalog No.: KDSD-00619 Release Date: March 13, 2013 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview […]
Phantasm
Album Title: Phantasm Record Label: Bandcamp Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: March 30, 2015 Purchase: Buy at Bandcamp Overview Phantasm is the first […]
dreeps Original Soundtrack
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Super Mario Bros. Music: The 30th Anniversary
Album Title: Super Mario Bros. Music: The 30th Anniversary Record Label: Nippon Columbia Catalog No.: COCX-39270/1 Release Date: September 13, 2015 Purchase: […]
Dragon’s Crown Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Dragon’s Crown Original Soundtrack Record Label: Basiscape Records Catalog No.: BSPE-1051/3 Release Date: November 30, 2015 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan | Download […]
Unchained Blades 2 Original Soundtrack
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Unchained Blades Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Unchained Blades Original Soundtrack (UnchainBlades ReXX Original Soundtrack) Record Label: Dog Ear Records Catalog No.: DERP-10016 Release Date: July 27, […]
Frog Fractions
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Final Fantasy Theatrhythm Compilation Album
Album Title: Final Fantasy Theatrhythm Compilation Album Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10376/80 Release Date: July 31, 2013 Purchase: […]
Dark Souls II -Scholar of the First Sin- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Dark Souls II -Scholar of the First Sin- Original Soundtrack Record Label: From Software Catalog No.: FFSA-ST006/7 Release Date: February […]
Final Fantasy XIV -Before the Fall- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy XIV -Before the Fall- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20022 Release Date: August […]
Retro-Active Pt. 2
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Military Tune The Album
Album Title: Military Tune The Album Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10448 Release Date: October 1, 2014 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan […]
Prescription for Sleep: Lullabies of Mana
Album Title: Prescription for Sleep: Lullabies of Mana Record Label: Scarlet Moon Records Catalog No.: SMRC-1009 Release Date: December 1, 2015 Purchase: […]
SQ Swing
Album Title: SQ Swing Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10434 Release Date: May 28, 2014 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview SQ […]
xxxHolic Soundfile
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Persona 4 -Arena Ultimax- Original Soundtrack
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Persona 4 -Arena- Original Sountrack
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Petit March
Album Title: Petit March Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: LC-2092 Release Date: February 15, 2012 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview Petit […]
Persona Super Live 2015 -Night of the Phantom-
Album Title: Persona Super Live in Nippon Budokan -Night of the Phantom- (CD/DVD/Blu-ray) Record Label: Mastard Records Catalog No.: LNCM-1115/6 (CD), LNBM-1113/4 […]
Ways For Liberation
Album Title: Ways For Liberation Record Label: beatnation Records Catalog No.: LC-1891/2 Release Date: March 24, 2010 Purchase: Buy at Amazon.co.jp Overview Ways for […]
Persona 4 -Dancing All Night- Soundtrack Collector’s Edition
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Persona 4 -Dancing All Night- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Persona 4 -Dancing All Night- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Atlus Catalog No.: ATS-01506 Release Date: June 25, 2015 Purchase: Buy at Amazon.co.jp […]
Persona 4 -Dancing All Night- Soundtrack Advanced CD
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Nova-111
Album Title: Nova-111 Record Label: LOUDR Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: September 1, 2015 Purchase: Buy at LOUDR Overview Nova-111 is a new […]
Runbow Original Soundtrack
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EVOLUTION
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REVOLUTION
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Final Fantasy Explorers Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy Explorers Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10464 Release Date: December 17, 2014 Purchase: Buy […]
cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion-
Album Title: cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion- Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: LC-2107 Release Date: December 7, 2011 Purchase: […]
The Epic of Zektbach -Masinowa-
Album Title: The Epic of Zektbach -Masinowa- Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: GFCA-273/4 Release Date: April 6, 2011 Purchase: Buy […]
Prism (Limited Edition)
Album Title: Prism (Limited Edition) Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: KOCX-1/2 Release Date: April 8, 2009 Purchase: Buy at Amazon.co.jp Overview The Konamistyle […]
Prism (Regular Edition)
Album Title: Prism (Regular Edition) Record Label: Columbia Music Entertainment Catalog No.: COCX-35476 Release Date: April 8, 2009 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview […]
Rewind!
Album Title: Rewind! Record Label: beatnation Records Catalog No.: LC-1729 Release Date: December 18, 2008 Purchase: Buy at Amazon.co.jp Overview Rewind! is […]
Eight Elements of the Star
Album Title: EIGHT ELEMENTS OF THE STAR Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: LC-1479 Release Date: July 28, 2006 Purchase: Buy […]
Retro-Active Pt. 1 Remixed
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Final Fantasy Tribute
Album Title: Final Fantasy Tribute ~Thanks~ Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10358/9 Release Date: December 5, 2012 Purchase: Buy at Amazon […]
thomas was alone Original Soundtrack
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Super Dead Rising 3 Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Super Ultra Dead Rising 3′ Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha Original Soundtrack Record Label: Sumthing Else Music Works […]
Telepath Tactics Original Soundtrack
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cyber beatnation 1st conclusion
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Sunset
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follow slowly
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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Original Soundtrack Record Label: Crystal Dynamics Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: December 8, […]
Crevice
Album Title: Crevice Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: LC-2146 Release Date: February 27, 2013 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview Crevice is […]
Final Fantasy Vocal Collection
Album Title: Final Fantasy Vocal Collection Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10360 Release Date: January 30, 2013 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview […]
Final Fantasy XIII -Lightning Returns- Original Soundtrack PLUS
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Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album
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Prescription for Sleep -Game Music Lullabies- Volume II
Album Title: Prescription for Sleep -Game Music Lullabies- Volume II Record Label: Scarlet Moon Records Catalog No.: SMRC-1008 Release Date: April 27, […]
Sayonara Sekai
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Guacamelee! Original Soundtrack
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marble
Album Title: marble / marble -Re Edition- Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: LC-1363 (GFCA-219) Release Date: February 25, 2005 (March 24, […]
Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo -Bra★Bra-
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Project Destati: LIGHT
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Project Destati: Awakening
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Backdrops
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Raindrops
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The Epic of Zektbach Piano Collection
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The Epic of Zektbach -Ristaccia-
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Imported Game Music
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starmine
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Cardinal Gate Conclusion
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Legacy Sessions -GAME Generation 5-
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Retro-Active Pt. 1
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Harmony of Heroes: Final Smash
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Hearthstone -Heroes of Warcraft- Original Soundtrack
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Harmony of Heroes
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Denjin K
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Monaco -The Gentleman’s Private Collection-
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Monaco -What’s Yours Is Mine-
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Fantasia -Music Evolved- Original Soundtrack Director’s Cut
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Fantasia -Music Evolved- Original Soundtrack
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milestone -dj TAKA-
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The Swapper Original Soundtrack
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The Banner Saga
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Super Guitar Bros.
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Final Fantasy: Random Encounter
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Transfiguration
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Final Fantasy VII / VIII / IX Piano Opera
Album Title: Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII / VIII / IX Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10432 Release Date: April 23, […]
Final Fantasy XIII -Lightning Returns- Original Soundtrack
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Drakengard Chips Music
Album Title: Drakengard Chips Music (Drag-on Dragoon Chips Music) Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: TGCS-7750 Release Date: December 19, 2013 Purchase: […]
Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin
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Lovely Planet Original Soundtrack
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Katamari: Touch My Katamari Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Touch My Katamari Original Soundtrack (Katamari Damacy Novita Original Soundtrack: Katamori Damacy) Record Label: NIPPON COLUMBIA Catalog No.: COCX-37131 Release […]
Chihiro Onitsuka Profile
Anyone who was anticipating the release of Drakengard 3 (Drag-on Dragoon 3 in Japan) has likely become acquainted with J-Pop singer-songwriter Chihiro […]