NieR:Piano Journeys
Album Title: NieR:Piano Journeys Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-11167 Release Date: April 16, 2025 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview […]
Tag: Arranged Album
Symphonic Memories Concert – music from SQUARE ENIX
Album Title: Symphonic Memories Concert – music from SQUARE ENIX Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10809/10 Release Date: September […]
NieR Replicant -10+1 Years- EP
Album Title: NieR Replicant -10+1 Years- EP Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: September 15, 2021 Purchase: Buy […]
The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 Arrange Soundtrack
Album Title: The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 Arrange Soundtrack Record Label: MissKissDisc Catalog No.: MKDS-0007 Release Date: November 24, 2017 […]
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 […]
Disgaea 5 -Alliance of Vengeance- Arrange Soundtrack
Album Title: Disgaea 5 -Alliance of Vengeance- Arrange Soundtrack Record Label: MissKissDisc Catalog No.: MKDS-0002 Release Date: August 15, 2015 Purchase: Buy […]
Darius Gaiden -The Last Kiss-
Album Title: Darius Gaiden -The Last Kiss- Record Label: Zuntata Records Catalog No.: ZTTL-0013 Release Date: July 21, 1997 Purchase: Download on iTunes […]
Darius the Omnibus -Generation-
Album Title: Darius the Omnibus -Generation- Record Label: Zuntata Records Catalog No.: ZTTL-0008 Release Date: March 28, 1997 Purchase: Download on iTunes Overview […]
Darius Remix
Album Title: Darius Remix Record Label: Sweep Record Catalog No.: SRIN-1037 Release Date: December 29, 2007 Purchase: Buy at Sweep Record Overview […]
Darius -Taito Game Music Vol. 2-
Album Title: Darius -Taito Game Music Vol. 2- Record Label: Alfa Records Catalog No.: 28XA-166 (CD); ALC-22912 (Tape); ALR-22912 (Vinyl) Release Date: […]
Seiken Densetsu -Legend of Mana- Arrangement Album: Promise
Album Title: Seiken Densetsu -Legend of Mana- Arrangement Album: Promise Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10510 Release Date: Sep 30, […]
Ultima Mix
Album Title: Ultima Mix Record Label: Canyon Records Catalog No.: D32G-0063 (CD); C28P-6714 (Tape); C28G-0478 (Vinyl) Release Date: September 5, 1987; […]
Nintendo World Cup Arrange Album
Album Title: Nintendo World Cup Arrange Album (Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club Soccer Edition) Record Label: Meldac Catalog No.: MECG-28002 Release Date: June […]
V’Ball -U.S. Championship- Arrange Album
Album Title: V’Ball -U.S. Championship- Arrange Album (V’Ball) Record Label: Meldac Catalog No.: MECG-28002 Release Date: March 10, 1990 Purchase: Buy Used Copy […]
Disgaea D2 Arrange Soundtrack
Album Title: Disgaea D2 Arrange Soundtrack Record Label: Lantis Catalog No.: LACA-15304 Release Date: June 12, 2013 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview The Disgaea […]
Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album
Album Title: Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10490 Release Date: March 25, 2015 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview […]
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, […]
Monster Hunter Disco Remix
Album Title: Monster Hunter Disco Remix Record Label: Suleputer Catalog No.: CPCA-10345 Release Date: October 1, 2014 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan […]
Mega Man Dystopia
Album Title: Mega Man Dystopia Record Label: Suleputer Catalog No.: CPCA-10377 Release Date: February 11, 2015 Purchase: Buy from CDJapan Overview […]
Mega Man Utopia
Album Title: MegaMan Utopia Record Label: Suleputer Catalog No.: CPCA-10376 Release Date: January 14, 2015 Purchase: Buy from CDJapan Overview Rockman, […]
The Epic of Zektbach Piano Collection
Album Title: The Epic of Zektbach Piano Collection Record Label: Konami Digital Entertainment Catalog No.: GFCA-194 Release Date: March 24, 2010 Purchase: […]
Monster Hunter Brass Quintet
Album Title: Monster Hunter Brass Quintet Record Label: Suleputer Catalog No.: CPCA-10372 Release Date: Jan 14, 2015 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview […]
Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Compilation Album [Self-Cover]
Album Title: Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Compilation Album [Self-Cover] Record Label: Suleputer Catalog No.: CPCA-10344 Release Date: October 1, 2014 Purchase: […]
Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Compilation Album [Tribute]
Album Title: Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Compilation Album [Tribute] Record Label: Suleputer Catalog No.: CPCA-10343 Release Date: October 1, 2014 Purchase: […]
Transfiguration
Album Title: Transfiguration Record Label: N/A Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: May 1, 2014 Purchase: Buy at Bandcamp Overview In a follow-up […]
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, […]
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: […]
Prescription for Sleep -Game Music Lullabies-
Album Title: Prescription for Sleep -Game Music Lullabies- Record Label: Scarlet Moon Records Catalog No.: SMRC-1006 Release Date: May 19, 2014 Purchase: […]
Final Fantasy Orchestral Album
Album Title: Final Fantasy Orchestral Album (Limited Edition) Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-20010 (Regular Edition); SQEX-20008/9 (Limited Edition) Release Date: December […]
Video Game Orchestra -Live at Symphony Hall-
Exclusive: Review of the Kickstarter-funded concert recording featuring Grandia, God of War, Final Fantasy VII, and more.
Monarch -Heroes Of A New Age- Arrangements & Variations
Album Title: Monarch -Heroes Of A New Age- Arrangements & Variations Record Label: Scarlet Moon Records Catalog No.: SMRC-1002 Release Date: […]
The Witch and the Hundred Knight Arrange Soundtrack
Album Title: The Witch and the Hundred Knight Arrange Soundtrack Record Label: MissKissDisc Catalog No.: MKDS-0001 Release Date: March 5, 2014 Purchase: […]
Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections Field & Battle
Album Title: Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections Field and Battle Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10177 Release Date: January 13, 2010 Purchase: […]
Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections
Album Title: Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10144 Release Date: May 27, 2009 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan […]
Xevious 30th Anniversary Tribute
Album Title: Xevious 30th Anniversary Tribute Record Label: Namco Sounds Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: January 29, 2013 Purchase: Download at iTunes Overview […]
Hanakisou Symphonic Orchestra
Album Title: Hanakisou Symphonic Orchestra Record Label: WAYUTA Catalog No.: WACD-501 Release Date: March 30, 2007 Purchase: Buy at Amazon JP Overview […]
Samurai Shodown Image Album
Album Title: Samurai Shodown Image Album (Samurai Spirits Image Album) Record Label: Pony Canyon Catalog No.: PCCB-00147 Release Date: February 18, 1994 […]
Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections
Album Title: Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10347 Release Date: November 7, 2012 Purchase: Buy at […]
Yousuke Yasui Interview: Retro-Inspired Shooting Music
Yousuke Yasui’s passion for classic game music led him to work alongside the artists that originally inspired him, Shinji Hosoe and Ayako […]
Shiro Hamaguchi Profile
A successful anime composer best known to gamers for creating the orchestrations for Final Fantasy cinematics, arranged albums, and concerts
Masashi Hamauzu Profile
Square Enix turned freelance composer noted for pushing artistic boundaries on titles such as Final Fantasy XIII, SaGa Frontier II, and Dirge of Cerberus
Hiroki Kikuta Profile
The Secret of Mana cult favourite has recently enjoyed a career resurgence and has produced numerous new scores, remixes, and original albums
Yasunori Mitsuda Profile
Won the hearts of millions of gamers with his beautiful scores for RPGs such as the Chrono, Xeno, and Inazuma Eleven franchises
Motoi Sakuraba Interview: Diverse New Projects
Despite a career spanning decades, Motoi Sakuraba continues to be important as ever in the Japanese games industry. His latest works have […]
Nier Tribute Album -Echo-
Album Title: Nier Tribute Album -Echo- Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10247 Release Date: September 14, 2011 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan […]
Kohta Takahashi Interview: Cutting-Edge Namco Scores
Kohta Takahashi is best known for his cutting-edge contributions to several major Namco titles. In particular, Ace Combat 2‘s rock performances, Ridge Racer V‘s […]
Hisayoshi Ogura Interview: Our Most Extensive Interview
Hisayoshi Ogura is among the most long-standing and influential musicians in the games industry. Having joined Taito in 1983, he made numerous […]
Soyo Oka Interview
Soyo Oka is a versatile freelance musician that once worked at Nintendo from 1987 to 1995. She is best known for creating […]
Xenogears Orchestral Album -Myth-
Commentary from composer Yasunori Mitsuda about the orchestral recordings
Xenogears Arranged Album -Creid-
Commentary from composer Yasunori Mitsuda about the creative album production
Shoichiro Sakamoto (aka Jun.A) Interview: Tributes to Touhou and Retro Game Music
Shoichiro Sakamoto leads a double life. For his day job, he composes a range of music for Shinji Hosoe’s music production company […]
Nier Gestalt & Nier Replicant -15 Nightmares & Arrange Tracks-
Commentary from lead composer Keiichi Okabe
Kenji Ito Interview: A Blossoming Freelance Career
Since leaving Square in 2001, Kenji Ito’s career has blossomed. He has scored everything from video games to visual novels to animes. […]
Mega Man 1 & 2 Sound Team Interview: Reunited 20 Years On
The NES’ Mega Man and Mega Man 2 might have been released over 20 years ago, but the games are still very popular in the fan […]
Hiroki Ogawa Interview: Dog Ear Records Producer
Hiroki Ogawa is a producer at Nobuo Uematsu’s label Dog Ear Records. In addition to various management and administrative roles, Ogawa is […]
Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami & Hiroki Isogai Interview: A Retro Revival
Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, and Hiroki Isogai are the current members of game developer Inti Creates’ sound team. The head of the […]
Kou Hayashi & Daisuke Nagata (k.h.d.n.) Interview: Milestone Soundtracks
k.h.d.n. are a duo of electronic composers, Kou Hayashi and Daisuke Nagata, that are currently leading employees at shooter developer Milestone. During […]
Noriyuki Iwadare Interview: An Incredible Year
Noriyuki Iwadare has had an incredible year. He has brought the Grandia and Lunar series into the modern age with two highly […]
Hiroki Kikuta Interview: Deep Reflections and a Promising Outlook
Following our meeting at Symphonic Fantasies, Hiroki Kikuta engaged in a detailed email-based interview with us, conducted by Justin Pfeiffer. He provides a […]
Yoko Shimomura Interview: From Stockholm and Cologne
In the first of a four part interview series at Symphonic Fantasies, Yoko Shimomura talked to us exclusively about her past, present, and […]
Yoshitaka Hirota Interview: Near Death Experience
In November 2005, we conducted our second ever interview, this time with Yoshitaka Hirota. Having occurred just as two new Shadow Hearts […]
Yasunori Mitsuda Interview: His Life and Works
In October 2005, we conducted our first ever interview, this time with Yasunori Mitsuda. This interview provides an indepth analysis into his […]