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 […]
Tag: Chrono
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 […]
Last SQ
Album Title: Last SQ Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10521/2 Release Date: November 25, 2015 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview The […]
Chrono Trigger & Chrono Cross Arrangement Album -To Far Away Times-
Album Title: Chrono Trigger & Chrono Cross Arrangement Album -To Far Away Times- Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10501 Release […]
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, […]
Chrono Piano Album -Through Time and Space-
Album Title: Chrono Piano Album -Through Time and Space- Record Label: Video Games Live Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: March 15, 2015 […]
Descendants of Erdrick – Advent
Album Title: Descendants of Erdrick – Advent Record Label: Bandcamp Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: November 22, 2014 Purchase: Download at Bandcamp Overview […]
Video Games Live Level 3
Album Title: Video Games Live Level 3 Record Label: Mystical Stone Entertainment Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: February 18, 2014 Purchase: Buy […]
Multiplayer: A Tribute to Video Games
YouTube artists unite for this diverse officially-licensed cover album for Child’s Play Charity
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: […]
rePLAY -Symphony of Heroes-: Houston, July 2014
A hero’s story told through narrative and orchestration
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.
The World is Square: Stay Awhile and Listen
Exclusive: Pre-release review of the second album of Square covers from the Massachusetts-based folk band.
The Greatest Video Game Music 2
Album Title: The Greatest Video Game Music 2 Record Label: X5 Music Group Catalog No.: X5CD118 Release Date: November 6, 2012 Purchase: […]
Yoshitaka Hirota Profile
Best known for composing the unconventional but beautiful Shadow Hearts soundtracks, but has also worked as a sound designer and music producer
Nobuo Uematsu Profile
The most popular game music composer across the world, the artist won legions of hearts with his Final Fantasy scores, albums, and concert productions
Hayato Matsuo Profile
This symphonist has made stellar contributions in the fields of video games, animes, live concerts, and pop music alike
Tsuyoshi Sekito Profile
A graduate of Konami’s MSX room, this artist went on to become Square Enix’s premier rock artist and co-found The Black Mages
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
Roger Wanamo Interview: Narratively-Driven Symphonic Arrangements
Roger Wanamo is a classically-trained composer and orchestrator. Fascinated by the concept of bringing game music to concert halls, Wanamo has closely […]
Back to the Future: Boston, April 2011
Boston’s Symphony Hall is an imposing edifice, built like a temple in the era in which music was treated as a kind […]
Fantasy Comes Alive: Singapore, April 2010
On April 30, 2010, I attended the second of two concerts of Fantasy Comes Alive, a chamber orchestral rendition of music from Video […]
Video Games Live: Cardiff, December 2009
Video Games Live concluded their Europe 2009 tour on December 3 with a performance at the Cardiff International Arena to 1,800 people. I […]
Thomas Boecker Interview: Recollecting Symphonic Fantasies
Thomas Boecker is the producer of the acclaimed game music concertsSymphonic Fantasies and Symphonic Shades that recently premiered in Cologne, Germany. This week, he announced […]
Joshua Morse Interview: Remixing Castlevania
Joshua Morse is a fan arranger known for his contributions to OverClocked ReMix and OneUp Studios. In this interview, Joshua discusses his latest album Castlevania: Sonata […]
Yasunori Mitsuda Interview: Since We Last Spoke…
In the second of a four part interview series at Symphonic Fantasies, Yasunori Mitsuda talked to us exclusively about his past, present, and […]
A Night in Fantasia 2009: Sydney, September 2009
On September 26, 2009, the concert A Night in Fantasia 2009 occurred at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia. It featured orchestral performances of […]
Symphonic Fantasies: Cologne, September 2009
I can still remember when Chris told me about an upcoming concert celebrating the works of Square Enix. It was sometime in […]
Symphonic Fantasies: Cologne, September 2009
Introduction Welcome to my comprehensive report of the concert Symphonic Fantasies – Music from Square Enix. Given we were given exclusive backstage access […]
Thomas Boecker Interview: Producing Symphonic Fantasies
On September 12, 2009, the concert Symphonic Fantasies will occur at the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne, Germany. In this interview with its producer Thomas […]
Destiny – Reunion: Sydney, July 2007
Eminence’s Destiny – Reunion tour features a piano quintet covering music from both games and anime. While Eminence has put on many productions throughout […]
Passion: Sydney, December 2006
I arrived at Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music at about 7:15pm where there was a queue outside of people who were buying ‘at […]
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony: Chicago, May 2006
Introduction Back when PLAY! A Video Game Symphony was announced, I was mildly intrigued, but didn’t plan on attending unless they came to my […]
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 […]