Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Houston, July 2016
I recently attended the Saturday night Distant Worlds concert in Houston – the July 23 (Saturday) evening performance. This was my first time […]
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Hitoshi Sakimoto Interview: From Old Drivers to Orchestral Concerts
Hitoshi Sakimoto, without any doubt, belongs to the Eastern game music’s hall of fame. His credits include well-known titles like Final Fantasy XII, […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Los Angeles, June 2015
E3 2015 was like a fan fiction gone wild for many Square Enix fans, and the Distant Worlds concert during the second […]
Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds -Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home- DVD-CD Set
Album Title: Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds -Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home- DVD-CD Set Record Label: Square Enix (JP Edition); AWR Records […]
Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds III -More Music from Final Fantasy-
Album Title: Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds III -More Music from Final Fantasy- Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10482 Release Date: January […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Newark, January 2015
I’m not entirely sure how the organizers behind Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy were able to pull off two shows […]
Nobuo Uematsu Interview: Final Fantasy, Craft Beer, and Other Glorious Things
Nobuo Uematsu is considered one of the most famous and well-respected videogame composers of all time, having worked on a majority of […]
Final Fantasy: A New World -Intimate Music from Final Fantasy-
Album Title: Final Fantasy: A New World -Intimate Music from Final Fantasy- Record Label: AWR Productions Catalog No.: AWR10103 Release Date: August […]
A New World – Intimate Music from Final Fantasy: London, February 2014
The music of video games is developing and there is no doubt about that. One of the series that helped the industry […]
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
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
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy The Celebration: Chicago, December 2012
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy has been going on for a few years now, with an ever-growing and always-rotating repertoire. However, […]
Distant Worlds II – More Music from Final Fantasy: Stockholm, June 2010
On Saturday June 12, 2010, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Distant Worlds II – More Music from Final Fantasy at […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: London, November 2011
Britain doesn’t normally get priority when it comes to video game music concerts, despite having loads of fans, and some of the […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Baltimore, July 2011
This past weekend, Distant Worlds returned to Baltimore after a two-year absence from The Charm City. With 32,000 otaku already in town for the […]
Nobuo Uematsu Interview: The Earthbound Papas
Nobuo Uematsu has been very busy this year with several new projects. He has completed the scores for the major RPGs Final Fantasy […]
Arnie Roth Interview: Distant Worlds Returning Home
Under producer and conductor Arnie Roth, the Final Fantasy orchestral concert series Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy is appealing to bigger audiences […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy Double Concert: New York City, April 2011
Since my first exposure to Distant Worlds in July 2010 at Wolf Trap’s beautiful outdoor Filene Center, I have been eager to hear the […]
Nobuo Uematsu Interview: 10 Short Stories
Since becoming a freelancer, Nobuo Uematsu has worked on a wide range of projects. In addition to pioneering epic new game and […]
Nobuo Uematsu Interview: Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy
On December 12, legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu attended a special performance of Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy at Chicago. Prior […]
Arnie Roth Interview: Distant Worlds Expansion
Arnie Roth is a classically-trained conductor known for his works on various Final Fantasy concerts. As producer of Distant Worlds – Music from […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Chicago, December 2009
As I mentioned in my Baltimore report, Final Fantasy was the game series that really ignited my interest in game music. Even […]
Jason Paul Interview: Developments of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
After a difficult year from PLAY! A Video Game Symphony, producer Jason Michael Paul asked to talk to us openly about his direction […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Baltimore, June 2009
Final Fantasy. It was the impetus that introduced me to the world of video game music, as I’m sure it was for […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Chicago, March 2008
I arrived at the concert late! As I made my way hurriedly through the great entrance of the Rosemont Theatre near Chicago, […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Stockholm, December 2007
On December 4, 2007, I attended the world premiere of Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy at the Stockholm Concert Hall. First, I […]