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. […]
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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 […]
Fleeting Symphony
Album Title: Fleeting Symphony Record Label: Wayô Records Catalog No.: WAYO-V019 Release Date: October 2022 Purchase: Buy at Wayô Records Overview Fleeting […]
Final Symphony II – music from Final Fantasy V, VIII, IX and XIII
Album Title: Final Symphony II – music from Final Fantasy V, VIII, IX and XIII Record Label: Merregnon Records Catalog No.: N/A […]
The Primals Zepp Tour 2018 -Trial By Shadow-
Album Title: The Primals Zepp Tour 2018 -Trial By Shadow- Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20058 Release Date: February 6, […]
Endwalker: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Endwalker: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20086 Release Date: February 23, 2022 Purchase: […]
Scions & Sinners: Final Fantasy XIV Arrangement Album
Album Title: Scions & Sinners: Final Fantasy XIV Arrangement Album Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20079 Release Date: March 24, […]
Death Unto Dawn: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Death Unto Dawn: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20081 Release Date: September 15, […]
Shadowbringers: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Shadowbringers: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20069 Release Date: September 11, 2019 Purchase: […]
Final Fantasy X – Sonata Quasi Fantasia
Album Title: Final Fantasy X – Sonata Quasi Fantasia Publisher: N/A Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: February 15, 2021 Purchase: Buy at iTunes […]
Pulse: Final Fantasy XIV Remix Album
Album Title: Pulse: Final Fantasy XIV Remix Album Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10806 Release Date: September 30, 2020 Purchase: […]
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 […]
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age Original Soundtrack Limited Edition
Album Title: Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age Original Soundtrack Limited Edition Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20035/6 Release Date: […]
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20034 Release Date: July 19, […]
Square Enix Acoustic Arrangements
Album Title: Square Enix Acoustic Arrangements Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10730 Release Date: October 2, 2019 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan […]
Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album
Album Title: Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20040 Release Date: December 20, 2017 […]
Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album
Album Title: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10607 Release Date: September 20, 2017 […]
Journeys: Final Fantasy XIV Arrangement Album
Album Title: Journeys: Final Fantasy XIV Arrangement Album Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20064 Release Date: June 19, 2019 […]
Final Fantasy XIV Piano Collections
Album Title: Final Fantasy XIV Piano Collections Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10704/5 Release Date: March 6, 2019 Purchase: Buy […]
The Primals
Album Title: The Primals Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10652 Release Date: May 16, 2018 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview The […]
The Far Edge of Fate: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack
Album Title: The Far Edge of Fate: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20033 Release […]
Duality: Final Fantasy XIV Arrangement Album
Album Title: Duality: Final Fantasy XIV Arrangement Album Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-20031 Release Date: December 7, 2016 […]
A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy – Volume 2
Album Title: A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy – Volume 2 Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: N/A […]
Square Enix Jazz Vol.2
Album Title: Square Enix Jazz Vol.2 Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10699 Release Date: December 19, 2018 Purchase: Buy […]
Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy-
Album Title: Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy- Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10628 Release Date: November 22, 2017 Purchase: Buy […]
Distant Worlds–Music from FINAL FANTASY: Durham
I recently attended Distant Worlds–Music from FINAL FANTASY in Durham, NC. Although Distant Worlds was launched over 10 years ago to celebrate […]
Fantasy Worlds
Album Title: Fantasy Worlds Record Label: Neue Meister Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: February 22, 2019 Purchase: Buy on iTunes Overview […]
Masayoshi Soken Interview: Heavensward and Beyond
Masayoshi Soken has been the subject of many accolades for his soundtrack for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. In Final Fantasy […]
Symphonic Fantasies: London, October 2016
Experiencing a legendary concert again seven years after it’s debut
World of Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack
Album Title: World of Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10574/7 Release Date: November 2, 2016 Purchase: […]
Final Fantasy XV Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy XV Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Music (Japan); Sony Classical (International) Catalog No.: SQEX-10566/9 (CD – Japan), […]
Final Fantasy -Brave Exvius- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy -Brave Exvius- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10536/7 Release Date: February 26, 2016 Purchase: […]
Symphonic Fantasies: London, October 2016
Another awesome concert.
Final Fantasy -Record Keeper- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy -Record Keeper- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10563 Release Date: September 14, 2016 Purchase: […]
Songs from Final Fantasy XV
Album Title: Songs from Final Fantasy XV Record Label: Island Records Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: August 12, 2016 Purchase: Buy from iTunes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Final Fantasy -Mobius- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Mobius -Final Fantasy- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10534/5 Release Date: February 26, 2016 Purchase: Buy at Square […]
Final Fantasy -Dissidia Arcade Edition- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy -Dissidia Arcade Edition- Original Soundtrack (Dissidia Final Fantasy -Arcade- Original Soundtrack) Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: SQEX-10551/2 Release […]
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: […]
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 […]
Rare SQ
Album Title: Rare SQ Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10358-9-PR Release Date: December 5, 2012 Purchase: Buy Used Copy Overview Rare […]
Cure SQ
Album Title: Cure SQ Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10412 Release Date: December 11, 2013 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview Cure […]
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 […]
Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy X-2 Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10420/1 Release Date: December 25, 2013 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan […]
Final Fantasy X-2 Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy X-2 Original Soundtrack Record Label: Avex Trax Catalog No.: AVCD-17254/5 Release Date: March 31, 2003 Purchase: Buy Used Copy […]
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 […]
Final Fantasy X HD Remaster Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy X HD Remaster Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-20015 Release Date: December 25, 2013 Purchase: […]
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack Record Label: DigiCube (1st Edition); Square Enix (2nd Edition) Catalog No.: SCCX-10054/7; SQEX-10013/6 Release Date: […]
Lord of Vermilion Re:2 Fan Kit
Album Title: Lord of Vermilion Re:2 Fan Kit Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10246 Release Date: August 9, 2011 Purchase: […]
The World is Square: SquareLove
Album Title: The World is Square: SquareLove Record Label: Bandcamp Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: September 11, 2015 Purchase: Download at Bandcamp […]
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 […]
Final Symphony II: Bonn, August 2015
Last Saturday (August 29, 2015) I had the chance to see the world premiere of the Final Symphony II concert in Bonn, […]
Sebastian Wolff & Matt Forman Interview: Uniting 150 Cover Artists
The announcement of the Final Fantasy VII remake at E3 this year sparked huge amounts of excitement from fans of the groundbreaking […]
Final Fantasy XIV Band and Piano Arrangement Album -From Astral to Umbral-
Album Title: Final Fantasy XIV Band and Piano Arrangement Album -From Astral to Umbral- Record Label: Square Enix Music Catalog No.: […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Death March
Album Title: The Death March Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10445 Release Date: September 17, 2014 Purchase: Buy at CDJapan Overview The Death […]
Masashi Hamauzu Music Works: Pianoschlacht Live
Album Title: Masashi Hamauzu Music Works: Pianoschlacht Live Record Label: Monomusik Catalog No.: MNMK-008 Release Date: March 18, 2015 Purchase: Buy at […]
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 Type-0 HD Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-20019 Release Date: March 25, 2015 Purchase: Download […]
Final Fantasy XIII -Lightning Returns- Original Soundtrack PLUS
Album Title: Final Fantasy XIII -Lightning Returns- Original Soundtrack PLUS Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10430 Release Date: March 26, 2014 […]
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 […]
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, […]
MintJam Interview: The Japanese Rock Band’s Rise to Fame
MintJam is one of the most successful doujin groups to have emerged from Japan. The rock band features vocalist TERRA (real name unknown), […]
Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo -Bra★Bra-
Album Title: Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo -Bra★Bra- Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10487 Release Date: March 4, 2015 Purchase: Buy […]
Thomas Boecker Interview: Why Final Symphony Isn’t the End
Thomas Boecker’s concert productions have featured heavily on this site over the years, and for good reason. Concerts such as Symphonic Fantasies, Symphonic Legends, and Symphonic […]
Takeharu Ishimoto Interview: Returning to Final Fantasy Type-0
After years working in the shadows, Takeharu Ishimoto came to the forefront in 2007 with the releases of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII […]
Earthbound Papas: Octave Theory
Album Title: Earthbound Papas: Octave Theory Record Label: Dog Ear Records Catalog No.: DERP–10015 Release Date: Mar 16, 2011 Purchase: Buy at […]
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 […]
Masayoshi Soken Interview: From Astral to Umbral
Masayoshi Soken has been with Square Enix for quite some time, but had only worked on small to mid-sized titles until Final […]
Legacy Sessions -GAME Generation 5-
Album Title: Legacy Sessions -GAME Generation 5- Record Label: Legacy Sessions Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: January 16, 2015 Purchase: Buy at Loudr […]
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 […]
Super Guitar Bros.
Album Title: Super Guitar Bros. Record Label: N/A Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: October 14, 2013 Purchase: Download at Bandcamp Overview The Super Guitar […]
Final Fantasy: Random Encounter
Album Title: Final Fantasy: Random Encounter Record Label: OverClocked ReMix Catalog No.: OCRA-0035 Release Date: June 18, 2012 Purchase: Download at OverClocked […]
Final Fantasy X HD Remaster Original Soundtrack
Reflections from the three composers of the soundtrack
Matt Fuss Spotlight: Creating a Final Fantasy XIV Piano Collection
A native Californian, Matt Fuss grew up in a musical family and eventually embraced the field himself, eventually taking on guitar and […]
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: 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 […]
Final Fantasy XIV -A Realm Reborn- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy XIV -A Realm Reborn- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-20016 Release Date: March 26, 2014 […]
Final Fantasy XIII -Lightning Returns- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy XIII -Lightning Returns- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10392/5 Release Date: November 21, 2013 Purchase: […]
Will Roget Interview: From Transcribing MIDIs to Scoring AAA Titles
Breaking artist Wilbert Roget II is a spectacular example of someone who has turned a crisis into an opportunity. After years working […]
Final Fantasy XIV -Before Meteor- Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Final Fantasy XIV -Before Meteor- Original Soundtrack Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-20012 Release Date: August 14, 2013 Purchase: […]
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 […]
Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin
Album Title: Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin Record Label: OverClocked ReMix Catalog No.: OCRA-0040 Release Date: July 1, 2013 Purchase: Download […]
Sebastian Freij Spotlight: Rich Layers in the Cellist’s Covers
We will be starting a new series of articles spotlighting various cover artists, inspired in part by the Multiplayer: A Tribute to […]
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
Masahiro Aoki Interview – Part 1
The talented young musician and record producer discusses his arrangements and guitar-focused original albums.
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.
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.
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 […]