12-06-2005, 11:18 AM
Fellow Loungers
Awaiting news of a European tour schedule, I subscribed to the Play!-newsletter. A few days back, I received the following e-mail:
Dear subscriber of the PLAY! newsletter,
The first truly symphonic live CD of video game music ever recorded
outside of Japan will finally be arriving! Square-Enix has announced
an album release with music from the live performance of the 2005 More
Friends - music from FINAL FANTASY concert, presented by JMP
Productions, the team behind the upcoming PLAY! tour.
The soundtrack will be available on February 15, 2006 in Japan (SQEX
10065), while the North American release date has not been slated as
of yet. The concert CD features orchestral performances of songs from
various Final Fantasy games, plus live renditions of the vocal themes
from Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy X sung by the original
vocalists, Emiko Shiratori and RIKKI. Additionally, the album contains
the US debut of the live performance from Final Fantasy VI, Maria and
Draco. Another attraction will be the rendition of Final Fantasy VII's
final battle theme featuring the full orchestra and choir as well as
composer Nobuo Uematsu's rock band, The Black Mages.
Whilst the original tour included music from several games, it seems the CD will revolve around the various themes from the Final Fantasy-games. I'm not complaining; I think FF would be the highlight of the concert, I'm just wondering why they're not including the rest of the game-music in their CD... I do hope they include a full-orchestra version of FFIX' "Assault of the Silver Dragons". I've yet to play the game, but that song kicks mightily. Other favourites include FFVII's Cid's Theme, Aerith's theme and End Credits. Also, "Liberi Fatali", "Attack on Dollet" and "The Castle" of FFVIII would also make this a *must-buy*.
Awaiting news of a European tour schedule, I subscribed to the Play!-newsletter. A few days back, I received the following e-mail:
Dear subscriber of the PLAY! newsletter,
The first truly symphonic live CD of video game music ever recorded
outside of Japan will finally be arriving! Square-Enix has announced
an album release with music from the live performance of the 2005 More
Friends - music from FINAL FANTASY concert, presented by JMP
Productions, the team behind the upcoming PLAY! tour.
The soundtrack will be available on February 15, 2006 in Japan (SQEX
10065), while the North American release date has not been slated as
of yet. The concert CD features orchestral performances of songs from
various Final Fantasy games, plus live renditions of the vocal themes
from Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy X sung by the original
vocalists, Emiko Shiratori and RIKKI. Additionally, the album contains
the US debut of the live performance from Final Fantasy VI, Maria and
Draco. Another attraction will be the rendition of Final Fantasy VII's
final battle theme featuring the full orchestra and choir as well as
composer Nobuo Uematsu's rock band, The Black Mages.
Whilst the original tour included music from several games, it seems the CD will revolve around the various themes from the Final Fantasy-games. I'm not complaining; I think FF would be the highlight of the concert, I'm just wondering why they're not including the rest of the game-music in their CD... I do hope they include a full-orchestra version of FFIX' "Assault of the Silver Dragons". I've yet to play the game, but that song kicks mightily. Other favourites include FFVII's Cid's Theme, Aerith's theme and End Credits. Also, "Liberi Fatali", "Attack on Dollet" and "The Castle" of FFVIII would also make this a *must-buy*.
