New album to feature Final Fantasy chamber concert recording
On February 15, 2014 in London, Distant Worlds music director and conductor Arnie Roth premiered a new concert series, A New World: Music from Final Fantasy. The concert featured chamber music interpretations of music from throughout the Final Fantasy series by performers such as the Navarra String Quartet and pianist Benyamin Nuss. We reviewed the concert here.
AWR Records have announced that they will release a recording of the concert on April 22. Recorded in high resolution by the renowned Abbey Road Studios Mobile team, under the supervision of Square Enix and composer Nobuo Uematsu, the A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy album is an exclusive, officially licensed production. It will be available digitally and physically through Amazon and other retailers. The set listings are shown below:
01 One-Winged Angel [Final Fantasy VII]
02 A New World [Final Fantasy V]
03 Fight with Seymour [Final Fantasy X]
04 Those Who Fight [Final Fantasy VII]
05 Dark World [Final Fantasy VI]
06 Moogle Theme Medley [Final Fantasy Series]
07 The Red Wings [Final Fantasy IV]
08 The Promise – Blinded by Light [Final Fantasy XIII]
09 Force Your Way [Final Fantasy VII]
10 Gustaberg [Final Fantasy XI]
11 Fragments of Memories [Final Fantasy VII]
12 Troia [Final Fantasy IV]
13 Chocobo Medley 2014 [Final Fantasy Series]
14 Town [Final Fantasy I]
15 Rebel Army Theme [Final Fantasy II]
16 Eruyt Village [Final Fantasy XII]
17 The Decisive Battle [Final Fantasy VI]
18 Zanarkand [Final Fantasy X]
A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy has performed several dates since its premiere. It will next come to Montreal’s Otakuthon on August 23 and Paris’ Salle Cortot. For more information, check the official site.
Posted on August 16, 2014 by Chris Greening. Last modified on August 16, 2014.
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