Hayato Matsuo Interview: Dark Orchestral Writing
January 10th, 2010 | by Chris Greening
Hayato Matsuo has had a rich career as an orchestral composer. In game music, he has worked on the Dragon
January 10th, 2010 | by Chris Greening
Hayato Matsuo has had a rich career as an orchestral composer. In game music, he has worked on the Dragon
December 15th, 2009 | by Chris Greening
Video Games Live concluded their Europe 2009 tour on December 3 with a performance at the Cardiff International Arena to 1,800
November 1st, 2009 | by Chris Greening
The interactive video game concert series Video Games Live has experienced a very successful year, albeit one tinged with controversy. In his
October 15th, 2009 | by Don Kotowski
Today fan arrangement community OverClocked ReMix released their latest album, Humans + Gears: Xenogears ReMixed. In this interview, project director Shaun Wallace discusses
September 26th, 2009 | by Danie
On September 26, 2009, the concert A Night in Fantasia 2009 occurred at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia. It featured orchestral
September 25th, 2009 | by Don Kotowski
I can still remember when Chris told me about an upcoming concert celebrating the works of Square Enix. It was
September 12th, 2009 | by Chris Greening
Introduction Welcome to my comprehensive report of the concert Symphonic Fantasies – Music from Square Enix. Given we were given exclusive
March 8th, 2009 | by Chris Greening
Yoshino Aoki is best known for her music on several of Capcom’s best-loved franchises. She wrote jazzy music for Breath of
November 1st, 2008 | by Chris Greening
In December 2008, we finally conducted an interview with Hiroaki Yura of Eminence. A violin virtuoso in his youth, Yura
September 13th, 2008 | by Thomas Boecker
Japan. The country of video games. The land of video game music concerts. Not quite. Although the idea of presenting
August 1st, 2008 | by Chris Greening
Founded by Mustin in 2002, OneUp Studios is a fan community that has produced officially licensed arrangement albums such as Xenogears Light,
June 1st, 2008 | by Andre Marentette
The Runaway Five is a Toronto-based band of jazz musicians that regularly perform unique arrangements of various video game pieces. They
August 1st, 2007 | by Chris Greening
Below is a list of the sales figures for Square Enix’s top-selling albums as of 2007. It omits the sales
July 25th, 2007 | by Kairi Li
Eminence’s Destiny – Reunion tour features a piano quintet covering music from both games and anime. While Eminence has put on many
December 20th, 2006 | by Harry Simons
I arrived at Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music at about 7:15pm where there was a queue outside of people who were
May 27th, 2006 | by Tim Maxwell
Introduction Back when PLAY! A Video Game Symphony was announced, I was mildly intrigued, but didn’t plan on attending unless they came
April 1st, 2006 | by Chris Greening
As the May 27, 2006 Chicago premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony approaches, producers Jason Michael Paul and Thomas
November 1st, 2005 | by Chris Greening
In November 2005, we conducted our second ever interview, this time with Yoshitaka Hirota. Having occurred just as two new
August 1st, 2012 | by Eduardo Friedman
Album Title:Square Enix Battle Tracks Vol. 1 Record Label:Square Enix Catalog No.:SQEX-10097 Release Date:May 9, 2007 Purchase:Buy at CDJapan Overview