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Motoi Sakuraba Interview: Diverse New Projects

December 15, 2011 by Don Kotowski

Despite a career spanning decades, Motoi Sakuraba continues to be important as ever in the Japanese games industry. His latest

Nier Tribute Album -Echo-

September 14, 2011 by Don Kotowski

Album Title: Nier Tribute Album -Echo- Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10247 Release Date: September 14, 2011 Purchase: Buy

The DigiCube Revival

July 10, 2011 by Chris Greening

In 1996, Square established the independent subsidiary DigiCube to commemorate their entry into the PlayStation era. DigiCube served to market

Kohta Takahashi Interview: Cutting-Edge Namco Scores

June 15, 2011 by Chris Greening

Kohta Takahashi is best known for his cutting-edge contributions to several major Namco titles. In particular, Ace Combat 2‘s rock performances, Ridge

Hisayoshi Ogura Interview: Our Most Extensive Interview

April 25, 2011 by Don Kotowski

Hisayoshi Ogura is among the most long-standing and influential musicians in the games industry. Having joined Taito in 1983, he

Soyo Oka Interview: The Comeback of Super Mario Kart’s Composer

March 28, 2011 by Dave Harris

Soyo Oka is a versatile freelance musician that once worked at Nintendo from 1987 to 1995. She is best known

Xenogears Orchestral Album -Myth-

February 23, 2011 by Ben Schweitzer

Commentary from composer Yasunori Mitsuda about the orchestral recordings

Xenogears Arranged Album -Creid-

February 23, 2011 by Ben Schweitzer

Commentary from composer Yasunori Mitsuda about the creative album production

Shoichiro Sakamoto (aka Jun.A) Interview: Tributes to Touhou and Retro Game Music

February 20, 2011 by Don Kotowski

Shoichiro Sakamoto leads a double life. For his day job, he composes a range of music for Shinji Hosoe’s music

Nier Gestalt & Nier Replicant -15 Nightmares & Arrange Tracks-

December 8, 2010 by Ben Schweitzer

Commentary from lead composer Keiichi Okabe

Kenji Ito Interview: A Blossoming Freelance Career

November 29, 2010 by Chris Greening

Since leaving Square in 2001, Kenji Ito’s career has blossomed. He has scored everything from video games to visual novels

Mega Man 1 & 2 Sound Team Interview: Reunited 20 Years On

November 1, 2010 by Chris Greening

The NES’ Mega Man and Mega Man 2 might have been released over 20 years ago, but the games are still very popular in

Hiroki Ogawa Interview: Dog Ear Records Producer

July 15, 2010 by Chris Greening

Hiroki Ogawa is a producer at Nobuo Uematsu’s label Dog Ear Records. In addition to various management and administrative roles,

Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami & Hiroki Isogai Interview: A Retro Revival

June 5, 2010 by Chris Greening

Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, and Hiroki Isogai are the current members of game developer Inti Creates’ sound team. The head

Kou Hayashi & Daisuke Nagata (k.h.d.n.) Interview: Milestone Soundtracks

April 15, 2010 by Chris Greening

k.h.d.n. are a duo of electronic composers, Kou Hayashi and Daisuke Nagata, that are currently leading employees at shooter developer

Noriyuki Iwadare Interview: An Incredible Year

January 19, 2010 by Chris Greening

Noriyuki Iwadare has had an incredible year. He has brought the Grandia and Lunar series into the modern age with

Hiroki Kikuta Interview: Deep Reflections and a Promising Outlook

November 1, 2009 by Chris Greening

Following our meeting at Symphonic Fantasies, Hiroki Kikuta engaged in a detailed email-based interview with us, conducted by Justin Pfeiffer. He

Yoko Shimomura Interview: From Stockholm and Cologne

September 30, 2009 by Chris Greening

In the first of a four part interview series at Symphonic Fantasies, Yoko Shimomura talked to us exclusively about her past,

Sales Figures

August 1, 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

Yoshitaka Hirota Interview: Near Death Experience

November 1, 2005 by Chris Greening

In November 2005, we conducted our second ever interview, this time with Yoshitaka Hirota. Having occurred just as two new

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