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Piano trio mini-album coming from Hideki Sakamoto

March 21, 2014 by Chris Greening

Hideki Sakamoto confirmed today that he will release a mini-album featuring piano trio performances of his representative works. Entitled Hideki

Next Final Fantasy Piano Opera to commemorate PlayStation-era titles

March 18, 2014 by Chris Greening

Square Enix have confirmed that they will release Piano Opera -Final Fantasy VII / VIII / IX- next month. The

Shiro Hamaguchi Profile

January 20, 2013 by Chris Greening

A successful anime composer best known to gamers for creating the orchestrations for Final Fantasy cinematics, arranged albums, and concerts

Masato Kouda Profile

January 19, 2013 by Chris Greening

Capcom turned Design Wave composer who has worked extensively on the Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, Wild Arms, and El Shaddai franchises

Annual Game Music Awards 2012 Winners

December 31, 2012 by Chris Greening

All the winners, runners-up, and nominees for the 2012 awards

Kentaro Haneda Obituary

December 30, 2012 by Chris Greening

The late musical polyglot graced gamers with classical Wizardry scores, but was also famed as a pianist, anime composer, and presenter

Casey Ormond Interview: Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections

November 1, 2012 by Chris Greening

Casey Ormond is a Perth-based composer, arranger, and pianist. He came to the attention of Hitoshi Sakimoto with the help

Nier Gestalt & Nier Replicant Piano Collections

March 21, 2012 by Don Kotowski

Album Title: Nier Gestalt & Nier Replicant Piano Collections Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10303 Release Date: March 21,

Kumi Tanioka Interview: Tailoring Game Music and Ringmasters

September 5, 2011 by Clara Katsuragi

In 2011, Gee Daigo established Ringmasters LLC, a collective of artists from across the world. The Ringmasters Certifyd Programme is a

VGM Without the VG

April 15, 2011 by Tommy Ciulla

Each and every one of us is here for a reason. I’m not talking about the meaning of life, or

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

Torsten Rasch Interview: An Expressionist Depiction of Metroid

October 20, 2010 by Chris Greening

Born in Dresden in 1965, Torsten Rasch is a German composer of a contemporary classical music. After graduating from the

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,

Benyamin Nuss Interview: First Solo Album of the Pianist

May 12, 2010 by Chris Greening

On September 17, accomplished classical pianist Benyamin Nuss will release his debut album for the record label Universal Music (Deutsche

Michael Huang Interview: Fantasy Reborn

April 1, 2008 by Chris Greening

Michael Huang is a multitalented musician. He is best known for his works on Fantasy Reborn, a Final Fantasy piano

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

Michael Gluck (aka Piano Squall) Interview: Producing a Charity Piano Album

June 1, 2007 by Chris Greening

Piano arranger Michael Gluck, aka Piano Squall, released his debut album GAME at the end of June. The album is dedicated to

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