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Video Game Orchestra -Live at Symphony Hall-

May 21, 2014 by Christopher Huynh

Exclusive: Review of the Kickstarter-funded concert recording featuring Grandia, God of War, Final Fantasy VII, and more

memória! -The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura-

May 21, 2014 by Josh Barron

Album Title: memória! -The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura- Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10431 Release Date: March 26,

The World is Square: Stay Awhile and Listen

May 7, 2014 by Patrick Kulikowski

Exclusive: Pre-release review of the second album of Square covers from the Massachusetts-based folk band

Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections Field & Battle

April 28, 2014 by Christopher Huynh

Album Title: Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections Field and Battle Record Label: Square Enix Catalog No.: SQEX-10177 Release Date: January 13,

Kirkhope, Soule, and Uematsu top Classic FM Hall of Fame

April 23, 2014 by Chris Greening

It’s been another very successful year for video game music in the Classic FM Hall of Fame. This January, Classic

Nobuyoshi Sano prepares three new album releases

April 12, 2014 by Chris Greening

Famed electronic composer Nobuyoshi Sano is continuing to produce a variety of albums through his game studio and record label Detune. At

Game Music Prayer 2 unites over fifty artists for a great cause

April 2, 2014 by Chris Greening

On April 27, 2014, the 33rd instalment of the biannual fan festival Music Media-Mix Market (M3) will be held at

Project Light to reunite NES-era Capcom composers

March 28, 2014 by Chris Greening

In a little over year, creative director Mohammed Taher has already done incredible things since setting up record label Brave

Tsuyoshi Sekito is the main composer of Rise of Mana

March 25, 2014 by Chris Greening

We previously reported that the score for Square Enix’s smartphone title Seiken Densetsu: Rise of Mana will reunite past composers

Details and samples of Yoko Shimomura anniversary arranged album

March 24, 2014 by Chris Greening

On March 26, Square Enix will release memória! -The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura-, an arranged album dedicated to famed

All-star game music festival coming to Okinawa this week

March 19, 2014 by Chris Greening

On March 21 and 22, game music festival Okinawa Game Takt will occur at Okinawa Tedako Hall. Organised by noisycroak’s

Rise of Mana composer and soundtrack details

March 18, 2014 by Chris Greening

Seven years after the last main release, Square Enix have announced that they will release a new game in the

Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector’s Box

March 16, 2014 by Oliver Jia

In-depth review of the box set featuring ten hours of Street Fighter music, both classic and modern

Seiken Densetsu Music Complete Book

July 25, 2013 by Gerardo Iuliani

Extensive commentary on the history of the series from composers and designers

Evolution of Arcade Soundtracks

September 1, 2011 by Luc Nadeau

When one mentions Arcades, memories of hits like Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Ghouls n’ Ghosts, Mario Bros., etc. often dominate their

Noriko Matsueda Profile

June 8, 2011 by Chris Greening

Retired artist whose projects at Square ranged from the militaristic Front Mission, the pop-flavoured Final Fantasy X-2, and the jazzy Racing Lagoon

Parasite Eve Original Soundtrack

January 26, 2011 by Ben Schweitzer

Commentary from composer Yoko Shimomura on the challenging project

Annual Game Music Awards 2010 Winners

December 31, 2010 by Chris Greening

All the winners, runners-up, and nominees for the 2010 awards

Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box

August 29, 2010 by Chris Greening

Album Title: Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box Record Label: Suleputer Catalog No.: CPCA-10146/56 Release Date: March 31, 2006

Top Ten RPG Composers

August 1, 2010 by Chris Greening

RPGs continue to feature the most popular game soundtracks and their composers remain the biggest industry names. Many have debated

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