Final Fantasy XV soundtrack album debuts in December
Square Enix's North America online store has slated the release of the Final Fantasy XV soundtrack for December 21 on compact disc and Blu-Ray. Written by Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura, excerpts of three piano arrangements are currently streaming on the Japanese language soundtrack website.
Duality Blu-ray arranges Final Fantasy XIV
Square Enix has posted excerpts from each track from the second Final Fantasy XIV acoustic arrangement album, composed by composer Masatoshi Soken. The Blu-ray music disc "Duality" will containing live band and piano arrangements of music from Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, scheduled to ship December 7 in North America.
Hitoshi Sakimoto scores The Zodiac Age for PS4
Tokyo-based developer Square Enix has announced a high definition remastering of Final Fantasy XII exclusively for the PlayStation 4 home console. Titled "The Zodiac Age," music for the role-playing game is by Basiscape composers Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata, with audio editing by Keiji Kawamori.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper soundtrack site opens
Square Enix has opened the official website for the Final Fantasy Record Keeper soundtrack album, along with posting a crossfade sample video to YouTube. The free-to-play smartphone game for iOS and Android mobile platforms includes arrangements of music by Keiji Kawamori and Yuko Komiyama.
Final Fantasy XIV Before the Fall score samples
Square Enix has uploaded a crossfade sample movie from the Final Fantasy XIV: Before the Fall soundtrack album. The Blu-ray music disc was released last year, with themes composed by Masayoshi Soken from A Realm Reborn's patches "Through the Maelstrom," "Defenders of Eorzeo," "Dreams of Ice" and "Before the Fall."
Square Enix previews Valkyrie Anatomia score
Square Enix has uploaded a crossfade video featuring music from the smartphone title Valkyrie Anatomia, a prequel to Valkyrie Profile. "Second Attack," "The Immortal of the Labyrinth," and "Behave Irrational Part II" by series composer Motoi Sakuraba are also streaming in full on YouTube, via the Square Enix Music channel.
Takashi Tokita joins New Japan BGM concert
Square Enix game director Takashi Tokita will join the New Japan BGM Philharmonic Orchestra as a special guest during a game arrangement concert on October 9 and 16 at the Bunkyo Civic Hall in Tokyo. Featured music from Tokita's gameography will include themes from Final Fantasy IV, Chrono Trigger and Live A Live.
Rise of the Tomb Raider music score on SoundCloud
Developer Crystal Dynamics is streaming Bobby Tahouri's soundtrack to Rise of the Tomb Raider through SoundCloud, including a revisiting of “Lara’s Theme” by Jason Graves. Previously exclusive to Steam, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, the PlayStation 4 edition is scheduled for release on October 11 with PlayStation VR support.
Square Enix opens Kingsglaive soundtrack website
Square Enix has opened the official website for the soundtrack to Kingslaive Final Fantasy XV. The two compact disc album is due for release on September 7 in Japan. Music for the motion picture opening August 19 in North America is by John Graham, featuring a main theme by game composer Yoko Shimomura.
Square Enix schedules Kingdom Hearts concert tour
Tokyo-based developer Square Enix has announced the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour, scheduled to take place over the course of a year and including the participation of director Tetsuya Nomura and composer Yoko Shimomura. The first live event happen on August 11 in Tokyo, featuring the Siena Wind Orchestra.
Everyone's Bravo disc debuts at Final Fantasy tour
The Siena Wind Orchestra is currently on tour in Japan, performing Final Fantasy series music by composer Nobuo Uematsu. Record label Square Enix Music has pressed a compilation album for sale on tour stops, entitled "Everyone's Bravo" featuring arrangements by Jabberloop, Rio Okano and other artists.
Ralfington arranges Bravely Second piano covers
In collaboration with Dj Cutman, Ralfington previously released arrangement EP "Remix Default" through GameChops. Coinciding with the release of Bravely Second, the New Jersey-based musician has published a set of four music tracks, comprised of solo piano covers of music from the Bravely Default game series.
Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade album on iTunes
Square Enix has published the Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade digital soundtrack album through iTunes, featuring music by Takeharu Ishimoto, Keiji Kawamori and Tsuyoshi Sekito. Two crossfade sample movies are now available to view through the developer's YouTube channel.
Square Enix opens Setsuna soundtrack webpage
Patterned after melancholic moments of Square's story-driven titles of the 1990s, I Am Setsuna's gameplay harkens back to the active time battles of Chrono Trigger. Tokyo RPG Factory's downloadable title is scheduled for release for PlayStation 4 and Windows through Steam on July 19 in English-langauge regions.
