Square Enix posts Theatrhythm Final Fantasy EP quartet
Square Enix has released two pairs of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy EPs through iTunes, designated BMS (battle tracks), EMS (event scenes), FMS (field tracks) and Chaos Shrine mode. Music from the Nintendo 3DS and iOS title is by Nobuo Uematsu, Naoshi Mizuta, Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masashi Hamauzu.
Far East Recording's Ape Escape scores on iTunes
Soichi Terada of Far East Recording scored Ape Escape 1 & 3, whose soundtracks are available digitally through iTunes. The composer has more recently performed at Blip Festival New York and Tokyo as Omodaka, along with remixing music for the 25th Anniversary Rockman Techno Arrange and Rokko Chan Soundtracks.
Final Fantasy XIV Gridania and Ul'dah audio digests
Square Enix has posted music previews of three regions from the Beta release of massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Sound producer Masayoshi Soken introduces the Limsa Lominsas, Gridania and Ul'dah audio digests on the MMO's production blog in anticipation of the RPG's reboot.
Celebrate Xevious's 30th with Namco's iOS Sound Player
Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the classic arcade shooter Xevious, the Namco Bandai netlabel Namco Sounds has released the Namco Sound Player for iPhone and iPad. The iOS application allows you reproduce the sounds and music of Xevious by tapping buttons on the touchscreen of your mobile device.
Final Fantasy V released for iPhone and iPad
Square Enix has released the iOS port of classic Super Famicom role-playing game Final Fantasy V, available in English-language territories for iPhone and iPad. Illustrator Kazuko Shibuya redesigned the character art for the mobile port, also featuring the original score by Nobuo Uematsu.
Tsuyoshi Sekito's Guitarworks Selection on iTunes
Square Enix in-house composer Tsuyoshi Sekito really likes to play the guitar. To demonstrate, the musician has published a ten-track compilation including some of his favorite guitar licks, from games including The Last Remnant, as well as the Black Mages concert series and the Final Fantasy VII Advent Children film.
TWEWY Crossover ~ Tribute live album announced
On June 19, Square Enix will publish an album of music from the GREE social game The World Ends With You Live Remix along with recordings from the November 22, 2012 TWEWY Crossover concert. For an idea of what to expect, sample the music tracks found on composer Takeharu Ishimoto's SoundCloud page.
Hideki Sakamoto's Guild02 music excerpts on iTunes
echochrome composer Hideki Sakamoto of the Tokyo-based Noisycroak studio has published the soundtrack to "Attack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Tale," part of Level-5's Guild02 compilation for the Nintendo 3DS. A 1970's era coming of age story, every Friday giant monsters invade a 10 year-old boy's hometown of Setagaya, Tokyo.
Prof.Sakamoto's March 22 show archived on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's March 22 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show has been archived on Ustream. The musician's most recent batch of live keyboard game arrangements includes medleys of music from Legend of Mana, Ghosts'n Goblins and Gradius, among other memorable console game scores.
Lumines Remixes Winter and L.II Remixes on iTunes
Takayuki Nakamura of Brainstorm has posted Lumines albums Lumines Remixes Winter and L.II Remixes to iTunes. First published in 2007, the music collections feature the interactive sounds and phrases found in the Lumines Live Rockin’ Holiday Pack for Xbox Live Arcade and Lumines II for PlayStation Portable.
Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster pre-orders open
Amazon has opened pre-orders for Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The role-playing game's reveal trailer, featuring music by Nobuo Uematsu and Noriko Matsueda, is scheduled for release on March 25. The first round of screenshots have been posted to flickr.
Vanillaware's Muramasa and Dragon's Crown trailers
Vanillaware's opening movie from Muramasa Rebirth for the PlayStation Vita portable console and Dragon's Crown trailer are now available to view on YouTube. Music is by composer Hitoshi Sakimoto, with Basiscape musicians Masaharu Iwata, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Kimihiro Abe, Noriyuki Kamikura, Azusa Chiba and Yoshimi Kudo.
Donna Burke holding Shine On concert in Tokyo
Game vocalist Donna Burke will hold be holding two performances of the "Shine On!" concert in Tokyo on April 13. Taking place at the Akasaka Kumin Center Hall at 1:00 and 5:00 pm, the event will be showcasing songs from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Tales of Legendia, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
