One Night Re:Birth Kenji Ito concert dated
Romancing SaGa composer Kenji Ito will perform music from Square Enix's SaGa and Mana role-playing game franchises at the One Night Re:Birth event. The concert is being organized by Harmonics International and will take place at Nihonbashi Hall in Tokyo on February 23, 2013.
Kenji Ito scores mobile action RPG Blade & Magic
Romancing SaGa series composer Kenji Ito is writing original music for Spike Chunsoft's Blade & Magic, due out later this year in Japan. Described as a "swipe action RPG" for its touchscreen-based sword combat, two music tracks from the smartphone title can be sampled on the developer's YouTube channel.
Mega Man 25th Anniversary album samples online
Team Entertainment has posted samples of all tracks from the two Mega Man 1~10 remix albums due out this week in Japan. The Rockman Rock and Rockman Techno 25th Anniversary arrange albums feature music by game composers Shinji Hosoe, Yoshitaka Hirota, Nobuyoshi Sano and Far East Recording.
Romancing SaGa Battle Arrange samples online
Earlier today Square Enix's official website for Re:Birth II - Romancing SaGa Battle Arrange underwent renewal, unveiling three samples from the forthcoming album. Due for release on August 29, composer Kenji Ito's ten arranged battle themes commemorate the 20th anniversary of Romancing SaGa.
25th Anniversary Rockman Rock album detailed
Tokyo-based record label Team Entertainment has detailed the lineup of guest artists appearing on Mega Man 1~10 arrange album "25th Anniversary Rockman Rock Arrange," due out October 10. Guest arrangers include Basiscape game composers Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo and Azusa Chiba.
Kenji Ito's Re:Birth II Romancing SaGa Battle Arrange announced
Coinciding with last year's 20th anniversary of the Mana series, Kenji Ito produced the Re:Birth arrange album, featuring new takes on music from Sword of Mana, Dawn of Mana and Children of Mana. On August 29, a sequel will be published, this time focused on battle tracks from the Romancing SaGa series.
Kyoko Kishikawa & Noriko Fujimoto join Mana Re:Birth album
Composer Kenji Ito has posted an update on the participation of vocalists Kyoko Kishikawa and Noriko Fujimoto on his Mana arrange album Re:Birth.
Hear nine music tracks from Half-Minute Hero 2
Nine music tracks from the PlayStation Portable sequel to Half-Minute Hero 2, called Yuusha 30 SECOND in Japan, can now be heard online, written by assorted well known game composers.
SaGa 3 soundtrack samples online
Square Enix has launched their official website for SaGa 3: Shadow or Light, featuring music samples composed by Kenji Ito and Ryuji Sasai.
SaGa Battle Tracks samples online
Square Enix has posted samples from the forthcoming SaGa Battle Tracks album, including music from SaGa I through III, released in English language regions as Final Fantasy Legend I - III.
Ar tonelico III hymnos concert side cross-fade sample
Team Entertainment has posted a cross-fade sample of music from the Ar tonelico III hymnos concert side arrange album, due out at the end of January.
Romancing SaGa "Choose Your Future" by Hyadain
Vocalist remixer Hyadain has chosen as his latest cover "Battle 2" from the Super Famicom title Romancing SaGa, composed by Kenji Ito.
Saga 2 Goddess of Destiny soundtrack samples online
Square Enix has uploaded samples from the soundtrack to Saga 2 Goddess of Destiny. The album for the Nintendo DS remake of the Game Boy RPG will be out September 9 in Japan, with music by Kenji Ito.
Hundreds of SaGa series samples added to Square Enix site
Hundreds of SaGa series samples have been added to Square Enix's official website for the SaGa 20th anniversary box set, including music by Kenji Ito and Masashi Hamauzu.
