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.
Lightning Returns single "Crimson Blitz" on iTunes
Square Enix has released "Crimson Blitz" through iTunes, featured in the upcoming RPG Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The two-minute arrangement of "Blinded by Light" appearing in the debut trailer is composed by Masashi Hamauzu, with a vocal performance by Mina.
Lightning Returns composers announced
A poster unveiled today by Square Enix at the Chicago Distant Worlds concert has announced the three music composers scoring Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta and Mitsuto Suzuki will be reprising their roles as series composers, following their contributions to Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Final Fantasy Orchestral Album music samples online
Square Enix has posted the track list and first 16 excerpts of music from the Final Fantasy Orchestral Album, due out December 26 in Japan. Final Fantasy I~III medleys from 2002 and 2004, along with "Battle with the Four Fiends" and "Theme of Love" from Final Fantasy IV can be sampled on the official website.
Masashi Hamauzu's France concert tour tickets on sale
Final Fantasy XIII musicians Masashi Hamauzu and vocalist Mina will be performing music from the role-playing title, along with their IMERUAT album Black Ocean, in France this November. Tickets for Wayô Records and Monomusik's concerts in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux and Lille are now available to purchase online.
Tomoyuki Sugimoto directs Black Ocean music video
Tomoyuki Sugimoto has directed an animated music video for the song "Black Ocean." The five-minute movie, currently available to view on YouTube, features the title track from the debut studio album by IMERUAT. The song is composed and performed by Final Fantasy XIII musicians Masashi Hamauzu and Mina.
Black Ocean samples by IMERUAT on SoundCloud
Final Fantasy XIII musicians Masashi Hamauzu and Mina have uploaded samples to SoundCloud from their debut album as IMERUAT. Titled "Black Ocean," the thirteen-track release by Monomusik features songs performed live in Japan, Poland and France, that are inspired by Ainu cultural heritage.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack Plus samples online
Square Enix has uploaded samples of three music tracks from Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack Plus, due out May 30 in Japan. The 16-track album includes music from the English-language release, promotional videos and downloadable content. Music is by Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta and Mitsuto Suzuki.
IMERUAT live at Fantasy Rock Fes 2012 video
Masashi Hamauzu and Mina of the music group IMERUAT have uploaded a fifteen minute live video from the Fantasy Rock Fes 2012 music concert. They were joined by Final Fantasy XIII-2 co-composer Mitsuto Suzuki in performing music from the role-playing game series and studio album Black Ocean.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack Plus announced
Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack Plus, due out May 30 in Japan. The album will include music from the role-playing game's downloadable contents and English-language release, composed by Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta and Mitsuto Suzuki.
Fantasy Rock Fes rehearsal photos
Final Fantasy XIII-2 co-composer Mitsuto Suzuki has uploaded rehearsal photos from the Fantasy Rock Fes 2012 concert taking place later today at Club Citta in Japan. Masashi Hamauzu and vocalist Mina will be performing music from Final Fantasy XIII and their IMERUAT studio album Black Ocean.
IMERUAT album Black Ocean announced
Final Fantasy XIII composer Masashi Hamauzu and vocalist Mina have posted the track list for their debut album as music group IMERUAT, which is titled Black Ocean. The 13 track studio album will debut at the Fantasy Rock Fes event in Tokyo on March 17.
IMERUAT single now on Bandcamp
Final Fantasy XIII composer Masashi Hamauzu and vocalist Mina have released their single IMERUAT on Bandcamp. The three track album, which contains original music tracks "Imeruat," "Cirotto," and "Haru no Kasumi," is available to stream in full online.
Imeruat music video
Final Fantasy XIII series musicians Masashi Hamauzu and vocalist Mina have uploaded a music video for their song "Imeruat." The five-minute YouTube video is composed of numerous photographs taken on the artists' overseas tour in 2011.
