Brent Kennedy plays Binding of Isaac Piano Collection
Brent Kennedy's second album arranging music by Danny Baranowsky is now available to stream in full on Bandcamp. In the style of Super Meat Boy Choice Piano Cuts, The Binding of Isaac Piano Collection arranges nine of Danny B's compositions from the popular indie game distributed through Steam.
Piano Collections Final Fantasy XII announced
Completionists rejoice! The Final Fantasy series' sole holdout for an official piano covers collection will soon be making its way to music stores in Japan. Piano Collections Final Fantasy XII will contain new renditions of music composed by Basiscape's Hitoshi Sakimoto, also of Final Fantasy Tactics.
Kumi Tanioka plays solo piano at Vana Fest 2012
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series composer Kumi Tanioka played a half-hour solo piano concert at the Vana Fest 2012 festival. The pieces performed at the event, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, included "Ronfaure," "Awakening," "Flowers On The Battlefield," "Ragnarok" and "Mog House."
Phoenix Rise releases Melancholy Tribute to Final Fantasy VII
TPR of Phoenix Rise Music, a 24-year-old pianist from the South of England, has focused on the darker aspects of Nobuo Uematsu's first PlayStation RPG score with the release of classically inspired fan arrange album "A Melancholy Tribute to Final Fantasy VII." The thirteen track tribute album is currently available for purchase on Amazon, iTunes and CD Baby.
Piano Opera Final Fantasy I/II/III website opens
Square Enix has launched the webpage for arrange album Piano Opera Final Fantasy I/II/III, due out February 29, 2012 in Japan. A track list has been posted, revealing that the thirteen tracks performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama will include "Matoya's Theme" and "Mount Gulug" from Final Fantasy I.
Super Meat Boy Choice Piano Cuts released
Ten piano arrangements by Brent Kennedy have been released as an album under the title Super Meat Boy Choice Piano Cuts. Tracks from the PC, Mac and XBLA platformer chosen for reinterpretation include Betus Blues, The Salt Factory, It Ends 1 & 2, Forest Medley and C.H.A.D.'s Lullaby.
Monster Hunter piano solo sheet music announced
Yamaha Music Media in Japan has published a 68-page book of sheet music containing piano arrangements of music from Capcom's Monster Hunter series, based on arrangements performed at Harmonics International's orchestral concerts taking place in Tokyo.
Venus & Braves piano solo sheet music book announced
Japanese publisher Skyport System has released a 12-page sheet music book arranging background tracks from Namco's PlayStation 2 role-playing game Venus & Braves, titled "Waltz For Ariah."
Pianist Lang Lang on the Gran Turismo 5 soundtrack
Classical pianist Lang Lang discusses his participation in the making of the soundtrack for racing game Gran Turismo 5 for the PlayStation 3 console.
Q&A: Identity Through Music in Heavy Rain
Quantic Dream's Playstation 3 exclusive title has received a soundtrack release both on iTunes and as part of the Collectors Edition of the game. In this interview, Heavy Rain composer Normand Corbeil discusses his approach to the interactive drama's musical score and his previous experiences collaborating with director David Cage.
Piano Collections KINGDOM HEARTS Field & Battle samples online
Square Enix has uploaded samples of Piano Collections KINGDOM HEARTS Field & Battle, which will be published by Square Enix on January 13, with music composed and produced by Yoko Shimomura.
Zelda piano improv medley with cards
Taking the piano improv card game idea further with some friends, Zelda-style!!
Saria's Ragtime Jazz (Zelda - Ocarina of Time on Piano)
Saria's Song / Lost Woods as a ragtime-jazz-piano piece!
Sebastian Wolff's Cave Story Medley
From the same Sebastian Wolff responsible for the World of Goo piano medley comes his Cave Story piano medley. The YouTube video appears on the blog of Nicalis, the company currently putting the finishing touches on the WiiWare port of the game.
