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Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy the Celebration (2013) The grand finale for Final Fantasy’s 25th birthday was a Distant Worlds concert which took place in Tokyo last year. Square Enix recorded the event and in June you can watch it at home. Oct 2, 2015 - Distant Worlds music from FINAL FANTASY THE JOURNEY OF 100. Update: All torrents should be updated with the correct announce URL,.
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. Final Fantasy is a created by and owned by that includes, and other merchandise. There have been a number of of produced by Square Enix, as well as several albums produced by outside groups, both officially and unofficially licensed. These albums include music directly from the games, as well as arrangements covering a variety of styles, such as,. Square Enix produced the first album, Final Fantasy 1987–1994, in 1994.
Since then, over 40 albums have been produced, both by Square Enix and, beginning with the 2000 The Best of Final Fantasy 1994–1999: A Musical Tribute, outside groups. For compilation albums from video games across the multiple video game series, see. Title Games Date Length Label Notes Ref. Final Fantasy: Pray — June 25, 1994 47:02 Album of vocal arrangements in several languages from the first six games. Re-released in 2004.
Sold over 18,600 copies. Final Fantasy 1987–1994 — November 26, 1994 1:03:10 NTT Publishing A of the first six games, along with unreleased tracks and four vocal arrangements.
Released in North America by in 2001 as Final Fantasy N Generation: Official Best Collection. Sold over 14,400 copies. Mix, November 26, 1994 58:10 NTT Publishing Album of remix arrangements; includes material from the prior singles,. Re-released in 2004. Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow — November 25, 1995 42:48 NTT Publishing Album of vocal arrangements, sung by and Ikuko Noguchi in multiple languages. Re-released in 2004.
Music from FFV and FFVI Video Games, October 5, 1999 57:27 Promotional CD which was included with the release of the Final Fantasy Anthology collection in North America. The Best of Final Fantasy 1994–1999: A Musical Tribute, September 26, 2000 37:12 Big Ear Music Tribute album of music arranged by Sherman F.
Heinig and performed by the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra and the Electric Sound Ensemble. Re-released as Music Inspired By Final Fantasy in 2001 by WB Music Corp with an additional track. Potion: Relaxin' with Final Fantasy — February 21, 2001 1:06:22 Contains a selection of tracks from prior Final Fantasy piano and arrangement albums, with one new arrangement. Reached No. 42 on the Japan music charts. Sold over 6,500 copies. Re-released by Square Enix in 2006.
Final Fantasy S Generation: Official Best Collection, October 23, 2001 1:06:50 Contains a selection of tracks from prior Final Fantasy arrangement albums. Released exclusively in North America.
Potion 2: Relaxin' with Final Fantasy — December 19, 2001 1:01:23 DigiCube Contains a selection of tracks from prior Final Fantasy piano and arrangement albums, with one new arrangement. — May 9, 2002 1:48:03 DigiCube Live recording of an orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, performed by the on February 20, 2002 at the. Reached #54 on the Japanese music charts.
Sold over 7,600 copies. Re-released by Square Enix in 2004. Project Majestic Mix: A Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu —, — May 9, 2002 1:14:24 KFSS studios Licensed fanmade album of remixes made and sold by KFSS studios. A Gold Edition with a second CD released only to pre-orderers on June 22, 2002 with a length of 2:20:41. The Black Mages, —, February 19, 2003 51:29 DigiCube Eponymous first album by, a band created by Square Enix composers. Sold over 23,500 copies. Re-released by Square Enix in 2004.
Final Fantasy Song Book: Mahoroba, March 10, 2004 50:18 Album of Japanese vocal arrangements. Contains a hidden instrumental track.
Sold over 5,300 copies. The Black Mages II: The Skies Above, December 22, 2004 50:56 Universal Music Group Second album by, a band created by Square Enix composers.
Sold over 11,800 copies. —, February 15, 2006 1:14:54 Square Enix Live recording of an orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, performed by an orchestra on May 16, 2005 at the in, along with guest artists such as.
— December 4, 2007 1:14:22 AWR Records Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the in August 2007 prior to the initial concert of the Distant Worlds concert series in the on December 4, 2007. Sold over 2,400 copies in Japan. Final Fantasy Finest Box, March 28, 2007 6:30:28 Square Enix Promotional containing the soundtracks from the ports of Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI, with two CDs per soundtrack. The Final Fantasy IV section contains tracks not present in the Final Fantasy IV Advance soundtrack album. The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight, —, March 19, 2008 1:00:40 Third and final album by, a band created by Square Enix composers.
Final Fantasy Remix, — August 6, 2008 55:29 Square Enix Album of dance club remixes by Ante, a DJ group composed by Ian Hartley and Matt Baggiani. Guitar Solo Final Fantasy — September 20, 2008 50:22 KMP Music Publishing Album of guitar solo arrangements by Yuji Sekiguchi, packaged with Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection, a book of guitar sheet music. Those Who Distorted, March 25, 2009 19:46 Dog Ear Records Mini-album of three Final Fantasy arrangements as well as three arrangements of classic rock songs performed by Cellythm, a cello quartet. — June 1, 2010 1:02:38 AWR Records Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the in January 2010 prior to the Distant Worlds II concert in the on June 12, 2010, a special event in the Distant Worlds concert series. Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Vol.2 — January 18, 2011 56:55 KMP Music Publishing Album of guitar solo arrangements by Yuji Sekiguchi, packaged with Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection Vol.2, a book of guitar sheet music. Piano Opera Final Fantasy I/II/III, February 29, 2012 49:12 Square Enix Album of piano arrangements of the first three games in the series, arranged and performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama. Piano Opera Final Fantasy IV/V/VI, May 16, 2012 48:57 Square Enix Album of piano arrangements of three games in the series, arranged and performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama.
Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Vol.3 — July 20, 2012 55:33 KMP Music Publishing Album of guitar solo arrangements by Yuji Sekiguchi, packaged with Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection Vol.2, a book of guitar sheet music. Final Fantasy Tribute Thanks — December 5, 2012 2:17:50 Square Enix Album of remixes of music from the series by various artists. Final Fantasy Orchestral Album — December 26, 2012 2:12:29 Square Enix Album of orchestral arranged music from the series, released on blu-ray and vinyl record. Sold over 3,000 copies in Japan. Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy The Celebration — June 26, 2013 1:59:38 AWR Records Blu-ray recording of orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in December 2012 at the Tokyo International Forum. Sold over 2,400 copies in Japan.
Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX, April 23, 2014 43:18 Square Enix Album of piano arrangements of three games in the series, arranged and performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama. — August 22, 2014 1:08:21 Square Enix Recording of orchestral concert of arranged music from the series made at premier of the A New World concert series in London on February 15, 2014. music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X, February 23, 2015 01:34:30 X5Music Arranged music from the Final Symphony orchestral world tour, recorded by the in December 2014 at the in London.
Entering Classical Album Top 5 of both Billboard Charts and Official UK Charts. Bra-Bra Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo — March 4, 2015 52:37 Square Enix Brass band arragments of music from the series, recorded by the Siena Wind Orchestra Distant Worlds III: More Music from Final Fantasy — March 6, 2015 1:04:31 AWR Records Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in November 2014 at the Dvorak Hall of the in and AWR Music Studio in. Final Fantasy Piano Reductions — March 17, 2015 1:26:25 Joypad Records Licensed album of piano arrangements of Final Fantasy pieces by TPR.
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy: The Journey of 100 — August 19, 2015 1:43:21 AWR Records Blu-ray recording of an orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Sold over 1,400 copies in Japan. Bra-Bra Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 2 — March 23, 2016 44:39 Square Enix Brass band arragments of music from the series, recorded by the Siena Wind Orchestra Bra-Bra Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 3 — March 15, 2017 49:29 Square Enix Brass band arragments of music from the series, recorded by the Siena Wind Orchestra Distant Worlds IV: More Music from Final Fantasy — June 30, 2017 57:11 AWR Records Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in March 2017 at the Dvorak Hall of the in and AWR Music Studio in. Gaan, Patrick.
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