Prior to working on CHRONO TRIGGER / CHRONO CROSS, his first large scale
orchestral arrangement for the Game Concerts series, Roger Wanamo was not familiar with these games or their music: «I was told that they are quite a big deal to the fans, especially to the music fans.
Not exact matches
Ballads of Hyrule (out now digitally) is a collection of
orchestral arrangements from the Legend of Zelda series, envisioned in the artist's own words as a «relaxing environment
for your ears, while it takes you on a night walk across the lands of Hyrule».
Working with lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Hurwitz comes up with a truly wondrous tune in «City of Stars,» using it to form a beautifully thematic basis
for the surprising amount of underscore here, his excellent, spot - on retro
arrangements going from the simplest guitar and piano to swooning, planetarium - elevated
orchestral melody.
As you can hear
for yourself in the video, Square - Enix did chose to go with the MIDI soundtrack
for the western version, instead of the
orchestral arrangements of the Japanese version.
For players who aren't fans of
orchestral arrangements, don't worry as the music has more to it than grandiose
orchestral themes.
According to Uematsu, the electronic organ, capable of imitating the sounds of many
orchestral instruments, was ideal
for offering musicians an ear
for symphonic
arrangement.
While he modernised the chiptune originals with new
orchestral and rock samples, most
arrangements were conservative ones and were heavily downgraded
for the DS.
For Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special and its PSP successor, Matsuo made
orchestral arrangements of numerous pieces from the numbered Final Fantasy series while Sugiyama handled Dragon Quest
arrangements.
Hiroki Ogawa, director of Dog Ear Records, has been involved in planning recordings
for Final Fantasy XIV, the animated series Guin Saga, and
orchestral arrangements of Final Fantasy found on the album CELLYTHM: Those Who Distorted.
Topping off the highlights
for the new
arrangements are short but sweet
orchestral renditions of «Hyrule Castle» and «Zelda's Theme».
A strong runner - up to Horizon Zero Dawn
for the top game OST of 2018, Valkyria: Azure Revolution Original Soundtrack as you'd expect is far more in the traditional JRPG vein, though composer Yasunori Mitsuda takes some impressive strides in modernizing the genre with robust
orchestral arrangements and high production values.
Ballads of Hyrule (out now digitally) is a collection of
orchestral arrangements from the Legend of Zelda series, envisioned in the artist's own words as a «relaxing environment
for your ears, while it takes you on a night walk across the lands of Hyrule».
Glass eschewed tradition and composed «Einstein on the Beach»
for the synthesizers and woodwinds of the Philip Glass Ensemble and
for voice and solo violin, instead of the typical
orchestral arrangement.