Nobuo Uematsu postpones projects, citing poor health
Nobuo Uematsu, the world-renown Final Fantasy series composer, posted in his blog today that he would be stepping away from music, citing poor physical health. This post came shortly after an...
View ArticleOctopath Traveler OST sees US release
Early this morning, Octopath Traveler Original Soundtrack was finally announced for a western release. The soundtrack to the SNES-styled JRPG received high praise from fans (as well as from VGMO), and...
View ArticleSweep Record now offering international sales
Supersweep record label Sweep Record is set to offer an international sales portal later this month. This portal will provide listeners an English-language option for browsing Sweep Record’s array of...
View ArticleHikaru Utada releases new Kingdom Hearts III EP
Veteran Kingdom Hearts vocalist Hikaru Utada has released a new EP album just ahead of the release of Kingdom Hearts III. Titled Face My Fears – EP, the album features both English and...
View ArticleKingdom Hearts music box album coming next week
VGM cover artist Video Game Music Box is set to release Music Box Classics: KINGDOM HEARTS, Vol. 1 one week from today. Coinciding with the release of Kingdom Hearts III, this collection will feature...
View ArticleCeleste Piano Collections available now
Pianist and composer Trevor Alan Gomes has released a piano album honoring the music of Celeste today. Created in collaboration with Celeste composer Lena Raine, this 13-track album reworks the...
View ArticleChrono Cross concert tour coming to Japan this November
Chrono Cross composer Yasunori Mitsuda has announced plans to tour Japan this November with a concert series in honor of Chrono Cross’s 20th anniversary. Titled Radical Dreamers, this concert series...
View ArticleNieR Automata chamber music album coming this month
Game music arranger Sean Schafianski announced a new NieR: Automata chamber music album today, slated for release later this month. Titled Chamber Works: NieR Automata, the album promises to rearrange...
View ArticleOctopath Traveler Arrangements -Break & Boost- available now
Today marks the release of Octopath Traveler Arrangements – Break & Boost –, an official Square Enix album honoring the publisher’s critically acclaimed JRPG. Helmed by Octopath Traveler composer...
View ArticleWest of Loathing DLC music receives EP release
Composer Ryan Ike has released a short collection of new West of Loathing tracks this week. Titled West of Loathing: Reckoning at Gun Manor (Original Game Soundtrack), the collection expands Ryan...
View ArticleChrono Trigger and Chrono Chross orchestral albums and concerts coming this fall
Following the pattern of last year’s NieR orchestral albums and concert, Square Enix has announced a set of orchestral albums and a concert series for the music of Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross....
View ArticleNew NieR Orchestral Album tracklist and details released
Square Enix has released the tracklist and cover for the new NieR Orchestral Arrangement Album – Addendum, set to release on March 25 just ahead of their new NieR Theatrical Orchestra 12020 concerts in...
View Article13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Comes to iTunes Next Week
Pre-orders for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Original Soundtrack) are live on the US iTunes storefront. Scored by the capable crew at Basiscape (Hitoshi Sakimoto of Odin Sphere and Muramasa fame included),...
View ArticleLink’s Awakening Gets 4-Disc Soundtrack CD This March
Nintendo announced an official soundtrack CD release for The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening last week, courtesy of The Legend of Zelda’s official Japanese Twitter account. Spanning four discs and...
View ArticleTrials of Mana Soundtrack Coming This April
Square Enix Music has announced TRIALS OF MANA Original Soundtrack via Twitter last week. Composed for the remake of the fabled Super Nintendo RPG (a.k.a. Seiken Densetsu 3) that only recently saw a...
View ArticleFIRE EMBLEM PREMIUM ARRANGE Gets a Sequel, Available Now
Last year’s FIRE EMBLEM PREMIUM ARRANGE has received a brand new follow-up album, released just this past week. The new album looks set to deliver yet another batch of high-energy, rock-infused Fire...
View ArticleFFVII REMAKE Soundtrack CD Sets Coming This May
Square Enix Music posted a tweet yesterday announcing plans to release a full soundtrack CD set for Final Fantasy VII Remake later this year. Spanning seven (very clever, Square Enix) discs’ worth of...
View ArticleBrave Wave Offers “Pay What You Want” Limited-Time Deal
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brave Wave Productions announced yesterday that all Brave Wave music albums will now sell “for a ‘pay-what-you-want’ fee” for a limited time via Bandcamp....
View ArticleXenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition to Receive Soundtrack Updates
A new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition kickstarted this morning’s Nintendo Direct, and those with a keen ear may have picked up on two exciting details regarding the game’s...
View ArticleWayô Records Announces Grandia Memorial Soundtrack
Last week, videogame music label Wayô Records announced plans to release a new physical edition of Grandia’s soundtrack via Twitter. Titled Grandia Memorial Soundtrack, this set will be available in...
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