They'll be recording Elliot Goldenthal's Final Fantasy album this month.

Trevor Jones' latest (To End All Wars) is also scheduled to soon be recorded by the LSO.

There I go assuming again, Lancelot!!

That quite possibly means we're going to get a long FF album due to the lack of reuse fees! (Please let there be a 70-minute Goldenthal album... Please let there be a 70-minute Goldenthal album...)

Tim

Tim, good choice on your NP, and YES. OH YES LONG FF CD

(And yes everyone I know me and Goldenthal have had out issues but...its "Final Fantasy!"

Also, the score will be recorded April 9-the 18th. And because its a Sony Picture, I can only guess Sony Classical for the music label. And I can also guess an early July release date before the films release.

--Brian
Writer & Film/Video Editor
"You don't need a reason to help people"

He has vocals...

Or are you pulling my leg?

Bummer Brad! But yeah, hopefully we'll get a longer cd.

To make a long story short, I'm very glad I bought it.

Yes Steve, you're the man!

I'd be more than happy to send you some samplers, you have ICQ or AIM? Add me to your list and I can send you some along

ICQ UIN: 52398162

AIM: Drixorial

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Originally posted by Marian Schedenig:
The Sinfonia also did a great job on Stargate and Batman.

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And don't forget "Operation Dumbo Drop" and "Lost in Space".

The London Philharmonic is Shore's band, and the Sinfonia of London is the orch. that Bruce Broughton recently came to co-manage.

And there is even more.... I am just going stir crazy here.....
So what version of FF should I get... Orchestral/Game version..../Piano version....
Better yet: where is the concise giude to FF soundtracks? Or who here has all discs? or most of them?

Let's just say that I want flawless scoremusic.... just like OUTCAST VG Soundtrack.... orchestral with a hint of electronics here and there.... 16 bit game sound? no thank you :-))
NP: THE MEXICAN-Alan Silvestri ****/*****

I am curious however... It seems FF-IV was FF-II in the U.S. Can anyone explain the relationships between the numbers? what do they mean.... Is the number just a version number like every other software packages, or does it stand for a new game adventure?

So far I am thinking of only Buying
FF-VIII
FF-VII
FF-VIX
Those are the series with better and more evolved music (at least from what I gather).
Ow dear GOD! I AM HOOKED! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

Are these three the best choices?

The place you want to go to is www.gamemusic.com to purchase your game soundtracks. Excellent place. Now, to guide you through all the varations of the game music CD's. A OST CD is the Original Soundtrack which is what you will want to get if you liked the exact music you heard in the game itself. They are the more expensive titles do to popular demand of course. Now, an Arranged or Piano Version is simply the themes and cues in the games only done with a piano or in the case of an arranged CD, remixed and changed completely. In other words not what you hear in the game so sometimes you may very well be disappointed. So what you need to get are the Final Fantasy OST's from I-IX. Good luck my friend and I hope this helps. Crono, feel free to add anything I may have forgotten.

NP: Sticky Fingers (The Rolling Stones)

Also, the "Chrono Cross" OST is brilliant. I have some clips of you want them, that is also worth every penny.

You should also be aware that some sites, like express.com, dont give you the REAL CD, they give you copies (black market) they are called SM or Soy Mon CDs more cheap packaging and stuff, but they are cheaper, but I am a purest, I have to have the REAL thing, just an FYI though.

Feel free to IM me or e-mail me. My AIM name is Crono CX.

FF 8 Orchestral: http://www.gamemusic.com/dept/101/productdetail.asp?dept=101&cat=1001&it emid=1523&uid=1545200003111838

Chrono Cross: http://www.gamemusic.com/dept/101/productdetail.asp?dept=101&cat=10004& itemid=1529&uid=1545200003111838

--Brian
Writer & Film/Video Editor
"You don't need a reason to help people."

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Originally posted by Crono/Kyp:
Foobsie, yada yada yada. [Message edited by Crono/Kyp on 04-05-2001 and condensed by Probable on 04-06-2001]

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Listen to this man. His opinions sometimes stray a little, but his heart is really in the right place here. Also, if you're going to buy FFVI/III - and you should! - then also buy the Chrono Trigger OST. For SNES MIdi, those two are just about tops. Of course, there's also Secret of Mana and Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past, but they can be harder to get...

Also, in case noone else explained it, here's that whole FF numbers thing:

Entire Final Fantasy series (Japanese number/US number): I/I, II/-, III/-, IV/II. V/-, VI/III, VII/VII, VIII/VIII, IX/IX

What happened was that Final Fantasy I did horribly in the US, so II and III weren't released in North America. IV and VI were so successful overseas, though, that they were eventually released in the US, but to avoid confusion over the missing games, they re-titled them II and III. Why V never made it over is unclear, but in any case the original FFII, FFIII, and FFV were all rereleased along with FFI, IV, and VI on the Final Fantasy Anthology CD.

Also, "Secret of Mana" is here at GameMusic.
http://www.gamemusic.com/dept/101/productdetail.asp?dept=101&cat=1011&it emid=1290&uid=1545200003111838

And you could call "Final Fantasy I" in the US, the biggest "cult classic" ever created.

Fun side note, Square's other games before "FF" like "Tom and Huck" (I kid you not) did extremely bad. Square called it "Final Fantasy" because it was going to be their last game ever if it bombed, and the rest is history.

--Brian
Writer & Film/Video Editor
"You don't need a reason to help people."

is it possible?

*poof*

Mark, I didn't say I wouldn't shower with half-Canadians... so, you're not completely "out of the water."