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Welcome to Square Enix Music Online!
Square Enix Music Online is the leading site for information and media for Square Enix, Nintendo, Konami, and Basiscape music. We offer information, downloads, and submissions for various major game series and composer. We add new album information, music news, and reviews on a daily basis and also produce weekly official updates every Monday. Enjoy the site and don't forget to join the forums!
Latest Music News
A RecollectionThis update is mostly dedicated to recollecting past works rather than introducing new ones. There haven't been many new releases recently, so it seemed a fitting approach for the update.First of all, Mac_Tear has provided a review of the Genso Suikoden IV Original Soundtrack. This track-by-track analysis explores how the work compares to other instalments in the series and whether it has been deserving of the criticism levelled against it. Secondly, Muzza has revised his reviews of Hiroki Kikuta's Sakura Relaxation Original Soundtrack and Ni~dzuma wa Sailor Fuku Original Soundtrack. Don has also reviewed the iTunes American release of the The World Ends With You Original Soundtrack. Is the music worth the hype and the criticism? I have also provided my first reviews in a series of weekly reviews dedicated to the Final Fantasy XI franchise. I have attempted to review the Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack and successors several times, but only now do I feel I am familiar with Vana'diel and its music to provide stable fair opinions. Finally, Don has reviewed Akira Yamaoka's solo work iFUTURELIST. This work was criticised on its release for diverting from the Silent Hill sound, but Don provides a nice new perspective here. On the area of biography updates, I have continued to make good progress. All of the Basiscape team have received updates with especially important updates for Hitoshi Sakimoto, Manabu Namiki, Kimihiro Abe, Noriyuki Kamikura, Azusa Chiba, and Yoshimi Kudo. In addition, Yasunori Mitsuda, Noriyuki Iwadare, and Akira Yamaoka have received major revisions. Expect the final batch in coming weeks. For Weekly MP3s, we have representatives from two of this week's new releases. They are Flowers on the Battlefield from Final Fantasy XI Wings of the Goddess Original Soundtrack and Calling from the The World Ends With You Original Soundtrack. In addition, we have Lost Fragments (a guitar arrangement from Chrono Cross) from Hopeful Weeds Vol. 3 and LOVE ME DO from iFUTURELIST. Don't forget to vote in the Kingdom Hearts-themed poll here. In coming weeks, there'll be neat additions such as an album / sheet music store, a features / editorial section, and some design changes. The next official update will be a week on Monday, but before then there will be at least reviews of the Final Fantasy XI Rise of the Zilart Original Soundtrack and Akashi added. Don't forget to keep checking the site for music news and, if you haven't already, marvel at the epic Tenpei Sato update in our news archive. |
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Written By Chris |
30 Apr 2008 |
New Album Releases
| Album Title | Catalog No. |
| Sekaiju no MeiQ II Shoo no Seihai Super Arrange Version | VGCD-0136 |
| The Outer Rim | XQEF-1001 |
| Rockman ZX Sound Sketch -ZX Gigamix- | INTIR-012 |
| Lux-Pain Original Soundtrack | MJCD-20119 |
| Final Fantasy XI Wings of the Goddess Original Soundtrack | SQEX-10113 |
| The World Ends With You Original Soundtrack (US) | iTunes |
| Disgaea 3 Arrange Soundtrack, Makai Senki | KDSD-00192 |
| Soma Bringer Original Soundtrack | SBPS-0012/4 |
New Album Reviews
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