GREAT UPCOMING SOUNDTRACKS!!

Some real gems are coming out in March, here's just a few of them:

Monster World Complete Collection Soundtrack 3/8

Sonic and the Secret Rings 3/15

Luminous Arc Original Soundtrack 3/21

Castlevania Portrait of Ruin 3/23

Falcom Live 2007 Sounds 3/29

Ys Origin Original Soundtrack 3/29

Phoenix Wright:Ace Attorney ~Gyakuten Saiban 1+2 Original Soundtrack 3/30

All of these upcoming releases can be purchased from Cocoebiz/VGM World!

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Update

I did this picture of Parin from Gurumin when I got the PSP game. I highly recommend you check it out, as I waited a long time to play it in English, and it's a lot of fun!
As for the Ys soundtrack collecting guide, I lost my drive to finish it when I realized a couple others had already achieved what I wanted to with it. It will be something a little different now, but it's not dead!

Thanks for 1,000 hits!!

Thanks to all those who have visited this page! 1,000 page views means a lot. Here is a special sketch of Batman & Mega Man for the occasion! See you again real soon!

2-7-07

About to finish the inks on an illustration for Falcom's Ys art contest, colors will be done by MP83, of course the results will be posted! In the meantime, a new artwork of the week has been added below. Be sure to look for the completed version next week!

Ys Origin Gameplay Video Added today!

Today I added a small gameplay video from Ys Origin to youtube! It's footage I made of the Water Prison territory in the game. As you can hear form the video, Falcom once again did an amazing job on the music. Perhaps in some small way this will entice you to play this great game. Click on the link below, hope you like it! By the way, a new sketch has also been added below for the new artwork of the week!

Ys Origin: Water Prison Gameplay.

New Arrivals!!

Lots of new arrivals today, when I update my collection list, these will be included.

Blue Dragon Soundtrack!
The latest from legend Nobuo Uematsu for the XBox 360 Console:


Being a big fan of Atsushi Fukai, I decided to obtain as many of his works as possible.

Romancing Saga Battle Themes:
This one has arrangements featuring battle themes from Romancing Saga 1-3


Project G:
An imaginary sequel to the Gradius series, and contains arranged music from Gradius IV.


Princess Maker 1,2, and 3 Battle Themes:
After hearing Princess Maker 2. I had to hear more. This CD contains arrangements of themes from the Princess Maker series.


Metamorphosis:
The latest from Mr. Fukai, it features live instrumentation, and he has wonderfully re-arranged some of his greatest pieces for it.


Project Fantasy Zone:
A Soundtrack Inspired by Fantasy Zone.


Midi-Mushi Collaborations:
Here, Mr. Fukai has teamed up with a few others to create arrangements from Air and Snow among others.


Project Dragon Spirits:
At Last! An imaginary soundtrack to continue the Dragon Spirit Series, one of my favorites. Mr. Fukai didn't disappoint one bit with this, he nailed the inspirational sound and style that are trademarks of the legendary shooter.


Project Twinbee Deluxe Pack:
Two full-length Discs! Music inspired by the Twinbee series!


Dirty Pair, Complete Art Works:
A Brand new art book featuring illustrations from my all-time favorite anime, The Dirty Pair!


Thanks go to Mr. Atsushi Fukai, for keeping the doujin scene alive for game music, and Otaku.com for graciously supporting the sale of Mr. Fukai's works!

Update 1-14-07

Today I made a few changes I thought would be worthwhile. Now there's a little gallery spotlighting my favorite moments in my journey of collecting game music, and I'll have a different piece of art posted every week. Now to get the rest of those Atsushi Fukai CDs before they sell out :)
I have numerous things in the works, but I get so ambitious at times I don't get them done when I would like. Here is a list of things to come:
A Guide to Collecting Ys Soundtracks
A Guide to completing The Legend of Xanadu
A Tribute to Dragon Spirit
Mega Man vs. Bass: To the Death (Perhaps it's too soon to list this here, but it's gonna knock your socks off! I figured by listing it, I'll stay motivated to see it through to the end.) Just wait and see!
Now, keep listening to game music and make sure it is loud!

Happy New Year!!

Happy new year 2007 to all of you out there! Looking ahead a little bit, I have plans to attend more upcoming Play! concerts, and there's LOTS more art on the way too. It has been a while since I updated my art gallery. It's going to be a great year. I hope you all have fun collecting and listening to game music this year. For the first time ever, there's a new release schedule of some great upcoming soundtrack releases. Hope it is useful to you. Bye for now!!

UPCOMING GAME SOUNDTRACK RELEASES

Just finished Ys Origin playing as Yunica Tovah, working on the game as Hugo Fact now. I LOVE THIS GAME! Falcom pulled off a wonderful Ys prequel that didn't even have Adol in it! My guide to collecting Ys Soundtracks is still on the way. I'm finally recovering from the busy Holidays!
Anyway, there are some great soundtracks coming out soon, currently on CD Japan's release schedule is:

January

Sonic The Hedgehog Vocal Trax Several Wills
Release: 2007/01/10

Happiness! Deluxe Character Ending Collection Vol.3
Koyuki Takamine (Yuura Hyuga)
Release: 2007/01/10

Happiness! Deluxe Character Ending Collection Vol.4
Sumomo Kohinata (Mai Goto)
Release: 2007/01/10

THE COMPLETE SOUND TRACK Rune Factory Shin Bokujo Monogatari
Release: 2007/01/17

Janne Da Arc Original Soundtrack
Release: 2007/01/24

Battle Gear 4 + Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack
Release: 2007/01/24

Wild Arms The 5th Vanguard Original Score Vol.1
Release: 2007/01/24

UNTITLED UNTITLED
Yuria, Miyuki Hashimoto
Release: 2007/01/24

Sengoku Basara 2 Sokyu! Anegawa no Tatakai Drama CD
Drama CD (Kazuya Nakai, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kouji Tsujitani, et al.)
Release: 2007/01/24

Seiken Densetsu 4: Dawn of Mana Original Soundtrack -Sanctuary-
Release: 2007/01/24

.hack//G.U. Game Music O.S.T.2 [Limited Release]
Release: 2007/01/24

Happiness! Deluxe Character Ending Collection Vol.5
Ibuki Shikimori (Oma Ichimura)
Release: 2007/01/24

Happiness! Deluxe Character Ending Collection Vol.6
Saya Kamijyo (Shizuka Ito)
Release: 2007/01/24

Drama CD Idol Master New Stage.02
(Eriko Nakamura, Asami Imai, Chiaki Takahashi, et al.)
Release: 2007/01/25

Mizu no Senritsu 2 - Hi no Kioku Character Song Flame series II
Suguru Shitara (Mitsuki Saiga), Ryo Akizuki (Takashi Kondo)
Release: 2007/01/25

Game Soft Routes Intro Theme: Remote Viewing
Masam Okui
Release: 2007/01/26

The Idol Master Masterwork 01
Release: 2007/01/31

PS2 Ban Happiness Deluxe Original Soundtrack
Release: 2007/01/31

Febuary

Kiniro No Corda 2 BGM & Monologue Shu (Title subject to change)
Release: 2007/02/07

Wild Arms The 5th Vanguard Original Score Vol.2
Release: 2007/02/07

PC Game "Edelweiss" Drama CD
Release: 2007/02/07

Riviera - Yakusoku no Chi Riviera - Perfect Audio Collection Plus
Release: 2007/02/09

Tales of the Tempest Original Soundtrack
Release: 2007/02/21

Playstation 2 Game "Lupin III Lupin ni wa Shi wo, Zenigata ni wa Koi wo" Original Soundtrack (Music by Yuji Ohno)
Release: 2007/02/21

Drama CD Idol Master New Stage.03 (Eriko Nakamura, Asami Imai, Chiaki Takahashi, et al.)
Release: 2007/02/23

Tensho Gakuen Gekkoroku Original Characters Vol.1
Takashi Kyoragi (Kosuke Toriumi)
Release: 2007/02/23

Tensho Gakuen Gekkoroku Original Characters Vol.2
Ryo Yuzaki (Kenichi Suzumura)
Release: 2007/02/23

Tensho Gakuen Gekkoroku Original Characters Vol.3
Kousei Kenmochi (Soichiro Hoshi)
Release: 2007/02/23

Akabe Sofutotsu Vocal Collection (Title subject to change) [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]
Release: 2007/02/23

Akabe Sofutotsu Vocal Collection (Title subject to change) [Regular Edition]
Release: 2007/02/23

Spica-Kokoro ga Tsumugu Okurimono-Ar tonelico hymmnos musical
Release: 2007/02/28

REIJO TANTEI -OFFICE LOVE JIKENBO- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Release: 2007/02/28

Neo Angelique - Romantic Gift -
Release: 2007/02/28

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII + Last Order -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack Release: 2007/02/28


MARCH

Aki no Ulala no Original Soundtrack
Release: 2007/03/09

Luminous Arc Original Soundtracks
Release: 2007/03/21

Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack Premium Box [Limited Release]
Release: 2007/03/28

Just Got Ys Origin!!!

So thrilled to finally have it in my hands!! And on Christmas Eve!! I'll post my thoughts on the game as I play it!

MUSHI.NET UPDATED!!

Mr. Atsushi Fukai, a freelance game music composer and Doujin CD Artist I GREATLY admire, has updated the English portion of his website Mushi.net. More good news is that otaku.com has restocked his CDs, and is also now selling three more of his latest works! Mr. Fukai has kept the Ys Doujin CD scene alive almost singlehandedly over the years, and his musical compositions and various arranged albums are among my personal favorites. Below are some links that will help you get to know Mr. Atsushi Fukai.

Mr. Fukai's website:

Mushi.net in English

Otaku.com:

The works of Atsushi Fukai at otaku.com

More updates soon!

New Arrivals 12/15/05

Dragon Spirit: Lead into Genesis (Top), and Romancing Saga: Last Testament (bottom).
Produced by the Magical Trick Society Doujin Circle. These CDs are excellent and feature outstanding arrangements from these games. I have been after them for some time, and they are very hard to get. My heartfelt thanks goes to cocoebiz for helping me obtain these. YOU ARE THE BEST, THERE IS NO ONE ELSE OUT THERE LIKE YOU!!

Coming soon, a guide to collecting Ys soundtracks!

It's a little project I'll have ready soon. Hopefully it will prove useful to those of you out there who are hunting for every last Ys soundtrack like me.

ACTRAISER AT PLAY! IN HARTFORD!!

Music from the classic Actraiser by Yuzo Koshiro will be performed at Play! in Hartford Connecticut. This is exciting news, the concert is scheduled for Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Bushnell Center. More info as always at the Play! site:

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DANCING MAD TO BE PERFORMED AT PLAY!

That's right, the masterpiece of a final battle composition by Mr. Nobuo Uematsu from Final Fantasy VI will be a part of Play! A video game Symphony when it returns to Stockholm Sweden next Summer! Two concerts have been announced for Stockholm on June 2nd, Saturday 2007! One will take place at 3:00pm and another at 7:30pm. Tickets go on sale Monday, November 27th, 2006. So far no guests have been announced, but I'll post any news as soon as more announcements are made. Since it has been my dream to see Dancing Mad performed for a very long time, I will undoubtedly make the trip to Sweden, and report on my experiences just as I have done in the past. Please read more at the official site for the event!

Play! A Video Game Symphony

Keep the game music revolution going!

Wonderful Rinkya!

This is for those who are looking for a reliable way to bid on Yahoo Japan items. Rinkya is an excellent company located in Japan that allows you bid on Yahoo Japan auctions in real time, and in English! I highly recommend using Rinkya, as many sellers on Yahoo Japan will not ship to other countries. Rinkya handles all of that for you! Just click on the link below to find out more about this great company!

Rinkya: Yahoo Japan Auction Service

Thanks for reading!

Spotlight on The Skies Symphony

So you've heard game music arranged in a rock style, but I would like to introduce to you Kiesca!! Just check out the website The Skies Symphony at the link below. Click on Game Arrange. There are five incredible arrangements of some of the role playing realms most classic game songs, all in a very heavy speed rock style. If you like S.S.H. or Moabi (OPUS XERO), you will love The Skies Symphony!!

The Skies Symphony

As always, keep listening!

NEW PLAY! CONCERT ANNOUNCED & MORE!

They just announced it, another Play! concert is happening on Thursday, March 29, 2007 in Hartford Connecticut! More good news is that an onine shop has opened at the official Play! website. Lots of great stuff there! Tickets go on sale Monday, November 6th. All the details are right here:

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Will I be there? That's a secret!

Rie Sugimoto ON YOUTUBE!

I just finished a little project I'm hoping Falcom fans will enjoy. It's a picture/slide music video of Rie Sugimoto, who Falcom fans also know as "Miss Lilia". The song is Sorrowful Angel-Those Were the Days, from Rie Sugimoto's Falcom CD entitled "Krelia".I hope you like it, and I will do more if requested.

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NEW LINK ADDED, COMPOSER NETWORK!

New to the links section is a link that will take you straight to cocoebiz's network of game music composer's official English web pages. I think you will find this to be very helpful to learn more about some of the best & brightest in the industry.

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More Soon!