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Orchestral SaGa concert album premieres on streaming platforms

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Orchestral SaGa concert album premieres on streaming platforms
The Orchestral SaGa arrangement album ships from distributor CDJapan, featuring art by Tomomi Kobayashi. The studio album is pressed on compact disc, while the live concert recording is available on Blu-ray.

Commemorating 32 years of the SaGa series, special guests appearing at the orchestral concerts held on July 31st and August 1st of 2021 included game designer Akitoshi Kawazu, vocalist Ayano Nonomura, and series producer Masanori Ichikawa. The live concert took place at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, with Shimpei Sasaki serving as conductor.

Produced by composer Kenji Ito, the orchestral album is now available through streaming platforms, recorded separately at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. Source material includes "Dawn of a Journey" and "Melody of Time" from SaGa Frontier. Other arrangements include Nobuo Uematsu's "Prologue arrange" from SaGa, alongside Masashi Hamauzu's "Nachtigall" from SaGa Frontier 2 and "Battle Theme EX" from Unlimited SaGa.


From the product page:
This brand-new arrangement album offers you a chance to experience the musical magic of Orchestral Saga ahead of the live performances on July 31st and August 1st! Overseen by composer Kenji Ito, these all-new recordings were hand-selected and cover the musical breadth of the series, featuring music from Final Fantasy Legend, the Romancing SaGa series, the SaGa Frontier series, UNLIMITED Saga, SaGa SCARLET GRACE, Romancing SaGa Re;universe, and Imperial SaGa Eclipse. Enjoy the sublime sounds of the SaGa series in full orchestral glory...
Orchestral SaGa - Apple Music / YouTube Music

CDJapan - Orchestral SaGa - (CD) / (Live DIsc Blu-ray)