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Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama

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Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama
Produced by series composer Nobuo Uematsu, "Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX" debuted on April 23, 2014. The Sony PlayStation-centered arrangement album is comprised of twelve piano pieces performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama.

The Piano Opera album series installment reinterprets "Cosmo Canyon" and "Opening ~ Bombing Mission" from Final Fantasy VII, "The Man with the Machine Gun" and "Liberi Fatali" from Final Fantasy VIII, and "Not Alone" and "Melodies of Life" from Final Fantasy IX. The compact disc publication ships from distributors CDJapan and Playasia.

Excerpts from the thirteen-track album are streaming on digital music store Ototoy. Nakayama's live recital, recorded in Tokyo in May of 2014, can be viewed on the Square Enix YouTube channel.


From the product page:
Composer Nobuo Uematsu carefully selected 12 tracks from FINAL FANTASY VII, the first PlayStation FINAL FANTASY game, FINAL FANTASY VIII, the first to ever feature a theme song, and FINAL FANTASY IX, the last FINAL FANTASY game to be released in the original PlayStation generation, and arranged the songs into piano pieces. Just like the previous iterations, assisting in arrangement and performing the songs were handled by Hiroyuki Nakayama. Relive the moments from these FINAL FANTASY games through the vibrant tones of the piano.
CDJapan - Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX CD

Playasia - Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX CD