(No, not Megalovania from Undertale) I only just found out that Square Enix has digitally released a big 119-track grab bag of their SQ album series, and it's even available on Steam: I've only...
(No, not Megalovania from Undertale)
I only just found out that Square Enix has digitally released a big 119-track grab bag of their SQ album series, and it's even available on Steam:
SQ Music series features official remixes of iconic SQUARE ENIX game soundtracks, created by artists who respect game music. This soundtrack compiles tracks from 11 albums (Love SQ, Chill SQ, More SQ, SQ Chips, Cafe SQ, Beer SQ, Battle SQ, SQ Chips 2, Cure SQ, SQ SWING, Last SQ).
I've only played like 3 or so Square Enix games, so I have no nostalgia for most of the songs featured in the collection, but usually those albums were good for at least one or two really killer tracks per disc. I'd never even heard of Live A Live before first coming across this piece (though it seems like it was an interesting game for the time, actually). The original version from Yoko Shimomura is a banger of a battle theme, but this remix is such a freaking jam, it gives it a whole different spin.
Thanks for posting! Always great to see others enjoying video game music. Unfortunately, beyond missing a lot of songs from each release, it doesn't look like Square included any of the tracks...
Thanks for posting! Always great to see others enjoying video game music.
Unfortunately, beyond missing a lot of songs from each release, it doesn't look like Square included any of the tracks from the bonus releases either. To be a little charitable, I know it can be difficult to negotiate or re-negotiate distribution rights in multiple countries, but Square isn't exactly a small indie company. So I'm not sure why this release is so fragmented.
As just one example, Cafe SQ's Tower Records-exclusive bonus includes a remix of Coin Song from FF6 that is my particular favorite. That remix also appeared on the Village/Vanguard bonus, and later on the Last SQ compilation album that Square concluded the SQ series with in 2015 (as well as a Tribute album in 2012). Sadly, that track is not included on the Steam list at all. Here it is on YouTube.
(No, not Megalovania from Undertale)
I only just found out that Square Enix has digitally released a big 119-track grab bag of their SQ album series, and it's even available on Steam:
I've only played like 3 or so Square Enix games, so I have no nostalgia for most of the songs featured in the collection, but usually those albums were good for at least one or two really killer tracks per disc. I'd never even heard of Live A Live before first coming across this piece (though it seems like it was an interesting game for the time, actually). The original version from Yoko Shimomura is a banger of a battle theme, but this remix is such a freaking jam, it gives it a whole different spin.
Thanks for posting! Always great to see others enjoying video game music.
Unfortunately, beyond missing a lot of songs from each release, it doesn't look like Square included any of the tracks from the bonus releases either. To be a little charitable, I know it can be difficult to negotiate or re-negotiate distribution rights in multiple countries, but Square isn't exactly a small indie company. So I'm not sure why this release is so fragmented.
As just one example, Cafe SQ's Tower Records-exclusive bonus includes a remix of Coin Song from FF6 that is my particular favorite. That remix also appeared on the Village/Vanguard bonus, and later on the Last SQ compilation album that Square concluded the SQ series with in 2015 (as well as a Tribute album in 2012). Sadly, that track is not included on the Steam list at all. Here it is on YouTube.