About the FFVII:AC soundtrack...

[Nova Briar]

I liked the music on Vagrant Story as well as FFT...not as well as the Legend of Mana music, but it was still pretty good. With that in mind, I think either could do a good job collaborating with Squeenix for the AC soundtrack. (As if Nomura's going to ask for my seal of approval... ) As long as the music suits the epic setting of the story (and I'm assuming the story will have an epic setting), and doesn't come off as a complete and total cheeseball of an album, I think it'll all be okay. I'm not as picky as I might seem...

No I'd mind if it was a yucky, corny version. But I trust that it won't be, I'm sure he's a better composer then that. Just for the record Nova I'm a musician too. Play 3 instruments

Just checking! And you're most likely right--Uematsu has to be a good composer, after all, to have been put in charge of all the games whose music he produced. Oh, you're a musician? Which instruments do you play?

Nova Briar

[amratis]

Piano, Harp and I sing, yes I count my voice an instrument as I've done the grades in it. I did actually want to be an opera singer, even auditioned at all the major conservatoires, but seeing as they let 8 ppl in out of about 1000 applicants I didnt get in, doh Which do you play?

amra

[Nova Briar]

Wow...that's impressive. ^.^ I'm mostly a mallet percussionist...I mainly play the xylophone/glockenspiel (aka "bells", as the other members in my high school band called them), but during concert season I also did a lot of miscellaneous percussion including tamborine, woodblock, timpani, bass and snare drums, etc. It sounds like a lot, but those aren't nearly as complex as the piano or harp in my opinion.

Interesting that those are the instruments you play. I play a tiny bit of piano, too, but not nearly enough to be considered any good at it. And I suppose you could say I sing--I was in All-County Choir at one time and could have been in All-State if I'd wanted to be--but I don't like my voice as much as most other people's. As for harp music... I wish I could even figure out how to play a harp. I'm sure you're better at all three than I am.

That's one reason why I wanted to know about the AC soundtrack so much--I like to learn the percussion parts to songs, or sometimes add them in if the song has no percussion. That's one reason why I was kind of hyped as well as apprehensive about the possibility of rock music in AC. I mean, it would be easy and fun to learn the percussion to a rock song, but...if it didn't fit with the film, I'd rather not have it. You know what I mean? But here I go, rambling again... *zips mouth shut*

Nova Briar

[amratis]

Nah, ramble away. Are you in a band or anything? I mean, if there are any rock piece's in AC you could definetly do them, that would be great! I've played piano since I was 4, its just an extension of myself really, I couldnt live without a piano, and I *HATE* not having one here at Uni

I hope there is rock piece's in AC, the soundtrack should be good and varied, I just really want them to include the main theme, aeris's and one-winged angel. They'd be mad not too

amra

[Nova Briar]

No, I'm not in a band...not since I was in marching band in high school, anyway. I helped out some with their pieces they played from the sidelines, though. That was fun. ^.^ Hmm...why don't you get a small keyboard? It wouldn't be the same as a real piano, but it's better than nothing...

They definitely would be mad to not include those three major songs (which pretty much defined the VII soundtrack, in my opinion). On the other hand, I think they'd be mad to kill off Cloud in AC, too...but my opinion hasn't had any major influences on Squeenix yet. I wouldn't mind seeing some versions slightly different from the ones I have now...just for variety, or something. Rearranged, or something. Just in a way that will still do them justice.

[Cloud_Strider]

Ok, Nova Briar, stay on topic, :rolleyes2 .
This is also soundtrack, not *who's going to die* thread... But overall, meh, I don't care. Uhm, the soundtrack I guess is going to be amazing. From Vincent's theme to Cosmo Canyon will all be orchestrated. Well that is what my really unreliable source told me.

Nova, you astound me. You write like seven pages of stuff all over this forum a day... You're a fanatic

Back to the music...
The music is good.

[Sword]

There is a vocals version of the FFVII prelude and I downloaded it a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty sweet.