Square Enix’s music department has promised an extensive celebration to commemorateFinal Fantasy’s25th anniversary, starting with two albums dedicated to the first six titles in the series.
The first is titledPIANO OPERA FINAL FANTASY I/II/IIIwhich features 13 piano arrangements of Nobuo Uematsu’s early works and is due out on February 29th, 2012 (an early review of the album can be found onOSV). Of note is the fact that while Square Enix has released a piano arrangement album for nearly everyFinal Fantasygame to date under the ‘Piano Collections’ series, the first three games never enjoyed this treatment until now. It can be pre-ordered onCD Japanfor 2,800 Yen (about $32 USD) those who are interested.
More strange, however, is the second piano opera album titledPIANO OPERA FINAL FANTASY IV/V/VI. What’s odd about this release is the fact thatFinal Fantasy’s IV,V, andVIalready received their own individual ‘Piano Collections’ CD, so it looks like new arrangements and perhaps some multi-game medleys are in the works for this album due out on May 16th, 2012.
These are just two releases planned to celebrateFinal Fantasy’s25th birthday. Are piano arrangement albums up your alley, or are you hoping for a 50 CDFinal Fantasycomplete music box before 2012 is through?
