JRPG and orchestral Japanese game music

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

JRPG and orchestral Japanese game music · In Japanese role-playing games, the player travels through a world for hours on end. The music therefore often has to repeat without becoming tiresome. Koichi Sugiyama, already experienced in pop and television, wrote music in a classical style for Dragon Quest (1986) and soon had it performed by an orchestra in concerts. Nobuo Uematsu gave Final Fantasy (1987) a melodic character, with influences from progressive rock and Romanticism. For the final battle in Final Fantasy VII (1997), he wrote 'One-Winged Angel', with a choir singing a Latin text. Yasunori Mitsuda composed Chrono Trigger (1995) together with Uematsu. Yoko Shimomura wrote Kingdom Hearts (2002). This music left the screen: orchestral concerts of game music draw full halls worldwide.

Listening

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  Chrono Trigger · Yasunori Mitsuda, 1995
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  One-Winged Angel · Nobuo Uematsu, 1997
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  Dearly Beloved · Yoko Shimomura, 2002

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map

See also

• 8-bit and chiptune
• Western orchestral and indie game music