List of Square Enix compilation albums
Square Enix is a Japanese video game developer and publisher formed from the merger on April 1, 2003 of video game developer Square and publisher Enix.[1] The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series. For many of its games, Square Enix has produced albums of music containing songs from those games or arrangements of those songs. In addition to those albums, it has produced several compilation albums containing music from multiple games or series made by the company. These albums include music directly from the games, as well as arrangements covering a variety of styles, such as orchestral, piano, vocal, and techno. This list includes albums produced by Square, Enix, or Square Enix which contain music from multiple games in the companies' catalog which are not a part of a single series. The first of these was Personal Computer Music by Enix in 1987. Dozens of albums have been published since, primarily through Square Enix's own record label.
Several of the albums have sold well, placing on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart. Drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura reached position 179,[2] as did SQ Chips.[3] SQ Chips 2 reached position 102,[4] Love SQ reached 176,[5] Chill SQ reached 236,[6] Symphonic Fantasies reached 102,[7] More SQ reached 107,[8] Cafe SQ reached 134,[9] Battle SQ reached 72,[10] and Beer SQ reached position 81.[11] The music on the compilation albums was originally composed by numerous composers. Among those well-represented are Nobuo Uematsu, long-time composer of the Final Fantasy series; Masashi Hamauzu, composer of various Final Fantasy, Chocobo, and SaGa games; Yasunori Mitsuda, composer for the Chrono series and Xenogears; Kenji Ito, who composed for several SaGa and Mana games, and Yoko Shimomura, composer for the Kingdom Hearts series.[12]
Albums
References
- ↑ "Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2004" (PDF). Square Enix. 2004-11-18. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ "Drammatica—The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura—" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "SQ Chips" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "SQ Chips 2" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "Love SQ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "Chill SQ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "Symphonic Fantasies—Music from Square Enix" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "More SQ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "Cafe SQ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "Battle SQ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "Beer SQ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ↑ "Composer List :: Major Composers". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ↑ "Personal Computer Music Jesus ~ Gandhara ~ Wingman II". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ "Enix Game Music". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ "Square Vocal Collections" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ Wilson, Mike (2005-09-06). "tri-Ace Sound Battle Collection". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ "Square Enix Music Compilation". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ "Square Enix Music Sampler". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 1 (album). Square Enix. 2006-06-22.
- ↑ Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 2 (album). Square Enix. 2006-08-22.
- ↑ Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 3 (album). Square Enix. 2006-10-21.
- ↑ Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 4 (album). Square Enix. 2006-12-22.
- ↑ Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 5 (album). Square Enix. 2007-02-22.
- 1 2 3 "Battle Tracks — バトルトラックスシリーズ" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ Square Enix Music Sampler CD (album). Square Enix. 2007-05-12. SQEX-2007P.
- ↑ Square Enix Party 2007 Special Disc (album). Square Enix. 2007-05-12. SQPT-0001~3.
- ↑ Square Enix Music Sampler CD 2007 Vol. 2 (album). Square Enix. 2007-09-20. SQEX-2007T.
- ↑ "Square Enix 音乐经典收藏集 Vol.2" (in Japanese). 92wy.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ↑ "Drammatica — The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ "Square Enix X Xbox 360 Sound Collections". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ Napolitano, Jayson (2008-11-06). "The Way To My Heart: Square Enix Music Sampler CD Vol. 3 From TGS 2008 (Review)". Original Sound Version. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ Square Enix Music Compilation Vol. 3 (album). Square Enix. 2009. SQEX-200901.
- ↑ "Square Enix Music Sampler CD Vol. 4". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ "Love SQ" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ "Chill SQ" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ "The CD: Symphonic Fantasies - music from Square Enix". Maz Sound Tools. September 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ↑ Napolitano, Jayson (2010-10-27). "Sneak a Peek at Square Enix's Busy Future: Sampler CD Vol.5! (Review)". Original Sound Version. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ "クリスマス・コレクションズ music from Square Enix" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ "more SQ" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ "CD Book/ギターソロ スクウェアエニックス オフィシャルベストコレクション (CD Book ギター・ソロ)" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- 1 2 3 "イベント限定販売CD" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ ""お台場合衆国2011"に『FF零式』と『スラもりDQ3』が出展" (in Japanese). Dengeki Online. 2011-07-13. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ↑ Napolitano, Jayson (2011-10-05). "Sounding Very SQexy: Square Enix Music Sampler CD 2011 Vol. 6 (Review)". Original Sound Version. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- 1 2 "SQChips" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ "Cafe SQ" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ Richardson, Bob (2012-05-09). "SQ Lovers". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- 1 2 "Battle SQ" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- 1 2 "Beer SQ" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- 1 2 3 "SQChips2" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ "「Square Enix Music」がTGS 2012の物販コーナーに出展" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ "The CD: Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo - music from Square Enix". MAZ Sound Tools. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ↑ "Square Enix Composers Best - Black Disk" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ Chandran, Neal (2013-10-20). "Compi de Chocobo". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ↑ "X'mas Collections II music from Square Enix" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ↑ Richardson, Bob (2015-02-02). "Cure SQ". RPGFan. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
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