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Crystal Teardrops (CastleVania SOTN Jazz Fusion Remix)- Jake Scampini

Orchestral version of the "Serpent Trench" theme from Final Fantasy VI (III in North America). 

As you may know, I'm working on orchestrating the entire FF6 soundtrack! The songs won't be uploaded in any particular order, but once I've finished the first disc, I'll upload the songs in order in one video. 

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Final Fantasy VI - The Serpent Trench Orchestrated

Orchestral version of the "Magic House" theme from Final Fantasy VI, also the song that plays in World of Ruin Jidoor. 

As you may know, I'm working on orchestrating the entire FF6 soundtrack! The songs won't be uploaded in any particular order, but once I've finished the first disc, I'll upload the songs in order in one video. 

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu


Final Fantasy VI - The Magic House Orchestrated

Orchestral version of "Cyan" (or Cayenne) from Final Fantasy VI, Cyan Garamonde's theme. 

As you may know, I'm working on orchestrating the entire FF6 soundtrack! The songs won't be uploaded in any particular order, but once I've finished the first disc, I'll upload the songs in order in one video.

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Final Fantasy VI - Cyan's Theme Orchestrated

Final Fantasy VI - Awakening Orchestrated

Secret of Mana - The Second Truth From the Left

Final Fantasy VI - Opening Theme/Omen Orchestrated

Final Fantasy VI - Battle Theme Orchestrated

MP3 and FLAC available for Patrons. ► www.patreon.com/thesecondnarrator

Check out the full HD remastered video.
https://youtu.be/orc-6nskrAo

First I would like to say the original track is already perfect. Hiroki Kikuta composed such a beautiful theme filled with wonder and awe, making the most of the SNES sound chip. The orchestration is is my desire to hear the tune with upgraded instruments. The intent was for the track (and the video) to sound like how you've always remembered it, not how it actually was.

My interpretation of the song is that it is the great Calling that the mana tree gives to the boy. The melody is the desperate plea for the boy to save the earth from ruin. The melody is the message spoken first as a soft whisper. Hiroki uses the piano way better than Yoko Shimomura does in her subsequent Mana series soundtracks. For the record, I admire and enjoy a lot of Shimomura's music, but seriously she uses the piano in everything, so much so that all her music sounds like they could be from the same game. As a pianist, I've realized that the piano is a cheap and easy way to get a good enough sound, either playing in the upper registers to sound mystical and delicate, or with loud chords to quickly get an epic and emotional response. Using it uniquely takes skill, and Hiroki is a master at work here. I kept my arrangement straightforward and faithful as best as I could..

The second half of the music is that great rising swell, seemingly as if all life in the forest gathered around the mana tree to add their voices into the Calling. These four bars, which I doubled in my orchestration, took me the most time to figure out. I probably spent about 70-80% of my time working on this portion. I wanted to have many different groups of instruments playing harmonies and melodies independent of each other, illustrating all manner of life that the forest is filled with. In addition to what was used in the original track, I added fast strings, vocals, and even brass instruments to really flesh out the swell and build up to a thunderous and majestic climax.

Even with all the remake craze for FFVII, hopefully Square Enix would also consider remaking this game. It is a testament how special this title is, when even after having so much content cut out due to time constraints, this is still remembered so fondly.

Secret of Mana is available for iOS and Wii Virtual Console

Secret of Mana Orchestrated - Fear of the Heavens

Shattered Bastions

composed, orchestrated and mixed by Robin Hoffmann
performed by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra

(c) 2025 by Robin Hoffmann. All rights reserved.

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Final Fantasy VI - The Mines of Narshe Orchestrated

悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻(Castlevania: Rondo of Blood) 
乾坤の血族（DIVINE BLOODLINES） Arrange

JiBIJUN'S Collection Dracula

乾坤の血族（DIVINE BLOODLINES） Arrange

DATA018: THUNDER FORCE IV

The complete score to Technosoft’s classic shooter, newly remastered and pressed on vinyl for the first time.

Originally released on the Mega Drive in 1992 and featuring some of the most ingeniously complex and heaviest compositions to ever be squeezed through an FM sound chip, the music of THUNDER FORCE IV is relentlessly creative and uncompromising throughout; a real technological marvel and a triumph of metal against the odds. It thoroughly deserves the cult status it now holds and we are thrilled to be releasing it.

THUNDER FORCE IV is presented as a triple 180g LP, featuring 38 in-game tracks and 10 unused bonus tracks, all of which were sourced from the original console. It is packaged in a heavyweight single pocket sleeve, accompanied by a lithographic print of the original 1992 US artwork and a foldout poster of the newly-commissioned illustration for the game’s 2018 re-release on Nintendo Switch.

Available in the following editions:

3 x 180g Blue, Black & Grey Swirl Combo (LIMITED EDITION)
3 x 180g Opaque Blue
3 x 180g Classic Black

ON SALE SATURDAY 6th APRIL at data-discs.com

Final Fantasy VI - Cyan's Theme Orchestrated

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