It was with a storming rage and a profound pain that I received the news this morning, about the death of a dear friend, a joyful old companion and a loving father, he played all those roles for me with his own unique personality.
For those who knew Teb, they might already know (since he actually went public with it too) that he fought AIDS for about 25 years now, he kept it quite and never complained about it to others when he was gaming on live or during his unforgettable shows. Instead he always put a smile on others faces, he worked so hard to create a global community dedicated specifically to video games music and gaming, two things he was most passionate about (well, we should add Abba to the list too).
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles belongs in a genre of its own right. I give the composer, Kumi Tanioka a vast amount of credit for composing an entire soundtrack with instrumentation based upon what she calls “ancient instruments”, ones that were popular during medieval and renaissance times but have faded out of mainstream listening, you won’t find trumpets, celestas and saxophones on this score- instead you’ll find shawms, recorders, gemshorns, serpents and pan pipes. Fun fact: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles soundtrack is used in several slots released by Konami.
Final Fantasy Tactics Soundtrack
Some reviewers made comparison with Nobuo Uematsu’s Final Fantasy compositions, though the soundtrack received positive reviews from critics. Chudah’s Corner summarized its review by stating that the soundtrack is an “astoundingly memorable classic of videogame music”. This is also supported by other professional reviews, such as by an RPGFan reviewer that “don’t believe that any other soundtrack known to man surpasses it”, and a VGM World review who quotes that “the orchestral music is beautiful nonetheless”.
Dragon Quest 10 – Koichi Sugiyama
Dragon Quest series composer, Koichi Sugiyama, just wrapped up a Dragon Quest III (may 1) concert in Japan. Following the end of the event (that’s some promotional material from the concert to the right), someone at the event tweeted that Sugiyama stated DQX is being developed with the goal of a 2012 release in Japan.