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Originally Posted by Kentaro Sato
Thank you everyone for suggestions here and sending me or the label e-mails so far. Please keep them coming!  |
Well, I have to at least register my vote for Vandal Hearts 1 & 2. These were composed by an already highly skilled orchestrator. They're basically "orchestra-ready" (in VH1's case, wind ensemble-ready), and very dense, color-rich scores. Probably in the "a bit difficult" category sadly. And no one really cares about the games, least of all their developer.
Some others that I think would translate naturally to a live orchestra:
- Any of Michiru Yamane's Castlevania scores with an obvious preference for Symphony of the Night
- Actraiser 2 and Story of Thor 2--both strongly rooted in Romantic era music
- SaGa Frontier II
- Any of Tenpei Sato's scores, especially Rhapsody and Phantom Brave
- Dragon Force II
- Front Mission 2
- Naoshi Mizuta's Final Fantasy scores (FF Gaiden, FF Dimensions 1 & 2, FFXI + all expansions) have ample material that is ripe in color and lyrical melody ideal for an orchestra
- Any of Saori Kobayashi's scores (Panzer Dragoon would be challenging but fun, Hoshigami Remix/Hototogisu Ran are already orchestral but unknown, all the rest would translate effectively to orchestra)
- Arcana (I wish...)
- Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)
- Shining Force 1 and 2 (for the latter, just ask Takenouchi for his MIDI score and print it out )
- Tengai Makyō Zero and IV
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