Choice Video Game Soundtrack Cuts: Final Fantasy

[ilef]

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[Myrkul]

I did not want to add such kind of albums before..
Sounds a bit arranged to me, and it sounds as cheap as such kind of albums we did not take.

Either way, i don't think they had any rights to distribute original Square music so it must be some kind of doujin.

[PsychoZeke]

After listening to the samples, I have to agree that it sounds somewhat arranged (and truly cheap). Plus, "San Juan Music Group"? Never heard of them before.

[ilef]

I apologize if I added something that's not accepted, although I'm slightly confused about the "reasons": isn't the purpose of VGMdb to catalogue each release related to VGMusic, may it be bootleg/doujin/official? Do the albums have to pass some sort of "quality-test"? If that's the case, the definition of music-quality is rather personal.

[PsychoZeke]

That it is, but releases like this are quite dubious at best to be kept in the database.

I'm sure you meant no harm, so there's no need to apologize.

[Chris]

It's identical to the crapfest that is The Best of Final Fantasy 1994-1999: A Musical Tribute (the predecessor to Music Inspired by Final Fantasy).

It's fan-arranged and not officially licensed, despite the misleading presentation otherwise.

[ilef]

Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

[PsychoZeke]

Originally Posted by Chris

It's identical to the crapfest that is The Best of Final Fantasy 1994-1999: A Musical Tribute (the predecessor to Music Inspired by Final Fantasy).

It's fan-arranged and not officially licensed, despite the misleading presentation otherwise.

I remember selling that the same day I got it.

Actually, now that you mention it, and looking over at both entries, this one in particular seems to be a digital reprint of that one. Not sure if such is the case, as I'm basing my guess on the tracklists.

EDIT: Seems to be the case after eying "Music Inspired by Final Fantasy".

[Secret Squirrel]

So this is basically an unauthorized digital upload of an already unlicensed fan-arrange album. Maybe it should just be mentioned in the notes for Final Fantasy 1994-1999.

[PsychoZeke]

Everything seems to indicate it is.

Originally Posted by Secret Squirrel

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Maybe it should just be mentioned in the notes for Final Fantasy 1994-1999.

Agreed and done.

[Myrkul]

Originally Posted by PsychoZeke

Everything seems to indicate it is.
Agreed and done.

I think we should mention it this entry too.
Also, should we add this entry as a child album if we keep it ?

[PsychoZeke]

If I understood SS correctly, he essentially meant to delete this entry and simply make mention of it in the notes for Final Fantasy 1994-1999. They're basically the same, just happen to be named differently.

[Secret Squirrel]

Yeah, I was thinking we should delete this album, since it's essentially a set of mp3s ripped from someone else's album and offered for sale without any rights.

[Myrkul]

Originally Posted by PsychoZeke

If I understood SS correctly, he essentially meant to delete this entry and simply make mention of it in the notes for Final Fantasy 1994-1999. They're basically the same, just happen to be named differently.

I am personally fine with this, this kind of entries should not be added

[Chris]

Actually, I believe the same guy was behind all three of the releases (Final Fantasy 1994-1999, Music Inspired by Final Fantasy, Choice Video Game Soundtrack Cuts), but rebranded them each time. These albums are all really deceptive in their marketing and not officially licensed, though, so I still think these works are rip-offs.