SQEX-10587~8: SaGa Orchestra Concert 2016

[cal]

It looks like this is essentially last year's The Orchestral SaGa with a few new bonus tracks.

Tracks in green are new:

Part 1
1. The Minstrel's Refrain: SaGa Series Medley 2016
2. Return to the World: Epilogue from Makai Toushi SaGa
3. Following Father's Footsteps: Battle Medley from SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu
4. Space-time Travelers: Field Medley from Jikuu no Hasha SaGa 3
5. We All Are Tested: The Ultimate Trial from Romancing SaGa / The Emperor's March from Romancing SaGa 2 Medley
6. Ultimate Glory: Battle Two, Encounter with The Seven Heroes, and Four Sinistrals Battle Medley from Romancing SaGa 1-3
7. No Turning Back: Final Dungeon Medley from Romancing SaGa 1-3
8. Here and Now: Final Battle Medley from Romancing SaGa 1-3

Part 2
1. Fields of Valor: Battle Medley from SaGa Frontier
2. The Mystics' Dream: Asellus's Medley from SaGa Frontier
3. The Curtain Rises: Opening Medley from SaGa Frontier 2
4. Days of Strife: Feldschlacht Medley from SaGa Frontier 2
5. Beyond Limits: Unlimited SaGa Medley
6. Scarlet Dark Star from SaGa Scarlet Grace
7. Engraved On Our Hearts from SaGa Scarlet Grace (Vocal: Ayano Nonomura)
8. Is This a Saga of Living Beings?: SaGa Battle Medley

Encore
Opening Title from Romancing SaGa 2

[dancey]

Is this the same actual recording from last year or a new performance altogether?

[Ramza]

The title says "Concert," so ... I'm guessing this was a live event? Maybe?

If this were just the previous release re-packaged with a couple new songs that'd be very frustrating. Actually, it's still pretty frustrating from a collector's standpoint. But I'm psyched about additional tracks being arranged from the original Game Boy trilogy.

[cal]

Originally Posted by dancey

Is this the same actual recording from last year or a new performance altogether?

It is a new performance by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert took place on November 23rd at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo.

[Argentis]

Following Father's Footsteps: Battle Medley from SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu was in the previous release as well.

The Scarlet Grace tracks would be new additions though I imagine those arrangements are the original in-game counterparts

[cal]

Fixed.

And yeah, I didn't include the Scarlet Grace tracks because those tracks were already performed by an orchestra on the game soundtrack.

[Ramza]

Play-Asia has a listing for this item, but no preorder button available.

I've put in a special order request with CDJapan today. Hopefully they'll have a listing for it soon.

[dancey]

- Added English tracklist, pulled all the track titles from The Orchestral SaGa album and nextdays post. For the two new tracks I kept the format the same (Title: Descriptor).
- Added track times from CD
- Space-time --> "of Time and Space". Sounds better to me (debatable). Indicates that the travelers are well-traveled, space-time makes it sound like they're some sort of interstellar traveler? lol
- Saga --> "SaGa" in the title for D2M08, to stay thematic
- "Living Creatures" --> "Living Things". This might even be "Monsters", given the series theme?
- Maintained localized titles (Final Fantasy Legend instead of SaGa, like The Orchestral Saga did)
- Title case fix on D2M07 (On --> on)
- Removed the errant '-' from D2M9

The inserts have all the individual medley breakdowns, I'll write those up at some point.

[dancey]

Track breakdown:

(Note: If a specific track has no breakdown it's because it isn't comprised of multiple songs or medleys)

Not putting this in the Album info because I don't feel like linking to other releases like "SQEX-##### D#M#" or using different translations, etc. Should be fine as informational here.

Disc 1

M1
プロローグ / 魔界塔士サ・ガ
ステスロス / サ・ガ3 時空の覇者 完結編
オーバーチュア / ロマンシング サ・ガ
涙を拭いて / ロマンシング サ・ガ2
旅の幕あけ / サガ フロンチィア2
バトルテーマ I / アンリミテッド：サガ
オープニングタイトル / ロマンシング サガ -ミンストレルソング

M2

M3
死闘の果てに
必殺の一撃
Save the world

M4
未来への旅立ち
聖なる遺跡
異次元のテーマ
時空の覇者

M5
最終試練 / ロマンシング サガ -ミンストレルソング
皇帝出陣 / ロマンシング サ・ガ2

M6
バトル2 / ロマンシング サ・ガ
七英雄バトルバトル / ロマンシング サ・ガ2
四魔貴族バトル1 / ロマンシング サ・ガ3
四魔貴族バトル2 / ロマンシング サ・ガ3

M7
ラストダンジョン / ロマンシング サ・ガ
ラストダンジョン / ロマンシング サ・ガ2
ラストダンジョン / ロマンシング サ・ガ3

M8
決戦！サルーイン / ロマンシング サ・ガ
ラストバトル / ロマンシング サ・ガ2
ラストバトル / ロマンシング サ・ガ3

Disc 2

M1
Battle #3
Battle #4

M2
アセルスのテーマ
Last Battle -Asellus-
走馬灯のごとく…(Ending -Asellus-)

M3
Vorspiel
Präludium

M4
Feldschlact I
Feldschlact II
Feldschlact III
Feldschlact IV

M5
アンリミテッド：サガ序曲
March in C
フィナーレ

M6

M7
Vocal: 野々村彩乃

M8
Vocal: 野々村彩乃

怒闘 / 魔界塔士サ・ガ
必殺の一撃 / サ・ガ2秘宝伝説
神戦 / サ・ガ3 時空の覇者 完結編
バトル1 / ロマンシング サ・ガ
クジンシーとの戦い / ロマンシング サ・ガ2
バトル1 / ロマンシング サ・ガ3
Last Battle -Blue- / サガ フロンチィア
Mißgestalt / サガ フロンチィア2
バトルテーマ EX / アンリミテッド：サガ
死への招待状 -The Battle with Death- / ロマンシング サガ -ミンストレルソング-
全軍突撃! / インペリアル サガ
星神・守護者たち / サガ スカーレット グレイス

M9

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[Ramza]

dancey, excellent work with the tracklist and the medley breakdowns. I very, VERY much appreciate this. <3

Working on packaging scans today and tomorrow.

[Ramza]

Full scans are up. Really not much to add for credits, but whatever else is to be found is in booklet p. 13-14. dancey, you did a really good job getting this.

Also, added a product page for Scarlet Grace.