This is my entry for the 2022 GameGrooves Album Challenge, and it's also the very first album of video game music that I've been able to release on Bandcamp. Although I tried to figure out a theme, I ultimately settled on just doing pieces that I love. I always have a hard time picking just one genre, so I decided to try representing a few different musical styles across this album. Each of these games (Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Xenogears) has had a huge impact on my life, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to share this music with you.

released March 31, 2023

Ian Martyn - vocals, low whistle, Irish bouzouki, accordion, bass, guitar, piano, drum programming, mixing, mastering

Tracks 1 and 3 composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
Track 2 composed by Shota Shimizu based on a piece by Yasunori Mitsuda.
Track 4 composed by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi with lyrics by Kazushige Nojima, adapted into English by Brian Gray.
Track 5 composed by Yasunori Mitsuda with lyrics by Masato Kato.

All arrangements by Ian Martyn.
Cover artwork and design by Denver Dale using a photo taken by Ian Martyn.

Released through GameGrooves Alliance.
Special thanks to Allen Brasch of GameGrooves for putting the album challenge together, Josh Pendlebury of Bonus Stage for hosting the album release party, and Ro Panuganti for interviewing me about this album for GameGrooves Uncovered.

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Mechanical licensing provided by Easy Song Licensing.
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