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Bucker Fuskyote @mooglepower.bsky.social · 13h

Part 2 of the arrangement of one of my favorite Final Fantasy Tactics tracks, Tavern, for the @gamegrooves.com album, Brave Sonata.

Full Video: youtu.be/7jI0bfIRtw4

Brave Sonata, on Bandcamp and streaming: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #pianocovers #vrchat #furry #vrchatfurry

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Bucker Fuskyote @mooglepower.bsky.social · 2d

Did an arrangement of one of my favorite Final Fantasy Tactics tracks, Tavern, for the @gamegrooves.com album, Brave Sonata. Part 1.

Full Video: youtu.be/7jI0bfIRtw4
Brave Sonata, available on Bandcamp and streaming: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #pianocover #piano #pianosolo

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 2d

Brave Sonata, our Final Fantasy Tactics piano-centered album, is now available on all #streaming services in addition to #Bandcamp! Find it wherever you listen to #music!

Available now: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#FinalFantasyTactics #piano #spotify #applemusic

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 3d

As half of the duo Freeform with zdmajor7, Jamin Morden's moving arrangement of Antidote demonstrates the power of the combo of horn and piano.

Check out Freeform's Antidote on Brave Sonata: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #horn #frenchhorn

What inspired you to choose your track?
Antidote is a unique track in a soundtrack of incredibly well-written songs. There's almost a bit of narrative arc to it: starting out somewhat morose or unsure, before gradually transforming into a glorious anthem. As a kid, I simply knew that I liked the track, but as an adult, I marvel at the incredibly sophisticated harmonic language used to give Antidote its unique sound.

Are you excited for The Ivalice Chronicles?
Absolutely. Final Fantasy Tactics is easily in my top 3 favorite games of all time, so honestly, Squareenix giving me another excuse to play through it is fine by me! I think there might even be a few new songs (or they're implementing previously unused ones) which is exciting!

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 4d

Appearing on two tracks on Brave Sonata, @chromaticapparatus.bsky.social's evocative cello playing evokes emotional highs in both the Opening and Berceuse d'Ovelia.

Check out Brave Sonata, available now on #Bandcamp: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #cello #celloplayer #cellosonata

What is your favorite memory of playing FF Tactics?
Too many vying for the top spot. Timing a slow, heavy AoE spell to connect with a giant group of opponents and wiping them out, raining meteorites down on my enemies with my own army of red chocobos, the ASMR induced by the in-game dialogue boxes, T.G. Cid, getting soft locked by Wiegraf/Velius in chapter 3 ... wait.

What's your favorite aspect of Tactical RPGs like FFT?
The ability to create absolutely broken combos through job and skill inheritance. It's not a bug, it's a feature! There's no one "right" answer to many fights, and that keeps the gameplay interesting.

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V-Ron Media @vronmediamusic.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for some cozy #vgm? You've come to the perfect place. Check out Welcome Home: A Chamber Tribute to Hometown Themes, which I produced last year for @gamegrooves.com Alliance!
gamegroovesalliance.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...

Welcome Home: A Chamber Tribute to Hometown Themes, by GameGrooves Alliance

14 track album

gamegroovesalliance.bandcamp.com

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Mega Mixtape @megamixtape.com · 5d

@gamegrooves.com timely piano tribute to Final Fantasy Tactics.
gamegrooves.bandcamp.com/album/brave-...

Brave Sonata, by GameGrooves

11 track album

gamegrooves.bandcamp.com

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Ro Panuganti @ The Ocean Album 🌊 @ropanuganti.com · 5d

In addition to my own works, GameGrooves has a huge collection of licensed VGM, genre-tributing albums you can check out including a Final Fantasy Tactics project with lovely piano arrangements!

GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 5d

It's #BandcampFriday today! #Bandcamp is the best place to get all of your favorite GameGrooves releases like our latest album, Brave Sonata. Get high quality downloads in the format of your choice to listen to on whichever system you have.

gamegrooves.bandcamp.com

#videogamemusic #gamemusic #vgm

Bandcamp Friday @ Gamegrooves on gamegrooves.bandcamp.com

On Bandcamp Friday, Bandcamp waives the cut it normally takes, giving more money back to the musicians who post their music there. Support GameGrooves this Bandcamp Friday.

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 5d

It's #BandcampFriday today! #Bandcamp is the best place to get all of your favorite GameGrooves releases like our latest album, Brave Sonata. Get high quality downloads in the format of your choice to listen to on whichever system you have.

gamegrooves.bandcamp.com

#videogamemusic #gamemusic #vgm

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Jay (Ronin Op F, Abandon God For Sofa) @roninopf.bsky.social · 6d

so, doing this track may have started a whole thing ross and i are gonna do? oops

GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 6d

Making his GameGrooves debut, pianist and arranger Ross Mitchell, along with violinist @roninopf.bsky.social, created a beautiful, moving duet of Memories, one of Sakimoto's most iconic melodies.

Check it out on Brave Sonata on #Bandcamp
lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #piano #violin

Ross Mitchell AKA Mystic Chord artist spotlight:

What's your favorite aspect of Tactical RPGs like FFT? Character customization, especially FFT's Job System! I love creating a party that is uniquely mine, and FFT is still my gold standard for this kind of system.

What is your favorite memory of playing FF Tactics? FF Tactics: Advance was the first FF game I played, and it sparked my lifelong love of the series. I remember spending tons of long car rides to visit family immersed in the world of Ivalice, experimenting with the Job System and trying to wrap my mind around the complex tactical combat.

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 6d

Making his GameGrooves debut, pianist and arranger Ross Mitchell, along with violinist @roninopf.bsky.social, created a beautiful, moving duet of Memories, one of Sakimoto's most iconic melodies.

Check it out on Brave Sonata on #Bandcamp
lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #piano #violin

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 7d

Save the date! GameGrooves is hosting an all-Gimmick! album project in honor of the memory of Masashi Kageyama. In honor of Kageyama-san's memory and Gastric Cancer Awareness month in November, we will donate proceeds from this album to gastric cancer research. More details will be announced soon!

Save the date! GameGrooves is hosting an all-Gimmick! album project! We're doing this to honor the memory of Masashi Kageyama, who was an enormous supporter of the VGM cover community and who also worked with several GrooveTroop members over at Brave Wave. In honor of both Kageyama-san's memory, as well as how November is Gastric Cancer Awareness month, we will be donating proceeds from this album to gastric cancer research. More details will be announced soon! In the meantime, save this weekend for what will certainly be a fun jam.

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 8d

Our first artist spotlight from Brave Sonata is @vronmediamusic.bsky.social whose arrangement of the opening theme, featuring @chromaticapparatus.bsky.social and Felix Arifin, is anything but bland.

#Bandcamp Brave Sonata: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #moogle #pianocover #pianocovers

What inspired you to choose your track?
I've never played FFT and wasn't familiar with its music prior to this album, but Chromatic Apparatus asked if anyone was going to do the opening theme and I was suddenly inspired to make it happen. Of course I wanted to include him on the arrangement since it was his suggestion, which is what led me toarranging it as a piano/cello duet!

Were there challenges in arranging for this instrumentation?
Neither of the instruments I arranged for are my primary instrument, which meant there was a decent amount of me asking myself "is this actually possible or is it just more advanced than my playing abilities" haha. Thankfully Felix is a badass and makes the piano part look easy! I generally let Chromatic Apparatus do what he thought was best with articulations and even took his suggestion for moving one melodic line up an octave. Working on this arrangement with both of them was truly a rewarding experience and I can't thank them enough for playing for it!

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 9d

Our newest album, Brave Sonata, a Final Fantasy Tactics piano collection, is out now on #Bandcamp! 11 piano-centered arrangements bring Sakimoto and Iwata's enchanting original soundtrack to life!

Get it here: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#FinalFantasyTactics #piano #pianocover #theivalicechronicles

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Michael Hoffmann @michaelhoffmann.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Final Fantasy Tactics release week! To help celebrate, a bunch of us from @gamegrooves.com have released a piano focused cover album of the music from Final Fantasy Tactics today! I had the honor of arranging and performing the battle theme Apoplexy. gamegrooves.bandcamp.com/album/brave-...

Brave Sonata, by GameGrooves

11 track album

gamegrooves.bandcamp.com

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Bucker Fuskyote @mooglepower.bsky.social · 9d

Join me in just under 30 minutes for the premiere of my Final Fantasy Tactics piano track and music video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jI0...

#finalfantasytactics #vrchat #furrymusic

Final Fantasy Tactics: Tavern - Piano Solo Arrangement

YouTube video by Bucker Fuskyote

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Bucker Fuskyote @mooglepower.bsky.social · 9d

If you liked that, it's part of a compilation of Final Fantasy piano solos and duets by @gamegrooves.com called Brave Sonata.

It's out on #Bandcamp right now: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #piano

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Drew @drewbertisms.bsky.social · 9d

It’s mail day @gamegrooves.com!

Today we’re shipping out @ropanuganti.com’s brand new The Ocean - a Wind Waker Prog Metal adventure. 🤘🔥

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 12d

We're excited for our Final Fantasy Tactics album! The cover features artwork by @aggressionrose.bsky.social depicting Alma playing the piano. Her artwork was also featured on the covers of Welcome Home and Lounging in the Velvet Room.

Pre-order: lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #piano

Brave Sonata featuring album artwork by Maria-Francesca Massaro-Guglielmo

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Bonnie Bogovich - conferences and concerts:) @blackcatbonifide.bsky.social · 14d

One of my favorite things is getting to sing with insanely talented colleagues, like @ianmartyn.bsky.social 's "Epilogue - To Good Friends" for SATB #acappella, on the "Chambers of Time" #ChronoTrigger album, @gamegrooves.com ❤️🎵❤️

Album links: lnk.to/chambers-of-...
#choralmusic #choir #singers #vgm

GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 15d

With a background in choral singing spanning most of his life, @ianmartyn.bsky.social arranged Epilogue 〜 To Good Friends for SATB a cappella octet.

Out now on #Bandcamp and streaming services: lnk.to/chambers-of-...

#chronotrigger #choral #acappella #chambersingers #chamberchoir #choir

Ian Martyn's artist spotlight, talking about his inspiration from singing on the Materia Community Chrono Trigger album, EPOCH, singing on Chris Muggli-Miller and Peter Jones's arrangement. He discusses the Antiquity period, 12,000 B.C., and his interest in Enhasa and the Kingdom of Zeal as an academic paradise while at the same time discussion the hubris of Queen Zeal and how it led to her own downfall and the downfall of her kingdom at the hands of Lavos.

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 15d

With a background in choral singing spanning most of his life, @ianmartyn.bsky.social arranged Epilogue 〜 To Good Friends for SATB a cappella octet.

Out now on #Bandcamp and streaming services: lnk.to/chambers-of-...

#chronotrigger #choral #acappella #chambersingers #chamberchoir #choir

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GameGrooves @gamegrooves.com · 16d

Brave Sonata, a piano journey through the enchanting soundtrack of Final Fantasy Tactics. Return to the world of Ivalice. Pre-order on #Bandcamp today and get three tracks including Apoplexy by Michael Hoffmann!

lnk.to/brave-sonata

#finalfantasytactics #fft #piano

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V-Ron Media @vronmediamusic.bsky.social · 16d

Pre-order Brave Sonata today, album releases this Friday!
lnk.to/brave-sonata

Album artwork by @aggressionrose.bsky.social

Brave Sonata

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V-Ron Media @vronmediamusic.bsky.social · 16d

Watch the full video on YouTube:
youtu.be/Scjnf1Ytjpc

Opening - Final Fantasy Tactics (Piano/Cello Duet Cover) ft. @ChromaticApparatus & @composerFA

YouTube video by V-Ron Media

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V-Ron Media @vronmediamusic.bsky.social · 16d

Check out my arrangement of Bland Logo~Title Back (Opening) for Brave Sonata, a @gamegrooves.com piano tribute to Final Fantasy Tactics, ft. Felix Arifin and @chromaticapparatus.bsky.social!

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