Listing Romanesca:
The "Wrong-Note" Prelude of Final Fantasy I (1987 NES)
The very original NES prelude way back in 1987 from Final Fantasy I behaves differently from the ones to follow, as we’ll se Nobuo himself demonstrating. I hear a swirling kaleidoscope in the inverted arpeggios, so I cover them with the guitar. Let’s peek into the colored glass and some untapped game music potential.
By [A J Greengrove]
read moreExploring "To the Land of No Return"
To the Land of No Return: A postlude that opens with a minor romanesca and reflects on the opening track.
By [A J Greengrove]
read moreExploring "Goodbye Faraway Peaceful Town"
Goodbye Faraway Peaceful Town: instead of a shepherd in Arcadia, I associate romanesca with town themes.
By [A J Greengrove]
read moreExploring "Revelations in Ancient Tombs"
Revelations in Ancient Tombs: what happens when you apply “chroma”, Gesualdo-style, on a romanesca?
By [A J Greengrove]
read moreExploring "Autumn Moon Dance"
Autumn Moon Dance: This dance-like motive unfolds in a “minor-variant romanesca”.
By [A J Greengrove]
read moreExploring "Chilly Nights, Quiet Winds"
Chilly Nights, Quiet Winds: a meandering motive searchs out and seeks, perhaps for a warmer breeze.
By [A J Greengrove]
read moreExploring "Wherever The Wind Takes Me"
Arpeggiating a single motive results in a deceptively simple prelude. Let’s delve into this audio dungeon - timestamps as a map, motif as a compass.
By [A J Greengrove]
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