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The sixth Distant Worlds Final Fantasy arrangement album is now available on vinyl

AWR Records are once again releasing an orchestral Final Fantasy series arrangement album in the Distant Worlds series and this time it’s the recent sixth entry getting a vinyl release.

The release will be a 2LP on clear vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket.

It is priced at $35 and is in-hand and expected to start shipping from November 17, 2023. It can be ordered via the Distant Worlds Shop here. Please note that they only ship to the US, but past releases have all eventually gotten EU distro.

Distant Worlds VI: More Music From Final Fantasy - Front & Vinyl

“Generations: A Symphonic Tale” arrangement album up for vinyl order

Hayward Publishing are releasing “Generations: A Symphonic Tale” on vinyl. It is an arrangement album with music from Kingdom Hearts, The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, Xenosaga, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy IX, Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy V.

The release will be a single LP available in two color variants – a limited purple marbled variant, and a standard black variant. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with artwork by Rowye. The purple variant will also be numbered.

Black is priced at $27 and purple at $37 it is set to release tomorrow, November 22, 2022. It can be ordered from Hayward Publishing here.

Generations: A Symphonic Tale - Front, Purple Vinyl
Generations: A Symphonic Tale - Back, Black Vinyl

Final Fantasy metal arrangement Fate’s Delusion can now be preordered on vinyl

Metal band Knight Of The Round are releasing their Final Fantasy series arrangement album Fate’s Delusion on vinyl. The album features tracks from Final Fantasy V to IX.

The release will be a single LP on purple with pink, blue and white splatter colored vinyl. It will be housed in jacket with artwork by Jelena Taylor. It will be limited to 250 copies.

It is priced at $30 and is scheduled to release in early December, 2022. It can be preordered from Knight Of The Round’s Bandcamp here.

Fate's Delusion - Front

New Final Fantasy arrangement album up for preorder via Square Enix

Square Enix have announced yet another Final Fantasy vinyl release. This time it’s an album titled “Modulation – Final Fantasy Arrangement Album” and will feature new arrangements of a track from each main series game through FFI-X arranged by original composer Nobuo Uematsu.

The release will be a single LP. So far there are no details on the packaging. It will include a download code for a digital copy of the tracks.

It is priced at ¥4950 and is scheduled to release on November 9, 2022. It can be preordered via Square Enix’s Japanese store here (domestic shipping only) and CDJapan here with international shipping options.
Presumably this will appear on Square’s Western storefronts at a later time.

Distant Worlds V now available to order on vinyl

AWR Records are releasing the fifth and latest installment in the Distant Worlds series of Final Fantasy arrangement albums on vinyl.

Distant Worlds V feature arrangements of tracks from Final Fantasy V, VI, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV and XV as well as a series spanning Chocobo medley.

The release will be a 2LP on clear vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with session photography and credits.

It is priced at $40 and is in-hand and ready to ship. It can be ordered via the official Distant Worlds store here. Please note that they will only ship to the US and Canada at this time.

Distant Worlds V - Front

Final Fantasy character theme compilation up for vinyl preorder via Square

Square Enix are releasing a series of four compilation LPs with character and battle themes from all 15 Final Fantasy main series titles.

Each release will be a single black vinyl LP. They will be housed in tip-on single-pocket jackets with character illustrations by Tetsuya Nomura and will all include a download card.
There is also an option for a version which has all four releases together in a clear plastic slipcase

Please note that if you order from Square Enix Japan you will have to buy all four standalone titles in order to qualify for the slipcase, while the Western stores has the 4LP set as a standalone listing.

They are priced at €33/$37/¥3250 and are scheduled to release between December 6, 2021 and March 28, 2022 (slipcase orders will ship March 28, 2022).
It can be preordered via Square Enix Europe here, Square Enix North America here and Square Enix Japan here.

Final Fantasy: Heroes And Villains - Fronts
Final Fantasy: Heroes And Villains - Box

New Kirby’s Dream Band album “Bat Out Of HAL” up for preorder

Video game cover band Kirby’s Dream Band have just opened up vinyl preorders for their upcoming album “Bat Out Of HAL”.

The album mostly features arrangements of music from the Kirby series, but also a few tracks from other games such as Undertale and Final Fantasy V.

The release will be a single LP on “sunset” colored vinyl. It will be housed in a single-pocket jacket with new artwork by Maiko inspired by Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out Of Hell” album.

The album is priced at $20 and is scheduled to begin shipping out in May, 2020. It can be preordered from the band’s Bandcamp here.

Kirby's Dream Band: Bat Out Of HAL - Vinyl

Final Fantasy metal arrangement album now available on vinyl

The metal band Knight Of The Round, who does covers of music from the Final Fantasy series, have just announced that they are releasing their latest album “War Of The Triad” on vinyl.

The album features metal versions of tracks from Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI.

The release is a single LP on clear vinyl with black smoke. It comes in a regular LP jacket.

It is priced at $30 and is ready to ship. It can be ordered from the band’s Bandcamp here and will also be available from the band at the upcoming MAGFest.

War Of The Triad - Front
War Of The Triad - Back