Posts Tagged ‘Final Fantasy Union’

New Voice Actress Interview from Final Fantasy XIII AND New Music:
Oerba Yun Fang

T|M is back this week with the announcement of a new interview.  This time around, Gaming Union in association with Tweex Music has produced a conversation with Rachel Robinson, the voice of Oerba Yun Fang from Final Fantasy XIII.  Rachel talks about her past in voice acting, her experience in voicing Fang, and some funny stories from the recording booth!  She is a great actress and brings a lot of information to the table for anyone interested in the “behind the scenes” from one of the biggest VG titles in 2010.  Make sure that you listen to the interview: FANG INTERVIEW.

T|M and GU produced a new promotion for the show to remind people to tune in and ask questions.  This gave us the opportunity to compose a new piece of music!  This interview falls under the Final Fantasy Union podcast series, so we wanted the promo music to reflect the FFU Main Theme.  Well, after some work and discussion, we created something that sounds incredible.  For those of you who just want to rock out to the music, you can listen to it right here:

This is actually the THIRD Final Fantasy XIII interview that GU and T|M have produced.  You can hear the two previous interviews, Snow (Troy Baker) and Lightning (Ali Hillis), on the Gaming Union site, iTunes, or you can simply click on their names here in the post!  Be sure to listen to them as they really help give a great idea as to what goes into these kinds of projects!  There are also other interviews to come, so check back soon on the GU site.  In the meantime, enjoy!

T|M Introduces New Podcast, New Remix, and New Project Announcement!

Greetings to all!  It has been quite sometime since I last posted news here and there is much to cover.  First allow me to announce that the Tweex Music studio has officially relocated from Nashville to Atlanta, GA.  The move went smoothly and quickly and I was “down” for less than 48 hours which is much better than I expected!  Now that things are back up and there is a slight lull in project work, let’s play some catch up!

T|M has been very busy working with Gaming Union for the past couple weeks and has produced several new podcast episodes and several new pieces of music, but more on the music in a future post (coming soon).  However, GU released Final Fantasy Union Episode 35 yesterday and it is quite the special show.  The episode is GU’s focus on Final Fantasy XIII (13), which was released about a week ago.  Also, in this episode, I (Brian) was a guest on the show and sat down with the guys to discuss Square Enix’s recent decision to terminate its music department.  It was great to be on the show and talk about an area of the music/sound industry that I have really been experiencing in the past couple of years: outsourcing/freelancing.

Episode 35 also marked a debut remix/rearrangement from Final Fantasy XI!  I released the first FFXI rearrangement back in July of 09, Battling Despair as Dawn.  This new Remix is entitled City of the Humes and comes from the source tune, The Republic of Bastok.  For those not familiar with the game, this is the theme for one of the major cities.  The original song is unbelievably catchy and the rearrangement turned out exceptionally well.  In the show, the hosts asked me a few questions about the process of making the mix and why I did it.  Be sure to check the full episode out.  For those of you are are interested in hearing the section of the show that I’m in, you can can find an edit of it here: Podcast Edit with Brian.  And make sure that you check out the new remix which is here:

The debut of the remix also marks the first “announcement” of a project that T|M is working on.  Details will be forthcoming, but there is much more on the way!  Anyone who is a fan of Final Fantasy 11 or orchestral/cinematic music will be pleased with what’s to come! Take a listen to the show to get a little more info!

There are several new projects that T|M has recently completed and will be announced very soon!  A new string arrangement for a classic song and a new airline commerical are among a few of them but more info on that soon.  Don’t go too far as there will be more updates VERY soon (i.e. the next day or two)!

New Music for Gaming Union Podcast Series: Kingdom Hearts Union

T|M returns this week to present the final installment of new music for all of the Gaming Union (GU) podcast series.  The last two weeks, we’ve presented new music for Final Fantasy Union and MiniGUP.  Last, but certainly not least, we bring you the music for Kingdom Heart Union!

T|M and GU teamed up in August of 2009 to work on the theme song for the newly created KHU podcast series.  The theme was inspired by a song from the Kingdom Hearts game and was received especially well!  Needless to say, when we evaluated the work we needed to do in the KHU series, creating a new theme song wasn’t one of them!  T|M posted a news article about the new theme back in August, but you can listen to it right here:

Today Episode 8 was released on the GU site.  We put in a lot of time and energy in creating new internal cues that matches the tone, genre, and feeling of the main theme.  In other words, we wanted to create epic orchestral cues that each had their own little theme.  The results are nothing short of fantastic and the music has already been complimented by the GU listeners. For those of you who would like to hear the cues by themselves, then go no further:

Now that the Gaming Union podcasts have been addressed from a music standpoint, we are setting out to provide new material for all the GU followers to enjoy and experience.  Needless to say, don’t stray too far and make sure you check back in often for new updates to the Gaming Union repertoire.  And as always, be sure to come back to T|M for other exciting updates as there are quite a few on the way!

Tweex Music Composes Original Theme for Gaming Union Podcast Series

T|M is back this week, albeit a little later than usual (apologies), with new music for the Gaming Union podcasts.  This past week and the next two weeks, Tweex Music has been and will be writing new theme music and internal music cues for the different podcast series.  The first podcast in the lineup: Final Fantasy Union.

This week, GU released its 33rd episode of FFU, and T|M’s brand new musical pieces accompanied it!  Tweex and Gaming Union worked hard to develop a new theme song that will brand the podcast series for years to come.  Even though the genre of the theme may change in the future, we intend to keep the melodic theme constant.  A lot of work went into creating a piece of music that is memorable, catchy, and that can be taken into new genres.  Needless to say, we are very happy with the results.  Listen to the main theme here:

This podcast also marks the use of a new sonic element that we will be introducing to all other podcast series: internal music cues.  When listening to a radio show, many of them have sound effects and/or short music pieces to re-enforce what ever segment of the show they may be in.  For instance, if the show is moving into their news segment, they may have a short piece of music play that identifies the segment.  Well, GU and T|M have gone to great lengths to do the same.  The internal cues are little themes in themselves and reflect the same genre style as the main theme!  You can hear the internal music cues here:

This episode of FFU begins a new journey that GU and T|M are embarking upon.  We are working hard on the other two podcast series, Mini GUP and Kingdom Hearts Union (KHU), so be sure to check back soon for new music!  In the meantime, head over to the iTunes store, subscribe to GU, and listen to FFU Episode 33.  You will not be disappointed!

T|M is Audio Creative Director for GamingUnion.net

This week brings some very exciting news.  T|M has been brought on as an official staff member for Gaming Union, a popular video game news and discussion website.  GU offers a variety of services to the community: daily news articles, game reviews, and the extremely popular podcast series (Final Fantasy Union, Kingdom Hearts Union, and Mini GUP).  T|M will be spearheading the audio needs for all of GU with new music, themes, sound design, and lots of other sonic elements!

T|M was introduced to GU back in 2008 when a VG remix done by Tweex (REAKTR.1) was featured in one of their podcasts (Episode 4 of FFU).  Another remix (Of Fiend and Man) by Tweex was highlighted on another episode of FFU (Episode 24).  Soon after, T|M was contracted to do a theme song for the new podcast series Kingdom Hearts Union (now on their 7th episode; to be released today).  The KHU Theme Song has been used in each episode and has been well received by the fans and listeners of the show.

T|M and GU will be working together to bring new sonic elements to the entirety of the Gaming Union community to help brand GU, its podcasts, and the company itself.  Be sure to check out the new episode of FFU (to be released next Tuesday) for new music, sound design, and sonic elements.  It is sure to blow you away!

In the meantime, check out Gaming Union, join the forums and become one of the community members, listen to the podcasts, drop them a line on Twitter, and have fun exploring GU’s take and angle on a very popular industry.  I guarantee you wont be disappointed!

Check back soon for some more very exciting news!