Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections, music by Hitoshi Sakimoto, arranged by Casey Ormond, played by Richard Yang.
Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections is not going to be everybody's cup of tea; it's not mine anyway. I recorded this just to complete my collection not because I particularly enjoyed these. When I did my Final Fantasy recording marathon back in December of 2020, I skipped this album for the same reason, it's just too difficult to listen to. However, if you listened to the in-game music with the orchestral arrangement, you would appreciate that the piano arrangement is actually brilliant, which would be objectively true. In any case, with FFXII recorded, I now have the complete Final Fantasy Piano Collections, IV to XV.
The biggest problem I have is that many correct notes sound like wrong notes, and many chords sound out of place. Funny thing is that many pieces have very great openings, like "To Be a Sky Pirate", or "The Archadian Empire", to trick you into playing them. But soon after the beginning things start to get really weird. Regardless, if you like FFXII, you should enjoy my performances.
0:00 To Be a Sky Pirate
3:35 Streets of Rabanastre
7:42 The Dalmasca Estersand
13:28 On the Riverbank
17:57 To Walk Amongst Gods
22:23 Penelo's Theme
26:26 Ashe's Theme
30:33 The Archadian Empire
35:05 A Moment's Rest
40:12 Nalbina Fortress
43:46 Lowtown
48:01 Eruyt Village
52:17 The Skycity of Bhujerba
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