Twelve Doors is a piano & violin arrangement official tribute album to composer Noriyuki Iwadare. From Grandia, Lunar to Langrisser and beyond, get ready to embark on a journey of sounds, filled with nostalgia and discovery!
Twelve Doors - Tribute to Noriyuki Iwadare (CD Edition)
Celebrating 30 years of music by Japanese video game composer legend Noriyuki Iwadare. We present you a brand new album featuring some of his most memorable and iconic melodies, beautifully arranged for violin and piano. Performed by multi-award-winning pianist Benyamin Nuss, international concert violinist Shauno Isomura, and arranged by renowned composers including Michiru Oshima (ICO, Fullmetal Alchemist), Eric Roth (A New World: intimate music from Final Fantasy, Distant World: music from Final Fantasy) and many more. Also included in the album is a world premiere track ‘Overcome’ composed especially for this album by Noriyuki Iwadare himself.
WAYO-023 (October 2020) 12 tracks, 1xCD 12 pages booklet Composed by Noriyuki Iwadare Arranged by Noriyuki Iwadare, Shauno Isomura, Benyamin Nuss, Michiru Ôshima, Eric Roth, Ben Gailer, Sophia Lai Performed by Shauno Isomura (violin), Benyamin Nuss (piano) Produced, published and distributed by Wayô Records
Illustration : George Howlett
Tracklist
01 Theme of GRANDIA (GRANDIA) 02 A Deus (GRANDIA II) 03 Grassy Plains of Illusion (GRANDIA Xtreme) 04 Romance at Windy Isle (GRANDIA II) 05 Theme of Rihoko Sakurai (AMAGAMI) 06 Player Phase 1 (LANGRISSER) 07 SENSE (INGMAR) 08 Lucia’s Theme (LUNAR II) 09 The Sandy Beach of Gumbo (GRANDIA) 10 The Final Battle (LUNAR II) 11 TSU BA SA (LUNAR) 12 Overcome (TWELVE DOORS - ORIGINAL)