Play for Japan: The Album

[ammxii]

Bought it. Yamaoka and Mitsuda were what drew me to it but I ended up taking a great liking to everything.

[TylerNessss]

And lets not forget Mitusda's work on Xenogears, which is equally mindblowing :)

Honestly Uematsu and Mitsuda are legends, gods. My absolute favorites

But leaving that personal side note asside, an amazing effort to get this Play for Japan album together. Looks epic!

[YoshioVids]

Thank you! I'm really glad that you are working with all that great videogame music composers. Gambatte! I also love your music ^^

[xoulone]

I love Jump! It's so adorable.

[haode1000]

super sweet voice, smile, so.....adorable:D

[LaBlueGirlFanboy]

You are so sexy baby!

[WeEatBrainz]

Just got it off itunes. Thanks for the heads up

[supershigi]

@WeEatBrainz You were able to find it on iTunes already? 

[WeEatBrainz]

@supershigi Yeah it's on itunes right now, it has like no reviews so it must've been put up very recently. I just searched play for japan in my itunes app and i found it.

[supershigi]

@WeEatBrainz Oh wow, thank-you for letting me know! I haven't received an email from Akira's team in a while so I totally didn't even realize they got through the copyright stuff! I'm going to go check it out now^^

[WeEatBrainz]

@supershigi Yeah, its weird because it says on the itunes page: released July 15th but i was able to buy and download it

[Lantis02]

I've been looking everywhere for a link to where to purchase this. Is it still not out yet?

[supershigi]

@Lantis02 Thank-you for your interest in the project! Unfortunately the release date has been delayed until the week of June 20th due to an issue with registering the copyright for the whole album. But I'll make sure to let everyone know as soon as it's released^^

[gizelbelcoot]

@supershigi

Yeah please do let us know, was hunting online with no luck, thought it would have been released.

Thanks to you too.

[newinhuman]

i was hoping that you wouldnt mind sharing your sn? for wow

i have a roomate who get on wow all the time at the strangest hours and im just trying to help him out a little by spreading the word around. i know reputation matters in games especially in wow. i personally was drawn to your tube when seeing that you had composed music. i love it and im trying out new programs to make a lttle noise. if you have any advice i would much appreciate it,

thank you

[markiduval]

Sounds awesome. I'll buy it :)

[twobitmage]

I am SO gonna buy this. Love your hair, btw.

[rinkuhero]

do you have any info on when this will be finished? no rush, just looking forward to it

[supershigi]

@rinkuhero I believe they've set the date to be June 6th... I'm really looking forward to it ^_^

[StephanMei]

I am a HUGE Nobuo Fan! You pegged me the moment you said "ff fan" XD thanks for the update and, as always, look forward to more of your work!

[JDZer0ski11z]

That...is one impressive soundtrack...Seeing your name along with other famous video game music composers is unbelievable. I'm definitely buying this. I was hoping to see Shoji Meguro on that list though...

[goonsnak2k]

そうだから スーパー シギ や 植松 伸夫 は プレイ フォア ジャパン をするね!

[Rumisonqqo]

Yeah. Just seeing Akira Yamaoka in the album makes it great.

[fizzlewig]

Don't own an MP3 player, and not much into the digital download, so I really hope a cd version can be released so more gamers can lend their support while getting this epic collection of music.

[TheSzlaszdot]

Small correction, the FF6 music was actually created by Uematsu's mustache.

Also, will buy on release. :)

[xCrimsonGear]

Your the best Shigi <3

[HisDivineShadow245]

Kondo! McCreary! Mitsuda! Uematsu! Yamaoka! This album is going to be nothing less than an epic of titans!

Is there any chance that this is going to be available on any format other than iTunes, because some folks who don't use that service (like myself) would still really REALLY want to support this cause. Which reminds me, is Play for Japan the name of the charity, or is this effort supporting specific organizations the way your discounted PvZ album did?

[supershigi]

@HisDivineShadow245 I'll make sure to ask for you about the iTunes format^^ Play for Japan is the name of the campaign that's being organized by folks in the video game industry. Besides releasing a music album, a huge part of the funds that have been generated are coming from auctions of video game paraphernalia that have been donated by industry folks. If you check out the website you can see some of the cool stuff that's been auctioned so far!

[goonsnak2k]

LOL it's spelled P-R-A-Y for Japan

[supershigi]

@goonsnak2k Actually, the effort is called "Play" for Japan because we're a group of folks who work in the video game industry (the play on words could also reference the fact that we're all composers who play musical instruments) :P

[alex20mod]

@supershigi that's so smart :D and i'm buying the album <3 because its amazing

[goonsnak2k]

@supershigi そうだから スーパー シギ や 植松 伸夫 は プレイ フォア ジャパン をするね!

[Aireynz]

Pink Yoshi Slippers

AWESOME :3

[ankan2k4]

Not a big fan of itunes, but this is too great to pass up.

[IHaveACupcake]

thats awesome!! I'll buy this when it comes out ^_^

[iluvanime4ever]

this album is gonna be EPIC!! hope i can but this album..

[Kasamakoukou]

This sounds amazing. Thanks for the heads up!

[Merlandese]

Wowza!

So awesome you're on an album with those guys.

[Lantis02]

Is it iTunes only? I would really like an actual CD of this.

[LeMaitreDeSorts]

Recently Ippo Yamada and a few others did a nice little concert of the Zero series and aired it live on stickam. It played at 5:00am where I live. It was so worth staying awake for. :D

This mashup for Play for Japan will no doubt be incredible as well.

Thank you for the heads up! :D

[pathduck]

Domo Arigato for being an awesome person!

[durgiedragon]

wow... i like how you announced my 3 fav composers of the entire gaming world.

[SabrinaValenzuela]

Very cool!! <3

[lneh]

Yamaoka is one of my favorite composers.

[Kicks42]

Congrats, this is dope as heck!

[kherux]

this is teh great

[smsff7]

Good cause, but I am not a big fan of the track selection.

[popbic89]

@smsff7 but you havent even heard of them before. they are new compositions from the musicians

[smsff7]

@popbic89 Really? I thought they were just remixes or re-releases of older songs.

[supershigi]

@smsff7 Actually, most of them are new compositions written specifically for the album so no one has heard them before (I know mine is); there are only a couple that are re-releases. The video game title that appears next to the composer's name is just a title that the composer is known for.

[Jamjamthelegend]

Cannot wait. Good cause and I love all these artists. Will support day one!

[Hyetalogy]

This is awesome, and I will certainly buy it, but our eyes are up *here*, Laura.

Honestly, that's just rude.

[liza183]

Awesome!

[rinkuhero]

it's amazing that you'll be on the same album with yasunori mitsuda etc., congrats

[duVillage]

This is very interesting and I would love to buy it. Will it be available anywhere other than the iTunes Store?

[FistoRobusto]

I love Akira Yamaoka's work (and yours, of course =P). This sounds like a real all-star album. Definitely gonna be picking it up.

[HulloMiguel]

That is SO awesome! Congratulations!! I'll be sure to pick it up upon release! <3

[gbritaney]

Wow that is awesome!! I can't wait to buy^^

[shippox369]

That is awesome i will buy it.

[absolutf0b]

Wow, this charity sounds absolutely amazing. I can't wait to get my hands on it and listen to what awesomeness you're contributing as well. God bless Japan!

[collegehasagedme]

Congrats, Laura! This sounds like a really great cause to support, and this is a very interesting way of support it!  Your music is awesome, and I am sure your contributions to this project will sound wonderful!

[backseatdog]

nobuo uematsu is my god, awesome news, thanks for sharing!