“Nascent Requiem” is dramatic and the most classical of all the arrangements, very complex with lots of peaks and troughs. The transitions make perfect sense and I love the way how even the happier pieces have a tint of sadness to them by what has preceeded. Vanille’s Theme is a pretty yet understated affair but still packs an emotional punch. “Vanille’s Theme ~ Memories of Happier Days ~ The Road Home” is another medley that blends seemlessly together. It has its quite moments but the songs better moments work when its screaming along its main motif at 100 miles an hour, proud as a parrott. “Nautilus” is big on massive chord poundings! Its a song you can’t sleep through at all, big bassy undertones and bright chords pounding away. It has a particular sense of nobility, warmth and humbleness and for that it stands out as a musical oasis. “The Gapra Whitewoods” is utterly beautiful for its spacious delivery however, highlighting that sometimes minimal is best. “March of the Dreadnoughts” starts out quite playfully before growing into a grand scale and Kuroda’s signiture fitting-as-many-notes-as-possible flourishes really elevate this piece into one of my personal favourites on the album. The transitions between tracks and back again are unnoticeable too and seem as if they always were meant to be together. Opening with a simple but effective version of the title screen, again Aki repeats the track again but with more fingertip skills and finess. “Final Fantasy XIII – The Promise ~ The Sunleth Waterscape” signals the start of a new phase in the collections of medleys.
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Suddenly after one play through Aki lets her piano chops break into full swing with a furiously more uptempo and highly stylized version which really flows beautifully. Opening with “Lightning’s Theme” curiously and somberly, Aki slowly twists the track into a more complex and powerful number, especially in the big dramatic motif that dominants the song.
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Aki Kuroda, the ivory master for FFXPC returns for the latest installment of the Final Fantasy Piano Collections, taking 10 tracks from the 13th edition of the series and transforming them into pianistic dreams.