![]() ‘Heroes’ lets Keiko stretch her fingers with a rousing powerful tour de force which is only trumped by the heart-pounding ‘Imagination’ on disc 2 and maybe the regal and gothic drenched ‘Borderless’. After the waltz, it switches to swing, jazz and then moody classical at the turn of a heel. What Keiko brings to each arrangement is a step-change in style and poise from motif to motif. ![]() ‘Ink Long Dry’ is a maddening bass-heavy waltz. From the smokey jazz entrance of ‘Serenity’, we are whisked away with a magical rendition of ‘A New Hope’ which sparkles. Whilst it is the Final Fantasy game I know the least about (I haven’t played it as I don’t play MMO’s), the collection is lavishly put together. Whilst a couple of the tracks have been released on arrangement albums before, this is the definitive collection of piano arrangements for Final Fantasy XIV. Keiko has been a fan concert performer of many arrangements over the last few years and brings her effortlessly emotive style with her to this double CD collection. ![]() I find it fascinating to see how someone else places expression over what is usually a rigid theme. Long have I been a fan of piano arrangements of game music. ![]()
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