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Earthbound Papas | |
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 Earthbound Papas performing in Stockholm in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011 (2011)–present |
| Labels | Dog Ear Records |
| Members | Nobuo Uematsu Michio Okamiya Yoshitaka Hirota Tsutomu Narita Chihiro Fujioka |
| Past members | Arata Hanyuda |
TheEarthbound Papas are a Japaneseprogressive rock/metal band performing songs and interpretations of music from video games, notably including theFinal Fantasy series.Nobuo Uematsu, the acclaimed composer ofmusic in theFinal Fantasy series, formed the band after his previous band,The Black Mages, disbanded in 2010. In addition to new arrangements of some Final Fantasy tracks, they have also arranged tracks from other projects that featured Uematsu as a composer and they have produced original compositions for the band's albums.
In 2010, the Earthbound Papas were featured on theDistant Worlds II: More Music from Final Fantasy live orchestral release, in which they joined the orchestra for a performance of the songDancing Mad fromFinal Fantasy VI.
The band have also worked onHyperdimension Neptunia Victory andMegadimension Neptunia VII alongside internalIdea Factory composer Kenji Kaneko.[1]
| Octave Theory - Track listing | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Introduction ~ Octopus Theory" | 6:34 |
| 2. | "Liberi Fatali" (fromFinal Fantasy VIII) | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Advent: One Winged Angel" (fromFinal Fantasy VII Advent Children) | 6:12 |
| 4. | "Thread of Fate" (fromGuin Saga) | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Metal Hypnotized" | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Eternity" (fromBlue Dragon) | 4:46 |
| 7. | "The Forest of Thousand Years" | 6:02 |
| 8. | "Bo-Kon-Ho-Ko" (fromLost Odyssey) | 5:56 |
| 9. | "Homecoming" | 3:34 |
| Dancing Dad - Track listing | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Homecoming Again - Opening Fanfare" (forSymphonic Odysseys) | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Doppelgänger" | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Fight With Seymour" (fromFinal Fantasy X) | 5:24 |
| 4. | "La petite malice du Kijimunaa" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Toneless" (fromAnata no yurusanai) | 5:31 |
| 6. | "Interlude - Anthony's Dream" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Delight of the Victors" (fromHyperdimension Neptunia Victory) | 4:50 |
| 8. | "LORD of VERMILLION" (fromLORD of VERMILLION) | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Dancing Mad" (fromFinal Fantasy VI) | 12:34 |
| 10. | "Watashi no Mizu To Sora (fromBlue Dragon) | 3:49 |
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