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Distant Worlds:
music from
FINAL FANTASY
AWR Music Productions, LLC is proud to present the official symphony concert world-tour Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY.
Launched in conjunction with the twentieth anniversary of FINAL FANTASY, this concert production features the music of the great video game series FINAL FANTASY and composer Nobuo Uematsu. The concerts are performed by symphony orchestra, choir, and renowned vocal and instrumental soloists, under the direction of GRAMMY Award-winner and acclaimed conductor Arnie Roth. With HD video direct from the FINAL FANTASY game developers SQUARE ENIX projected onto giant screens throughout the concerts, a rapidly growing repertoire of classic FINAL FANTASY music, and an extraordinary fan base, Distant Worlds is a unique multimedia concert experience every time.
Upcoming Concerts
Discography
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Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY
Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY
The initial release of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY coincided with the start of the world-tour on December 4, 2007 in Sweden, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the FINAL FANTASY series.
Performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir Allmänna Sången, Distant Worlds is recorded in high resolution at 88.2khz/24bit. Produced and conducted by GRAMMY Award-winning music director, Arnie Roth. All music composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
DIGITAL ALBUM
Immediate download of 13-track album in your choice of standard 320k mp3 and AAC, or HD 24bit/88.2k FLAC, ALAC, or any other format you desire. Full album purchase includes a 12-page pdf booklet with liner notes, session photos, lyrics, and more.
- Opening ～ Bombing Mission Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:03
- One-Winged Angel Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:26
- Swing de Chocobo Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:33
- Love Grows Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:10
- Vamo' Alla Flamenco Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:15
- Theme of Love Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:22
- Medley 2002 Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 8:04
- Memoro de la Stono ～ Distant Worlds Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 8:42
- Don't be Afraid Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:45
- Fisherman's Horizon Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:53
- Opera "Maria and Draco" Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 12:12
- Aerith's Theme Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:48
- Liberi Fatali Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:15
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Distant Worlds II: more music from FINAL FANTASY
Distant Worlds II: more music from FINAL FANTASY
Recorded in late January, 2010 by Arnie Roth and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Elmhurst College Concert Choir. For the first time on any recording, Distant Worlds welcomes Earthbound Papas, featuring Nobuo Uematsu on organ.
We also welcome back vocal soloist Susan Calloway, Laura Stephenson on harp, Per Skareng on guitar, and Oskar Ekburg on the Stockholm Concert Hall Pipe Organ (Grönlund 1982). The album was recorded on location in the Stockholm Konserthuset (Sweden) & in Elmhurst College (IL, USA) Hammerschmidt Chapel in high resolution at 88.2khz/24bit.
DIGITAL ALBUM
Immediate download of 13-track album in your choice of standard 320k mp3 and AAC, or HD 24bit/88.2k FLAC, ALAC, or any other format you desire. Full album purchase includes a 12-page pdf booklet with liner notes, session photos, lyrics, and more.
- Prelude (FINAL FANTASY SERIES) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:22
- The Man with the Machine Gun (FINAL FANTASY VIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:34
- Ronfaure (FINAL FANTASY XI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:40
- A Place to Call Home - Melodies of Life (FINAL FANTASY IX) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 6:56
- Zanarkand (FINAL FANTASY X) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:31
- Dancing Mad (FINAL FANTASY VI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 10:42
- Victory Theme (FINAL FANTASY SERIES) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 0:09
- Suteki da ne (FINAL FANTASY X) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 6:25
- Terra's Theme (FINAL FANTASY VI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:19
- Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII (FINAL FANTASY VII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 6:41
- Prima Vista Orchestra (FINAL FANTASY IX) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 1:31
- Dear Friends (FINAL FANTASY V) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:11
- JENOVA (FINAL FANTASY VII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:17
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Distant Worlds III: more music from FINAL FANTASY
Distant Worlds III: more music from FINAL FANTASY
This is the third album of FINAL FANTASY music by the internationally-acclaimed orchestra tour, under the direction of GRAMMY Award-winning music director Arnie Roth.
The new release boasts a rich and varied repertoire of favorites and surprises, developed by the minds of Nobuo Uematsu, game developers SQUARE ENIX and the Distant Worlds production. Performed by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, recorded in November 2014 at the famed Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague (Czech Republic) and AWR Music Studio in Chicago (USA) and featuring the remarkable singing talents of Distant Worlds favorite, Susan Calloway, Distant Worlds III is recorded in high resolution at 88.2khz/24bit.
DIGITAL ALBUM
Immediate download of 13-track album in your choice of standard 320k mp3 and AAC, or HD 24bit/88.2k FLAC, ALAC, or any other format you desire. Full album purchase includes a 12-page pdf booklet with liner notes, session photos, lyrics, and more.
- Hymn of the Fayth - The Sending (Final Fantasy X) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:48
- Battle & Victory Theme Medley (Final Fantasy Series) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:50
- Kiss Me Good-Bye (Final Fantasy XII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:49
- Not Alone (Final Fantasy IX) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:58
- Balamb GARDEN ~ Ami (Final Fantasy VIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:29
- Character Theme Medley (Final Fantasy VI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 6:27
- Fabula Nova Crystallis (Final Fantasy XIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 2:51
- Blinded By Light (Final Fantasy XIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:10
- Primal Judgment (Final Fantasy XIV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:08
- Roses of May (Final Fantasy IX) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:45
- Chocobo Medley 2012 (Final Fantasy Series) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:33
- Balance is Restored (Final Fantasy VI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:06
- Answers (Final Fantasy XIV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 7:09
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Distant Worlds IV: more music from FINAL FANTASY
Distant Worlds IV: more music from FINAL FANTASY
This fourth album boasts one of the strongest track lists of any of our recordings, with brilliant new classics from the latest game release FINAL FANTASY XV: APOCALYPSIS NOCTIS and Somnus, new orchestral arrangements from FINAL FANTASY VII: Cosmo Canyon and JENOVA COMPLETE, FINAL FANTASY VIII: The Oath and FINAL FANTASY IX: Festival of the Hunt, and Nobuo Uematsu’s FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dragonsong featuring the inimitable voice of Susan Calloway.
Recorded in March 2017 at the famed Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague (Czech Republic) and at AWR Music Studio in Chicago (USA), the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, under the direction of GRAMMY Award-winning conductor Arnie Roth, delivers the precision and richness that are the hallmark of this monumental series of recordings.
Distant Worlds IV is recorded in high resolution at 88.2khz/24bit.
- JENOVA COMPLETE (FINAL FANTASY VII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:41
- Battle With The Four Fiends (FINAL FANTASY IV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:12
- The Dalmasca Estersand (FINAL FANTASY XII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:02
- Phantom Forest (FINAL FANTASY VI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:15
- The Oath (FINAL FANTASY VIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:26
- APOCALYPSIS NOCTIS (FINAL FANTASY XV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 2:11
- Festival of the Hunt (FINAL FANTASY IX) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:19
- Dragonsong (FINAL FANTASY XIV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:42
- Main Theme of Final Fantasy V (FINAL FANTASY V) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:54
- Zephyr Memories -Legend of the Eternal Wind- (FINAL FANTASY III) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:04
- Cosmo Canyon (FINAL FANTASY VII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:53
- Fang's Theme (FINAL FANTASY XIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:32
- Somnus (Instrumental Version) (FINAL FANTASY XV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 2:34
- Torn from the Heavens (FINAL FANTASY XIV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:27
- FINAL FANTASY (FINAL FANTASY Series) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:08
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Distant Worlds V: more music from FINAL FANTASY
Distant Worlds V: more music from FINAL FANTASY
Following up the incredible first four recordings of the series, AWR Music Productions and SQUARE ENIX are proud to present Distant Worlds V: more music from FINAL FANTASY, the latest example of the pinnacle of orchestral excellence in game music.
Distant Worlds V contains new arrangements of irreplaceable classics including Nobuo Uematsu’s expanded version of FINAL FANTASY VI: Opera “Maria and Draco,” with Associate Music Director Eric Roth as narrator, and exciting new additions to the repertoire like FINAL FANTASY XIV: HEAVENSWARD and FINAL FANTASY XV: Ignis and Raves. Distant Worlds V also features soloists Nobuo Uematsu on organ and Arnie Roth on violin in FINAL FANTASY VI: Dark World.
Recorded in March 2019 at the famed Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague (Czech Republic) and at AWR Music Studio in Chicago (USA), the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, under the direction of GRAMMY Award-winning conductor Arnie Roth, delivers the precision and richness that are hallmarks of this monumental series of recordings. Distant Worlds V is recorded in high resolution at 88.2khz/24bit.
- Clash on the Big Bridge (FINAL FANTASY V) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:10
- HEAVENSWARD (FINAL FANTASY XIV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:35
- Dark World (FINAL FANTASY VI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:35
- Unrequited Love (FINAL FANTASY IX) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:51
- Flash of Steel (FINAL FANTASY XII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:45
- Opera Maria and Draco (FINAL FANTASY VI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 13:44
- Searching for Friends (FINAL FANTASY VI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:17
- Hymn of the Fayth (FINAL FANTASY X) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 1:49
- Saber's Edge (FINAL FANTASY XIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:16
- Cinco de Chocobo (FINAL FANTASY SERIES) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:41
- Ignis and Raves (FINAL FANTASY XV) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:46
- Sword Song (FINAL FANTASY XI) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:03
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Distant Worlds & A New World Collections: music from FINAL FANTASY VII
Distant Worlds & A New World Collections: music from FINAL FANTASY VII
This brand new compilation contains every musical moment, battle medley, and character theme from FINAL FANTASY VII ever released by Distant Worlds and A New World. Relive your favorite musical memories with this special collection featuring the renowned Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, the Distant Worlds Philharmonic, the New World Players, and Benyamin Nuss – a unique celebration of the original FINAL FANTASY VII!
- Opening ～ Bombing Mission (from Distant Worlds) DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 4:03
- Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII (from Distant Worlds II) DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 6:41
- Those Who Fight (from A New World) A NEW WORLD: INTIMATE MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 4:11
- Aerith's Theme (from Distant Worlds) DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 5:46
- JENOVA (from Distant Worlds II) DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 4:17
- Cinco de Chocobo (from Distant Worlds V) DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 4:41
- Gold Saucer (from A New World II) A NEW WORLD: INTIMATE MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 2:28
- Cosmo Canyon (from Distant Worlds IV) DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 3:53
- JENOVA COMPLETE (from Distant Worlds IV) DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 3:41
- One-Winged Angel (from Distant Worlds) DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 4:25
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Distant Worlds & A New World Collections: music from FINAL FANTASY VIII
Distant Worlds & A New World Collections: music from FINAL FANTASY VIII
This newly remastered collection features every song from FINAL FANTASY VIII that Distant Worlds and A New World have recorded to date. And only available on this album: an exclusive, brand-new recording of Nobuo Uematsu’s “Eyes On Me,” featuring vocalist Susan Calloway. Relive your favorite FINAL FANTASY VIII musical moments!
- Liberi Fatali Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:15
- Balamb GARDEN ~ Ami (Final Fantasy VIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:29
- Don't be Afraid Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:45
- Force Your Way (FINAL FANTASY VIII) A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY 3:33
- Love Grows Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:10
- The Oath (FINAL FANTASY VIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 5:26
- Fragments of Memories (FINAL FANTASY VIII) A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY 4:22
- Fisherman's Horizon Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 4:53
- The Man with the Machine Gun (FINAL FANTASY VIII) Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY 3:34
- Eyes on Me (FINAL FANTASY VIII) Distant Worlds and A New World Collections 5:41
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