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Tag Archives: masashi hamauzu
Masashi Hamauzu: Dust to Dust
One listen, and this is sort of a slow song. It feels slow in how it moves and progresses, and I think that works really well for where it is used. Some of that came through in the writing, and … Continue reading
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Tagged grace, frame, structure, dust, frozen, floats, weave, masashi hamauzu, haunting, final fantasy 13, final fantasy XIII, underscored, grief, regret
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Masashi Hamauzu: The Splendid Performance
One listen. Went in, wrote, got out. Wait, that’s not entirely true. I fell behind a bit and then managed to catch up and I’m not sure if that comes through or not. The writing does have a bit of … Continue reading
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Tagged burst, calm, dance, detailed, Energy, Final Fantasy, masashi hamauzu, passionate, performance, splendid
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Masashi Hamauzu: March of the Dreadnoughts
One listen. Threw myself in, had to play catch up for a bit and got there in the end. Not great, but parts of the song are covered well enough. Masashi Hamauzu’s (浜渦 正志) “March of the Dreadnoughts” (“ドレッドノート大爆進!”) is … Continue reading
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Tagged dreadnoughts, drives, Final Fantasy, flow, livelier, march, masashi hamauzu, sweeping, sweeps, variation
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Masashi Hamauzu: Luxerion
One listen. I queued this song up a good few weeks ago and then sat on writing about it because no good reason. Right now I’m trying to get things all neat and tidy so I can be caught up … Continue reading
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Tagged breath, drift, Final Fantasy, float, grow, lightning returns, luxerion, masashi hamauzu, return, sentimental
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Masashi Hamauzu: The Soulsong
One listen with a few pauses, as I started thinking about the amount of sections between some of the parts. Threw me off a bit Should’ve kept going, but I didn’t. I feel like this song alludes to some of … Continue reading
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Tagged brief, Chorus, enclosing, Final Fantasy, foreboding, lightning returns, masashi hamauzu, memory, menacing, reach, rumble, soulsong, terror, world
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Masashi Hamauzu: Setting You Free
Two listens. The first time around I got down what I could and I was feeling it wasn’t saying enough. The second time around I tried to expand a bit, and I kind of got there. I don’t know. I … Continue reading
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Tagged action, bells, choosing, curved, Final Fantasy, great, intention, masashi hamauzu, returns, setting you free, understanding
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Masashi Hamauzu: The Vestige
Two listens for this one. Sometimes I wonder if I have any intent behind writing about a song (in this format) beyond thinking I can write about it. I don’t think I do and perhaps that is a good thing. … Continue reading
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Tagged Final Fantasy, floats, flows, hangs, hover, linger, masashi hamauzu, moment, motion, spread, vestige
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Masashi Hamauzu: The Goddess is Dead
One listen for this one. I threw myself in and just aimed at covering the song in any way I could. I ended up not covering as much as possible (though in a sense I did) and it kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged beyond, contort, dead, drop, Final Fantasy, frozen, goddess, growing, masashi hamauzu, ominous, roll, twisting
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Masashi Hamauzu: The Travel Agency
I’ve been meaning to do this song for a few days. I had some ideas about what I wanted to write and that didn’t help. I also was focusing on some parts too much. Overall the result is sufficient. Could … Continue reading
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Tagged accentuate, agency, claps, Final Fantasy, hint, inviting, masashi hamauzu, moving, roll, space, stepping, travel
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