Cactuar Collections - Disc One (FFVII)

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BONUS ITEM: Guitar & Bass Tabs

To make these cover versions, I worked out a lot of parts originally for pianos, harps, synths and other instruments for 6-string guitar and 5-string bass - as well as particular tunings to make certain riffs playable in certain styles and positions on the neck.

I couldn't find any guitar or bass tabs elsewhere for some of these parts so I've worked them out by painstakingly adapting MIDI-notated parts for other instruments.

Download includes a PDF which contains a link to download the tabs in various formats, including PDF, MIDI and project files for the free MuseScore 4 notation app. ... more

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	1.	Welcome to the Show... 00:28
	2.	Opening Mission 03:45
	3.	The Nightmare Begins 02:56
	4.	Battle Theme 02:01
	5.	Lurking in the Darkness 02:26
	6.	Under the Rotting Pizza 03:09
	7.	Infiltrating Shinra Tower (ft. Etch) 04:17
	8.	"Shinra, Inc." 02:10
	9.	Red XIII's Theme 03:04
	10.	Crazy Motorcycle 02:08
	11.	Dear to the Heart 02:18
	12.	Cinco de Chocobo 01:29
	13.	Those Chosen by the Planet 02:58
	14.	Reunion 03:23
	15.	In Search of the Man in Black 02:58
	16.	J-E-N-O-V-A 03:37
	17.	Battle Theme (Cactuar Collective - Live Version) 02:00

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My first in a trilogy of albums covering and updating some of my favourite music from the PlayStation 1 trilogy of FF games - Final Fantasy VII, VIII & IX.

Also on Spotify, Youtube & Soundcloud:
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Adding aesthetics from styles such as IDM, Breakcore, Metal, Jazz-Fusion, Hip-Hop, Prog-Rock, Math-Rock, Electronica and more into Nobuo Uematsu's classic tracks, this album is a nostalgic love-letter focused on remaining authentic & respectful to the original tones, structures & arrangements of specifically the PS1 versions of these tunes.

These are basically concept albums that serve as a blueprint for an imagined gig idea I have in my head, and I've aimed to make this album sound almost like a live recording of a real band combining electronic beats & sound design.

For certain key sounds, I’ve tried to find out exactly what gear Nobuo Uematsu used to compose these scores and happen to own one thing he had by chance; the EMU Proteus 2000.

I’ve combed every preset on this, managed to find certain identical percussion and instrument sounds used on the original scores and have re-recorded them directly from the unit to use in these versions.

If you like what you hear, I’m excited to share more soon from Disc Two (FFVIII) and Disc Three (IX), which contain some of my personal favourites. I’ll be posting updates and news on my socials on the progress of all this, so keep an eye out for more soon.

I've written some articles going into more detail about this project:

www.joshtrinnaman.com/finalfantasyproject

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Includes a bonus live-recorded version of FFVII's Battle Theme by Cactuar Collective, which provides a fun comparison between my studio concept version and the real thing!

Additionally, tabs for 6-string guitar & 5-string bass for all the parts come included with downloads.

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released November 17, 2023

Cactuar Collections:
All songs written & composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

All songs recorded, mixed, mastered & artwork by Josh Trinnaman
(Guitars, synths, 5-string bass, vocals, drum programming, sound design, vibraphone, glockenspiel, strings & orchestral programming)

Additional production on 'Infiltrating Shinra Tower' by Etch

Cactuar Collective:
Josh Trinnaman - Guitar, Keys/Synths, Electronics
Adam Znaidi - Guitar, Keys/Synths, Vibraphone
Aleks Podraza - Keys & Synths
James 'Mole' Glazier - Drums
John Wright - Bass, Bass Synth
Josh 'Jsnazzz' Harrison - VA & Lighting

'Battle Theme - Live' recorded at Brighton Electric.
Engineered by Alex Gordon.
Mixed & mastered by Josh Trinnaman.

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