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The Castle

Emily McMillan

4 minutes • February 11, 2016

My favorite aspect of The Castle has always been the Baroque influences that the music has. In a soundtrack that has a very strong sci-fi vibe to it, the contrasting Gothic nature of The Castle stands out very prominently. Because of counterpoint sections of the piece, I wanted to use a medium that really highlighted each line of music, and what better way than a string instrument for the four major areas of the musical spectrum, where each instrument can be the star of its own range? Thank you very much to Michaela, Joe, Dan, Andrew, and David for contributing their outstanding talents to this arrangement.

 

Appears on SUCCESSOR: Final Fantasy VIII Remixed

℗ 2016 Materia Collective

credits

Primary & Featured Artists
Emily McMillan
Emily McMillan
Producer, Arranger & Mixing Engineer
Performers
Andrew Steffen
Andrew Steffen
Bass
Dan Pinkham
Dan Pinkham
Cello
Joe Chen
Joe Chen
Viola
Michaela Nachtigall
Michaela Nachtigall
Violin
Production & Engineers
Emily McMillan
Emily McMillan
Producer, Arranger & Mixing Engineer
David Russell
David Russell
Mixing
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Songwriters & Composers

Recording of
The Castle
UEMATSU NOBUOComposer
WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC.Original Publisher

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