That’s right. One of the most interesting exclusive bits of information we got from Izumi Tsukushi and Akio Shiraishi this year at Comic Con was the fact that there’s another unannounced NieR album in the works in addition to the already-announced NieR Tribute Album -echo-. The two noted that they weren’t all that surprised by popularity of the music from the game, but have felt pressure to give the score more attention after the popularity of the 8-bit remix on the More SQ CD.
In terms of what the NieR Tribute Album -echo- is all about, we were told that it will be a multi-artist arrangement album. I asked if it would essentially be “NieR SQ,” to which the two chuckled and said, “Yes, kind of like that.” They would not confirm which artists are involved.
Are you looking forward to the NieR Tribute Album and this unannounced project as well? Isn’t it cool to see the soundtrack on sale on the floor with a placard about it being named soundtrack of the year (from OSV and other sites!)?
Tags: Arrangements, Comic Con, Comic Con 2011, Emi Evans, News, NieR, SDCC, SDCC 2011, Square Enix, Videogame
Wow, that’s amazing! I’m really looking forward to hear those new albums. I’m sure i don’t need to explain how special and beautiful the NieR OST is. I can’t even remember one day since i heard it the first time where i wasn’t humming at least one of it’s melodies in my head! 😀 Now, that’s a sign of wonderful music, ain’t it? 🙂
While the Nier Tribute Album is on the fence for me (if it’s like the SQ series, odds are not in its favor for my enjoyability, despite some nice themes from the others in the series), I am much more looking forward to the other project in the works.