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Interview with Eric Roth, Conductor of New World: Intimate Music from FINAL FANTASY

Interview with Eric Roth A New World Intimate Music from Final Fantasy

Not all conductors who work who go on tour with famous singers such as Weird Al Yankovitch see video game music as something worthy of performing in concert halls, but Eric Roth certainly does. After working with his father, Arnie Roth, on the Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY, Eric started A New World: Intimate Music from FINAL FANTASY, a chamber ensemble concert production, in 2014, and currently works as the producer and conductor.

While Distant Worlds focuses on grand, epic renditions of classic Final Fantasy music for a symphonic orchestra, as the title suggests, A New World takes on a much more intimate approach, offering its own unique take on the Final Fantasy music we know and love.

As a big fan of Final Fantasy music since Final Fantasy VII wowed me in the late 90s, I was thrilled to have the chance to speak with Eric about how A New World came to be, the process of translating Final Fantasy music into a chamber concert format, Eric’s personal favorite song from the program, and more!

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 31

New year, same podcast! Pixel x Pixel rings in 2020 with a recap of our vacations, what we’ve been working on, and all the games we’ve been playing and things we’ve been watching! Highlights include Anne’s return to a favorite video game series and Marcus swooning over an artisanal PS2 handheld console.

13:00 – Media Minutes: DJ Max Respect V, PS2 portable, Vampire’s Kiss, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Supernatural, Pokemon Go, Pokemon Shield, Monster Hunter World Iceborne
40:00 – Notable News: Final Fantasy VII demo leak, AGDQ on now, a bunch of BL game news, VisualConference 2020

Marcus’ Seven Days review

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Chic Pixel’s Decade in Review

As we inch closer and closer to January 1st, 2020, everyone is not only reflecting on the last year, but the whole decade. Instead of rounding up my favorite games, anime, or other media, I thought now would be a great time to look at how my tastes and interests here at Chic Pixel have changed. After all, a lot can happen in 10 years!

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 30

In the last episode of Pixel x Pixel for 2019 – nay, the decade! – Marcus commits the ultimate betrayal: starting another podcast. But never fear, it’s a horror movie podcast he’s hosting single-handedly in addition to his Pixel x Pixel duties, so he’s not going anywhere! Meanwhile, Anne is inspired by Kimimi to write a Chic Pixel decade in review, and by announcing it publicly, she hopes to force herself into actually writing it. Tune in for fun times all around!

12:30 – Media Minutes: DJ Max Respect V, Black Christmas, Jack Frost (the scary one), Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2, Pokemon Shield
31:00 – Notable News: Balder Sky and Steam, Xbox Series X announced, Death Come True, Sakura Wars fan translation, JackJeanne otome game official Twitter tweets in English

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 28

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Anne is no longer coughing her lungs out, Marcus embraces his new bachelor lifestyle and both of your hosts mull over Stadia news in this latest episode of Pixel x Pixel! We haven’t played that many new games since we’ve last recorded, but we’ve certainly watched things! Plus, you might learn something about a certain cartoon crush from our hosts’ childhoods…

19:00 – Media Minutes: The Mist tv series, The Exorcist, MGM musicals, RG 350
41:00 – Notable News: Disney+ launch, movie Sonic redesign, Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse sequel announced, Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, last-minute Stadia news

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 26

This episode of Pixel x Pixel is off the charts! Marcus if off to Japan this week, so we have an extra-long episode to tide you over in case our next episode is delayed. Marcus receives a special package in the mail, Anne possibly traumatizes herself with a Junji Ito manga, and both extol the virtues of GiantBomb’s Burgle My Bananas feature. All that and more in episode 26 of Pixel x Pixel – now celebrating 1 year of podcasting! Thank you for listening!

25:00 – Media Minutes: Little Darlings, The Poseidon Adventure, Blood Feast/Herschell Gordon Lewis, Google Play Pass, Burgle My Bananas, The Exorcist, Fragments of Horror, Untitled Goose Game, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
59:30 – Notable News: 24 hour Pokemon Sword/Shield stream, new Hypnosis Microphone groups, Brain Age for Switch, Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC, Monster Hunter World: Iceborn Resident Evil collab

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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