GermanSeabass
01-25-2019, 10:09 PM
Hi ffshrine,

Longer post, since this is a particularly meaningful release, personally! Feel free to read, or jump to the bottom for free codes :)

I'm proud to announce a project a year in the making! The official Celeste Piano Collections are available today, continuing a growing legacy of official Video Game Sheet Music that I have the honor of contributing to.

Celeste Piano Collections


I've played piano for pretty much my entire life. In middle school, I started arranging and transcribing video game sheet music, and trying to get my hands on all the gorgeous Final Fantasy Piano Collections albums and score books. Masashi Hamauzu, Shiro Hamaguchi, Casey Ormond -- and of course, Nobuo Uematsu -- still stand as my idols for weaving emotion via melodies and arrangement.

I long waited for video game sheet music to make its way over to the US, and it never did. A few arrangements here and there, but rarely something official.I believe music from games deserves better, and I'm proud to have the opportunity to change that.

The Celeste Piano Collections album is another step to inspire the next generation, and guide them towards game music as an acceptable repertoire, and learning mechanism for instruments.

Composer Lena Raine's music is stellar and heartfelt, and Trevor Alan Gomes's arrangements capture their beauty and intensity. Michaela Nachtigall featured on violin as a guest sounds superb. The sheet music is gorgeous thanks to the meticulous engraving efforts of David Peacock

Thanks to William Caleb Parker, Will Kennedy, Jett Galindo for engineering/mixing/mastering the album, and bringing out the best parts. Thanks to David Ren� Christensen for the gorgeous art, and Daniel Jim�nez-Wall for super pretty designs and layout. Thank you Jayson Napolitano for spreading the word.

Please consider having a listen on Spotify or elsewhere, or picking up a copy on CD and vinyl, or even a sheet music book -- so that we may continue this obsession with sheet music. ♥


"With some of my previous work, I�ve taken incredibly simple source material and added layers of complexity and harmonic sophistication to make it work ideally for solo piano. In the case of Celeste, however, I often found I had to reduce what was already super complex and rich down to its core elements to make the material manageable on a single instrument.

Lena has a way of brilliantly hyper-saturating the music with rhythmic ideas, counterpoint, and in some cases even multiple lead lines, with an end result that is immensely satisfying. Each track is a sort of �complete meal� for the ears. So taking those full-to-the-brim tracks and transforming them into equally complete piano solos was actually the greatest challenge of any of the VGM piano arranging I�ve done so far. I sincerely look forward to fans having this new way to enjoy and explore this absolute gem of a soundtrack!"

-Trevor Alan Gomes


"I grew up playing japanese role-playing games, basking not only in the games themselves, but the music too. I chased after any way to listen to the soundtracks outside the game.

Luckily, there was a local import shop that stocked not just the original soundtracks, but Piano Collections albums and sheet music of many of my favorites. Without fail, game after game received these amazing piano arrangements and I became familiar with the melodies and how to play them.

When I heard Trevor Gomes� beautiful Chrono Trigger Piano Collections album, I knew right away that I wanted to work with him on something. I had no idea that opportunity would arise so quickly, and so I find myself honored to collaborate with him on these arrangements of my score to Celeste.

He understands my music to its core, and I can�t wait for you all to hear what we�ve come up with. Enjoy!"

-Lena Raine



The album's up on bandcamp and elsewhere:

Bandcamp: https://trevorgomes.bandcamp.com/album/celeste-piano-collections (https://trevorgomes.bandcamp.com/album/celeste-piano-collections?label=3683409508&campaign=ffshrine&utm_source=ffshrine)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6178rZsDML6JSVVLy0ga75
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B07MWS3SLL?tag=materiacoll-20
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/?id=Bxtugsw63zxacyiqjjzpw55wmgi
iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/celeste-piano-collections/1449960195
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/84716992
Tidal: http://tidal.com/us/store/album/102633743
LINE Music: https://music.line.me/album/mb00000000017e9d88


I'd love for you to have a listen to the collection, and there are a few complimentary codes for you below. Of course, if you enjoy our music and community, please consider supporting our artists and their works.

Codes are below and on a first-come, first-serve basis once they're gone, they're gone! Redeem those at https://materia.fyi/get (https://materia.fyi/get?campaign=ffshrine)



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Oh! If you liked it, please consider sharing the album on Twitter and elsewhere, and leaving a note of thanks in your bandcamp collection.


We did press vinyl and CDs and sheet music, and those are also available on bandcamp. Thank you!











Thanks and enjoy! ♥

somebread
01-25-2019, 10:46 PM
I've been waiting for this!
Used 7sbl-gk5g, thank you for sharing!

Gurty
01-25-2019, 11:28 PM
Thank you! I used nrsr-bt6a.

BiFiBi
01-25-2019, 11:41 PM
I've listened to this album on bandcamp this morning and was planning on buying it at the start of next month, but thanks to your code (I used y5dv-crcf) I guess I'll have to gift it to a friend! Wonderful release, thank you so much for this.

TOH
01-25-2019, 11:47 PM
Thank you, I used t6q6-xd4a.

Starfleet
01-26-2019, 12:28 AM
Thanks, I used "x5hx-wn97".

kingzelda
01-26-2019, 01:41 AM
Thanks a lot! I used 9p8e-wxa6

LiMingLi
01-26-2019, 02:35 AM
Thanks for this, used code pfyg-xvlw.

Alkada
01-26-2019, 03:58 AM
Aww, all codes are already gone. Congrats to those who got it. Wish I wasn't so late. :(

ManRay
01-27-2019, 04:26 AM
Holy Crap, these Codes were gone super-fast, didn't even have a Chance to redeem a single One....

krissw
01-27-2019, 01:37 PM
Hello - any chance for second run codes?

Alkada
01-27-2019, 09:58 PM
Hello - any chance for second run codes?

I'm not usually one to beg for stuff, but if this was possible that'd be great. I know that's asking for a lot since the soundtrack is supposed to be purchased, and not gotten for free. Thank you either way.

drgnwing0
01-28-2019, 07:52 AM
Superb, purchased. Thank you for bringing it up here.

GermanSeabass
01-28-2019, 06:28 PM
*turns faucet back on*, ok fine. Happy Monday:


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Promise me you'll at least consider picking up a CD. Enjoy! ♥

Alkada
01-28-2019, 08:29 PM
*turns faucet back on*, ok fine. Happy Monday:


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Promise me you'll at least consider picking up a CD. Enjoy! ♥

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. :D I took the code "e4e7-6qlm".

Chrono Meridian
01-29-2019, 08:15 PM
That's very kind, thank you! I've got one too, few hours earlier.

Unknown Ninja
01-30-2019, 07:11 AM
Such a shame. I was in the hospital. Celeste is one of my favorite games as well, haha. Well, I'm glad people got this beautiful piano collection, so generously shared by GermanSeabass. Better luck next time for me.

Fyres
01-30-2019, 05:10 PM
And another miss for me T_T