{ "arrangers": [ { "link": "artist/5978", "names": { "en": "Eric Barker" } } ], "catalog": "N/A", "categories": [ "Game" ], "category": "Game", "classification": "Arrangement, Original Work", "composers": [ { "link": "artist/77", "names": { "en": "Nobuo Uematsu", "ja": "植松伸夫" } }, { "link": "artist/693", "names": { "en": "Kenji Yamamoto", "ja": "山本健誌" } }, { "link": "artist/635", "names": { "en": "Minako Hamano", "ja": "濱野美奈子" } }, { "link": "artist/1341", "names": { "en": "Ogeretsu Kun", "ja": "おげれつくん" } }, { "link": "artist/190", "names": { "en": "Koji Kondo", "ja": "近藤浩治" } }, { "link": "artist/5978", "names": { "en": "Eric Barker" } }, { "link": "artist/1227", "names": { "en": "Masato Nakamura", "ja": "中村正人" } } ], "covers": [ { "full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/22/12522/12522-1323977383.jpg", "medium": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/22/12522/12522-1323977383.jpg", "name": "Front", "thumb": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/22/12522/12522-1323977383.jpg" } ], "discs": [ { "disc_length": "50:29", "name": "", "tracks": [ { "names": { "English": "Final Fantasy VI – Battle Theme" }, "track_length": "3:15" }, { "names": { "English": "Metroid 3 – Norfair Depths" }, "track_length": "4:33" }, { "names": { "English": "Final Fantasy VII – Jenova" }, "track_length": "7:05" }, { "names": { "English": "Mega Man 2 – Dr. Wiley's Fortress" }, "track_length": "3:08" }, { "names": { "English": "Final Fantasy IX – Freya" }, "track_length": "8:01" }, { "names": { "English": "Zelda – Ocarina Medley" }, "track_length": "10:12" }, { "names": { "English": "Eric Barker – Escape from Azador" }, "track_length": "6:47" }, { "names": { "English": "Sonic the Hedgehog – Brain Hill Zone" }, "track_length": "7:28" } ] } ], "link": "album/12522", "lyricists": [], "media_format": "Digital", "meta": { "added_date": "2009-03-08T23:13", "edited_date": "2010-04-21T15:44", "fetched_date": "2026-05-30T18:02", "ttl": 86400, "visitors": 4580 }, "name": "Seven Levels", "names": { "en": "Seven Levels", "ja": "Seven Levels", "ja-latn": "Seven Levels" }, "notes": "Over the past two years, or so, I had become increasingly interested in music from old video games. I had already been arranging quite a few pop tunes, mainly Radiohead, for classical piano, so it was simply a natural course for me to begin arranging game music.\nDuring my final year at Oberlin, I had built up a fairly extensive repertoire of game pieces, and made the reservations for an evening recital of my material. To my surprise, I ended up packing the small venue with game music and classical music fans alike. It was a wonderful experience, quite possibly the most engaged audience I have ever performed for. Unfortunately, the recording I had made of the recital didn't come out, so I went into the studio to quickly re-record the concert. Seven Levels is a combination of recordings from that session and recordings I had made previously of the same material for various online game remixing sites.\nThe recording includes one original composition, Escape from Azador, a piece I had written on piano to emulate a cinematic game music style, and had later arranged for orchestra. I had performed it on my game music recital as well and it had been a hit. One recording I have left off is an arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. 2 Theme, since I never got a decent recording of it. If I get the chance, it will be included at some later date.", "organizations": [ { "names": { "en": "Eric Barker" }, "role": "publisher" } ], "performers": [ { "link": "artist/5978", "names": { "en": "Eric Barker" } } ], "picture_full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/22/12522/12522-1323977383.jpg", "picture_small": "https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/22/12522/12522-1323977383.jpg", "picture_thumb": "https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/22/12522/12522-1323977383.jpg", "platforms": [ "NES (Famicom)", "Nintendo 64", "Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)", "Sony PlayStation" ], "products": [ { "link": "product/182", "names": { "en": "FINAL FANTASY VI", "ja": "ファイナルファンタジーVI", "ja-latn": "FINAL FANTASY VI" } }, { "link": "product/268", "names": { "en": "Super Metroid", "ja": "スーパーメトロイド", "ja-latn": "Super Metroid" } }, { "link": "product/188", "names": { "en": "FINAL FANTASY VII", "ja": "ファイナルファンタジーVII", "ja-latn": "FINAL FANTASY VII" } }, { "link": "product/2071", "names": { "en": "Mega Man 2", "ja": "ロックマン2 Dr.ワイリーの謎", "ja-latn": "Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo" } }, { "link": "product/190", "names": { "en": "FINAL FANTASY IX", "ja": "ファイナルファンタジーIX", "ja-latn": "FINAL FANTASY IX" } }, { "link": "product/187", "names": { "en": "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", "ja": "ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ", "ja-latn": "Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina" } }, { "link": "product/420", "names": { "en": "Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)", "ja": "ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ (16-bit)", "ja-latn": "Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)" } } ], "publish_format": "Doujin/Indie", "publisher": { "names": { "en": "Eric Barker" }, "role": "publisher" }, "related": [], "release_date": "2008", "release_events": [], "release_price": { "price": "Free" }, "reprints": [], "vgmdb_link": "https://vgmdb.net/album/12522?perpage=99999", "votes": 0, "websites": { "Official": [ { "link": "http://music.ericbarker.com/SevenLevels/", "name": "Eric Barker - Music: Seven Levels" } ] } }