Kevin Manthei is an American composer whose work spans film, TV, and video games. After studying under Jerry Goldsmith (Alien, Star Trek, Gremlins), Kevin has built a career working on high‑profile projects including the animated features Batman: Gotham Knight and Justice League: The New Frontier, TV shows such as Invader Zim, and major games including Vampire: The Masquerade: Redemption, and The Sims …
Chromatic Harmony in Final Fantasy VII Part 3
Part Three: Vincent’s ThemeThis is Part 3 in our harmonic investigation of music from Final fantasy VII. If you haven’t checked out Part 1 click the link HERE, and for Part 2 click HERE Continuing the trend, we shall be examining the theme music used for specific characters from the game, and seeing what we can learn. This week: Vincent’s …
Chromatic Harmony in Final Fantasy VII Part 2
Part Two: Tifa’s ThemeThis is Part 2 in our harmonic investigation of music from Final fantasy VII. If you haven’t checked out Part 1, click the link HERE. Continuing the trend, we shall be examining the theme music used for specific characters from the game, and seeing what we can learn. This week: Tifa’s theme. In last week’s blog about …
Chromatic Harmony in Final Fantasy VII
Part One: Aerith’s ThemeWith the imminent release of the Final Fantasy VII remake (finally!), it now seems like an appropriate time to look back to the original and see what we musicians can learn from the soundtrack. As evidenced by sell-out concerts of the ‘Distant Worlds’ symphony orchestra performances, as well as appearances on classical radio stations like Classic FM …
