Final Fantasy
(1) The previous stage name of Canadian singer and violinist Owen Pallett f… Read Full Bio ↴(1) The previous stage name of Canadian singer and violinist Owen Pallett from Toronto, Ontario.
(2) German Trance project of Ralph Fritsch & Detlef Hastik, active throughout the 90s which ended with the double A-side release: "You're My Angel / The Moon Is Shining" in 2003. "You're My Angel" was later covered by the UK duo Styles & Breeze.
(For Final Fantasy videogames, please use 植松伸夫 and other respective composers. More information available on Wikipedia or just use Musicbrainz Picard).
Further information on (1) entry below:
The Canadian musician decided to stop using this moniker in December 18th, 2009 and start using his own name, Owen Pallett, as he planned to release his third album in the Japanese market, where the name 'Final Fantasy' may have conflicted with the famous video game franchise. He also announced that previous albums will be re-released under his name
Owen Pallett is a violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the principal member of the band Final Fantasy, which is essentially a solo group, although Leon Taheny is also credited as drummer and engineer. (This band should not be mistaken with Square Enix's famous game series "Final Fantasy" - its music is mostly composed by 植松伸夫. The name "Final Fantasy" is in fact a tribute to the well-known video game series.) On September 18th 2006, Final Fantasy won the inaugural Polaris Music Prize for the best Canadian album (based solely on artistic merit).
Pallett has been noted for his live performances, wherein he plays the violin into a sampler controlled by foot pedals, which then loops back one or more of the previously played musical phrases as he plays additional parts simultaneously. He has also performed with more traditional string quartets as backing musicians.
He believes his work is somewhat influenced by his sexuality, saying "As far as whether the music I make is gay or queer, yeah, it comes from the fact that I'm gay, but that doesn't mean I'm making music about it." in a recent interview.
"I'm taking a cue from Joel Gibb," he begins. "He and I are very different people, and we're very different in terms of the way we've assessed our sexual identities, but one thing I really respect about him is that his music has less to do with his identity and more to do with the more interesting aspects of himself." He states in an earlier interview in Toronto's NOW Magazine concerning his sexual identity and its use in his music.
On 12 February 2005, his debut album, Final Fantasy Has A Good Home, was released by the recording club Blocks (sometimes referred to as 'BlocksBlocksBlocks'), a cooperative, Toronto-based record label of which he is a member. A second album is entitled "He Poos Clouds", and inspiration for the songs are based on the eight schools of magic used for Dungeons & Dragons and how they relate to modern times. It is released under Tomlab.
His previous projects included a 3-piece Toronto-based band, Les Mouches, now defunct. He is still a member of another Toronto band called Picastro. Owen has also recorded and toured with The Hidden Cameras and The Arcade Fire. One of his songs, "This Is the Dream of Win & Regine", was inspired by the principal members of the latter group, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, and a Dntel song of a similar name (This is the Dream of Evan & Chan). Owen also co-wrote the orchestral arrangements for both of The Arcade Fire's albums, along with Régine Chassagne.
(2) German Trance project of Ralph Fritsch & Detlef Hastik, active throughout the 90s which ended with the double A-side release: "You're My Angel / The Moon Is Shining" in 2003. "You're My Angel" was later covered by the UK duo Styles & Breeze.
(For Final Fantasy videogames, please use 植松伸夫 and other respective composers. More information available on Wikipedia or just use Musicbrainz Picard).
Further information on (1) entry below:
The Canadian musician decided to stop using this moniker in December 18th, 2009 and start using his own name, Owen Pallett, as he planned to release his third album in the Japanese market, where the name 'Final Fantasy' may have conflicted with the famous video game franchise. He also announced that previous albums will be re-released under his name
Owen Pallett is a violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the principal member of the band Final Fantasy, which is essentially a solo group, although Leon Taheny is also credited as drummer and engineer. (This band should not be mistaken with Square Enix's famous game series "Final Fantasy" - its music is mostly composed by 植松伸夫. The name "Final Fantasy" is in fact a tribute to the well-known video game series.) On September 18th 2006, Final Fantasy won the inaugural Polaris Music Prize for the best Canadian album (based solely on artistic merit).
Pallett has been noted for his live performances, wherein he plays the violin into a sampler controlled by foot pedals, which then loops back one or more of the previously played musical phrases as he plays additional parts simultaneously. He has also performed with more traditional string quartets as backing musicians.
He believes his work is somewhat influenced by his sexuality, saying "As far as whether the music I make is gay or queer, yeah, it comes from the fact that I'm gay, but that doesn't mean I'm making music about it." in a recent interview.
"I'm taking a cue from Joel Gibb," he begins. "He and I are very different people, and we're very different in terms of the way we've assessed our sexual identities, but one thing I really respect about him is that his music has less to do with his identity and more to do with the more interesting aspects of himself." He states in an earlier interview in Toronto's NOW Magazine concerning his sexual identity and its use in his music.
On 12 February 2005, his debut album, Final Fantasy Has A Good Home, was released by the recording club Blocks (sometimes referred to as 'BlocksBlocksBlocks'), a cooperative, Toronto-based record label of which he is a member. A second album is entitled "He Poos Clouds", and inspiration for the songs are based on the eight schools of magic used for Dungeons & Dragons and how they relate to modern times. It is released under Tomlab.
His previous projects included a 3-piece Toronto-based band, Les Mouches, now defunct. He is still a member of another Toronto band called Picastro. Owen has also recorded and toured with The Hidden Cameras and The Arcade Fire. One of his songs, "This Is the Dream of Win & Regine", was inspired by the principal members of the latter group, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, and a Dntel song of a similar name (This is the Dream of Evan & Chan). Owen also co-wrote the orchestral arrangements for both of The Arcade Fire's albums, along with Régine Chassagne.
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Final Fantasy Lyrics
(Reverse) Doll, I love you But sometimes I need a day off Don't…
06 Took You Two Years To Win My Heart Took you two years to win my heart Then two words…
Adventure.exe Hey yo yo yo yo yo I need an empire to…
An Arrow In The Side Of Final Fantasy Drought's been hard, and the cows are all slaughtered But …
Arctic Circle She drives a little white car to the seminar on…
Better Than Worse Twice was enough Third would be an insult To my condition D…
Blue Imelda Blue Imelda, She's the saddest bitch in all of Spectrum She…
Cockatrice Oh basilisk, oh cockatrice The prophet was a child of flesh…
Control Your Fantasy Control your mind, control your fantasy!…
Controlling Transmission We are controlling transmission! Reaching out to another wor…
Do You Love This kitchen has a king This hand, this hand is a…
Eyes On Me Whenever sang my songs On the stage, on my own Whenever said…
Fantasy kaze ga yoseta kotoba ni oyoida kokoro kumo ga hakobu ashita…
FF8- Eyes on Me Whenever sang my songs On the stage, on my own Whenever said…
Flare Gun The wella woods of Belvedere, The peat and moss of Avenroe,…
Furniture Try, try, try to arrange me But there's no romance in…
He Poos Clouds Lazy, you lazy poet, your words are reckless, and I…
Hey Dad Hey, Dad, I've been floating down the river To the place…
I'm Afraid of Japan Nippon, won't you take me into your arms and make…
If I Were A Carp Heave ho, farewell to the quay! Merry sailors, sailors we! …
Jars of Lars While you were out sexing I was a chef soaking One hundred…
Joys The joy of having a baby is a wonderful thing…
Learn To Keep Your Mouth Shut Owen Pallett All that she wants is a man with a tan A…
Lewis Takes Action I got a message for the acolytes I am your man…
Lewis Takes Off His Shirt As soon as I got on the horse I forgot…
Library I, I, I, I Will burn, burn, burn my every book I, I,…
Many Lives -> 49 MP Hey Timothy I wish for clairvoyance I wanna see my wife and…
None Of You Will Ever See A Penny Son, son, we've got to run away from inheritance Son, son,…
Oh Spectrum Outside the city walls we've sixteen-thousand squatters And…
Peach Plum Pear We speak in the store I'm a sensitive bore You seem markedly…
Peach, Plum, Pear We speak in the store I'm a sensitive bore and you're marked…
Please Please Please Ask yourself, are you a slut? - No you're not! Did you…
Real Emotion What can I do for you? What can I do for…
Red Sun I'd been living through days Carrying no burden But the shit…
Sequence Of Love The sequence of love, it takes me away.…
Sing Oh! your eyes, your greedy eyes! Your dry and desperate tong…
Sometimes Sometimes my mind starts skipping the truth. The trip to…
Song Song Song Got a daughter who'll eat anything They like to feed her…
Spell for a Weak Heart My mother's name is Anger She's gonna lay the danger She's…
That's When The Audience Died Fascinate, fascinate, fascinated With the underclass She b…
Thats When The Audience Died Fascinate, fascinate, fascinated With the underclass She bro…
The Arctic Circle She drives a little white car to the seminar on…
The Ballad Of No-Face You say that I'm a bigot. No sir! No sir! I…
The Butcher Doomsday, the end of the century In accord with prophecy A…
The Chronicles of Sarnia I had to hide myself in a book To keep your…
The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead We the dead, we the dead find a country road Country…
The Lamb Sells Condos No hope for the village, no hope for the village There's…
The Miner Becomes Forgetful What of a war? There was a war? Didn't it threaten…
The Pooka Sings Oh! your eyes, your greedy eyes! Your dry and desperate tong…
The Sea I waded out too far Lost sight of the shore Sunk beneath…
The Sequence Of Love The sequence of love, it takes me away.…
The Sky Is In Your Hands Take a trip to the age of reality, see things…
This is the Dream of Emma Crown myself the prince of buzz Can't wait until you, can't…
This is the Dream of Win & Reg Crown myself the prince of buzz Can't wait until you, can't…
This is the Dream of Win & Regime Crown myself the prince of buzz Can't wait until you, can't…
This Is The Dream Of Win & Regine Crown myself the prince of buzz Can't wait until you, can't…
This Is The Dream Of Win And Regine Crown myself the prince of buzz Can't wait until you, can't…
This Lamb Sells Condos No hope for the village, no hope for the village There's…
Took You Two Years to Win My Heart Took you two years to win my heart Then two words…
Ultimatum He's gonna win the race With his six-string bass You're go…
What Do You Think Will Happen Next The old man is calling from up above Says he never…
What U See And Hear What do you see, what do you get?…
Your Light Is Spent Do not offer me a contract Got no use for a…
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