[Brandon Strader]

Originally Posted by Chernabogue

Good idea. It'll avoid people to start more projects without knowing what's already in the works!

I think it should have the opposite effect on people.

I could go off on a big rant here but the gist of it is, I really do not like or respect secret, private projects, for the simple reason that they don't give the community a chance for inclusion. If it was a SOLO album, then SURE -- all the more power to it, but when it's what the noobs refer to as an "elitist" secret project, and for a game as beloved as FF6, I am not cool with that in the least. And there's the condensed version of my rant. Thanks.

[Nekofrog]

consider this my official declaration that i am officially upset at being snubbed for the official ff6 project

[DarkeSword]

Originally Posted by Darangen

They can continue, they just wouldn't be released/published anytime soon. Probably years.

Um...that's a bit of misinformation. Not sure where you're getting "years" from.

They can continue, but the directors have to keep in mind that since there's another project for the same game, the releases will have to be spaced out.

[Mirby]

Personally, I don't see why everyone is getting so bent out of shape over this. It's not like this is the first time there's been multiple albums for the same soundtrack(s).

Chrono Symphonic > Chronotorious
Relics of the Chozo > Harmony of a Hunter > Metroid Arrange 25th Anniversary Album

So what if they're running concurrently; this only shows that there's an immense amount of love and appreciation for the soundtracks in question. And hey, you can never have too many quality remixes, now can you?

(and in regards to FF6 specifically, it has Terra's Theme. I guess the overmixage is now spreading to the rest of the soundtrack... :P)

[Brandon Strader]

In your example, you only stated 2 OCR albums which were released uncontested by any other album on OCR

[djpretzel]

For the two projects in question that were started without knowledge of existing projects, it's not really a huge downer - both FF6 and Banjo can easily support two albums, in my opinion, if that's the ultimate direction those projects want to take.

Directors that want to run private projects, hand-pick artists, set standards, set tone, set the art direction, restrict genre, or assert any number of other aspects of control should be free to do so. I think those freedoms BELONG at the project director level, as they are the individuals who are committing themselves to doing the coordination work and making the album happen in the first place. Ideologically, you could discus the merits of public vs. private approaches, and perhaps you strongly favor one over the other, and that's fine, but as long as you agree that it should be up to the director & respect his/her decision and their ability to make it, I think we're all good. When you start complaining about elitism, the implication is that we should outlaw private projects or otherwise interfere with how directors want to run things, and to me that's more elitist & presumptuous than what you're trying to "fix".

Ultimately:

1. It's not about who makes the FIRST album for a given game on OCR
2. It's not about who makes the BEST album for a given game (highly subjective)
3. It's simply about making a great album that honors the game and its music

If you disagree with the first or second points, I'd personally question your motivations & fitness to direct a project; the third point is all that matters.

[Metal Man]

Well that's cool. You would end up publishing both anyways ?
This gives a great chance to diversity.

[djpretzel]

Originally Posted by Metal Man

So you would end up publishing both anyways ?

Yes, assuming both passed album evaluation. We would prefer not to release them back to back, but we'd work with both directors and try to make everyone happy. Like Honest Abe said, you can't please all of the people, all of the time, but that doesn't stop us from trying.

[Mirby]

Originally Posted by Brandon Strader

In your example, you only stated 2 OCR albums which were released uncontested by any other album on OCR

That's going under the assumption that both BK albums and both FF6 albums will be released as official OCR albums.

[EDIT: djp ninja'd me. D:]

And it's not like releasing an album separate from OCR makes it any less special or awesome; yeah, I guess there may be some prestige with the OCRA-00XX tagline, but if you're directing an album with that as your only motivation, then maybe you need to reconsider a few things.

djp said it best. It's simply about making a great album that honors the game and its music.

[Melbu Frahma]

Originally Posted by Brandon Strader

If it was a SOLO album, then SURE -- all the more power to it

This jogged my memory of the question that came to my mind on reading the original post: What ABOUT solo projects (i.e. things along the lines of Sonata of the Damned)? Will those be allowed to remain completely private, or will they have to have their game announced, as well? Just curious.

And I like this policy, a lot - for those of us who wait patiently for the release of albums, it gives us more to look forward to.