ROZEN

Official Artist's Website

BIO

Born Daniel Jimenez, Rozen is a G.A.N.G. award-winning composer and arranger currently based in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he excels at writing music for media, including film, television, and video games.

Rozen’s music favors a dramatic style that incorporates both choral and orchestral ensembles, though he writes and arranges for a variety of instrumentations. He has worked extensively with several choirs, including the Video Game Music Choir and the Audire Soundtrack Choir, the latter of which he founded in 2012.

Rozen served as an Assistant Director for the ambitious fan-arranged album Harmony of Heroes. The album featured musicians from around the world collaborating in celebration of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros.™ franchise.

His recent work includes an extensive repertoire of video game arrangements from franchises such as The Legend of Zelda, Hearthstone, Metroid, Kingdom Hearts, and more. His orchestrations and arrangements have been commissioned by the L’Orchestre de Jeux Video, in Canada, the Angel City Chorale in Los Angeles, and the Folklore Guild in San Diego, CA.

Rozen was nominated for his first G.A.N.G. award for Best Game Music Cover/Remix in 2016, for his cover single of “Vault 111” from Fallout 4, and his track “Liberi Fatali: Fated Children” won a G.A.N.G. award for Best Game Music Cover/Remix in 2017.

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FEATURED MUSIC

VIDEO GAME ARRANGEMENTS

Song of Storms

Single

Song of Storms

Single

My take on one of the most interesting Zelda side characters: Guru-Guru, the Windmill man. Read more about my interpretation here, as told by Zelda Universe.

DESCRIPTION

Go around! Go around and around and around. I used to be so happy. Around and around. I used to have love.

I'll never forget what happened on that day, seven years ago! It's all that ocarina kid's fault! Next time he comes around here, I'm gonna mess him up!

Back then a mean kid came here and played a strange song. It messed up this windmill. And my life!

I'll never forget this song...

TRACKLIST AND CREDITS

01. Song of Storms: Love Goes Around (From "Ocarina of Time")

Released February 14, 2017
Music arranged and produced by Rozen (www.rozen.audio)

Mixing, master and engineering by Jose Madrid (www.facebook.com/josemadridmusic)

I want to thank the wonderful people who made this possible in such a small amount of time:

Violin - Patti Rudisill (patriciarudisill.com)
Cello - Mason LIeberman (www.facebook.com/MasonLiebermanMusic)
Assistant Recording Engineer for Cello - Caitlin Bennett

Xiao/Irish Whistle - Kristin Naigus (field-of-reeds.net)
Accordion/Cajon - Jose Daniel Ruiz (twitter.com/ruizjdmusic)

Artwork cover by akayashi (red-coconut.net/aka/)

Sound Design provided by Theophany (terriblefate.com)

SPECIAL THANKS

Reven (www.facebook.com/revensongwriter)
May Claire La Plante (www.facebook.com/mayclairemusic/)

SOURCE TRACKS

01. Song of Storms (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
Composer(s): Koji Kondo.
Publisher: NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC.

Musical compositions are © Nintendo of America, Inc. and are used with permission.
Rozen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo.
Sound masters are © and ℗ their respective producers, arrangers, and performers.
All rights reserved.

ART

Panoramic art by LS Kuroyami (www.facebook.com/Monochroma.keys/)

Original Single Artwork by akayashi (http://akayashi.deviantart.com/)

1/12

Keizaal: Journey to Skyrim

Album

Keizaal: Journey to Skyrim

Album

Visit keizaal.com for all details about this album.

Stream and download "Keizaal: Journey to Skyrim" at Rozen's Bandcamp Page

2/12

Tales of Azeroth

Single

Tales of Azeroth

Single

Check out the teaser trailer:

3/12

Saria’s Elegy

Single

Saria’s Elegy

Single

Discover a new way of experiencing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - through the thoughts of Link. This song explores the thoughts of a recently unfrozen Hero of Time, who's discovered the truth about his age, and rushes back to the woods in order to find the one special to his heart. Will she remember him?

Inspired by Saria's Song by Koji Kondo
Original Music Arranged by Rozen & Jose Madrid

Performer: Jose Madrid - Main Vocal

Lyrics by Jose Madrid

Vocal Production and Lyrics Supervision by Reven

(http://facebook.com/revensongwriter)

Track Mastered and Engineered by Jose Madrid

(https://www.facebook.com/josemadridmusic/?fref=ts)

SARIA'S ELEGY

Let the forest roam

Does it feel I’m older?
Everything I’ve known
In the wind turns colder

As I walk alone
I just think about her
And these woods turned home
Can’t perceive that I’m hurt

CHORUS
She meant the world to me
But now she is gone and free, I feel
Will she come around?
If all of my memories could whisper no sound
In silence I’ll drown

But she was a friend to me
And sadly, that’s all I need to heal
Will she be around?
If all of my memories could ask her aloud
Do you remember me? Now

Darkness let me glow
Let my courage be heard
As the tales that once were told
Turn to life and take its toll

CHORUS
She meant the world to me
But now she is gone and free, I feel
Will she come around?
If all of my memories could whisper no sound
In silence I’ll drown

But she was a friend to me
And sadly, that’s all I need to heal
Will she be around?
If all of my memories could ask her aloud
Do you remember me? Now

How can she see from above
And feel all the things that I love
I promise this time I won’t leave, I’ll stay
To see her again some day

CHORUS
She was a friend to me
And sadly, that’s all I need to heal
Will she be around?
If all of my memories could ask her aloud
Do you remember me?

ARTWORK:

Original Artwork by akayashi (http://akayashi.deviantart.com/)

4/12

Rainbow Road

Single

Rainbow Road

Single

OUT NOW! Get your copy in one of the following stores:

iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and more coming soon!

Let Rozen & Reven take you for a shimmering cruise down Rainbow Road. With sparkling strings, synths, and laidback vocal textures, you'll almost be able to see the starry skies around you as you glide along the familiar melodies. Don't worry, you won't fall off the edge...we hope. 😉

Tracklist:

01. Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64, Double Dash, 7)

02. See You Next Time (Mario Kart 64)

Music Arranged and Performed by Rozen and Reven (http://facebook.com/revensongwriter)

Tracks Mastered and Engineered by Jose Madrid (https://www.facebook.com/josemadridmusic)

Artwork by Rozen

Original Music Composed by Kenta Nagata, Shinobu Tanaka and Satomi Terui.

Listen to a preview here:

5/12

Successor: Final Fantasy VIII Remixed

Album

Successor: Final Fantasy VIII Remixed

Album

ALBUM OUT NOW! Get it from these stores:

Materia Collective is thrilled to release the follow-up to last year's hugely successful Final Fantasy VII Remixed album with SUCCESSOR: Final Fantasy VIII Remixed. This massive six-disc collection brings together over 150 composers, arrangers, YouTube personalities, and others who have prepared unique and imaginative interpretations of the beloved Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack originally composed by Nobuo Uematsu. SUCCESSOR is officially licensed and available for digital download on Loudr, iTunes, Amazon MP3, and Google Play starting today, which marks the seventeenth anniversary of the game's North America release.

Tracks made by Rozen:

DISC IV Track 04. Fated Children

DISC 06 Track 16. You'll Find Me

6/12

Nayru’s Love

EP

Nayru’s Love

EP

ALBUM OUT NOW! Get it from these stores:

This time, Rozen wants to dedicate this album to all his loyal fans on this Valentine's Day by paying tribute to some of the most romantic pieces of music found in The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker. Make this mini-album the perfect companion for your romantic nerdy dinners, hangouts, driving getaways, gaming parties or just to dedicate it as a message to your special one.

Album Arranged, Produced and Performed by Rozen.

Tracklist:

01. Fairy's Tears

02. Lost in the Wind

03. Sheik's Devotion

04. Nayru's Love

Original Artwork by Rozen.

7/12

Time Once Lost

EP

Time Once Lost

EP

ALBUM OUT NOW!

Rozen revisits several themes of Termina, both the awe-inspiring and the everyday.

They sound simultaneously timeless and new, like old friends not seen in years.

"Time once lost….cannot be returned. Cannot be reclaimed. Cannot pass the same way again.

Memories have color. The carefree days of the past glow, whatever flecks of tarnish having long faded away.

Mundane details often grow brighter in significance. Even places of darkness have their beauty, though the pain of trauma always leaves its stain.

It’s alright. You can play the Song of Time, let the memories wrap around you and bring you warmth.

You can hold onto the place you came from and the life that built you. But take care that you do not trap yourself in the loop of time once lost. "

Album Arranged, Produced and Performed by Rozen.

Solo Vocals by Reven (http://facebook.com/revensongwriter)

Tracklist:

01. Time Once Lost

02. In the Streets of Clock Town

03. Woods of Mystery

04. Chateau Romani

05. Where Have You Ben?

06. Zora Hall

07. Astral Observatory

08. This Was Where You and I...

09. Voices of Healing

10. [Tsol Ecno Emit]

Watch the trailer here:

Original Artwork by Rozen.

8/12

Fallout 4: Vault 111

EP

Fallout 4: Vault 111

EP

ALBUM OUT NOW! Get it from these stores:

DECEMBER 2015 - Enter the brooding dystopia of the Commonwealth with Rozen's take on Fallout 4. The dark atmosphere of the choir, percussion, and piano is the perfect accompaniment to a post-apocalyptic world of survival and revenge.

Listen to the preview:

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Original Artwork by Rozen

9/12

MATERIA: Final Fantasy VII Remixed

EP

MATERIA: Final Fantasy VII Remixed

EP

Seattle, Washington - October 9, 2015 - Materia Collective is pleased to present MATERIA: Final Fantasy VII Remixed, a massive five-disc remix project celebrating the announcement of Square Enix's highly-anticipated remake of one of the most beloved role-playing games of all time, Final Fantasy VII. Following in the spirit of other community remix projects such as those from OverClocked ReMix, Zelda Reorchestrated, and others, Materia Collective has gathered nearly 200 musicians from around the globe, including renowned remixers, performers, YouTube personalities, and composers working in the videogame industry to pay tribute to Nobuo Uematsu's timeless soundtrack.

MATERIA: Final Fantasy VII Remixed is fully licensed and is available from Loudr and other digital retailers:

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Artwork on the left - "A Memory in the Lifestream" by Emma Häthén

10/12

King of Light and Shadow

Album

King of Light and Shadow

Album

ALBUM OUT NOW! Get it from these stores:

Experience the last sequence of battles from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess with these four action-packed renditions by Rozen. This time, the artist will take you into the heart of the Evil King, Ganondorf, revealing his plans to dominate both the Light and Shadow realms.

Album Arranged, Produced and Performed by Rozen.

Soloists:

Reven - Solo Vocal (Facebook)

Alma Huerta - Clarinet

Tracklist:

01. Climbing the Tower (Hyrule's Castle)

02. King of Light and Shadow

03. Puppet Zelda

04. Dark Lord Ganondorf

Watch the teaser here:

Artwork by Alderion-Al, used with permission and licensed for digital distribution. For more about the artist, please visit the following links:

11/12

Sharing the Same Sky

EP

Sharing the Same Sky

EP

OUT NOW! As seen on Gamnesia

Sit back, close your eyes, relax and listen as your imagination soars through the sky. Explore the universe of Kingdom Hearts with these two soothing tracks by Rozen.

The first track goes back to the artist's roots in music: the piano. This arrangement for four hands explores many different textures and ostinatos, often heard in Rozen's orchestrations.

The second track is an orchestral rendition of "Dearly Beloved," in the style of what we've already heard in other arrangements like "May We Meet Again" or "Under Twilit Rain."