MANA (Secret of Mana Recreated) – Jammin’ Sam Miller (2xLP Vinyl Record)

Featuringlicensed art from Mana series artistHiroo Isonoand brand new artworkfromCathy Kwan(Symphony of Zeal, Mondo’s Shazam)adorning a gatefold jacket in gold foil alongside royal crest themed inner sleeves.

Jammin’ Sam Millerhas worked painstakingly over the course of months, sourcing and recreating the lush sounds of the world of Mana in a modern, uncompressed state.These covers were recreated from the original HEX data by Sam, note by note by ear, researching and tracking down the original sample patches and hardware available at the time and translating them to a modern studio environment unhindered by the compression of the SNES.

Release Notes

• MANA is aSecret of Mana recreation byJammin’ Sam Miller
• Licensed art from Mana series artist Hiroo Isono
• Additional gold foil art from Cathy Kwan
• This is a one-time press. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Track List

Side A

1. Fear of the Heavens
2. A Curious Tale
3. Phantom and… A Rose…
4. Together Always
5. Fond Memories
6. Into the Thick of It
7. The Color of the Summer Sky
8. Dancing Animals
9. Distant Thunder
10. The Little Sprite
11. It Happened Late One Evening

Side B

1. In the Dead of Night
2. Mystic Invasion
3. Secret of the Arid Sands
4. What the Forest Taught Me
5. A Wish…
6. Spirit of the Night
7. Did You See the Ocean?
8. Danger
9. Calm Before the Storm
10. The Wind Never Ceases
11. Flight into the Unknown

Side C

1. Eternal Recurrence
2. The Legend
3. A Bell is Tolling
4. A Curious Happening
5. Monarch on the Shore
6. The Dark Star
7. Prophecy
8. Steel and Snare
9. Whisper and Mantra
10. Ceremony
11. Morning is Here

Side D

1. Leave Time for Love
2. Still of the Night
3. The Curse
4. The Oracle
5. A Conclusion
6. I Wont Forget
7. One of Them is Hope
8. Meridian Dance
9. Now Flightless Wings
10. The Second Truth From the Left
11. I Closed My Eyes

Credits

These covers were recreated from the original HEX data by Jammin’ Sam Miller, note by note by ear, researching and tracking down the original sample patches and hardware available at the time and translating them to a modern studio environment unhindered by the compression of the SNES.

Gold foil artwork by Cathy Kwan.

Inner gatefold artwork Hiroo Isono / Cosmo Merchandising Co., Ltd. / D. Parks and Associates LLC

Special thanks to Jayson Napolitano (Scarlet Moon Records), Channel 3 Records, and Hiroki Kikuta.

Secret of Mana is Square Enix. Mana Wave Media, LLC and its respective artists are in no way associated, authorized, endorsed by, or officially connected with Square Enix with respect to this album. Musical compositions are Square Enix and are used with permission via mechanical licensing. Mechanical licensing facilitated by Legacy Productions Inc. d/b/a Easy Song Licensing. 2023 Mana Wave Media, LLC.