А группа, собственно, нашлась для меня почти два месяца назад.
What does “Midgar” mean and how did you all meet?
Andy: "Midgar" was chosen almost as a tribute to a favourite composer of mine, Nobuo Oematsu. He writes the music for the computer game series Final Fantasy, and when I was younger I was really keen on FF7, particularly for the musical score. I brought the band members together; I knew each of them from various musical endeavours of my own and thought they would be the best men for the job when it came to putting a band together. Fortunately everyone hit it off straight away and we've ended up being a little musical family!
How did you end up writing a song about the Final Fantasy game character Vincent Valentine? What was it about the character that intrigued or inspired you?
Andy: I wrote the song on Valentine's Day, feeling pretty disillusioned with the process of the whole thing. I felt like all the sincerity had been sapped out of the world of love and romance, and everyone seemed to be pretending to be something they're not - hence the masquerade... I was looking for a way to talk about Cupid in the song, as if it were his will that things should be this way, but people's perception of Cupid is too cute and cuddly. I was after a more dark and mysterious figure who still had a certain romantic allure about him. So it occurred to me, Vincent Valentine was exactly the character I was looking for to personify the 'ringleader of romance' in this track.
Just take my hand
You and I will dance tonight
Your soul is mine
We'll join this masquerade