Final Fantasy XI [Enhanced] [Soundtrack] [Import]

final fantasy xi [enhanced] [soundtrack] [import]

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Product Description
Japanese only 2 CD + DVD limited edition pressing of this popular game music soundtrack. The initial run includes a bonus DVD (Region 2, so you must have an All Code DVD Player to view). The DVD is 8 minutes in length and features clips of the motion picture along with other special images. The first pressing (which is already deleted) includes a 24-page booklet and special packaging (multi-folding digi-book with beautiful painted cover). Approx. 6 inches x 10 inches x 1/2. 2002.

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Final Fantasy XI [Enhanced] [Soundtrack] [Import]

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Shines like the noon day sun
Soundtrack, FF VII Advent Children
FF:Advent Children DVD
FFVII - Nobuo Uematsu THE BEST
amazing music!!

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Original Game Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AO8CH4
Release Date: 2005-10-10

Tracks:

Opening
Promised Land
Beyond The Wasteland
Sign
Japanese Title (Piano Version)
For The Reunion
Japanese Title (Piano Version)
Water
Materia
Black Water
Japanese Title (Piano Version)
Battle In The Forgotten City
Violator
Japanese Title (Ffvh Ac Version)
Divinity I
Japanese Title (Ffvh Ac Version)
Japanese Title (Ffvh Ac Version)
Divinity Ii
Encounter
Chase Of Highway
Savior
J-E-N-O-V-A (Ffvh Ac Version)
Japanese Title Advent: One-Winged Angel
Cloud Smiles
End Credits
Calling

Album Details

Includes a booklet.

Customer Reviews:

Shines like the noon day sun.......2007-03-08

Wow with glory this cd shines, The music is ever so awesome :)

Soundtrack, FF VII Advent Children.......2007-02-20

Exactly like in the movie. I do like how they re-do the One Winged Angel.

FF:Advent Children DVD.......2007-01-03

Awesome movie! A must see for any FF fan!
::WARNING-POSSIBLE SPOILER::
But as a particular Aeris/Aerith lover, don't hope for any truth to those ressurection rumours floating around. Just like the game itself (which has been proved to be incomplete and had originally been programed to accomodate the resurrection), its bogus. But she still gets some interesting screen time. Evidently, Tifa's CGI character looks almost exactly like her English voice actress, Rachel Leigh Cook!

FFVII - Nobuo Uematsu THE BEST.......2006-12-17

Nobuo Uematsu is a composer I wish everyone could listen to. FFVII AC soundtrack is just incredible as everyones posted. Fans of FFVII will be taken back in time, to both the game and movie. Nonfans too can appreciate the music!

Nobuo just is a talented composer who can create any type of music fantastically, this track ranges from classical, gospel, hard rock, techno, operatic, just... he does any genre with ease.

This music and FFVII itself has a special place for me, and the music was at the forefront to make the story, characters and experience be unforgettable. Of course playing the game itself I am more emotionally attached to the music and even movie... All the characters themes, everything is here. Mostly from the game, there are original stuff here tho.

WORTH MENTIONG personally... (ending in my favorite on 2nd CD, "Cloud Smiles"

FIRST CD -

2. Promised Land - just great, gospel like, always inspiring and solemn at the same time.

3. Beyond the Wasteland - watch your house rumble! The bass beats during the first half are great. Then it turns into a great action set, gypsie like driving song, always fun to listen to!

4. (piano themes) Aerith's, Tifas... because beautifully done on piano, always takes me back to game. Just wonderful pieces by themselves, I mean Aerith, come on! =)

5.) Battle in Forgotten City - such a percussive, bass driven piece with rock and choir and Herman like violins. I can play this one over and over so fun and great.

2nd CD -

Divinity I - alwyas gives me shivers. Classic Nobuo deep choirical, operatic cinematic classical orchestral action!

Divinity II - Like I. But inpsiring as cloud flies high to save the day... and then Aerith's theme at the peak, just always gets me.

MY FAVORITE - CLOUD SMILES - This purely because it effects me emotionally everytime, takes me back to game, and then end of AC... Aerith such a big thing, just seeing how it ends now, makes you happy, and you feel exactly what Cloud does as she leaves to the music.

ANYWAYS... Long rant but just one of those things, as a fan of anything, the music makes it all come alive for ya! Anything that sends you back in time, effects you on an emotional level is worth raving about!

Nobuo Uematsu - as Barret would say, "You are the man!"

amazing music!!.......2006-08-06

i LOVE this cd very very much. the piano is amazing and the "rockish songs" are awsome...!!!! the piano songs are very peaceful. If u love the movie, then i know u will love this. oh my gosh !!! get this cd now! (i am listening to it now!!!!!!!!!)

Average customer rating:

Anyone who thinks this is good is on somthing.
Final Fantasy battle themes like you have never heard before!
wonderful
Who would've known that Black Mages like rock music?
One of my favorite Final Fantasy albums

The Black Mages: Final Fantasy
Original Game Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Square Soft
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00025E1V2
Release Date: 2004-05-17

Tracks:

Battle Scene (Final Fantasy I)
Clash On The Big Bridge (Final Fantasy V)
Force Your Way (Final Fantasy Viii)
Battle, Scene Ii (Final Fantasy Ii)
Decisive Battle (Final Fantasy Vi)
Battle Theme (Final Fantasy Vi)
J-E-N-O-V-A (Final Fantasy Vii)
Those Who Fight Further (Final Fantasy Vii)
Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy Vi)
Fight With Seymour (Final Fantasy X)

Album Description

Japanese game soundtrack featuring Battle Music from Final Fantasies I-X. The tracks were all arranged hard-rock style by Nobuo Uematsu himself. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Anyone who thinks this is good is on somthing........2006-11-20

Oh ya, this is the best guitar playing Ive ever heard on this masterpeace, Better the Van Halen. Give me a break. You are smokin it. The guitar playing on this is among the worst Ive ever heard. If You wanna hear real Guitar Get Van Halen 1, It blows this junk away. This cd hasnt even gone gold. Get in to real music, dont wast your time on this. I enjoy Some of the final Fantacy Games, But a sound track? Get into reality, this is far below average. The Black Mages, What Kind of name is that anyway, man.

Final Fantasy battle themes like you have never heard before!.......2006-06-26

I have always loved playing Final Fantasy games and the music has consistently been of a very high standard. Nobuo Uematsu just so happens to like Rock music and has his own Rock Band called The Black Mages.

The tracks on this CD are excellent. Some of the themes I had not heard before as they were from older Final Fantasy games that I have not yet played, but I did recognize a lot of them. The guitars sound great and often trade solos back and forth between the keyboards.

"Clash on the Big Bridge" and "Those Who Fight Further" are my favorites. The riff on "...Big Bridge" is very powerful and the bridge section is very uplifting. "Those Who Fight..." is one of my favorite tracks from FFVII and has a fantastic main riff. I also love the organ/keyboard playing on both of these tracks and how they work well with the heavy distorted guitars.

With rock and metal being my favorite music genre, due to the fact that I play guitar, I could really appreciate the fantastic musicianship. This CD is a must for anyone who loves hard rock music and has listened to any of Nobuo's work. Even if you have not heard of all the tracks in their original form, you will still love this CD. The tracks that you have heard however, will really stand out and it will make you wish that The Black Mages will be used on future Final Fantasy Soundtracks!!!

wonderful.......2006-03-31

when i saw the track lsit of this, i had to buy it, J-E-N-O-V-A from ff VII is my all time favorite battle theme. every song on here is wonderful.

Who would've known that Black Mages like rock music? .......2006-03-03

Words cannot describe how ecstatic I was to hear that Uematsu was going to release an arrange album of various Final Fantasy battle themes redone in heavy metal. "Official" metal or rock arrange albums have an incredible track record. Konami's "Battle Perfect Selection" series was the first crusade into metal arrangement of video game music. Since those five CDs were released in 1993-1995, only F-Zero X Guitar Arrange has been nearly as good. The Black Mages puts an end to the drought.

Almost every song has a synth lead, with guitar playing rhythm in the background, eventually emerging to do a solo or to switch places with the synth. "Battle Scene I" is a good example of this. The guitar is not used ineffectively, however. At about 3'09", the guitar re-enters after a short interlude, and kicks back into the chorus, with the guitar joining the bass in the background rumblings, adding a whole new dimension to the song. Brilliant.

As you may have noticed, I said "almost" every song was synth led. "Force Your Way" is a prime example of an exception. There is a short, synthy opening, but after that two guitars (as opposed to the one featured in most other songs) take over. From 1'25" to about 2'25" there is nothing but chaos. Guitar solo, synth solo, guitar solo. It's truly crazy. After that, the song enters a slower part, and eventually ends where it began.

The last song I should mention is "Dancing Mad", a 12 minute epic. A lot of people have felt disappointed with this arrangement. Some say the synth sample quality is too low, others complain that the guitar barely plays for five minutes. While both points are true, I still love this song. It's easily the best arrangement I've heard of the theme. It's a lot heavier than the original, and although it's not so guitar heavy, it still sounds distinctly rock-ish.

The rest of the album is just as good as the songs mentioned above. Tracks like "Those Who Fight Further" ("Still More Fighting") were just itching to have a real guitar thrown into the mix, while others will have you saying, "Wow, I never imagined the song could sound like this." On another note, this CD is very loud. If you keep your speakers set at a certain loudness all the time, I'm pretty sure you'll have to turn them down. It's easily the loudest CD I own.

In whole, this album is nothing short of brilliant. A fair warning: It is not going to be everyones cup of tea. However, it's a soundtrack that every Final Fantasy fan who even mildly likes rock music should have

One of my favorite Final Fantasy albums.......2005-08-11

If you love the music of Final Fantasy, especially the battle music, then you will love this album. Being a musician myself, I always wished I could do something akin to this album: get a bunch of my friends together and play rock-band arranged versions of Final Fantasy music (video game music, in general). Geeky, I know. Anyway, the arrangements are excellent and the recordings are really high quality. If for no other reason, this album is worth it for "Dancing Mad", the final battle music from Final Fantasy VI (III in the US). A great album that I definitely recommend.

Average customer rating:

The four disc masterpiece soundtrack to one, if not, the best FF game ever

Final Fantasy, Vol. 7
Video Game Soundtrack , and Nobuo Uematsu
Manufacturer: Square Soft
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00025E1TO
Release Date: 2004-05-17

Tracks:

Prelude
Opening: Bombing Mission
Makou Reactor
Anxious Heart
Tifa's Theme
Barett's Theme
Hurry!
Lurking in the Darkness
Shinra Company
Fighting
Fanfare
Flowers Blooming in the Church
Turk's Theme
Underneath the Rotting Pizza
Oppressed People
Honeybee Manor
Who Are You?
Don of the Slums
Infiltrating Shin Ra Tower
Still More Fighting
Red Xiii's Theme
Crazy Motorcycle
Holding My Thoughts in My Heart

Tracks:

Ffvii Main Theme
Ahead on Our Way
Good Night, Until Tomorrow
On That Day, 5 Years Ago
Farm Boy
Waltz de Chocobo
Electric de Chocobo
Cinco de Chocobo
Chasing the Black-Caped Man
Fortress of the Condor
Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony
It's Difficult to Stand on Both Feet, Isn't It?
Trail of Blood
J - E - N - O - V - A
Continue?
Costa del Sol
Mark of the Traitor
Mining Town
Gold Saucer
Cait Chit's Theme
Sandy Badlands

Tracks:

Cosmo Canyon
Lifestream
Great Warrior
Descendant of Shinobi
Those Chosen by the Planet
Nightmare's Beginning
Cid's Theme
Steal the Tiny Bronco!
Uutai
Stolen Materia
Racing Chocobos - Place Your Bets
Fiddle de Chocobo
Great Success
Tango of Tears
Debut
Interrupted by Fireworks
Forested Temple
You Can Hear the Cry of the Planet
Aerith's Theme
Buried in the Snow
Great Northern Cave
Reunion
Who Am I?

Tracks:

Shinra Army Wages a Full-Scale Attack
Weapon Raid
Highwind Takes to the Skies
Secret, Sleeping in the Deep Sea
Parochial Town
Off the Edge of Despair
On the Other Side of the Mountain
Hurry Faster!
Sending a Dream into the Universe
Countdown Begins
If You Open Your Heart...
Makou Cannon Is Fired
Judgment Day
Jenova Absolute
Birth of God
One-Winged Angel
World Crisis
Staff Roll

Album Description

Japanese soundtrack to Japan's most popular computer game. Composed, arranged & produced by Nobuo Uematsu. 85 tracks on four CDs. Packaged in a standard double jewel case in a slipcase with 14 page color booklet.

Customer Reviews:

The four disc masterpiece soundtrack to one, if not, the best FF game ever.......2005-12-19

Not much can be said about the FF VII soundtrack that hasn't already been said. It is simply brilliant, a masterpiece of videogame music that has endured the ages. Final fantasy VII was my favorite FF game and the same can be said of its brlliantly composed music, of course by reknowned Japanese game composer Nobuo Uematsu.

Disc One (71:07)
1) The Prelude 2:52
2) Opening ~ Bombing Mission 3:58
3) Mako Reactor 3:20
4) Anxious Heart 4:02
5) Tifa's Theme 5:06
6) Barret's Theme 3:27
7) Hurry! 2:29
8) Lurking in the Darkness 2:33
9) Shinra Company 4:03
10) Fighters 2:47
11) Fanfare 0:55
12) Flowers Blooming in the Church 4:59
13) Turk's Theme 2:19
14) Underneath the Rotting Pizza 3:22
15) Oppressed People 2:38
16) Honeybee Manor 3:52
17) Who are You? 1:24
18) Don of the Slums 2:11
19) Inflitrating the Shinra Building 3:49
20) Fighting Again 3:32
21) Red XIII's Theme 1:28
22) Crazy Motorcycle 3:37
23) Holding My Thoughts in My Heart 2:14

Disc Two (64:30)
1) FFVII Main Theme 6:29
2) Ahead on Our Way 3:44
3) Rest, Until Tomorrow 0:10
4) That Day, 5 Years Ago 3:13
5) Ranch Boy 2:52
6) Waltz de Chocobo 0:34
7) Electric de Chocobo 4:02
8) Cinco de Chocobo 3:00
9) Chasing the Black-Caped Man 3:04
10) Fort Condor 4:00
11) Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony 2:14
12) It's Difficult to Stand on Both Feet, Isn't It? 3:31
13) Trail of Blood 4:13
14) J-E-N-O-V-A 2:32
15) Continue? 0:37
16) Costa Del Sol 2:28
17) Mark of the Traitor 3:32
18) Coal Mine Town 3:00
19) Gold Saucer 1:58
20) Cait Sith's Theme 3:34
21) Sandy Badlands 5:33

Disc Three (69:58)
1) Valley of the Fallen Star 3:36
2) Flow of Life 3:36
3) Great Warrior 3:24
4) Descendent of Shinobi 2:45
5) Those Chosen by the Planet 3:16
6) The Nightmare's Beginning 2:58
7) Cid's Theme 3:11
8) Steal the Tiny Bronco! 1:16
9) Wutai 4:29
10) Stolen Materia 1:36
11) Racing Chocobos - Place Your Bets 1:50
12) Fiddle de Chocobo 2:50
13) A Great Success 0:47
14) Tango of Tears 0:49
15) Debut 2:36
16) Interrupted by Fireworks 2:50
17) Forested Temple 3:51
18) Hearing the Cry of the Planet 3:40
19) Aerith's Theme 4:18
20) Buried in the Snow 4:51
21) The Great Northern Cave 6:05
22) Reunion 3:34
23) Who am I? 1:37

Disc Four (68:36)
1) Shinra's Full-Scale Attack 2:57
2) Weapon Raid 2:52
3) Highwind Takes to the Skies 3:35
4) A Secret, Sleeping in the Deep Sea 4:17
5) Parochial Village 2:26
6) From the Edge of Despair 4:15
7) On the Other Side of the Mountain 2:35
8) Hurry Faster! 2:57
9) Sending a Dream into the Universe 2:50
10) The Countdown Begins 0:50
11) If You Open Your Heart... 2:47
12) The Mako Cannon is Fired ~ Shinra Explodes 1:33
13) Judgment Day 4:07
14) Jenova Absolute 3:59
15) The Birth of God 4:11
16) One-Winged Angel 7:19
17) Crisis of the Planet 8:05
18) Staff Roll 6:51

Average customer rating:

Magnificent!
Might be pirated
Several ultimate tracks, but lots of boring background tracks
The Coolest Thing I've Ever Purchased
video game music worth many grammys

Final Fantasy X: Original Soundtrack
Nobuo Uematsu , Masashi Hamauzu , and Junya Nakano
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005LPEQ
Release Date: 2001-09-04

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Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Otherworld
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack

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Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
The Splendid Performance
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Blitz Off
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack

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Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack

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Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Ending Theme
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack

Album Description

Japanese soundtrack for the popular video game. 91 tracks on 4 discs. Packaged in a standard double jewel case in a slipcase.

Album Details

Lustrous 4 CD set featuring the enitre soundtrack work for 'Final Fantasy X'. Housed in a double long bi-fold plastic case, & features a full color book.

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent!.......2007-01-30

When this beautiful item arrived at my home, I had no idea what to expect, and frankly I wasn't filled with anticipation. But when I opened the package I was stunned. This is quite possibly one of the most beautiful presentations I have ever seen for a soundtrack (or any other musical presentation for that matter). The bright white stiff paperboard 4-CD case unfolds to lay flat and display all 4 CDs side by side and is adorned on the outside by beautiful full-color images from the game. When closed, the front cover has a full-color rendition of the game's logo centered against a white background. Each CD has a full-color label featuring the main characters from the game. Included with this is a 26-page CD-sized booklet with full-color game images and LOTS of Japanese text (99% of it is in Japanese).

My only misgivings are that the very last song "Suteki da ne" skips for some reason and I had to rip it to be able to listen to it whole. Also, the entire thing is in Japanese and I couldn't read anything in the booklet, which contains a ton of text and I am sure would make for fascinating reading :(.

You can rest assured that if you are a fan of the game and you purchase this you will not be disappointed.

Might be pirated.......2006-08-27

When I recieved my copy of this I was excted but once I opened it I was confused weither it was legit or not. Some of the songs skipped and it got annoying after awhile even though the CD's weren't scratched. Over all it was nice that I got my music but....ehh....was it really worth it?

Several ultimate tracks, but lots of boring background tracks.......2006-07-28

The Final Fantasy X soundtrack is Nobuo Uematsu's second greatest work ever, under only the FFVII: Advent Children soundtrack. The FFX soundtrack four-disc collection has several utterly awesome pieces, but (having 91 tracks) there are also many boring background filler songs. However, the soundtrack is still a great four out of five.
With so many songs, a VERY wide variety of genres are covered. Uematsu uses many styles and attitudes throughout the game, even if the tracks are boring. The soundtrack is great if you enjoy not having the same style song after song.
Though it has its boring phases, the soundtrack makes a comeback with several awesome pieces. (Listen to the available clips of all these great pieces) First, "Zanarkand", (track 2, disc 1) a beautiful, emotional piano song performed by Seiji Honda. This is followed shortly after by "Otherworld," a hard rock song that even made me, a hard-rock detester, love it. The next classic is "The Sending," (track 2, disc 2) a very spiritual-sounding, somewhat hypnotic piece. Then comes "Seymour's Ambition," a song that... well, listen to it yourself (track 6, disc 3). It's rather hard to desribe. Then we come upon a calm, traditional Japanese-sounding arrangement of the beautiful, overflowing-with-emotion "Suteki Da Ne," (track 21, disc 3) performed by Rikki (full name: Ritsuki Nakano). This arrangement is inferior to the orchestral one, however.
Disc four has three great classics on it. "Seymour Omnis," (track 15, disc 4) is a pumped-up electric-sounding final battle piece. After that comes the "Ending Theme," a beautiful orchestral score piece that is (just like many FFX tracks) wonderfully emotional. After that comes my favorite song on the entire soundtrack: "Suteki Da Ne," the orchestral version (track 21, disc 4). I cannot describe how emotional this song is, so I won't try. All I can say is that the clip Amazon has doesn't show its power very well at all, since it's the chorus that's the best.
This soundtrack has many other good tracks, and many other bad tracks. But the good, the great, and the totally awesome end up defeating the bad. I definitely recommend this soundtrack.

The Coolest Thing I've Ever Purchased.......2006-06-28

I love this CD set so much. The artwork is beautiful and the music is equally wonderful. It brings back so many memories from the game. I would recommend this to anyone who likes classical music, or just video game music in general. Nobuo Uematsu is my hero.

video game music worth many grammys.......2006-06-19

Let me not beat around the bush- the music is amazing. i myself have not bought the cd but i have beat the game twice and let me tell you that this is the only game that has kept my desire to continue playing because of the music (although the rest of the game was way better than average). i suggest that you buy the game (its cheaper than the cd) so that the o so perfect songs will transport you to another world...a world withour sucky game music. songs like "to the end of the abyss" and "people of the north pole" are so good and dreamy that i would find myself just not touching the controller and just listening to the music...and the weird thing is that there's like 10 other songs that are that good. So truth be told this is THEE best soundtrack for a final fantasy game (which by way is a tall order) and is hands down one of the top five best videogame soundtracks of all time. couldnt recomend it more.

Average customer rating:

Great souvenir of a fantastic game
Might be worse if you haven't played the game

Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Product Description

Contains all the music included in the enormous hit video game "Final Fantasy VII." All tracks written by maestro Nobuo Uematsu. Box set contains 85 total tracks on 4 Discs.

Customer Reviews:

Great souvenir of a fantastic game.......2007-02-16

I love this album, in fact the only problem with the Final Fantasy 7 soundtrack is undoubtedly it's primitive synthesized production values. Well, they are primitive compared to the soundtracks to FF8 onwards, but still a lot better than many other PSX game soundtracks out there. I need to get this in perspective though, as FF7 came out quite early in the PSX's history, and at that time, it was impossible to fit too much data on the discs, so the music had to be produced to rather lower specifications than may have been preferred.

This is not to say, however that it is not COMPOSED well, because in this department, it excels. More than any other Final Fantasy game since, you will hear fans continually praising the unforgettable themes that appeared in this adventure. Covering 4 discs, a lot of the emphasis is on industrial reactors, pollution, and war. Most of the music on disc one has a gritty, "battle alert" feel to it, with the actual random battle music itself being the best of all, a terrific rollercoaster of fanfares and urgent sounding riffs that make it still my favourite battle theme of the whole series. The music of the slums and the decaying towns continues for most of discs 1 and 2, although disc 2 begins with the famous world map theme, sometimes also listed as the "FF7 Main Theme". This is a great, airy, reflective track that really puts you right back in the game no matter how long it's been since you played it.

But when I play this album, I'm always in a hurry to get to disc 3 because it opens with one of my favourite tracks of all, which is "Valley of the Fallen Star". I think this slow moving, tribal beat-lead tune is the most evocative of all the game's location themes, it so aptly matches the setting that it accompanies, plus the reprise (used in the game when Red XIII discovers the truth about his father) underscores such an intensely emotional moment that it gives me goosebumps every time I play it. However, most fans of the game have been united in their vote for the most emotional track of all, and that is, of course, "Aeris' Theme" . Composer Nobuo Uematsu can surely be proud of himself in creating a piece of music that is imprinted on so many people minds. Of course, it accompanies the part of the game that EVERYONE always speaks about when they reminisce over it's impact, so that's of little surprise! This achingly sad composition has taken on almost legendary status now among fans, which threatens to swamp it's humble simplicity, but once you hear it you'll know why.

On to disc 4 then, and by the time you've battled your way up to the hardest parts of the game you'll have heard plenty of contrasting music, including the casino style "Gold Saucer" theme, the sunny calypso lilt of "Costa Del Sol" and the cartoonish cuteness of the Chocobo themes. Disc 4 contains the tracks that accompany the most challenging battles of all, and the final "point of no return" in the game leads you into a fantastic clutch of musical themes. There's only really one that has gone down in history though, and that's "One Winged Angel", the music to the last battle of all. Almost shocking in intensity when heard in the setting of playing the game, this doom-laden track has but one message in it's strident chords..."You are SOOOOOO Dead!". A demonic sounding theme for an apocalypse is how I would describe it...once heard never forgotten.

I only hope buyers of this CD have first heard the music it contains while playing the game. To experience "Aeris' Theme" or "One Winged Angel" on a CD player without knowing first what they mean as part of the game experience would be a tragedy. Although that said, they both do stand up as impressive compositions in their own right. Final Fantasy 7 fans are so fortunate to have a soundtrack of this quality available...it means revisiting the game can be done at any moment just by playing the music, and the excellence of Nobuo Uematsu's vision means this CD has been a firm favourite with fans around the world ever since.

Might be worse if you haven't played the game.......2006-08-13

If you haven't played the game, then the music might not be as enjoyable, making a 3.8/5. It all depends, but it's good no matter what.
At the time the game came out, this was Nobuo Uematsu's best work (now it is defeated by multiple other soundtracks of his). However, its impressive quality and sound remain excellent. All the tracks are midi-style (thus reducing their score), but are still very good. One problem with this soundtrack is that only half of the tracks are actually something you would want to actively listen to. The rest are boring or poorly written fillers. The good half, however, range from good to awesome. These are some of the best pieces of the soundtrack:
"One-Winged Angel": AWESOME! This is easily one of the greatest video-game pieces ever written (defeated mainly by its future variations), and one of the greatest pieces in general. Despite being synthesized, the instruments sound almost real, giving this orchestral/choral song much more impact than the others. Speaking of the choir, it sounds awesome and powerful. They proclaim the villain's name between the lines of latin; "Sephiroth!" they proclaim, "Sephiroth!" My heart started pounding and I could feel the power billowing up in me the first few times of hearing it (it was on surround-sound speakers at a pretty decent volume, but still. That's a queue for you to do the same!).
"Cid's Theme": It's the theme of a spitting, hairy, redneck; his good, emotional side, that is! It sounds cool, powerful, and emotional. Sort of orchestral and military-sounding.
"J-E-N-O-V-A": This piece is hard to fit into any category, but it sounds electronic, and sort of dramatic and desparate (sort of). It's just cool, trust me.
"Special Battle/Still More Fighting": Also hard to categorize, this piece has some VERY fast keyboard work, and an interesting upbeat, jazzy (a little) sound. A great, though different, battle piece.
"Credits": This wannabe orchestral piece combines multiple themes from the game to make a very epic and dramatic piece. Very well-written, and an excellent close to the game.
Though midis, this soundtrack is still cool, tearful, and powerful. Nobuo Uematsu proved himself as a professional musician with this work. Definitely worth the buy (though there are better things for less. "FFVII: Advent Children" soundtrack, "FFX Original Soundtrack," to name a couple)

Average customer rating:

Fairly good, but not near as good as some of the other FF soundtracks.
Beware of Bootlegs
Final Fantasy Music On a Grand Scale
Final Fantasy composers have done it again!!
great soundtrck

Final Fantasy, Vol. 12
Original Game Soundtrack
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ASIN: B000EWBCQ0
Release Date: 2006-06-12

Tracks:

Loop Demo" (1:36)
Final Fantasy ~Ffxii Version~" (1:16)
Opening Movie (Theme Of Final Fantasy Xii)" (6:57)
Infiltration" (3:09)
Boss Battle" (3:23)
Auditory Hallucination" (3:13)
Secret Practice" (2:09)
Small Happiness" (0:08)
Royal Capital Rabanastre / City Upper Ground" (5:27)
PeneloS Theme" (2:56)
Dream Of Becoming A Sky Pirate" (0:35)
Little Villain" (3:03)
East Dalmasca Desert" (4:02)
Level Up!" (0:06)
Naivet (3:01)
Coexistence (Imperial Version)" (2:47)
Signs Of Change" (2:21)
Mission Start" (0:07)
Rabanastre Downtown" (2:40)
Mission Failure" (0:12)
Peaceful Determination" (3:32)
The Dalmascan Westersand" (1
Clan Headquarters" (2:46)
Small Bargain" (0:08)
Giza Plains" (4:42)
Separation With Penelo" (0:30)
The Garamscythe Waterway" (2:54)
Sign" (2:47)
Riot" (2:57)
Nalbina Fortress Town Area" (2:22)
The Princess Vision" (3:18)
The Strike Of A Blade" (2:35)
Victory Fanfare ~Ffxii Version~" (0:28)
Abyss" (3:24)
Dark Clouds (Imperial Version)" (2:00)
Promise With Balthier" (0:36)
Game Over" (0:22)
Nalbina Fortress Underground Prison" (4:34
Barbarians" (2:28
Battle Drum" (2:46)
Theme Of The Empire" (7:49)
Chocobo Ffxii Arrange Ver. 1" (2:49)
The Barheim Passage" (3:51)
Sorrow (Liberation Army Version)" (3:35)
BaschS Reminiscence" (0:57
Coexistence (Liberation Army Version)" (2:50)
The Skycity Of Bhujerba" (3:48
Secret Of Nethicite" (3:24)
Dark Night (Imperial Version)" (2:00)
Speechless Fight" (2:32)
The Dreadnought Leviathan Bridge" (3:53)
Challenging The Empire" (3:19)
State Of Urgency" (3:15)
Agitation (Imperial Version)" (3:13)
The Tomb Of Raithwall" (3:35)
Large Sandsea" (2:21)
Esper Battle" (3:23
Sorrow (Imperial Version)" (2:49)
Seeking Power" (3:13)
Fight To The Death" (2:44)
Jahara, Land Of The Garif" (4:58)
Ozmone Plain" (2:30)
The Golmore Jungle" (3:50
Eruyt Village" (4:13)
"You Really Are A Child ..." (0:13
Chocobo ~Ffxii Version~" (2:03
"A Nearing Threat" (2:44)
Clash On The Big Bridge ~Ffxii Version~"
"Abandoning Power" (2:36)
The Stilshrine Of Miriam" (3:23
Time Of Rest" (2:10)
White Room" (3:44)
The Salikawood" (2:37)
The Phon Coast" (3:58)
Destiny" (2:57)
The Sohen Cave Palace" (3:38
An Hour Of Rest" (4:31)
Neigbourhood Of Water" (3:12)
The Mosphoran Highwaste" (2:49
The Cerobi Steppe"
Esper" (2:44)
"The Port City Of Balfonheim" (2:14
Nap" (0:14)
The Zertinan Caverns" (3:22)
Ground Of Recollection" (4:01
The Forgotten Capital" (4:16
"The Feywood" (4:14)
Ashe's Theme" (5:30
Giruvegan Enigma" (2:39)
"To The Place Of Gods" (3:24)
Beginning Of The End" (3:37)
To The Summit" (1:49)
The Sky Fortress Bahamut" (3:21
Shaking Bahamut" (0:41
Battle For Freedom" (8:51
"The Battle's Conclusion" (1:14)
Ending Movie" (6:19)
Kiss Me Good-Bye -Featured In Final Fantasy Xii-" (4:59
Kiss Me Good-Bye -Featured In Final Fantasy Xii-" (4:59
Theme Of Final Fantasy Xii (Presentation Version)" (3:05

Album Details

Soundtrack to the Ps2 Game. Music by Hitoshi Sakimoto. First Pressing Comes in a Deluxe Box with a Picture Label and Booklet.

Customer Reviews:

Fairly good, but not near as good as some of the other FF soundtracks........2006-11-10

The soundtracks for Final Fantasy have recently taken a turn in Squaresoft recruiting new people to do the game soundtracks. Nobuo Uematsu has been the main individual doing the Final Fantasy soundtracks up until recently, where for FFX-2 it was Noriko Matsueda and for FFXI it was Naoshi Mizuta and now Hitoshi Sakimoto. This change in composers has reflected in the form of where Square has been taking their Final Fantasy games. Final Fantasy 1 to 10 being somewhat the same kinda game, Final Fantasy 11 being an MMORPG, FF 10-2 being more "mission based" and now Final Fantasy 12 changing a lot from the previous final fantasy games, being more like 11 in my opinion.

As far as the soundtrack, it's fairly good but not as good as previous soundtracks in my opinion. In my opinion, Nobuo Uematsu is a better composer, but this soundtrack has a few really good songs (see disk 2 track 13, disk 3 track 13, among a few others). The entire soundtrack is much like that of an orchestral performance. This is an interesting change from the previous soundtracks.

Is this soundtrack worth buying? In my opinion it's not bad, and you may like it. If you're an avid game-soundtrack listener though this may be a bit of a disappointment over the previous soundtracks. I can't really comment on how well this soundtrack meshes with Final Fantasy XII, because I really haven't played the game as of yet. Hopefully my feelings of the soundtrack will improve with playing the game, as it stands now though - it's an OK soundtrack, just not fantastic.

Beware of Bootlegs.......2006-08-29

This is a great soundtrack with incredible arrangements and songs. My experience was ruined by one thing.. I bought this soundtrack for $50, came home, started listening. The quality of the recording was pretty good, but I noticed that the casing was not very high quality. I thought that this was just because it was from Japan.. then I noticed the pictures of the actual cd case and I started to get suspicious. Turns out I bought a counterfiet copy, made by "Miya Records", a pirate company based out of Tiwan. The lesson here is to buy only from dealers you trust.

Final Fantasy Music On a Grand Scale.......2006-08-27

Nobuo Uematsu didn't compose the score for Final Fantasy XII. In fact, the only track composed by him on this entire album is "Kiss Me Goodbye." While Uematsu, the veteran composer of the first eleven Final Fantasy games, didn't compose this soundtrack, it still sounds wonderful. Hitoshi Sakimoto composed these tracks. Some of them also rearranged from what Uematsu did, and of course, it sounds fantastic. Final Fantasy XII has a fantastic soundtrack. Just enough to get you excited about the game! Enjoy over 100 tracks and five hours of Final Fantasy goodness!

There's not much difference between the collectors edition and the original edition. The Collectors Edition has a better box. That may not seem like much, but the box is taller and unfolds like a collector's edition DVD. There's also a fantastic booklet to flip through. Other than that the difference isn't huge. The disc contain the same music soundtracks and they're of the same length. For Final Fantasy collectors, this is a pretty neat package to get a hold of.

Below is a track listing if you're interested (track listings provided by wikipedia.org).

Disc One (1:13:35)

1. "Loop Demo" (1:36)
2. "Final Fantasy ~FFXII Version~" (1:16)
3. "Opening Movie (Theme of Final Fantasy XII)" (6:57)
4. "Infiltration" (3:09)
5. "Boss Battle" (3:23)
6. "Auditory Hallucination" (3:13)
7. "Secret Practice" (2:09)
8. "Small Happiness" (0:08)
9. "Royal Capital Rabanastre / City Upper Ground" (5:27)
10. "Penelo's Theme" (2:56)
11. "Dream of Becoming a Sky Pirate" (0:35)
12. "Little Villain" (3:03)
13. "East Dalmasca Desert" (4:02)
14. "Level Up!" (0:06)
15. "Naiveté" (3:01)
16. "Coexistence (Imperial Version)" (2:47)
17. "Signs of Change" (2:21)
18. "Mission Start" (0:07)
19. "Rabanastre Downtown" (2:40)
20. "Mission Failure" (0:12)
21. "Peaceful Determination" (3:32)
22. "The Dalmascan Westersand" (1:34)
23. "Clan Headquarters" (2:46)
24. "Small Bargain" (0:08)
25. "Giza Plains" (4:42)
26. "Separation with Penelo" (0:30)
27. "The Garamscythe Waterway" (2:54)
28. "Sign" (2:47)
29. "Riot" (2:57)
30. "Nalbina Fortress Town Area" (2:22)

Disc Two (1:13:33)

1. "The Princess' Vision" (3:18)
2. "The Strike of a Blade" (2:35)
3. "Victory Fanfare ~FFXII Version~" (0:28)
4. "Abyss" (3:24)
5. "Dark Clouds (Imperial Version)" (2:00)
6. "Promise With Balthier" (0:36)
7. "Game Over" (0:22)
8. "Nalbina Fortress Underground Prison" (4:34)
9. "Barbarians" (2:28)
10. "Battle Drum" (2:46)
11. "Theme of the Empire" (7:49)
12. "Chocobo FFXII Arrange Ver. 1" (2:49)
13. "The Barheim Passage" (3:51)
14. "Sorrow (Liberation Army Version)" (3:35)
15. "Basch's Reminiscence" (0:57)
16. "Coexistence (Liberation Army Version)" (2:50)
17. "The Skycity of Bhujerba" (3:48)
18. "Secret of Nethicite" (3:24)
19. "Dark Night (Imperial Version)" (2:00)
20. "Speechless Fight" (2:32)
21. "The Dreadnought Leviathan Bridge" (3:53)
22. "Challenging The Empire" (3:19)
23. "State of Urgency" (3:15)
24. "Agitation (Imperial Version)" (3:13)
25. "The Tomb of Raithwall" (3:35)

Disc Three (1:13:32)

1. "Large Sandsea" (2:21)
2. "Esper Battle" (3:23)
3. "Sorrow (Imperial Version)" (2:49)
4. "Seeking Power" (3:13)
5. "Fight to the Death" (2:44)
6. "Jahara, Land of the Garif" (4:58)
7. "Ozmone Plain" (2:30)
8. "The Golmore Jungle" (3:50)
9. "Eruyt Village" (4:13)
10. "You Really Are a Child ..." (0:13)
11. "Chocobo ~FFXII Version~" (2:03)
12. "A Nearing Threat" (2:44)
13. "Clash on the Big Bridge ~FFXII Version~" (2:46)
14. "Abandoning Power" (2:36)
15. "The Stilshrine of Miriam" (3:23)
16. "Time of Rest" (2:10)
17. "White Room" (3:44)
18. "The Salikawood" (2:37)
19. "The Phon Coast" (3:58)
20. "Destiny" (2:57)
21. "The Sohen Cave Palace" (3:38)
22. "An Hour of Rest" (4:31)
23. "Neigbourhood of Water" (3:12)
24. "The Mosphoran Highwaste" (2:49)

Disc Four (1:13:52)

1. "The Cerobi Steppe" (3:13)
2. "Esper" (2:44)
3. "The Port City of Balfonheim" (2:14)
4. "Nap" (0:14)
5. "The Zertinan Caverns" (3:22)
6. "Ground of Recollection" (4:01)
7. "The Forgotten Capital" (4:16)
8. "The Feywood" (4:14)
9. "Ashe's Theme" (5:30)
10. "Giruvegan Enigma" (2:39)
11. "To the Place of Gods" (3:24)
12. "Beginning of the End" (3:37)
13. "To the Summit" (1:49)
14. "The Sky Fortress Bahamut" (3:21)
15. "Shaking Bahamut" (0:41)
16. "Battle for Freedom" (8:51)
17. "The Battle's Conclusion" (1:14)
18. "Ending Movie" (6:19)
19. "Kiss Me Good-Bye -featured in Final Fantasy XII-" (4:59)
20. "Symphonic Poem: "Hope" ~Final Fantasy XII PV ver.~" (3:54)
21. "Theme of Final Fantasy XII (Presentation Version)" (3:05)

Final Fantasy composers have done it again!!.......2006-07-05

I just received this excellent soundtrack from FF XII, and let me say....it is different!! I have always been fascinated with the Final Fantasy series, starting with seven. I must admit this soundtrack is not the usual game music your used to from Fantasy, but more like orchestrated war music. The game is based off of a war crisis theme and the music goes perfect with it. For all you Final Fantasy Soundtrack listeners, this is a perfect collection to add to your others. I am dying for the game to come out, which will make me enjoy this soundtrack even more. Makes me feel like I am a part of that world when I listen to it, and I hope you get the same experience out of it too. Oh, and also buy this limited version, it has all sorts of cool pictures, especially on the CD's, it is truly a work of art. Enjoy!!

great soundtrck.......2006-06-30

The music on these CDs is very cinematic. It's not very "game"y sounding. Listening to the soundtrack is a wonderful experience and I can't wait for the game's release.

Average customer rating:

Uematsu = Genius
High school music with military theme
Nobuo Uematsu Is Making Real Music!
Not the best... but does the job.
The Right Stuff

Final Fantasy VIII
Nobuo Uematsu
Manufacturer: Msi Music
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2002-09-04

Tracks:

Liberi Fatali
Balamb Garden
Blue Fields
Don't Be Afraid
The Winter
Find Your Way
SeeD
The Landing
Starting Up
Force Your Way
The Loser
Never Look Back
Dead End
Breezy
Shuffle Or Boogie
Waltz For The Moon
Tell Me
Fear
The Man With The Manchine Gun
Julia
Roses And Wine
Junction
Timber Owls
My Mind
The Mission
Martial Law
Catus Jack (Galbadian Anthem)
Only A Plank Between One And Perdition
Succession Of Witches
Galbadia Garden
Unrest
Under Her Control
The Stage Is Set
A Sacrifice
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec
Intruders
Premonition
Wounded
Fragments Of Memories
Jailed
Rivals
Ami
The Spy
Retaliation
Movin
Blue Sky
Drifting
Heresy
Fisherman's Horizon
Odeka Ke Chocobo
Where I Belong
The Oath
Slide Show Part 1
Slide Show Part 2
Love Grows
The Salt Flats
Trust Me
Silence And Motion
Dance With The Balamb-fish
Tears Of The Moon
Residents
Eyes On Me
Mods De Chocobo (feat N's Telecaster)
Ride On
Truth
Lunatic Pandora
Compression Of Time
The Castle
The Legendary Beast
Maybe I'm A Lion
The Extreme
The Successor
Ending Theme
Overture

Album Description

Soundtrack to Japan's most popular computer game. Composed, arranged & produced by Nobuo Uematsu. 1999.

Customer Reviews:

Uematsu = Genius.......2006-04-19

I can't believe how each of his soundtracks get better and better. Just when you think that you've heard the best music from a final fantasy game (FFVI in particular) he comes out with FFVII music that just blows it away, and now FFVIII (which i think is better than VII overall) is just freakin amazing!!! Tracks like The Landing, Force Your Way, Liberi Fatali, Never Look Back, omg and so many more. You have to get this now!!!

High school music with military theme.......2005-09-29

When I first bought the original soundtrack, it makes feel like that I was back in high school struggling to grow up. Yet the music has a calming effect on me whenever I wanted to have peace within myself. The soundtrack is great and it featured the first singer for Final Fantasy; C-pop (Chinese pop) singer Faye Wong who was big in China and in Hong Kong. This soundtrack shows great collaboration between China and Japan working together. Of course, I'm Chinese and I listen to the soundtrack all the time. If you played the game itself, you'll love this soundtrack.

Nobuo Uematsu Is Making Real Music!.......2004-08-20

Okay, I know that all FF soundtracks up to FF8 have been brilliant, but did you ever notice the songs sounding a bit too much like gameboy music?
Well, here in the FF8 soundtrack, real instruments, singers and orchestras are being put to use in what I believe to be Uematsu's greatest triumph. It really takes away the element in the music that makes it a bit difficul to catergorise as real music.
This soundtrack has everything, with a brilliant enemy theme, shown in 'Succession of Witches', incredible battle themes, shown in 'Don't be Afraid' and 'The Man With the Machine Gun', boss themes - 'Maybe I'm A Lion' and 'The Extreme', and love themes - 'Julia', 'Eyes on Me' and 'Love Grows'.
To sum it up in one sentence, this soundtrack is a true masterpiece. The only disappointing things on it are: 1: 'Jailed' and 'Cactus Jack' and 2: The booklet is in Japanese!
Oh well, can't blame them for not translatng it - this 4 disc set of 85 tracks IS an import, after all.
Congrats, Nobou!
(chuckle, chuckle)

Not the best... but does the job........2004-08-19

Before I go on, I'd like to say I am a fan of game/anime music. Especially the job done by Chris Vrenna on the "American McGee's Alice" soundtrack, and Kenji Kawai's work on "Ghost In The Shell".

Final Fantasy 8's soundtrack is moving, just as the game was to some. However, it's not perfect, despite what others may say. Granted, Nobuo did some very fine work, and I still think it was a wise investment (paid a hefty $80 at an Anime store), but in my opinion, it's not the be all and end all.

One of the qualms I have, is that the music here sounds like it was ripped straight from the game, thus making a lot of the tracks easily forgettable. I am aware there is an album floating around with the music being performed by an orchestra, but that's besides the point. If I wanted to spend money on synthesized faux-classical music, I'd save myself some money and buy an album by Rob D.

Another is the presentation of the CD's... Oh sure, the little box is nice, and the booklet's there to flick through and whatnot, but the CD's look like someone grabbed four CDR's and just stuck some screenshots on there. Perhaps I'm being too critical, but I didn't pay the money I did for dodgy-looking CD's, that I could do on my computer at home.

With those two problems aside, you get what you pay for. 74 tracks of music from a bestselling video game. Of course, Faye Wong makes her appearance on "Eyes On Me", which still sounds wonderful, even when you've played it half to death. The rest of the songs are touching, emotional, and even downright catchy ("Mods de Chocobo", anyone?). It also has that "background music" quality to it, almost ambient, even.

It might not be Uematsu's opus, but it comes close enough, in my opinion.

The Right Stuff.......2004-03-30

I was thoroughly pleased with the presentation of this score. In itself, the music was perfectly fitting to a spectacular game, and the album was rendered with fidelity and care. My only complaints were the lack of some rather minor (yet desireable) tracks, such as the instrumental version of "Eyes On Me", as performed by Irvine, Quistis, Selphie and Zell. And, due to their presentation in the game, some tracks are rather repeptative ("Galbadia Garden"), dull ("Drifting), or just plain irritating ("Shuffle or Boogie"). These however, do not mar the album as a whole. Some personal favorites on this album are (undeniably) "Liberi Fatali", "The Succesor"(a poignant and whistful piano solo), the jammin' techno tune "The Man with the Machine Gun", the spooky "Lunatic Pandora", and the battle theme "The Extreme". Any fan of the game should own this, and anyone looking for something different should check it out.

Average customer rating:

The music is great but some tracks are too short.

Selections from Final Fantasy XII
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Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

Opening Movie (FFXII Theme)
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Training in the Sewers
Penelo's Theme
To Be a Sky Pirate
Gutter-churl
The Dalmasca Estersand
Quiet Resolve
Parting Ways
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Discord (Imperial Version)
The Yensan Sandsea
Life and Death
Golmore Jungle
Chocobo Theme (FFXII Version)
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A Moment's Rest
On the Riverbank
The Mosphoran Highwaste
The Cerobi Steppe
Zertinan Caverns
Ashe's Theme
To Walk Amongst Gods
Bahamut Shudders
Struggle for Freedom
Kiss Me Good-Bye -featured in FINAL FANTASY XII

Customer Reviews:

The music is great but some tracks are too short........2007-04-04

This album is a very good sampling of music from FFXII; it captured pretty much all of the tunes from the game that I was hoping to hear. It contains 31 tracks and over an hour of music. It is a good deal if you don't want to spend ungodly amounts of money on the full multi-disc set that is out there. This "Selections" version also comes with another disc that contains a video for the "Kiss Me Goodbye" song, but it was a one-time viewing for me since i've never understood how lame songs like that end up on these Final Fantasy soundtracks. They just don't belong.

Anyway, my only problem with this collection of music is that some of the tracks are a little too abbreviated. I own the full set of FFX music, and one of the good things about that set is that they automatically repeated some of the shorter tracks so that it feels like you're listening to a real song---as a result, some of my favorite tracks, which would otherwise be only a minute and a half, are about 3-4 minutes long. Unfortunately, they didn't take that route with this disc. Some of the best tracks in the collection, such as "The Salikawood" and "Nalbina Fortress," end up being only about a minute and a half long, which just feels too short when you are listening to the whole soundtrack.

All in all, though, i would still recommend this soundtrack for big FFXII fans.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Race to Old New York
Masterpiece.
Fantastic!
"Where's my second disc?" (sarcasm)
Goldenthal at his peak performance

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Elliot Goldenthal , L'Arc-En-Ciel , and Lara Fabian
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00005LNC2
Release Date: 2001-07-03

Tracks:

The Spirit Within
Race To Old New York
The Phantom Plains
Code Red
The Kiss
Entrada
Toccata And Dreamscapes
Music For Dialogues
Winged Serpent
Zeus Cannon
Flight To The Wasteland
A Child Recalled
The Eighth Spirit
Dead Rain
Blue Light
Adagio And Transfiguration
The Dream Within
Spirit Dreams Inside

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This film adaptation of the popular video game series attempts a technological breakthrough: computer-generated, photo-realistic renditions of human characters. But while critics and audiences gave mixed marks to game creator and film producer-director Hironobu Sakaguchi's ambitious technical efforts, it was ironically the film's most obviously human elements--its veteran actors' voice performances and, crucially, the masterful score by Elliot Goldenthal--that really brought it to life. Goldenthal's work is a sweeping orchestral masterpiece that covers vast musical territory, from the action-adventure of Korngold to the fantasy strains of Herrmann, florid Russian romanticism to touches of late-20th-century modernism. With the London Symphony in full voice and then some, Goldenthal's music is treated to a performance of rare dynamic range and dramatic power; the edgy, modern brass flourishes and thunderous percussion of "Toccata and Dreamscapes" alone may have listeners groping for their seatbelts. The album also features a pair of obligatory pop tracks, Lara Fabian's "The Dream Within" (which makes good use of Goldenthal's romantic themes) and L'Arc-en-Ciel's "Spirit Dreams Inside" (which doesn't). --Jerry McCulley

Album Details

Asian Version featuring a Bonus Track: 'screaming' by Candy Lo.

Customer Reviews:

Race to Old New York.......2007-04-01

-I'm not big on RPG's so I don't know much about the "Final Fantasy" games, but I do hear that the scores are largely excellent so I was a bit surprised when the game composer wasn't used and the great Elliot Goldenthal was brought in instead. Unlike the movie which is a beautiful disappointment, the score is fantastic and definitely one of the best from this very underrated composer that does not get the respect he deserves.

-The best piece of music on the album and one of the best musical cues I've heard in my life is "Race to Old New York" which starts off with this fast moving strings that plays this simple melody, then shortly after the brass comes in and picks up the melody which keeps going to the short cue comes to it's natural resolution. I don't seem to remember hearing that cue in the movie which was a shame because it's so wonderful.

-Other tracks that should make glad that you have ears are "The Phantom Plains", "Dead Rain", "Code Red", "Music for Dialogues", "Winged Serpent", "Zeus Cannon", and "Adagio and Transfiguration". I love how he blends the techno stuff with the orchestral elements in "Dead Rain" and "Winged Serpent" is just creepy as hell. "Zeus Cannon" is a majestic piece that sounds like the music that should accompany a Greek god. "Music for Dialogues" is a great piece that should be familiar territory for all Goldenthal fans.

-There is an isolated track on the DVD which is great, but Goldenthal seems to have the same problem that great composer Marco Beltrami has, which is to talk over the music. Most of the cues he does talk over are on the album so it's not that big of a problem, although I do wish he would have actually talked for the scenes when there was no music. 10 minutes would pass by and we won't hear a peep from him, but he is a brilliant composer so I guess we can forgive his lack of great DVD commentaries.

-Even if you find the movie to be a little disappointing, the score should keep you interested. It's fresh, it's great and gives birth to "Race to Old New York" which should be included in any filmmusic geek's top 50 of great musical cues of all time

Masterpiece........2006-11-28

I cannot express how finely crafted this score is. Goldenthal is one of my favorite composers (not just for film) and this is definitely one of his highlights. I believe that where this score really shines is Elliot's way of making really simple musical ideas sound extremely intense and grand. For example, Race to Old New York, one of my favorite cues, has an extremely powerful opening that is nothing but a string ensemble racing up and down a g minor chord. Yet it instantly exposes many raw emotions that other composers would need a few movements of a symphony to convey. Most of Goldenthal's trademarks can be found in this score. Horn tone clusters, near-atonal trills on brass, and HUGE, no, EPIC orchestrations that we fell in love with in Titus. The glass harmonica (and the way Elliot employs it) found its way into this film from the score for Interview with the Vampire. I could go on, but I won't. This is a remarkable CD by one of the best living composers (now that Ligeti is no longer with us).

Fantastic!.......2006-02-09

This has to be Goldenthal's best score to date! It's an orchestral masterpiece performed by none other than the London Symphony Orchestra.

Let me explain a few awesome tracks before giving the downside to this release.

The album opens with ambient noise and dark choir, much like Horner's Aliens. The second track, "Race to Old New York", doesn't appear on the film, or as this cue version does on the album. It's played by racing strings and low brass. Very good track and one of my favorites.

"The Kiss" proves to Hollywood and Goldenthal skeptics that he is able to pull of romantic, soothing themes. "The Kiss" is a romantic theme played by piano with some strings.

"Toccata and Dreamscapes" is the longest and most difficult track to perform. Goldenthal employs 40 French horns (!) to blast, grunt and shrill away every once in a while during the percussion and interrupted string action. One of the best tracks!

"Adagio and Transfiguration" closes the score album with a sad, sweeping reprise of the romantic theme and finishes on a solo trumpet.

Between all of these reviewed tracks are mixtures of sweeping cues, rolling strings, tense moments and dark choir. All this makes for a very diverse range of music on about 50 minutes of score for this release.

The album ends with two songs. Lara Fabian's rendition of the love theme in pop form is nice but is ruined by the last song on the album not worth mentioning. The rock song ruins the entire listening experience.

The Complaints:
One I've already mentioned: the stupid rock song at the end of the CD; two, the music is not in chronological order, but I guess it makes for a better listening experience; and three, much good music is missing! "Dead Rain" is almost 8 minutes long on the film and we only get about 2 minutes on the album cut. The good thing about the special edition DVD is that we get the option of an isolated track and commentary by Elliot Goldenthal. Goldenthal is smart leaving the music cues that didn't appear on the album uncommented.

Get this soundtrack and the special edition DVD. They're worth every penny!

"Where's my second disc?" (sarcasm).......2005-09-15

If you've seen Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within DVD, you've probably listened to the isolated score with commentary by Elliot Goldenthal, during which you will notice that he talks over certain bits of score but leaves other chunks of score alone, un-interrupted.

It more or less translates to this: The sections of score he talks over seem to all be here on the soundtrack and well covered. The several chunks of score he doesn't talk over some over eight minutes in length: completely axed and not used for this soundtrack.

"Dead Rain" is missing about seven minutes of great scoring which blend into it seemlessly in the film. Why do those responsible for cutting the score for a film's soundtrack axe some of the better parts (in my mind) in exchange for one or two tracks that don't seem to tell as much of a story? I've experienced this with so many scores I've bought. Exceptional pieces used in films getting axed.. and for what? The expense of a second disc? I'd gladly pay for a second disc or for a third folks. I really would, especially with scores like this.

Which is why I'm giving this soundtrack 3 stars. Not because the music sucks, it's great and I enjoyed every minute of it. Just remember to own the film on DVD as well as this soundtrack so you can get a little extra from Elliot.

Goldenthal at his peak performance.......2005-07-22

Elliot Goldenthal wrote a grand, majestic score for the computer-animated science-fiction spectacle "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within." The music bursts with roaring brass under climactic string arpeggios, carrying the listener high on a violent tidal wave, when suddenly the wave is broken and settles down with a soft female voice humming over an elusive and beautiful melody played on the piano. There's a sparse use of the synthesizer, apart from some choir effects in the background and echoing ambient sounds. The accent is very much on music played by a big orchestra.
This film doubtlessly features one of Goldenthal's best film scores. It's rich and inspired in every scene and every take. It keeps your attention, down to the last minute on the album. The music for the dream sequences is the most complex and grand, with a complex combination of percussion, string arpeggios and brass - often culminating like a thunderstorm, but always leaving a calm resuscitation behind. Buy this if you like modern, complex, grand music and lush sweeping "dreamscape" music.

This one gets 4 stars.

Average customer rating:

A Great Set of Music
Could be the best
How could anyone *not* say it's the best?

Final Fantasy, Vol. 6
Nobuo Uematsu
Manufacturer: Ntt Publishing
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00066VUUM
Release Date: 2001-01-05

Tracks:

Opening Theme
Colliery Nalsh
Awakening
Lock
Battle Theme
Fanfare
Edgar & Mash
Cefca
Mt. Coltz
Returners
Shadow
Troops March On
Cayenne
Unforgiven
Mystic Forest
Mystery Train
Wild West
Gau
Snake Path
Kids Run Through The City Corner
Under Martial Law
Celes
Save Them
The Decisive Battle
Metamorphosis
Tina
Coin Song
Techno De Chocobo
Forever Rachel
Slam Shuffle
Spinach Rag
Overture
Aria Di Mezzo Carattere
Wedding Waltz - Duel
Grand Finale?
Setzer
Johnny C Bad
The Empire "Ghastra"
Devil's Lab
Black Jack
Mog
Stragus
Relm
Another World Of Beasts
New Continent
Catastrophe
The Fierce Battle
Rest In Peace
Dark World
Day After
Searching Friends
Gogo
Epitaph
Magic House
Umaro
Fanatics
Last Dungeon
Dancing Mad
Ending Theme
The Prelude

Album Description

Japanese pressing. 3 cd set. 61 tracks. Universal. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

A Great Set of Music.......2007-01-10

The music was very beautifully written, making it easy to become part of the music at times. The love themes are very heartfelt and perhaps the most touching of them was Aria Di Mezzo Carattere on Disk 2. I found certain songs such as Techno de Chocobo to be a little rough on the ears, but it is the only techno song in the entiire set(also on disk 2).
The music is entirely instrumental, therefore sometimes a bit lengthy and othertimes fairly short. The longest song is the ending theme(counted at 21 minutes, 35 seconds. It is a blend of all the music in the entire set, but still good if one enjoys instrumental movements.
Overall, a great set. I'd recommned it.

Could be the best.......2006-04-11

This soundtrack is probably my favorite right next to FF7. To me it's hard to tell which one is better. They are both my fav at the time of their release. FFVI is the best SNES release and FF7 is the best PS release. Both have just extremely beautiful music. If you like Final Fantasy you will absolutely love the soundtracks. GET IT NOW!!!

How could anyone *not* say it's the best? .......2006-03-03

There is a group of fans that absolutely worship this score and I must admit that I am one of them. If I were to be stranded on a desert island with nothing but five soundtracks that I could choose, this would most definitely be one. Nobuo Uematsu transcended all that seemed possible and created a score of boundless and adventurous spirit that has yet to be topped in the videogame music world.

The Final Fantasy series has certainly had its recent ups and downs, but without a doubt in my mind, the sixth installment is the pinnacle of FF music, and indeed game music thus far. Years ago, when I was in fifth grade, the unforgettable Final Fantasy IV was released, which was my first true introduction into the wonders of game music. It wasn't until a couple of years later that I played part six. While IV impressed me by its almost orchestral sound system (at least I thought so at the time), VI completely blew me away with its incredible traditional arrangements and its knack for unhampered thematic progression.

This leads me to acknowledge this soundtrack's best feature: I've yet to hear one soundtrack from a videogame or a movie that contains so many memorable themes. There are so many great melodies rolled into one neat little package that it makes it nearly impossible to pick out a favorite. There are a couple throwaway tracks, but who cares? There's so much great stuff here that the bad is completely overshadowed and ultimately overlooked. I will admit that this is much darker than its predecessors, but I believe that this is simply a direct turn into musical maturity. The previous FF scores may have been lighthearted, and therefore fun to listen to, but one can hardly make any argument that they were "matureE though I hold them dear to my heart as well. This particular score fits the game like a glove and enhances its emotional impact at least tenfold, yet it still contains a bit of that humorous Uematsu charm that we all know and love. And it is still lighthearted compared to FFVII that was to follow.

The basis for this soundtrack is generally carried by the Wagnerian technique of leitmotif, or character theme, which you may or may not know, was also the basis for John WilliamsEStar Wars scores. Though Wagner pioneered this technique, Nobuo, in my opinion, maximizes it to the fullest extent, surpassing Wagner entirely. There is a theme for every character and many of these receive a secondary arrangement such as "Coin SongEfor Edgar and Sabin and "Forever RachelEfor Locke. Many of these character themes sound traditional, and then there are some that take other routes. "ShadowE for example, sounds as if it came straight out of an Ennio Morriconne spaghetti western soundtrack. While not easy to pick out a favorite, I can say what I don't like. I never cared for the Ghestal/Empire theme that is used in several militaristic tracks, and I've always found Strago's theme to be particularly annoying. Overall though, the character themes form a set of thoroughly entertaining and endearing melodies. More great tracks include the second overworld theme "Searching for Friends,Ewhich is similar to Terra's overworld theme but seems a bit more thoughtful and stirring. "Devil's LabEis certainly a fun listen, and "The Fierce BattleEsounds absolutely ferocious - I believe it to be the second best battle theme in the series right after "Dancing MadEon the same CD!

One cannot write a review for FFVI OST without mentioning the immortal opera sequence. This also sounds as if Wagner inspired it, as it nearly matches his style. I've never been one to care for opera, but no one can deny that this is just incredible. Once the intro hits the forefront, you are immediately drawn in by its raw power, and the cinematic sequences that follow are just incredible. The best track in the opera sequence is probably the famous "Aria Di Mezzo CarattereEversion of CelesEtheme, which is one of the most praised tracks in FF history.

If you're looking for the perfect score, then you won't find it here because if it's perfection you're searching for, you're never going to be satisfied. There is no such thing as perfect! If I really have to demand it, then the one thing that irks me the most about the soundtrack actually has little to do with the composition itself, but rather the CD release. I just wish that the ending theme had been split into two tracks. It seems kind of ridiculous to stick all twenty-one minutes into one track when it contains two very separate compositions. Even so, I really shouldn't complain, considering I believe this to be the second greatest piece of music ever composed, just behind the "PrestoEmovement from Beethoven's ninth symphony. My personal favorite section is the *hugely* bombastic arrangement of Setzer's theme which kicks off as the end credits begin to roll. Combined with the ingenious "Dancing MadEthat comes just prior, I'd say the two conclusive tracks of Final Fantasy VI make for the most enthralling forty solid minutes of music *ever*, and I don't see how it's possible to not view it as such.

As a whole, this, my favorite game soundtrack, makes a timelessly inspiring listen, leaving its own niche in the souls of those who hear it. I recommend it wholeheartedly. Honestly, I don't know how anyone could think that any other game soundtrack out there today could top it. The future may hold a soundtrack that I like better, but until then, Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version will be the game score by which I judge all others.

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