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{{quote|As we brought out a masterpiece to the world [...], we asked ourselves, "Can we really fight 24 hours?" And the answer was, "[[Manly Tears|We will fight 8,760 hours!]]"|'''[[Nobuo Uematsu]]''' on the music in ''[[
== General ==
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQwAxMiKHPo Final Fantasy] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciOF-TCp-68 Main] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHuYCM5pxcw Theme], also referred to as the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEti8uugFSE&feature=related Prologue]. Especially the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylDWCl0WAbo the way it was used] as the [[Theme Music Power-Up]] for the [[Combined Energy Attack]] in ''[[
** Also the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM7MGqzekFU awesome version] in the opening of ''[[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2NH1vjFzMc The] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsPRNAZ2ILU Crystal] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By1iaOAvXRM Theme]. AKA the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1FZ3Tz7dDE Prelude]. It's even more awesome when you realize it was a [[Throw It In]]; the song took Uematsu all of ten minutes to put it together.
** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL1yj9JAP2o Dissidia version] of the Prelude is incredibly beautiful, sounding like a mixture of all the versions made so far.
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== [[Final Fantasy I]] ==
* ''[[
* The [http://youtu.be/Ac66bItzJLI main theme] is pretty epic.
* The arrangement of ''Temple of Chaos'' heard [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aFr2vf7Zkw#t=5m20s here] sends shivers up the neck. What's more amazing is that the orchestral concert it originates from was held in '''1989'''. Videogame music is [[Serious Business]] in Japan.
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* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMq2-ycJB6s standard battle theme] qualifies as well.
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAEDlfh6egk Dungeon] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK34tYwyd40 music].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc32Znoj8dk The Final Fantasy Rap] by [[The Adventures of Duane and
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGZyhbMoUjU Floating] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiA3PDjDyXM Castle] theme.
* The [[Wonder Swan]] version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr1xdMYDT_U "Gurgu Volcano".]
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== [[Final Fantasy III]] ==
* ''[[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Ujeo4GRgQ The Last Battle performed by the Black Mages] is ear-sex.
* ''Dissidia Duodecim'' gives us this great [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qUohsc2Mk0 remix of Battle 1].
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== [[Final Fantasy IV]] ==
* ''[[
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKfg_4OLDxo This Lavos/Zeromus remix] combines Zeromus with the final boss music from ''Chrono Trigger'' to awesome effect.
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wjd4hRGoTew Golbez, Clad in the Dark], which defines awesome villain music.
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== [[Final Fantasy V]] ==
* ''[[
** There's also the awesome [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqPzo91JIdg 20th Anniversary Mix.]
** One of the best remixes, however, goes to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGRVi94D4QI B.B. Evolution]. Especially on Stepmania.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGMeiRCH_n8 Awakening]. The music played during plot events involving Terra.
** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_rpLNt81LU OCRemix] of Terra's Theme (simply called Terra) done by none-other than [[Jeremy Soule]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WlrcP2zcys Dancing] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xpUOrwVMHo Mad] from ''[[
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnDbOwGipo The final section] of the song is particularly awesome in my mind, if for no other reason than because it includes Kefka's distinctive laugh as part of the music.
** [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2123332194080245535# The One Ups's performance of Dancing Mad]. Most epic videogame music remix of all time!
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== [[Final Fantasy VII]] ==
* After building up with some pretty good boss themes, ''[[
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NoTqlp03Xs One Winged Angel] ''with the Mario Paint music program.'' Or how about One Winged Angel ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn71hIsm0U8 with full orchestra?]''
** ''[[Advent Children]]'' takes the tune to its [[Up to Eleven|fullest extent of awesomeness]] (to date) by turning the whole thing into pompous, Nightwish-esque '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MW65XxS7s symphonic metal]'''.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY1Vetd7OCs Even the regular battle music is great.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrwQPtxR36M Crazy Motorcycle], which plays alongside [[Best Level Ever|the end of the Midgar section]].
* The song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py8tpabV4Fw Redemption]" by Gackt from the [[
* And from [[Advent Children]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCeaCroLN8o Tenrai: Divinity I], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j6uQTteJ8A Tenrai: Divinity II], two absolutely epic tracks filled with [[Orchestral Bombing]] and [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]. Words cannot describe.
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvYh3uQpqXc The Promised Land]" from [[Advent Children]].
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== [[Final Fantasy VIII]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvhuIY8HcgE The Landing] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3-UQqmTX8 Mario Paint version]), the [[Boss Battle]] theme [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZMWszd5SRk Force your Way] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QOZGS_AcCk Mario Paint version]) and the [[Ominous Latin Chanting]] with [[Bilingual Bonus]] [[Foreshadowing]] opening [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WF8PibP8a4 Liberi Fatali] from ''[[
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_obrGlVJo The demo version] of the Landing is different, but just as awesome.
*** They changed it due to a potential risk of a copyright lawsuit since it too closely resembled a score from The Rock.
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* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50bTK49Gzc Battle] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJU6tZOYQho Themes].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0GjEy7DY54 Dark City Treno], the town theme of Treno, "the City of Nobles". It's played on a piano in a tune reminiscent to the silent films.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_El_SPE-vw Pandemonium], used as the area music for, well, [[Exactly What It Says
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8njetBuXIds Crystal World], a dark and mysterious remix of the Prelude.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBGgUtd7EdA A Place to Call Home], the main menu music of the game.
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* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s47-Ku3ybr8 Suteki da ne]," the vocal theme of the game whose melody appears in several other songs.
** Also arranged in a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3IxVy_tuAI Orchestral Version] for your listening pleasure.
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGncd5N6HrA Assault]". [[Exactly What It Says
* The song played against the final boss ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTxqsTfDgC4 The Decisive Battle]) is probably the best track in the game. [[Wasted Song|If only the final boss wasn't a]] [[Anticlimax Boss|pushover]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXDxYIWAT7Y Otherworld], which plays during the game's opening FMV and again when fighting {{spoiler|Aeon Jecht.}} Even more awesome is the fact that the only reason Uematsu wrote it is because he's a fan of heavy metal and wanted to try writing a metal song himself.
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== [[Final Fantasy X 2]] ==
* Strangely enough, the bubbly [[
** Here's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTjm5werNn8 1000 no Kotoba], the Japanese Version of "A Thousand Words" to gush over to.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMvPPMioEQ4 "Wind Crest: The Three Trails"] from International+Last Mission is absolutely beautiful, along with its [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTU7OGU_mUM piano version].
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1VzFrwnNIk real Emotion]" is actually a favorite among J-Pop fans, with a nifty little guitar solo in the middle.
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xLHyWm0iOI I'll Give You Something Hot]", which plays whenever you have a [[Boss Battle]] against the game's [[Goldfish Poop Gang]]. It underlines the [[Zeerust]]/Sixties/[[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfG98GzTMHs "Summoned Beast"] It's almost WORTH fighting Angra Mainyu so that you can hearthat music for an ''[[Marathon Boss|hour and a half]]''.
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5QqOkjZng4 Nightmare of a Cave]" It epitomises everything awful that had happened to Shuyin.
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== [[Final Fantasy XI]] ==
* ''[[
* The [[Final Battle]] music for Treasures of Aht Urghan, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1danrqg06wQ Ragnarok].
* The music for Ronfaure, both [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnwuKNav4Ec past] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clld-gFL050 present]
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== [[Final Fantasy XII]] ==
* Most of the ''[[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBWbLtdrqvo Giza Plains], a perfect companion to any start of a journey. It's almost as if the composers knew you were going to start a fight at the exact moment the song goes from adventurous and free-spirited to badass and rowdy.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JtNhZb3W8o The Battle For Freedom] is the most epic, being the final boss song. Starting of as a tranquil strings, it later builds up the tension with percussion, and more strings. The buildup was so intense that when it comes to the centerpiece, you just had to prolong the battle to listen to the entirety all over again.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeIDyc29jPc Esper], an epic remix of the aforementioned Esper Battle.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iri5QqJCtnk Boss Battle], especially the midparts.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phw36tADAI4 With a variation] used in ''[[
* The vocals make [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qnme5YLE68 Abandoning Power] soothing and divine.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75hQJylsOdw Fight to the Death] accompanies epic fights against {{spoiler|Vossler}} and Gabranth.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKBld76VVqk Unseen Intruder] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuRYlUekfO4 Instrumental]. The [[Random Encounters|Aggressive]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_do2g1ufqg version] is generally more well liked due to the faster pace.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3aB92PW9Qw Eclipse] and its [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcP6tTTcD1w aggressive mix] definitely qualify as some of the most atmospheric and haunting music in the game.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFROwjCtcdQ&hd=1 New Bodhum and the Aggressive mix], which is very reminiscent of [[Ghost in
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPDN7-qpHPw The City of Academia], which gives a perfect feeling of "welcome to the future: it is awesome."
* The final battle sequence has [[Rule of Three|THREE]] back-to-back-to-back battle themes of awesome: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9pzcp6GiYs Time's Master], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvGnmt70kms Heart of Chaos], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmZ7Uw76qI Unseen Abyss].
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== Ivalice series ==
* Another soundtrack by Hitoshi Sakimoto: ''[[
** Note that Trisection is the first battle theme in the game. It lets you know what you're in for.
* The heartbreaking music-box rendition of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vTE7m-0rMM Ovelia's Theme].
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkhaZ_i8_40 Antidote]" plays only once: during the battle when you have Olan as a [[Guest Star Party Member]]. It also has no business being a battle theme, being nothing more or less than one of the most stirring waltzes ever written.
** Correction: It plays twice more in the game, both times during the search for Reis in the first part of the Beowulf and Reis sidequest. Although, it still doesn't work as a battle theme. Maybe they thought it fit with the snowy area theme around Goland (where both Olan's battle and the search for Reis take place)?
* ''[[
* Other than Hitoshi Sakimoto's FFTA battle music, Kaori Ohkoshi composes one of the most epic songs in the game, including "Beyond the Wasteland" and "Surpassing the Wall". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBjO372qq10 "Unavoidable Destiny"], however, is the most epic and deserves a [[Crowning Music Of Awsome]].
* ''[[
** Remixes of the above, for instance: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUPNALXfRmc "Beyond the Wasteland",] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PPDDK7E2OI "Companions that..."]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZN7d-neWc Front and Back.] It very firmly seals Hitoshi Sakimoto as an amazing composer. But wait! It's not over yet! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGouiAVSno Into the Fantasy] is an amazing version of The Salikawood (mentioned above) from [[
* There's also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyounseEVw Determination] which is a somewhat uplifting battle theme used for the Duelhorn storyline.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-lsbiBgD8A Looming Crisis]. It helps that it plays during the incredibly epic battles against the Mage Kings of Ciquleur. The part starting at 0:40 is GODLY.
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== Spin-offs, Prequels and Sequels ==
* Ryuji Sasai's music was one of the few highlights in the otherwise forgettable ''[[
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvmtbpYIqQ&hd=1 Doom Castle] definitely deserves a mention here.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2vEakoOIdU The boss battle music.] Heard it 16 times in a relatively short RPG and absolutely loved it every single time...''even when it interrupted the Doom Castle music 4 times''. THAT is saying something.
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** More Duodecim originals: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPh415vsF2o Troops] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxXHEDoFRsQ Tension]
** Still from Duodecim : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUC_vapBBzA Carmen Lucis]. The first half is an awesome music of a desperate battle {{spoiler|that ends up with seven [[Heroic Sacrifice|Heroic Sacrifices]], including one from Cosmos}}. The second half is plays when {{spoiler|Shinryu revives the fallen warriors, with the Warrior of Light (not being dead) watching it, ending with Lightning's [[When She Smiles]] moment.}}
* Even if the music of the Chocobo series are remixes from various tracks in the series, these are very epic remixes. For example ''Chocobo Racing'' has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78A2FqKcCgM Mysidia's Sky Garden] is the upbeat, fast-paced version of the dragon-riding track from ''[[
* ''Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales'' has some awesome tunes, most of which are remixes from other music, but mostly better then the originals. An example: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4DWolUO_Cw The intro.]
** Despite the soundtrack of that game recently disappeared on Youtube, the game has orgasmic remixes of the originals. Noteworthy examples are [[Final Fantasy VII
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* The album ''Final Fantasy: Pray''. All of it. It's essentially tracks from [[Final Fantasy]] games remixed and set to vocals. Just one example of the awesome is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6HcHlTVBqg Pray], based on Prologue. Yes, ''[[Up to Eleven|they made the freaking PROLOGUE more awesome than it already is]]''.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4reZp854LZg They did it with the Prelude as well.]
** There's also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdzdQz5fiJQ Au Palais De Verre] [[Final Fantasy I
* The Black Mages, Uematsu's rock band. They've produced some utterly amazing remixes of pretty much every track mentioned above, and then some.
* ''Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy'', taking various tracks from all across the FF series and orchestrating them to awesome proportions. The whole soundtrack qualifies, but the ones of note are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx1PAyD3rzc One-Winged Angel], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wOxjI5zBo4 Swing De Chocobo], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3eh7MoTdCA Medley], and last but most defenetly not least, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSKg9KMCpg8 Memoro De] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9GnqPZKiRs La Stono].
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* ''Heavy Metal Arrange Album GUARVAIL'', taking tracks from a ton of the games and turning them into metal of awesomeness. The whole album is pretty sweet, but the ones of the most note are the arrangements of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsKbs8Eg7aE The Extreme], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3SSXOfQ4lk The FF Main Theme], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jDgqQx7Sqc Battle Scene A], and last but most definitely not the least, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSDLPnJxVhM Dan][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNuxXSjd1OY ci][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-LT9jtdfmQ ng] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmgKrDDqSMI Mad].
* Nearly all of ''Love Will Grow'', the [[Spiritual Successor]] to the aforementioned Final Fantasy: Pray album, belongs here.
* The remixes from [http://www.dontpressstart.com/pro/SF6/ Sega Fantasy 6], a parody video taking the 7th Gen console wars and fitting them in flawlessly into [[
* CROW'S CLAW, known for its Touhou arranges, has also done some awesome remixes of Final Fantasy songs.
* While most of his other work has been [[Crowning Moment of Funny|humorous]], [[
* ''Final Fantasy Song Book: Mahoroba'' is the the sort-of-but-not-quite spiritual successor to ''Pray'' and ''Love Will Grow'', being stylistically a bit different. And fantastic. (Examples including [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNvygPcCQN4 Evanecense (Home Sweet Home)] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkzSIavMZAk Maybe, Goodbye] having the most unlikely theme, VII's "Farm Boy."
* This is what happens if [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvrCVUfNP5M Chocobo meets operatic rock]: Awesomeness ensues.
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