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The music of the video game Final Fantasy X was composed by regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu, along with Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano. It was the first Final Fantasy game in which Uematsu was not the sole composer. The Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack was released on four Compact Discs in 2001 by DigiCube, and was re-released in 2004 by Square Enix. Prior to the album's North American release, a reduced version entitled Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack was released on a single disk by Tokyopop in 2002. An EP entitled feel/Go dream: Yuna & Tidus containing additional singles not present in the game was released by DigiCube in 2001. Piano Collections Final Fantasy X, a collection of piano arrangements of the original soundtracks by Masashi Hamauzu and performed by Aki Kuroda, was released by DigiCube in 2002 and re-released by Square EA in 2004. A collection of vocal arrangements of songs from the game arranged by Katsumi Suyama along with radio drama tracks was released as Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection in 2002 by DigiCube.
The theme song for the game is the song "Suteki da ne", which was performed by Japanese folk singer Ritsuki Nakano, known as "RIKKI", in Japanese for both the Japanese and English versions of the game. The song was released as a single by DigiCube in 2001 and was re-released by Square Enix in 2004. The music was well received overall; reviewers praised the additions to the soundtrack by the two new composers for the series. They especially praised Hamauzu, both for his work in the original soundtrack and in arranging the songs for Piano Collections Final Fantasy X. Several songs, especially "Suteki da ne" and "Zanarkand", remain popular today, and have been performed numerous times in orchestral concert series, as well as been published in arranged and compilation albums by Square as well as outside groups.
Creation and influence[ | ]
Final Fantasy X marks the first time Nobuo Uematsu has had any assistance in composing the score for a Final Fantasy game. His fellow composers for Final Fantasy X were Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano. Uematsu contributed 51 tracks, Hamauzu contributed 20 tracks and Nakano contributed 18 tracks to the game.[1] The two new composers were chosen for the soundtrack based on their ability to create music that was different than Uematsu's while still working together.[2] Uematsu claims that he found inspiration for the soundtrack by listening to specific instruments of songs by Elton John and The Beatles separately to see how they fit into the whole, and that his favorite part about the soundtrack is the good reviews from listeners.[2][3] Nakano set out to create music with a "vibrant and dynamic feel" that tied together his years of experience with game music, while Hamauzu tried to use the soundtrack to bring video game music to "greater heights".[3]
"At Zanarkand" was originally written by Uematsu before the development of Final Fantasy X, for the recital of a flutist friend named Seo. Uematsu eventually decided the track was too gloomy and kept it for a later use. When development of Final Fantasy X started, he decided to use the track for the game.[4]
Albums[ | ]
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack[ | ]
| Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack | |
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| Studio album by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Junya Nakano | |
| Released |
August 1, 2001 May 10, 2004 (re-release) |
| Length |
Disc 1: 68:34 Disc 2: 65:47 Disc 3: 61:10 Disc 4: 76:55 |
| Label |
DigiCube Square Enix (re-release) |
| Producer | Nobuo Uematsu |
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack (ファイナルファンタジーＸ オリジナルサウンドトラック Fainaru Fantajī Ten Orijinaru Saundotorakku) is a soundtrack album of music from Final Fantasy X composed, arranged and produced by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano. Vocals are performed by RIKKI for "Suteki da ne", Bill Muir for "Otherworld", and choruses for "Hymn of the Fayth". It spans four discs and 91 tracks, covering a duration of 4:32:26. It was first released in Japan on August 1, 2001 by DigiCube with catalog number SSCX-10054, and was re-released on May 10, 2004 by Square Enix with catalog number SQEX-10013.[5]
In 2002, Tokyopop released a version of Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack in North America entitled Final Fantasy X Official Soundtrack, which contained 17 tracks from the original album on a single disk. This release had the catalog number TPCD-0211-2. Additionally, in 2001, prior to the game's release, Square released a promotional disk titled Final Fantasy X Promo CD, which contained edited versions of "Other World", "Zanarkand", and "Battle 1". The disk covers a length of 7:08, and was only released in Japan.[6]
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Track listing
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| No. | Title | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "'Listen to My Story'" (Template:Nihongo2 Zenbu Hanashite Okitai nda) | – | 0:08 | ||||||
| 2. | "At Zanarkand" (Template:Nihongo2 Zanarukando nite) | Nobuo Uematsu | 3:05 | ||||||
| 3. | "Prelude" (Template:Nihongo2 Pureryūdo) | Uematsu | 3:44 | ||||||
| 4. | "Tidus' Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Tīda no Tēma) | Uematsu | 3:34 | ||||||
| 5. | "Otherworld" (Template:Nihongo2) | Uematsu | 3:15 | ||||||
| 6. | "Run!!" (Template:Nihongo2 Isoge!!) | Junya Nakano | 2:40 | ||||||
| 7. | "This Is Your Story" (Template:Nihongo2 Kore wa Omae no Monogatari da) | Nakano | 2:21 | ||||||
| 8. | "Creep" (Template:Nihongo2 Bukimi) | Uematsu | 2:48 | ||||||
| 9. | "Battle Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Nōmaru Batoru) | Uematsu | 3:22 | ||||||
| 10. | "Victory Fanfare" (Template:Nihongo2 Shōri no Fanfāre) | Uematsu | 1:35 | ||||||
| 11. | "Game Over" (Template:Nihongo2 Gēmu Ōbā) | Uematsu | 0:34 | ||||||
| 12. | "Out of the Frying Pan" (Template:Nihongo2 Yume mo Kibō mo Arimasen) | Uematsu | 3:07 | ||||||
| 13. | "Leap in the Dark" (Template:Nihongo2 An'yaku) | Nakano | 1:27 | ||||||
| 14. | "Underwater Ruins" (Template:Nihongo2 Kaitei Iseki) | Nakano | 4:16 | ||||||
| 15. | "Oui Are Al Bhed" (Template:Nihongo2 Chii wa Arubedo-zoku) | Uematsu | 3:25 | ||||||
| 16. | "Enemy Attack" (Template:Nihongo2 Tekishū) | Nakano | 2:42 | ||||||
| 17. | "The Blitzers" (Template:Nihongo2 Burittsu ni Kaketa Otoko-tachi) | Uematsu | 3:53 | ||||||
| 18. | "Besaid" (Template:Nihongo2 Bisaido-jima) | Masashi Hamauzu | 4:44 | ||||||
| 19. | "Spira Unplugged" (Template:Nihongo2 Supira no Jōkei) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 2:49 | ||||||
| 20. | "Hymn of the Fayth" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:44 | ||||||
| 21. | "Phantoms" (Template:Nihongo2 Gensō) | Nakano | 3:46 | ||||||
| 22. | "The Trials" (Template:Nihongo2 Shiren no Ma) | Uematsu | 3:34 | ||||||
| 23. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Valefor" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Varufāre) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:42 | ||||||
| 24. | "The Summoning" (Template:Nihongo2 Shōkan) | Nakano | 0:39 | ||||||
| 25. | "Braska's Daughter" (Template:Nihongo2 Daishōkanshi no Musume) | Uematsu | 3:46 | ||||||
| 26. | "Goodnight" (Template:Nihongo2 Oyasumi) | Uematsu | 0:09 | ||||||
| Disc two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Yuna's Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Yūna no Tēma) | Uematsu | 3:46 | ||||||
| 2. | "Movement in Green" (Template:Nihongo2 Hōdō) | Uematsu, Nakano | 3:14 | ||||||
| 3. | "The Sending" (Template:Nihongo2 Ikai Okuri) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 1:30 | ||||||
| 4. | "Calm Before the Storm" (Template:Nihongo2 Arashi no Mae no Shizukesa) | Uematsu | 3:09 | ||||||
| 5. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Ifrit" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Ifurīto) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:38 | ||||||
| 6. | "Luca" (Template:Nihongo2 Ruka) | Nakano | 4:02 | ||||||
| 7. | "Grand Maester Mika" (Template:Nihongo2 Maika Sōrōshi Kangei) | Nakano | 1:14 | ||||||
| 8. | "Decision on the Dock" (Template:Nihongo2 Futō no Ketsui) | Nakano | 1:14 | ||||||
| 9. | "The Splendid Performance" (Template:Nihongo2) | Hamauzu | 3:42 | ||||||
| 10. | "Face-Off" (Template:Nihongo2 Taiji) | Hamauzu | 2:01 | ||||||
| 11. | "Blitz Off" (Template:Nihongo2) | Hamauzu | 3:35 | ||||||
| 12. | "Auron's Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Āron no Tēma) | Uematsu | 2:42 | ||||||
| 13. | "Mi'ihen Highroad" (Template:Nihongo2 Mihen Kaidō) | Uematsu | 3:20 | ||||||
| 14. | "Chocobo Jam" (Template:Nihongo2 Burasu de Chokobo) | Uematsu | 2:43 | ||||||
| 15. | "The Travel Agency" (Template:Nihongo2 Ryokō Kōshi) | Hamauzu | 3:02 | ||||||
| 16. | "They May Pass" (Template:Nihongo2 Tsūkō o Kyokashimasu) | Uematsu | 1:04 | ||||||
| 17. | "Seymour's Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Shīmoa no Tēma) | Uematsu | 2:57 | ||||||
| 18. | "Twilight" (Template:Nihongo2 Yoiyami) | Nakano | 5:00 | ||||||
| 19. | "Djose Temple" (Template:Nihongo2 Joze Jiin) | Uematsu | 3:14 | ||||||
| 20. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Ixion" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Ikushion) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:37 | ||||||
| 21. | "Ride ze Shoopuf?" (Template:Nihongo2 Shipāfu Norū?) | Uematsu | 4:32 | ||||||
| 22. | "Rikku's Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Ryukku no Tēma) | Uematsu | 4:23 | ||||||
| 23. | "Guadosalam" (Template:Nihongo2 Guadosaramu) | Nakano | 3:58 | ||||||
| Disc three | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Thunder Plains" (Template:Nihongo2 Kaminari Heigen) | Hamauzu | 4:06 | ||||||
| 2. | "Jecht's Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Jekuto no Tēma) | Uematsu | 2:26 | ||||||
| 3. | "Macalania Woods" (Template:Nihongo2 Makarānya no Mori) | Hamauzu | 3:30 | ||||||
| 4. | "The Void" (Template:Nihongo2 Kirikai) | Nakano | 2:17 | ||||||
| 5. | "The Temple Players" (Template:Nihongo2 Jiin Gakutai) | Nakano | 2:20 | ||||||
| 6. | "Seymour's Ambition" (Template:Nihongo2 Shīmoa no Yabō) | Uematsu | 2:19 | ||||||
| 7. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Shiva" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Shiva) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:37 | ||||||
| 8. | "Pursuit" (Template:Nihongo2 Semari Kuru Mono-tachi) | Nakano | 2:08 | ||||||
| 9. | "The Burning Sands" (Template:Nihongo2 Shakunetsu no Sabaku) | Hamauzu | 3:41 | ||||||
| 10. | "Peril" (Template:Nihongo2 Kiki) | Hamauzu | 4:22 | ||||||
| 11. | "The Truth Revealed" (Template:Nihongo2 Akasareta Shinjitsu) | Uematsu | 3:41 | ||||||
| 12. | "Launch" (Template:Nihongo2 Hasshin) | Hamauzu | 3:28 | ||||||
| 13. | "The Wedding" (Template:Nihongo2 Kekkonshiki) | Hamauzu | 1:15 | ||||||
| 14. | "Assault" (Template:Nihongo2 Shūgeki) | Hamauzu | 4:02 | ||||||
| 15. | "Tragedy" (Template:Nihongo2 Higeki) | Hamauzu | 4:07 | ||||||
| 16. | "Believe" (Template:Nihongo2 Watashi wa Toberu) | Hamauzu | 1:44 | ||||||
| 17. | "Via Purifico" (Template:Nihongo2 Jōzai no Michi) | Uematsu | 2:21 | ||||||
| 18. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Bahamut" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Bahamūto) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:37 | ||||||
| 19. | "Moment of Truth" (Template:Nihongo2 Shinpan no Toki) | Hamauzu | 3:30 | ||||||
| 20. | "Patricide" (Template:Nihongo2 Chichi o Ayameta Otoko) | Uematsu | 2:38 | ||||||
| 21. | "Suteki Da Ne" (Template:Nihongo2 Suteki da ne) | Rikki, Uematsu | 5:41 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Yuna's Decision" (Template:Nihongo2 Yūna no Ketsui) | Uematsu, Nakano | 3:40 | ||||||
| 2. | "Lulu's Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Rūrū no Tēma) | Uematsu | 3:58 | ||||||
| 3. | "Bravely Forward" (Template:Nihongo2 Isamashiku Susume) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 3:52 | ||||||
| 4. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Yojimbo" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Yōjinbō) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:38 | ||||||
| 5. | "Servants of the Mountain" (Template:Nihongo2 Kyokuhoku no Tami) | Hamauzu | 4:32 | ||||||
| 6. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ The Ronso" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Ronzo-zoku) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:38 | ||||||
| 7. | "Wandering" (Template:Nihongo2 Hōkō no Honō) | Hamauzu | 4:35 | ||||||
| 8. | "A Fleeting Dream" (Template:Nihongo2 Itsuka Owaru Yume) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 4:31 | ||||||
| 9. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Yunalesca" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Yūnaresuka) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:40 | ||||||
| 10. | "Challenge" (Template:Nihongo2 Chōsen) | Hamauzu | 4:14 | ||||||
| 11. | "Beyond the Darkness" (Template:Nihongo2 Shin'en no Hate ni) | Hamauzu | 4:24 | ||||||
| 12. | "Gloom" (Template:Nihongo2 Antan) | Nakano | 4:11 | ||||||
| 13. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Spira" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Supira) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:41 | ||||||
| 14. | "The Unsent Laugh" (Template:Nihongo2 Shibito ga Warau) | Uematsu | 3:33 | ||||||
| 15. | "Fight With Seymour" (Template:Nihongo2 Shīmoa Batoru) | Uematsu | 6:49 | ||||||
| 16. | "Hymn of the Fayth ~ Anima" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta ~ Anima) | Uematsu, Hamauzu | 0:37 | ||||||
| 17. | "A Contest of Aeons" (Template:Nihongo2 Shōkanjū Batoru) | Nakano | 5:51 | ||||||
| 18. | "Final Battle" (Template:Nihongo2 Kessen) | Hamauzu | 6:12 | ||||||
| 19. | "Ending Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Endingu Tēma) | Uematsu | 5:50 | ||||||
| 20. | "'Never Forget Them'" (Template:Nihongo2 "Omoidashite Kudasai") | – | 0:12 | ||||||
| 21. | "Suteki Da Ne [Orchestra Version]" (Template:Nihongo2 Suteki da ne -Ōkesutora Vājon-) | Rikki, Uematsu | 7:07 | ||||||
feel/Go dream: Yuna & Tidus[ | ]
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feel/Go dream: Yuna & Tidus is an EP containing tracks composed by Nobuo Uematsu and inspired by songs from the game. "feel" was based on the "Hymn of the Fayth," while "Go dream" was based on "Tidus' Theme". Music arrangements were done by Masashi Hamauzu, Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Masayoshi Soken (under the pseudonym "Masayoshi Kikuchi"). Vocals are performed by Mayuko Aoki for the track "feel" and Masakazu Morita for the track "Go dream". A remix of "feel" was included as a bonus track in the Vocal Collection of Final Fantasy X. It was released in Japan by DigiCube on October 11, 2001, bearing the catalog number SSCX-10058.[7]
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| 1. | "feel" (Yuna) | 4:36 | |||||||
| 2. | "Go dream" (Tidus) | 4:40 | |||||||
| 3. | "Endless Love Endless Road" (Yuna & Tidus) | 5:40 | |||||||
| 4. | "feel (Instrumental)" | 4:36 | |||||||
| 5. | "Go dream (Instrumental)" | 4:41 | |||||||
| 6. | "Endless Love Endless Road (Instrumental)" | 5:36 | |||||||
Piano Collections Final Fantasy X[ | ]
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Piano Collections Final Fantasy X is a collection of music from the original soundtrack arranged for the piano by Masashi Hamauzu, and performed by Aki Kuroda. It spans 15 tracks and covers a duration of 56:43. It was first released in Japan on February 20, 2002 by DigiCube with catalog number SSCX-10064, and was re-released on July 22, 2004 by Square Enix with catalog number SQEX-10028.[8]
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| 1. | "At Zanarkand" (Template:Nihongo2 Zanarukando nite) | 3:18 | |||||||
| 2. | "Tidus's Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Tīda no Tēma) | 4:07 | |||||||
| 3. | "Besaid Island" (Template:Nihongo2 Bisaido-jima) | 3:01 | |||||||
| 4. | "Song of Prayer" (Template:Nihongo2 Inori no Uta) | 6:18 | |||||||
| 5. | "Travel Agency" (Template:Nihongo2 Ryokō Kōshi) | 3:00 | |||||||
| 6. | "Rikku's Theme" (Template:Nihongo2 Ryukku no tēma) | 2:49 | |||||||
| 7. | "Guadosalam" (Template:Nihongo2 Guadosaramu) | 3:08 | |||||||
| 8. | "Thunder Plains" (Template:Nihongo2 Kaminari Heigen) | 3:21 | |||||||
| 9. | "Raid" (Template:Nihongo2 Shūgeki) | 3:28 | |||||||
| 10. | "Purgatorial Road" (Template:Nihongo2 Jōzai no Michi) | 3:13 | |||||||
| 11. | "Suteki Da Ne (Isn't it Wonderful?)" (Template:Nihongo2 Suteki da ne) | 4:17 | |||||||
| 12. | "Yuna's Determination" (Template:Nihongo2 Yūna no Ketsui) | 3:02 | |||||||
| 13. | "Trap in the Extreme North" (Template:Nihongo2 Kyokuhoku no Tami) | 4:03 | |||||||
| 14. | "The Final Battle" (Template:Nihongo2 Kessen) | 3:54 | |||||||
| 15. | "Ending Theme" (Template:Nihongo2) | 5:34 | |||||||
Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection[ | ]
Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection is a collection of vocal arrangements of songs from the game arranged by Katsumi Suyama along with radio drama tracks, performed by the game's characters' voice actors in Japanese. It spans 14 tracks and covers a duration of 42:21. It was released in Japan on December 18, 2002 by DigiCube with catalog number SSCX-10073.[9]
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| 1. | "Monologue ~YUUNA~" (Monologue by Yuna) | 1:59 | |||||||
| 2. | "Namida no ato ni" (After Tears) | 4:30 | |||||||
| 3. | "Monologue ~TIIDA~" (Monologue by Tidus) | 1:44 | |||||||
| 4. | "A Ray of Hope" (A Ray of Hope) | 4:22 | |||||||
| 5. | "Dialogue ~TIIDA, WAKKA~" (Dialogue Between Tidus and Wakka) | 1:43 | |||||||
| 6. | "And On We Go" (And On We Go) | 3:59 | |||||||
| 7. | "Monologue ~RYUKKU~" (Monologue by Rikku) | 1:53 | |||||||
| 8. | "Get Happy!" (Get Happy!) | 3:44 | |||||||
| 9. | "Dialogue ~YUUNA, RYUKKU, RUURUU~" (Dialogue Between Yuna, Rikku, and Lulu) | 1:33 | |||||||
| 10. | "All the Way" (All the Way) | 4:05 | |||||||
| 11. | "Monologue ~AARON~" (Monologue by Auron) | 1:27 | |||||||
| 12. | "Neji" (Spiral) | 4:58 | |||||||
| 13. | "Epilogue ~TIIDA, YUUNA, RYUKKU, RUURUU, WAKKA, KIMARI~" (Epilogue by Tidus, Yuna, Rikku, Lulu, Wakka, and Kimahri) | 1:57 | |||||||
| 14. | "feel-Remix" (feel-Remix) | 4:27 | |||||||
Suteki da ne[ | ]
"Suteki da ne" is the theme song of Final Fantasy X. It was written by Nobuo Uematsu and Kazushige Nojima and was sung by Japanese folk singer Ritsuki Nakano, known as "RIKKI", whom the music team contacted while searching for a singer whose music reflected an Okinawan atmosphere.[10] "Suteki da ne" is sung in its original Japanese form in both the Japanese and English versions of Final Fantasy X. The song's title translates to "Isn't It Wonderful?" in English, and its lyrics were written by scenario writer Kazushige Nojima,[10] while Uematsu composed the instrumentals and Shirō Hamaguchi arranged the instrumentals. Like the ballad from Final Fantasy VIII, "Suteki da ne" has an in-game version used in cutscenes together with an orchestrated version used as part of the ending theme.
The song was released as a single by DigiCube on July 18, 2001, and re-released by Square Enix on July 22, 2004. The disk also contains an instrumental version, an unrelated song entitled "Gotsuki-sama ~UTIKISAMA~" ("The Moon"), and a vocal version of Aerith's theme song from Final Fantasy VII titled "Pure Heart". The single covers a duration of 20:35. The original release has a catalog number of SSCX-10053, and the re-release has a catalog number of SQEX-10029.[11]
There is also an "autumn version" of the song, also performed by Ritsuki Nakano, released by Universal on October 3, 2001 on the "KANARIA" minialbum together with six unrelated tracks.[12] The release has a catalog number of UMCK-1056. This version of the song, as well as all versions on the single, is also found on the Final Fantasy Single Collection bootleg CD, released by EverAnime with catalog number GM-496, by Archer Records with catalog number SA-007[13] and by Miya Records with catalog number MICA-0068.[14] An official English translation of the song was created for the Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy concert series and was first performed in Chicago by vocalist Susan Calloway on December 12, 2009.
Reception[ | ]
Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack reached #4 on the Oricon charts, and sold 140,000 copies as of January 2010.[15][16] The album was moderately well received; while some reviewers felt it to be an "absolutely amazing" soundtrack, others only found it to be a "satisfying" work that was "not quite all I was hoping for".[5][17] Some reviewers felt that of the three composers, Uematsu's pieces were the weakest, citing them as having a tendency to be "buried" under the compositions of the others. The same reviewers, however, noted that some of the best pieces on the soundtrack, such as "Zanarkand", were the work of Uematsu. Hamauzu's contributions were seen as some of his best work, and reviewers felt that both he and Nakano brought a "myriad of new flavors" to the soundtrack which were very well received.[5][17] Final Fantasy X Official Soundtrack, although not re-released after the Original Soundtrack was brought to North America, was seen as a good sampler of the music from the full soundtrack.[6] The EP feel/Go dream: Yuna & Tidus reached #13 on the Oricon charts.[18] Piano Collections Final Fantasy X reached #89[19] and was very well received, with reviewers finding it to be a "great" album, and stating that it was superior to most video game soundtracks, both piano or otherwise.[8][20] They especially praised Hamauzu, terming him a "very skilled arranger and performer".[20] Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection, however, was poorly received by critics. They found the album, while it had "pretty good" vocals, to have overall poor sound quality and a clichéd musical style. While "not a horrible album", they found that the collection was overpriced and under-produced.[9] It reached #69 on the Oricon charts.[21] The original release of "Suteki da ne" reached #10 on the Oricon charts.[22]
The Black Mages, a band led by Nobuo Uematsu that arranges music from Final Fantasy video games into a rock music style, have arranged three pieces from Final Fantasy X. These are "Fight With Seymour" from their self-titled album, published in 2003,[23] and "Otherworld" and "The Skies Above", both of which can be found on the album The Skies Above, published in 2004.[24] Uematsu continues to perform certain pieces in his Dear Friends: Music from Final Fantasy concert series.[25] The music of Final Fantasy X has also appeared in various official concerts and live albums, such as 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy, a live recording of an orchestra performing music from the series including several pieces from the game.[26] Additionally, "Swing de Chocobo" was performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for the Distant Worlds - Music from Final Fantasy concert tour,[27] while "Zanarkand" was performed by the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in the Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy concert series.[28] Independent but officially licensed releases of Final Fantasy X music have been composed by such groups as Project Majestic Mix, which focuses on arranging video game music.[29] Selections also appear on Japanese remix albums, called dojin music, and on English remixing websites.[30]
References[ | ]
- ↑ Inoue, Akito. 元Road of SQUARE データベース (Japanese). Critique Of Games. Retrieved on 2007-02-14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huang, Michael. Interview by RocketBaby.net. nobuouematsu.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-24
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Uematsu, Nobuo; Hamauzu, Masashi; Nakano, Junya (2001-08-01). Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack Liner Notes. Chudah's Corner. Retrieved on 2008-03-12
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