Musical Theme
A leitmotif associated with Aerith is played several times throughout Final Fantasy VII. It is first heard during the flashback scenes with Aerith's mother at her house, and is repeated as she is killed by Sephiroth. It is composed by famed Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu. The piece "Flowers Blooming in the Church" is based on this theme. This piece is extremely popular among Final Fantasy fans, and has inspired an orchestral version, a piano version, and a vocal version performed by the artist Rikki, who also performed "Suteki Da Ne" for Final Fantasy X. A piano arrangement of the theme appears twice in Advent Children, and the track "Water" also echoes shades of the theme. The opening phrase of "Aerith's Theme" appears just prior to the climax of the track "Divinity II", which shortly thereafter includes as its final line the Latin phrase "Sola Dea fatum novit," or "Only the goddess knows fate." "Aerith's Theme" is also featured during the end credits of the movie. It has been reinterpreted on the OverClocked ReMix Final Fantasy VII compilation Voices of the Lifestream. In 2012, "Aerith's Theme" achieved 16th place in the top 300 Classic FM Hall of Fame.
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