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| Final Fantasy – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within by Elliot Goldenthal | ||||
| Released | July 3, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Watford Coloseum, Watford AIR Lyndhurst Hall, London |
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| Genre | Classical/ Avant-garde/ Modernist/ Progressive | |||
| Length | 56:35 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
| Producer | Teese Gohl | |||
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The soundtrack to the film was released on July 3, 2001 by Sony Music. It was composed by Elliot Goldenthal, with the performing orchestra conducted by Belgian composer Dirk Brossé. Director Hironobu Sakaguchi opted for the acclaimed film composer instead of Nobuo Uematsu, the composer of the Final Fantasy games' soundtracks, a decision met with mixed opinion as Goldenthal was completely unknown to many of the game's fans. The film's soundtrack was recorded in the United Kingdom at the Watford Coloseum and the London AIR Lyndhurst Hall. It was mixed at the Manhattan Center Studios in the United States. In the liner notes to the album, Goldenthal describes the soundtrack as combining "orchestration techniques associated with the late 20th-century Polish avant-garde, as well as my own experiments from ALIEN 3, and 19th-century Straussian brass and string instrumentation."
The album was met with extremely positive reviews. Neil Shurley from Allmusic, who gave the album 4 out of 5, stated the album would probably have been nominated for an Oscar if the film itself had been more popular, as did the reviewer from Soundtrack-express.com, who gave the soundtrack 5 out of 5. Tracksounds.com gave the soundtrack 10 out of 10, stating the feel of the album was "expansive and majestic". Filmtracks.com gave the film 4 out of 5, calling it "an easy album to recommend", adding "parts of it will blow you out of your seat." Dan Goldwasser from Soundtrack.net also gave the film 4 out of 5, calling it a "must have".
The album peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Top Soundtracks list and No. 193 on the Billboard 200 on July 28, 2001. The track "The Dream Within" was nominated for "Best Original Song Written for a Film" at the World Soundtrack Awards.
All music composed by Elliot Goldenthal, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Spirits Within" | 2:05 | ||
| 2. | "Race to Old New York" | 1:21 | ||
| 3. | "The Phantom Plains" | 1:43 | ||
| 4. | "Code Red" | 2:05 | ||
| 5. | "The Kiss" | 4:15 | ||
| 6. | "Entrada" | 0:55 | ||
| 7. | "Toccata and Dreamscapes" | 8:30 | ||
| 8. | "Music for Dialogues" | 2:19 | ||
| 9. | "Winged Serpent" | 1:35 | ||
| 10. | "Zeus Cannon" | 3:24 | ||
| 11. | "Flight to the Wasteland" | 5:57 | ||
| 12. | "A Child Recalled" | 2:26 | ||
| 13. | "The Eighth Spirit" | 0:51 | ||
| 14. | "Dead Rain" | 1:51 | ||
| 15. | "Blue Light" | 3:30 | ||
| 16. | "Adagio and Transfiguration" | 5:24 | ||
| 17. | "The Dream Within" (performed by Lara Fabian) | Elliot Goldenthal, Richard Rudolph | 4:41 | |
| 18. | "Spirit Dreams Inside" (performed by L'Arc-en-Ciel) | Hyde | 3:43 |
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