List of Final Fantasy Compilation Albums - Albums - The Black Mages

The Black Mages

The Black Mages are a Japanese instrumental rock band formed by Nobuo Uematsu which arranges Uematsu’s musical compositions in a rock style often similar to progressive metal, achieved with the additional use of synthesizers. They have released three studio albums. The first contains only combat-related instrumentals. It was released eponymously as The Black Mages in 2003, and was published by Square Enix. The second album, The Black Mages II: The Skies Above, was released in 2004 by Universal Music and features a wider array of pieces. Guest vocalists Tomoaki Watanabe, or Mr. Goo, and Kazco Hamano appear on separate tracks, and an original track titled “Blue Blast - Winning the Rainbow” was created for Japanese K-1 fighter Takehiro Murahama. The band released their third album, The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight in 2008, published by Sony Music Distribution.