Music of Final Fantasy I and II - Legacy

Legacy

The Black Mages, a band led by Nobuo Uematsu that arranges music from Final Fantasy video games into a rock music style, have arranged two pieces from Final Fantasy I. These are "Battle Scene" from the album The Black Mages, published in 2003 and "Matoya's Cave" from the album The Skies Above, published in 2004. They have also arranged a song from Final Fantasy II, "Battle Scene II", in their The Black Mages album. Lyrical versions of "Matoya's Cave" from Final Fantasy I and "Main Theme" from Final Fantasy II, sung by Risa Ohki, appeared on Final Fantasy: Pray, a compilation album produced by Square. Additionally, lyrical versions of "Main Theme" from Final Fantasy I and "Finale" from Final Fantasy II, sung by Risa Ohki and Ikuko Noguchi, appeared on Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow.

The music of Final Fantasy I and II 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 games. Additionally, several songs from the games were performed as part of a medley by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for the Distant Worlds - Music from Final Fantasy concert tour, while a different medley of songs from the two games were performed by the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in the Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy concert series. "Main Theme" from Final Fantasy I was performed at the Press Start -Symphony of Games- 2006 concert in Tokyo. A concerto suite of music from Final Fantasy I was performed on July 9, 2011 at the Symphonic Odysseys concert, which commemorated the music of Uematsu. Independent but officially licensed releases of Final Fantasy I and II music have been composed by such groups as Project Majestic Mix, which focuses on arranging video game music. Selections also appear on Japanese remix albums, called dojin music, and on English remixing websites.