| Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Nobuo Uematsu | |
| Released | July 25, 1989 March 25, 1994 |
| Length | 39:49 |
| Label | DataM NTT Publishing/Polystar |
Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy is an arranged soundtrack album of music from Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged by Katsuhisa Hattori and his son Takayuki Hattori, and performed by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. It spans 7 tracks and covers a duration of 39:49. It was first released on July 25, 1989, by DataM, and subsequently re-released on March 25, 1994, by NTT Publishing/Polystar. The original release bears the catalog number H28X-10007, and the re-release bears the catalog number PSCR-5253. The music itself is a recording of a concert given by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in the Gohanda temporary hall in Tokyo.
Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy was very well received by reviewers, with Patrick Gann saying that "the music itself is brilliant" and that "the arrangements are stunning" while remarking not only on the nostalgia inherent in the music but also the combination of the choir and orchestra. Other reviewers such as Chris and Simon from Square Enix Music Online agreed, terming the album "an orchestral masterpiece amassed with some of the best quality and most subtle attempts of arranging available in the Final Fantasy series' discography" and "technically accomplished and on scale that was rarely done at the time of making", respectively. Isaac Engelhorn of Soundtrack Central also enjoyed the album, calling it "wonderful" and his favorite Final Fantasy arranged album, although he did take issue with the length of the album, as well as the sound quality.
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Original Track(s) | Length | |
| 1. | "SCENE I" | "Main Theme" | 4:19 | |
| 2. | "SCENE II" | "Battle Scene 2" | 5:04 | |
| 3. | "SCENE III" | "Opening Theme", "Town", "Matoya's Cave" | 6:08 | |
| 4. | "SCENE IV" | "Finale" | 5:24 | |
| 5. | "SCENE V - Prelude" | "Main Theme", "Temple of Chaos" | 8:14 | |
| 6. | "SCENE VI" | "Gurgu Volcano", "Dungeon", "Imperial Army Theme" | 5:05 | |
| 7. | "SCENE VII" | "Rebel Army Theme" | 5:31 |
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