Music of Final Fantasy V
The music of the
The music received mixed reviews; while some reviewers enjoyed the soundtrack and found it to be underrated, others felt it was only of middling quality. Several pieces, especially "Dear Friends", remain popular today, and have been performed numerous times in orchestral concert series such as the Dear Friends: Music from Final Fantasy concert series, named after the Final Fantasy V piece, and the Orchestral Game Concert series. Music from the soundtrack has also been published in arranged and compilation albums by Square as well as outside groups.
Concept and creation
Uematsu had originally calculated that the game would require more than 100 pieces of music, but managed to reduce the number to 56. He has stated that he developed the ideas for the music by first reading through the script and creating the titles for all of the tracks, then composing melodies to match the themes of the story and titles.
Albums
Final Fantasy V Original Sound Version
Final Fantasy V Original Sound Version | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | December 7, 1992 November 26, 1994 (re-release) October 1, 2004 (re-release) |
Recorded | Sunrise Studio |
Length | Disc 1: 60:02 Disc 2: 70:22 |
Label | Square/NTT Publishing NTT Publishing (re-release) |
Producer | Nobuo Uematsu |
Final Fantasy V Original Sound Version is a soundtrack album of video game music from Final Fantasy V. The album contains the musical tracks from the game, composed, arranged, produced and performed by Nobuo Uematsu. It spans two discs and 67 tracks, covering a duration of 2:08:30. It was released on December 7, 1992 by Square and NTT Publishing with the catalog number N33D-013~4, and re-released on November 26, 1994 and October 1, 2004 by NTT Publishing with the catalog numbers of PSCN-5015~6 and NTCP-5015~6, respectively.[2]
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The soundtrack album sold over 135,000 copies.[8] Critical opinion of the soundtrack was mixed. Some reviewers, such as Ben Schweitzer of RPGFan, found it to be of medium quality, saying it "suffer[ed] from occasional compositional problems" and noted that others refer to it as simply "in the middle" of the soundtracks of IV and VI, but was generally positive to the Final Fantasy V's music in his conclusion. Schweitzer praised the "Main Theme of Final Fantasy V" ("Ahead on Our Way") as "a truly stirring piece of music" and "triumphant, hopeful, and yet almost longing at the same time", but stated that "Uematsu's compositional style hits a sort of early plateau here".[2] Other reviewers disagreed, with Jason Strohmaier of Soundtrack Central finding it to be an underrated album, while Jeremy Althouse of Soundtrack Central felt that it was on par with Uematsu's other works.[9]
Track list[10]
No. | Title | English title[11] (literal translation if different)[12] | Length |
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1. | "ファイナルファンタジーV メインテーマ (Fainaru Fantajī Faibu Mein Tēma)" | Main Theme of Final Fantasy V | 2:37 |
2. | "オープニング (Ōpuningu)" | Opening Theme | 4:30 |
3. | "4つの心 (Yottsu no Kokoro)" | Four Hearts | 1:44 |
4. | "急げ!急げ!!(Isoge! Isoge!!)" | Hurry! Hurry!! | 0:44 |
5. | "レナのテーマ (Rena no Tēma)" | Lenna's Theme | 1:58 |
6. | "ダンジョン (Danjon)" | Dungeon | 2:31 |
7. | "バトル1 (Batoru 1)" | Battle 1 | 1:14 |
8. | "勝利のファンファーレ (Shōri no Fanfāre)" | Victory Fanfare | 0:44 |
9. | "レクイエム (Rekuiemu)" | Requiem | 0:28 |
10. | "おれたちゃ海賊 (Oretacha Kaizoku)" | Pirates Ahoy ("We're Pirates") | 2:07 |
11. | "街のテーマ (Machi no Tēma)" | Town Theme | 2:19 |
12. | "おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)" | Good Night | 0:07 |
13. | "封印されしもの (Fūinsareshi Mono)" | Sealed Away | 1:48 |
14. | "呪いの地 (Noroi no Chi)" | Cursed Lands | 1:55 |
15. | "幻惑されて (Genwakusarete)" | Deception ("Dazzled") | 1:18 |
16. | "ハーヴェスト (Hāvesuto)" | Harvest | 1:46 |
17. | "銀嶺を行く (Ginrei o Iku)" | To the North Mountain ("Walking the Snow-Capped Mountains") | 1:57 |
18. | "危機一髪!(Kiki Ippatsu!)" | Close Call | 1:22 |
19. | "バトル2 (Batoru 2)" | Battle 2 | 2:30 |
20. | "大いなる翼を広げ (Ōinaru Tsubasa o Hiroge)" | Spreading Grand Wings | 1:49 |
21. | "王家の宮殿 (Ōke no Kyūden)" | Royal Palace ("Palace of the Royal Family") | 1:40 |
22. | "火力船 (Karyokusen)" | Fire Ship ("The Fire-Powered Ship") | 1:40 |
23. | "脱出!(Dasshutsu!)" | Run! ("Escape!") | 0:51 |
24. | "離愁 (Rishū)" | Sorrows of Parting | 2:37 |
25. | "古代図書館 (Kodai Toshokan)" | Library of Ancients | 2:36 |
26. | "回想 (Kaisō)" | Reminiscence | 1:37 |
27. | "ムジカ・マキーナ (Mujika Makīna)" | Musica Machina | 1:49 |
28. | "いつの日かきっと (Itsu no Hi ka Kitto)" | The Day Will Come | 1:53 |
29. | "ん? (N?)" | What? ("Huh?") | 0:54 |
30. | "マンボ・デ・チョコボ (Manbo de Chokobo)" | Mambo de Chocobo | 1:12 |
31. | "はるかなる故郷 (Haruka Naru Furusato)" | Home, Sweet Home ("Far-off Hometown") | 2:42 |
32. | "想い出のオルゴール (Omoide no Orugōru)" | Music Box ("Music Box of Memories") | 1:50 |
33. | "飛空艇 (Hikūtei)" | The Airship | 2:03 |
34. | "覇王エクスデス (Haō Ekusudesu)" | The Evil Lord Exdeath | 2:24 |
No. | Title | English title[11] (literal translation if different)[12] | Length |
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1. | "エクスデスの城 (Ekusudesu no Shiro)" | Exdeath's Castle | 2:23 |
2. | "暁の戦士 (Akatsuki no Senshi)" | The Dawn Warriors | 2:16 |
3. | "ビッグブリッヂの死闘 (Biggu Burijji no Shitō)" | Clash On the Big Bridge ("Battle to the Death on the Big Bridge") | 2:29 |
4. | "未知なる大地 (Michi Naru Daichi)" | Unknown Lands | 2:24 |
5. | "モーグリのテーマ (Mōguri no Tēma)" | Moogles' Theme | 1:29 |
6. | "暁の城 (Akatsuki no Shiro)" | The Castle of Dawn | 2:04 |
7. | "深い碧の果てに (Fukai Heki no Hate ni)" | Beyond the Deep Blue Sea ("To the End of the Deep Blue") | 1:46 |
8. | "大森林の伝説 (Daishinrin no Densetsu)" | Legend of the Deep Forest | 2:37 |
9. | "タイクーン円舞曲ヘ長調 (Taikūn Enbukyoku e Chōchō)" | Tycoon Waltz ("Tycoon Waltz in F Major") | 2:16 |
10. | "ボコのテーマ (Boko no Tēma)" | Boko's Theme ("Boco's Theme") | 1:14 |
11. | "新しき世界 (Atarashiki Sekai)" | A New World | 2:15 |
12. | "封印の書 (Fūin no Sho)" | Sealed Book | 1:49 |
13. | "古き土の眠り (Furuki Tsuchi no Nemuri)" | Slumber of Ancient Earth | 2:29 |
14. | "虚空への前奏曲 (Kokū e no Zensōkyoku)" | Prelude to the Void | 3:57 |
15. | "光を求めて (Hikari o Motomete)" | In Search of Light ("Searching for the Light") | 1:40 |
16. | "決戦 (Kessen)" | The Decisive Battle | 4:26 |
17. | "最後の闘い (Saigo no Tatakai)" | The Final Battle | 4:04 |
18. | "静寂の彼方 (Seijaku no Kanata)" | The Silent Beyond | 5:42 |
19. | "親愛なる友へ (Shin'ai Naru Tomo e)" | Dear Friends | 4:02 |
20. | "ファイナルファンタジー (Fainaru Fantajī)" | Final Fantasy | 3:33 |
21. | "エンドタイトル (Endo Taitoru)" | Ending Theme ("End Title") | 8:16 |
22. | "プレリュード (Pureryūdo)" | The Prelude | 1:46 |
23. | "ファンファーレ1 (Fanfāre 1)" | Fanfare 1 | 0:08 |
24. | "ファンファーレ2 (Fanfāre 2)" | Fanfare 2 | 0:12 |
25. | "あたしは踊り子 (Atashi wa Odoriko)" | I'm a Dancer | 0:16 |
26. | "ピアノのおけいこ1 (Piano no Okeiko 1)" | Piano Lesson 1 | 0:12 |
27. | "ピアノのおけいこ2 (Piano no Okeiko 2)" | Piano Lesson 2 | 0:13 |
28. | "ピアノのおけいこ3 (Piano no Okeiko 3)" | Piano Lesson 3 | 0:13 |
29. | "ピアノのおけいこ4 (Piano no Okeiko 4)" | Piano Lesson 4 | 0:27 |
30. | "ピアノのおけいこ5 (Piano no Okeiko 5)" | Piano Lesson 5 | 0:08 |
31. | "ピアノのおけいこ6 (Piano no Okeiko 6)" | Piano Lesson 6 | 0:09 |
32. | "ピアノのおけいこ7 (Piano no Okeiko 7)" | Piano Lesson 7 | 0:08 |
33. | "ピアノのおけいこ8 (Piano no Okeiko 8)" | Piano Lesson 8 | 0:13 |
Final Fantasy V Dear Friends
Final Fantasy V Dear Friends | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | March 25, 1993 |
Recorded | December 1992 |
Length | 55:48 |
Label | NTT Publishing |
Final Fantasy V Dear Friends is an
Reviewers were of mixed opinion about Final Fantasy V Dear Friends, finding it to be of fair quality, though Jason Strohmaier took issue with some of the synthesized instruments and Freddie W. of RPGFan concluded in his review that the album was "a mixed bag of moods, emotions, and ideas that would only appeal to those who loved Final Fantasy V".[13][14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ahead On Our Way" | 5:36 |
2. | "Lenna's Theme" | 4:42 |
3. | "Pirates Ahoy" | 4:43 |
4. | "Critter Tripper Fritter!?" | 3:05 |
5. | "Intention of the Earth" | 4:28 |
6. | "My Home, Sweet Home" | 3:28 |
7. | "The Land Unknown" | 4:26 |
8. | "Tenderness In the Air" | 3:17 |
9. | "Waltz Suomi" | 2:16 |
10. | "Fate In Haze" | 4:05 |
11. | "As I Feel, You Feel" | 5:08 |
12. | "Musica Machina" | 4:07 |
13. | "Music Box" | 2:30 |
14. | "Dear Friends" | 3:57 |
Piano Collections Final Fantasy V
Piano Collections Final Fantasy V | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | June 21, 1993 |
Length | 46:31 |
Label | NTT Publishing |
Piano Collections Final Fantasy V is an album of music from Final Fantasy V composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged on piano by Shirou Satou and performed by Toshiyuki Mori. It was first published by Square and NTT Publishing on June 21, 1993 with the catalog number N38D-018. It was subsequently republished by NTT Publishing on September 24, 1994 under the catalog number PSCN-5009 and on June 27, 2001 with the catalog number NTCP-1002. The album spans 13 tracks and covers a duration of 46:31.[15]
Piano Collections Final Fantasy V was well received by reviewers such as Patrick Gann of RPGFan, who found it to be "amazing" and on par with, if not better than, the piano arrangements for the music of the other Final Fantasy games.[15] He also enjoyed the artistic license taken with several of the pieces, finding the album to be the most "abstract" of the Piano Collections series.[15]
No. | Title | Japanese title | Length |
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1. | "A Presentiment" | オープニング | 4:28 |
2. | "Tenderness in the Air" | 街のテーマ | 4:06 |
3. | "Harvest" | ハーヴェスト | 2:30 |
4. | "Ahead on Our Way" | ファイナルファンタジーV メインテーマ | 3:05 |
5. | "Critter Tripper Fritter!?" | モーグリのテーマ | 2:36 |
6. | "My Home, Sweet Home" | はるかなる故郷 | 3:42 |
7. | "Mambo de Chocobo" | マンボdeチョコボ | 2:39 |
8. | "Lenna's Theme" | レナのテーマ | 2:49 |
9. | "Music Box" | 思い出のオルゴール | 2:58 |
10. | "Battle with Gilgamesh" | ビッグブリッヂの死闘 | 3:45 |
11. | "Waltz Clavier" | タイクーン円舞曲へ長調 | 2:56 |
12. | "Dear Friends" | 親愛なる友へ | 5:06 |
13. | "The New Origin" | エンドタイトル | 5:24 |
Legacy
Uematsu continues to perform certain pieces in his Dear Friends: Music from Final Fantasy concert series, the name of which is taken from the Final Fantasy V piece.
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