Final Fantasy, Vol. 7

• Artist: Video Game Soundtrack/Nobuo Uematsu
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1997
• Total Time: 71:07
• Type: Soundtrack, Instrumental
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

From the early days of the series through to the latest incarnation, Final Fantasy soundtracks have always been highly acclaimed. Readers familiar with the video game series will well remember the dizzying heights that Uematsu-san pushed the SNES' musical ability with Final Fantasy, Vol. 6. Final Fantasy, Vol. 7 also seriously pushed its platform's sound capabilities on its release in 1996, but this time the game's media was CD, enabling a much higher sound quality and more instrumental freedom for the composer. As this is the entire collection of music from Final Fantasy, Vol. 7, a huge array of styles are present. Rock-tinged instrumentals, including the pace-building battle music, make up only a small portion of the entire catalog. This is probably for the better as the finer moments mostly come from the classical-style tracks. Many of these are very touching, particularly for those who have played through the hugely successful game, "Aerith's Death" being a particularly fine case to highlight. Indeed, from the opening track with its haunting arpeggios to the captivating end-scene music, this four-disc soundtrack is teeming with astonishing compositions of the highest quality. Final Fantasy, Vol. 7 is one of Uematsu's finest works to date. It changed the video game music scene when it was released, and still today it sounds as inspired as ever. ~ Ben Davies, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Prelude		Nobuo Uematsu
Opening: Bombing Mission		Nobuo Uematsu
Makou Reactor		Nobuo Uematsu
Anxious Heart		Nobuo Uematsu
Tifa's Theme		Nobuo Uematsu
Barett's Theme		Nobuo Uematsu
Hurry!		Nobuo Uematsu
Lurking in the Darkness		Nobuo Uematsu
Shinra Company		Nobuo Uematsu
Fighting		Nobuo Uematsu
Fanfare		Nobuo Uematsu
Flowers Blooming in the Church		Nobuo Uematsu
Turk's Theme		Nobuo Uematsu
Underneath the Rotting Pizza		Nobuo Uematsu
Oppressed People		Nobuo Uematsu
Honeybee Manor		Nobuo Uematsu
Who Are You?		Nobuo Uematsu
Don of the Slums		Nobuo Uematsu
Infiltrating Shin Ra Tower		Nobuo Uematsu
Still More Fighting		Nobuo Uematsu
Red Xiii's Theme		Nobuo Uematsu
Crazy Motorcycle		Nobuo Uematsu
Holding My Thoughts in My Heart		Nobuo Uematsu

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Ffvii Main Theme		Nobuo Uematsu
Ahead on Our Way		Nobuo Uematsu
Good Night, Until Tomorrow		Nobuo Uematsu
On That Day, 5 Years Ago		Nobuo Uematsu
Farm Boy		Nobuo Uematsu
Waltz de Chocobo		Nobuo Uematsu
Electric de Chocobo		Nobuo Uematsu
Cinco de Chocobo		Nobuo Uematsu
Chasing the Black-Caped Man		Nobuo Uematsu
Fortress of the Condor		Nobuo Uematsu
Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony		Nobuo Uematsu
It's Difficult to Stand on Both Feet, Isn't It?		Nobuo Uematsu
Trail of Blood		Nobuo Uematsu
J - E - N - O - V - A		Nobuo Uematsu
Continue?		Nobuo Uematsu
Costa del Sol		Nobuo Uematsu
Mark of the Traitor		Nobuo Uematsu
Mining Town		Nobuo Uematsu
Gold Saucer		Nobuo Uematsu
Cait Chit's Theme		Nobuo Uematsu
Sandy Badlands		Nobuo Uematsu

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Cosmo Canyon		Nobuo Uematsu
Lifestream		Nobuo Uematsu
Great Warrior		Nobuo Uematsu
Descendant of Shinobi		Nobuo Uematsu
Those Chosen by the Planet		Nobuo Uematsu
The Nightmare's Beginning		Nobuo Uematsu
Cid's Theme		Nobuo Uematsu
Steal the Tiny Bronco!		Nobuo Uematsu
Uutai		Nobuo Uematsu
Stolen Materia		Nobuo Uematsu
Racing Chocobos - Place Your Bets		Nobuo Uematsu
Fiddle de Chocobo		Nobuo Uematsu
A Great Success		Nobuo Uematsu
Tango of Tears		Nobuo Uematsu
Debut		Nobuo Uematsu
Interrupted by Fireworks		Nobuo Uematsu
Forested Temple		Nobuo Uematsu
You Can Hear the Cry of the Planet		Nobuo Uematsu
Aerith's Theme		Nobuo Uematsu
Buried in the Snow		Nobuo Uematsu
The Great Northern Cave		Nobuo Uematsu
Reunion		Nobuo Uematsu
Who Am I?		Nobuo Uematsu

CD 4

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Shinra Army Wages a Full-Scale Attack		Nobuo Uematsu
Weapon Raid		Nobuo Uematsu
Highwind Takes to the Skies		Nobuo Uematsu
A Secret, Sleeping in the Deep Sea		Nobuo Uematsu
Parochial Town		Nobuo Uematsu
Off the Edge of Despair		Nobuo Uematsu
On the Other Side of the Mountain		Nobuo Uematsu
Hurry Faster!		Nobuo Uematsu
Sending a Dream into the Universe		Nobuo Uematsu
The Countdown Begins		Nobuo Uematsu
If You Open Your Heart...		Nobuo Uematsu
The Makou Cannon Is Fired		Nobuo Uematsu
Judgment Day		Nobuo Uematsu
Jenova Absolute		Nobuo Uematsu
The Birth of God		Nobuo Uematsu
A One-Winged Angel		Nobuo Uematsu
World Crisis		Nobuo Uematsu
Staff Roll		Nobuo Uematsu

Credits

Nobuo Uematsu (Main Performer)