The Black Mages II The Skies Above / The Black Mages II The Skies Above / The Black Mages II The Skies Above

On May 10, 2005, this album was also released digitally on iTunes for $9.99 (album ID 62435535) but it has since been removed from the service.

Track 1 from Final Fantasy III
Tracks 2, 9 from Final Fantasy IV
Tracks 3, 4 from Final Fantasy IX
Tracks 5, 10 from Final Fantasy X
Track 6 from Final Fantasy I
Tracks 7, 8 from Final Fantasy VIII
Track 11 is an original piece specifically written as a theme song for Japanese wrestler Takehiro Murahama.

"The Rocking Grounds"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Electric Guitar: Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Organ: Nobuo Uematsu
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"Zeromus"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Kenichiro Fukui
   Electric Guitar: Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Synthesizer & Organ: Kenichiro Fukui
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"Vamo' Alla Flamenco"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Organ: Nobuo Uematsu
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"Hunter's Chance"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Electric Guitar: Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Organ: Nobuo Uematsu
   Synthesizer & Piano: Kenichiro Fukui
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"Otherworld"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Lyrics by Alexander O. Smith
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Michio Okamiya
   Vocals: KAZCO
   Electric Guitar: Michio Okamiya
   Organ: Nobuo Uematsu, Kenichiro Fukui
   Synthesizer: Kenichiro Fukui
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"Matoya's Cave"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Acoustic Guitar: Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Electric Guitar: First Solo / Tsuyoshi Sekito
                         Second Solo / Michio Okamiya
   Organ: Nobuo Uematsu
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"The Man with the Machine Gun"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Kenichiro Fukui
   Electric Guitar: Backing & First Solo / Tsuyoshi Sekito
                         Second Solo / Michio Okamiya
   Synthesizer: Kenichiro Fukui
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"Maybe I'm a Lion"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Michio Okamiya
  Electric Guitar: First Solo / Michio Okamiya
                        Second Solo / Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Organ: Nobuo Uematsu
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda
   Voice: Alexander O. Smith

"Battle with the Four Fiends"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Electric Guitar: Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Organ: Nobuo Uematsu
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"The Skies Above"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Lyrics by Alexander O. Smith
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Kenichiro Fukui
   Vocal: mr.goo
   Electric Guitar: Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Synthesizer, Organ & Piano: Kenichiro Fukui
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda

"Blue Blast - Winning the Rainbow"
   Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
   Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by Kenichiro Fukui
   Electric Guitar Intro: Kenichiro Fukui
   Electric Guitar: Tsuyoshi Sekito
   Synthesizer & Organ: Kenichiro Fukui
   Bass: Keiji Kawamori
   Drums: Arata Hanyuda


All Music Composed & Produced by Nobuo Uematsu

Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenichiro Fukui
Recorded & Mixed at STUDIO 1043 / Yoyogi, Tokyo

Mastering Engineer: Shigeki Fujino
Mastering Studio: Universal Music Studio

Illustrated by Hideo Minaba

Package Art Direction: Tadashi Shimada (Banana Studio)
Design: Tadashi Shimada, Norie Kadokura (Banana Studio)

A&R Directors: Masako Miyoshi (SQUARE ENIX), Tsuyoshi Takemura (MCA-Records)
Assistant Director: Soshi Yoshida (SQUARE ENIX)
Promotion Planner: Tsuyoshi Takemura (MCA-Records)
Sales Planner: Naoko Iwasaki (Universal Music)
Artwork Coordinator: Hitomi Miyamoto (Universal Music)

Executive Producer: Kensuke Matsushita (SQUARE ENIX)

Supervisors: Yoichi Wada (SQUARE ENIX), Atsushi Kitamura (Universal J), Toshiyuki Takano (MCA-Records)

Special Thanks: Chie Mitsui, Masayuki Tanaka, Masashi Kitagawa, Rie Tsukamoto (SQUARE ENIX)