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FINAL FANTASY VIII Original Soundtrack

ファイナルファンタジー VIII オリジナル・サウンドトラック
"FINAL FANTASY VIII" Original Soundtrack
Catalog Number SQEX-10005~8 (reprint of SSCX-10028)
Barcode 4988601460026
Release Date May 10, 2004
Publish Format Commercial
Release Price 3873 JPY
Media Format 4 CD
Classification Original Soundtrack, Vocal
PublisherSQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. / /
DistributorSony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc. / /

Credits

Composed by / Nobuo Uematsu /
Arranger / Nobuo Uematsu / , Shiro Hamaguchi /
Producer / Nobuo Uematsu /
Sound Programmer / Minoru Akao /
Recording Engineer / Kenzi Nagashima /
Synthesizer Programmer / Keiji Kawamori /
Mastering Engineer / Yasuji "Yasman" Maeda
Mastered at / Bernie Grundman Mastering Tokyo
Art Direction / Tadashi Shimada / (Banana Studio)
Design / Tadashi Shimada / (Banana Studio), Norie Kadokura / (Banana Studio)
Photography / Keita Nishio
Directors / SQUARE SOUNDS, Kishio Ozawa / , Tsuyoshi Takemura / (DigiCube)
Sales Promotion / Saiko Fukui / (DigiCube), Katsuyuki Yoshida (SME Intermedia Inc.)
Production Manager / Kensuke Matsushita / (SQUARE)
Co-executive Producers / Michio Okamiya / (SQUARE), Hirofumi Nakamura / (DigiCube)
Executive Producers / Hironobu Sakaguchi / (SQUARE), Hisashi Suzuki / (DigiCube), Hirofumi Yokota / (DigiCube)
Special Thanks / Akira Kashiwagi, Keiji Hamada / , Tatsuyoshi Kitada, Takeharu Ishimoto / , Cathy, Tadatsugu "PRI²" Tsutsumi, Rie Shibata, EMI Hong Kong, TOSHIBA EMI
Lyrics / Kazushige Nojima / , Kako Someya /
Latin Translation / Taro Yamashita /
Orchestration / Shiro Hamaguchi /
Conductor / Katsuaki Nakatani / , Koji Haijima
Keyboards / Haruki Mino /
Harp / You Saito, Tomoyuki Asagawa
Percussion / Teiko Haruna / , Tomoko Kusakari / , Isao Kanayama / , Teiko Koshino /
Horn / Otohiko Fujita / , Mitsuo Matsuura / , Takahito Saijyo, Megumi Ishibashi / , Otohiko Fujita Group /
Trumpet / Masahiko Sugasaka / , Toshio Araki / , Hitoshi Yokoyama / , Eric Miyashiro Group /
Trombone / Masanori Hirohara / , Yuzo Kataoka / , Junko Yamashiro / , Eric Miyashiro Group /
Tuba / Kiyoshi Sato / , Isao Watanabe /
Flute / Takashi Asahi / , Yoshio Kizu / , Hideyo Takakuwa / , Akiko Osawa /
Clarinet / Tadashi Hoshino / , Ayako Oura / , Kimio Yamane / , Michiyo Sato /
Strings / Masatsugu Shinozaki Group /
Soprano Chorus / Komaki Miyabe / , Matsue Hamauzu / , Ayako Okada /
Alto Chorus / Chie Sasakura / , Hitomi Kaga / , Kyoko Arita / , Chiharu Takahashi /
Tenor Chorus / Hirokazu Takiguchi / , Jun Suzuki / , Daisuke Hara / , Toru Tabei /
Bass Chorus / Katsuyuki Nakanishi / , Takeshi Yamagami / , Tomo Matsubara / , Takamaru Atsuta /
Mixing Engineer / Kenzi Nagashima /
Recording Studio / Sound City (Tokyo), Avon Recording Studios (Hong Kong)
Assistant Engineer / Yasuhiro Tsurusaki / , Yasuo Iijima / , Noriko Minowa / , Simon Li
Recording Coordinator / Yuji Saito / , Naoto Echizen /
Vocals / Faye Wong /
Electric Piano / Ichiro Nagata /
Electric Bass / Michio Nagaoka /
Drums / Eiji Shimamura /
Electric Guitar / Jun Tsunoda
Shinobue / Takashi Asahi /
Vocal Recording Direction / Alvin Leong
Artist Manager / Katie Chan
Piano / Masato Matsuda /
Oboe / Masakazu Ishibashi / , Satoshi Shoji /
Bassoon / Keiko Sugawara /

Tracklist

Disc 1 [SQEX-10005] Original Soundtrack

01 Liberi Fatali 3:07
02 Balamb GARDEN 3:29
03 Blue Fields 2:54
04 Don't be Afraid 2:52
05 The Winner 1:07
06 Find Your Way 3:47
07 SeeD 4:15
08 The Landing 4:37
09 Starting Up 1:19
10 Force Your Way 3:53
11 The Loser 1:26
12 Never Look Back 3:23
13 Dead End 1:11
14 Breezy 2:43
15 Shuffle or Boogie 2:04
16 Waltz for the Moon 3:00
17 Tell Me 3:24
18 Fear 2:24
19 The Man with the Machine Gun 2:49
20 Julia 1:23
21 Roses and Wine 2:18
22 Junction 1:37
23 Timber Owls 2:51
Disc length 61:53
Disc 2 [SQEX-10006] Original Soundtrack

01 My Mind 3:12
02 The Mission 3:37
03 Martial Law 3:48
04 Cactus Jack(Galbadian Anthem) 1:30
05 Only a Plank Between One and Perdition 2:24
06 SUCCESSION OF WITCHES 3:19
07 Galbadia GARDEN 3:37
08 Unrest 2:37
09 Under Her Control 3:31
10 The Stage is Set 3:40
11 A Sacrifice 3:27
12 FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC 4:33
13 Intruders 2:32
14 Premonition 4:37
15 Wounded 0:53
16 Fragments of Memories 3:14
17 Jailed 3:50
18 Rivals 3:31
19 Ami 4:37
Disc length 62:29
Disc 3 [SQEX-10007] Original Soundtrack

01 The Spy 3:47
02 Retaliation 0:45
03 Movin' 5:18
04 Blue Sky 0:45
05 Drifting 2:57
06 Heresy 4:11
07 Fisherman's Horizon 3:36
08 ODEKA ke Chocobo 1:16
09 Where I Belong 3:40
10 The Oath 3:26
11 Slide Show Part1 1:23
12 Slide Show Part2 1:47
13 Love Grows 4:29
14 The Salt Flats 3:37
15 Trust Me 3:13
16 Silence and Motion 5:48
17 Dance with the Balamb-fish 3:40
18 Tears of the moon 1:13
19 Residents 3:09
20 Eyes On Me 5:38
Disc length 63:38
Disc 4 [SQEX-10008] Original Soundtrack

01 Mods de Chocobo(featuring N's Telecaster) 2:25
02 Ride On 3:03
03 Truth 3:41
04 Lunatic Pandora 3:28
05 Compression of Time 4:34
06 The Castle 5:19
07 The Legendary Beast 5:50
08 Maybe I'm a Lion 5:35
09 The Extreme 6:45
10 The Successor 3:38
11 Ending Theme 13:20
12 Overture 3:36
Disc length 61:14

  Total tracks 74   Total length 4:09:14

Notes

Liberi Fatali

Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kazushige Nojima
Latin Translation: Taro Yamashita
Orchestration: Shiro Hamaguchi
Conductor: Katsuaki Nakatani
Keyboards: Haruki Mino
Harp: You Saito
Percussion: Teiko Haruna, Tomoko Kusakari, Isao Kanayama
Horn: Otohiko Fujita, Mitsuo Matsuura, Takahito Saijyo, Megumi Ishibashi
Trumpet: Masahiko Sugasaka, Toshio Araki, Hitoshi Yokoyama
Trombone: Masanori Hirohara, Yuzo Kataoka, Junko Yamashiro
Tuba: Kiyoshi Sato
Flute: Takashi Asahi, Yoshio Kizu
Clarinet: Tadashi Hoshino, Ayako Oura
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
·Chorus·
   Soprano: Komaki Miyabe, Matsue Hamauzu
   Alto: Chie Sasakura, Hitomi Kaga
   Tenor: Hirokazu Takiguchi, Jun Suzuki
   Bass: Katsuyuki Nakanishi, Takeshi Yamagami
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo
Assistant Engineers: Yasuhiro Tsurusaki, Yasuo Iijima
Recording Coordinator: Yuji Saito


FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC

Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Recording Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
·Chorus·
   Soprano: Matsue Hamauzu, Ayako Okada
   Alto: Kyoko Arita, Chiharu Takahashi
   Tenor: Daisuke Hara, Toru Tabei
   Bass: Tomo Matsubara, Takamaru Atsuta


Eyes On Me

Vocals: Faye Wong
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kako Someya
Arranger: Shiro Hamaguchi
Synthesizer Programmer: Keiji Kawamori
Electric Piano: Ichiro Nagata
Electric Bass: Michio Nagaoka
Drums: Eiji Shimamura
Electric Guitar: Jun Tsunoda
Shinobue: Takashi Asahi
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo JAPAN
Avon Recording Studios, Hong Kong
Assistant Engineer: Noriko Minowa, Simon Li
Vocal Recording Direction: Alvin Leong
Artist Manager: Katie Chan
Recording Coordinators: Yuji Saito, Naoto Echizen
ⓟ1999 KCPL
Special thanks to... Rie Shibata, EMI Hong Kong, TOSHIBA EMI


Ending Theme

Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kako Someya
Orchestration: Shiro Hamaguchi
Synthesizer Programmer: Keiji Kawamori
Vocals: Faye Wong
Conductor: Koji Haijima
Piano: Masato Matsuda
Harp: Tomoyuki Asagawa
Percussion: Teiko Koshino, Tomoko Kusakari
Flute: Hideyo Takakuwa, Akiko Osawa
Oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi, Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane, Michiyo Sato
Fagotto: Keiko Sugawara
Trumpet/Trombone: Eric Miyashiro Group
Tuba: Isao Watanabe
Horn: Otohiko Fujita Group
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo JAPAN
Avon Recording Studios, Hong Kong
Assistant Engineer: Noriko Minowa, Simon Li
Vocal Recording Direction: Alvin Leong
Artist Manager: Katie Chan
Recording Coordinators: Yuji Saito, Naoto Echizen
ⓟ1999 SQUARE/KCPL
Special thanks to... EMI Hong Kong


Composed, Arranged & Produced by Nobuo Uematsu

Sound programmer: Minoru Akao
Recording engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Synthesizer programmer: Keiji Kawamori

Mastering engineer: Yasuji "Yasman" Maeda
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Art Direction: Tadashi Shimada (Banana Studio)
Design: Tadashi Shimada, Norie Kadokura (Banana Studio)
Photography: Keita Nishio

Directors: SQUARE SOUNDS
Kishio Ozawa & Tsuyoshi Takemura

Sales Promotion: Saiko Fukui, Katsuyuki Yoshida

Production Manager: Kensuke Matsushita

Co-executive Producers: Michio Okamiya, Hirofumi Nakamura
Executive Producers: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Hisashi Suzuki, Hirofumi Yokota

Special Thanks to...
Akira Kashiwagi, Keiji Hamada, Tatsuyoshi Kitada
Takeharu Ishimoto, Cathy, Tadatsugu "PRI²" Tsutsumi

Presented by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/

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