List of Final Fantasy compilation albums
Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes video games, motion pictures, and other merchandise. There have been a number of compilation albums of Final Fantasy music produced by Square Enix, as well as several albums produced by outside groups, both officially and unofficially licensed. These albums include music directly from the games, as well as arrangements covering a variety of styles, such as orchestral, piano, vocal, and techno. Square Enix produced the first album, Final Fantasy 1987–1994, in 1994. Since then, over 40 albums have been produced, both by Square Enix and, beginning with the 2000 The Best of Final Fantasy 1994–1999: A Musical Tribute, outside groups.
Albums
Title | Games | Date | Length | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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Final Fantasy: Pray | Final Fantasy I—VI | June 25, 1994 | 47:02 | NTT Publishing | Album of vocal arrangements in several languages from the first six games. Re-released in 2004. Sold over 18,600 copies. | [1][2][3] |
Final Fantasy 1987–1994 | Final Fantasy I—VI | November 26, 1994 | 1:03:10 | NTT Publishing | A greatest hits album of the first six games, along with unreleased tracks and four vocal arrangements. Released in North America by Tokyopop in 2001 as Final Fantasy N Generation: Official Best Collection. Sold over 14,400 copies. | [3][4][5] |
F. F. Mix | Final Fantasy IV, V, VI | November 26, 1994 | 58:10 | NTT Publishing | Album of remix arrangements; includes material from the prior singles Final Fantasy IV Minimum Album, Final Fantasy V: 5+1, and Final Fantasy V Mambo de Chocobo. Re-released in 2004. | [6][7] |
Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow | Final Fantasy I—VI | November 25, 1995 | 42:48 | NTT Publishing | Album of vocal arrangements, sung by Risa Ohki and Ikuko Noguchi in multiple languages. Re-released in 2004. | [2][8] |
Music from FFV and FFVI Video Games | Final Fantasy V, VI | October 5, 1999 | 57:27 | Square | Promotional CD which was included with the release of the Final Fantasy Anthology collection in North America. | [9][10] |
The Best of Final Fantasy 1994–1999: A Musical Tribute | Final Fantasy VI, VII, VIII | September 26, 2000 | 37:12 | Big Ear Music | Tribute album of music arranged by Sherman F. Heinig and performed by the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra and the Electric Sound Ensemble. Re-released as Music Inspired By Final Fantasy in 2001 by WB Music Corp with an additional track. | [11] |
Potion: Relaxin' with Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy III—VIII | February 21, 2001 | 1:06:22 | DigiCube | Contains a selection of tracks from prior Final Fantasy piano and arrangement albums, with one new arrangement. Reached No. 42 on the Japan Oricon music charts.[12] Sold over 6,500 copies. Re-released by Square Enix in 2006. | [13][14] |
Final Fantasy S Generation: Official Best Collection | Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX | October 23, 2001 | 1:06:50 | Tokyopop | Contains a selection of tracks from prior Final Fantasy arrangement albums. Released exclusively in North America. | [15] |
Potion 2: Relaxin' with Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—IX | December 19, 2001 | 1:01:23 | DigiCube | Contains a selection of tracks from prior Final Fantasy piano and arrangement albums, with one new arrangement. | [16][17] |
20020220 - Music from Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—X | May 9, 2002 | 1:48:03 | DigiCube | Live recording of an orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra on February 20, 2002 at the Tokyo International Forum. Reached #54 on the Japanese Oricon music charts. Sold over 7,600 copies. Re-released by Square Enix in 2004. | [18][14][19][20][21] |
Project Majestic Mix: A Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu | Final Fantasy I—IV, VI—X | May 9, 2002 | 1:14:24 | KFSS studios | Licensed fanmade album of remixes made and sold by KFSS studios. A Gold Edition with a second CD released only to pre-orderers on June 22, 2002 with a length of 2:20:41. | [22] |
The Black Mages | Final Fantasy I, II, V—VIII, X | February 19, 2003 | 51:29 | DigiCube | Eponymous first album by The Black Mages, a band created by Square Enix composers. Sold over 23,500 copies. Re-released by Square Enix in 2004. | [14][23] |
Final Fantasy Song Book: Mahoroba | Final Fantasy III, V, VII, VIII, IX | March 10, 2004 | 50:18 | Universal Music Group | Album of Japanese vocal arrangements. Contains a hidden instrumental track. Sold over 5,300 copies. | [14][24][25][26] |
The Black Mages II: The Skies Above | Final Fantasy I, III, IV, VIII, IX, X | December 22, 2004 | 50:56 | Universal Music Group | Second album by The Black Mages, a band created by Square Enix composers. Sold over 11,800 copies. | [14][27] |
More Friends: Music from Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—X, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | February 15, 2006 | 1:14:54 | Square Enix | Live recording of an orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, performed by an orchestra on May 16, 2005 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, along with guest artists such as The Black Mages. | [28][29] |
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—XI | December 4, 2007 | 1:14:22 | AWR Records | Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in August 2007 prior to the initial concert of the Distant Worlds concert series in the Stockholm Concert Hall on December 4, 2007. Sold over 2,400 copies in Japan. | [3][30][31][32] |
Final Fantasy Finest Box | Final Fantasy IV Advance, V Advance,VI Advance | March 28, 2007 | 6:30:28 | Square Enix | Promotional box set containing the soundtracks from the Game Boy Advance ports of Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI, with two CDs per soundtrack. The Final Fantasy IV section contains tracks not present in the Final Fantasy IV Advance soundtrack album. | [33][34] |
The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight | Final Fantasy III, V, VI—IX, XI | March 19, 2008 | 1:00:40 | Dog Ear Records | Third and final album by The Black Mages, a band created by Square Enix composers. | [35] |
Final Fantasy Remix | Final Fantasy II, III, V—XI | August 6, 2008 | 55:29 | Square Enix | Album of dance club remixes by Ante, a DJ group composed by Ian Hartley and Matt Baggiani. | [36] |
Guitar Solo Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—XII | September 20, 2008 | 50:22 | KMP Music Publishing | Album of guitar solo arrangements by Yuji Sekiguchi, packaged with Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection, a book of guitar sheet music. | [37] |
Those Who Distorted | Final Fantasy V, VI, VII | March 25, 2009 | 19:46 | Dog Ear Records | Mini-album of three Final Fantasy arrangements as well as three arrangements of classic rock songs performed by Cellythm, a cello quartet. | [38][39] |
Distant Worlds II: More Music from Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—XI | June 1, 2010 | 1:02:38 | AWR Records | Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in January 2010 prior to the Distant Worlds II concert in the Stockholm Concert Hall on June 12, 2010, a special event in the Distant Worlds concert series. | [40] |
Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Vol.2 | Final Fantasy I—XII | January 18, 2011 | 56:55 | KMP Music Publishing | Album of guitar solo arrangements by Yuji Sekiguchi, packaged with Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection Vol.2, a book of guitar sheet music. | [41] |
Piano Opera Final Fantasy I/II/III | Final Fantasy I, II, III | February 29, 2012 | 49:12 | Square Enix | Album of piano arrangements of the first three games in the series, arranged and performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama. | [42] |
Piano Opera Final Fantasy IV/V/VI | Final Fantasy IV, V, VI | May 16, 2012 | 48:57 | Square Enix | Album of piano arrangements of three games in the series, arranged and performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama. | [43] |
Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Vol.3 | Final Fantasy I—XIII | July 20, 2012 | 55:33 | KMP Music Publishing | Album of guitar solo arrangements by Yuji Sekiguchi, packaged with Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection Vol.2, a book of guitar sheet music. | [44] |
Final Fantasy Tribute ~Thanks~ | Final Fantasy I—XIII | December 5, 2012 | 2:17:50 | Square Enix | Album of remixes of music from the series by various artists. | [45] |
Final Fantasy Orchestral Album | Final Fantasy I—XIV | December 26, 2012 | 2:12:29 | Square Enix | Album of orchestral arranged music from the series, released on blu-ray and vinyl record. Sold over 3,000 copies in Japan. | [3][46] |
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy The Celebration | Final Fantasy I—XIV | June 26, 2013 | 1:59:38 | AWR Records | Blu-ray recording of orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in December 2012 at the Tokyo International Forum. Sold over 2,400 copies in Japan. | [3][47] |
Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX | Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX | April 23, 2014 | 43:18 | Square Enix | Album of piano arrangements of three games in the series, arranged and performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama. | [48] |
A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—XIII | August 22, 2014 | 1:08:21 | Square Enix | Recording of orchestral concert of arranged music from the series made at premier of the A New World concert series in London on February 15, 2014. | [49] |
Final Symphony - music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X | Final Fantasy VI, VII, X | February 23, 2015 | 01:34:30 | X5Music | Arranged music from the Final Symphony orchestral world tour, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra in December 2014 at the Abbey Road Studios in London. Entering Classical Album Top 5 of both Billboard Charts and Official UK Charts. | |
Bra-Bra Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo | Final Fantasy I—X | March 4, 2015 | 52:37 | Square Enix | Brass band arragments of music from the series, recorded by the Siena Wind Orchestra | [50] |
Distant Worlds III: More Music from Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—XIV | March 6, 2015 | 1:04:31 | AWR Records | Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in November 2014 at the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague and AWR Music Studio in Chicago. | [51] |
Final Fantasy Piano Reductions | Final Fantasy VII—X | March 17, 2015 | 1:26:25 | Joypad Records | Licensed album of piano arrangements of Final Fantasy pieces by TPR. | [52] |
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy: The Journey of 100 | Final Fantasy I—XIV | August 19, 2015 | 1:43:21 | AWR Records | Blu-ray recording of an orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Sold over 1,400 copies in Japan. | [3][53] |
Bra-Bra Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 2 | Final Fantasy I—X | March 23, 2016 | 44:39 | Square Enix | Brass band arragments of music from the series, recorded by the Siena Wind Orchestra | [54] |
Bra-Bra Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 3 | Final Fantasy I—X | March 15, 2017 | 49:29 | Square Enix | Brass band arragments of music from the series, recorded by the Siena Wind Orchestra | [55] |
Distant Worlds IV: More Music from Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy I—XV | June 30, 2017 | 57:11 | AWR Records | Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in March 2017 at the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague and AWR Music Studio in Chicago. | [56] |
Bra-Bra Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 2017 | Final Fantasy I—IX | September 13, 2017 | Square Enix | Blu-ray release of brass band concert of arragments of music from the series, recorded by the Siena Wind Orchestra on May 14, 2017 at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan | [57] | |
Square Enix Jazz ~Final Fantasy~ | Final Fantasy I—XIII | November 22, 2017 | 1:04:11 | Square Enix | Jazz arrangements of music from the series | [58] |
Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Tracks 1987-2017 | Final Fantasy I—XV | January 24, 2018 | 3:51:09 | Square Enix | Assortment of tracks from the series | [59] |
Final Fantasy 1•2•3 Original Soundtrack Revival Disc | Final Fantasy I—III | August 15, 2018 | Square Enix | Combined blu-ray release of original soundtracks to the first three games of the series | [60] | |
Distant Worlds V: More Music from Final Fantasy | Final Fantasy V—XV | May 9, 2019 | 59:29 | AWR Records | Orchestral concert of arranged music from the series, recorded by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in March 2019 at the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague and AWR Music Studio in Chicago. | [61] |
Final Fantasy The Preludes since 1987 | Final Fantasy I—XI, XIV, Final Fantasy Record Keeper, Theatrythm Final Fantasy, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon | September 12, 2019 | Square Enix | Prelude tracks from games in the series | [62] |
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See also
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