Original Soundtrack (OST) - Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy OSTs (original soundtracks) refer to a collection of original music composed for each game in the Final Fantasy franchise, a series of role-playing games developed and produced by Square Enix . Until 2001, Nobuo Uematsu was almost entirely responsible for the compositions of each main game in the series until he decided to leave the company to begin his freelance career. At that time, various other composers took over his role such as Masashi Hamauzu and Yoko Shimomura.
Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II
Although composed separately, the music for Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II was released together. The official soundtrack for the first two Final Fantasy games was not released until October 2002. However, an album titled All Sounds of Final Fantasy I•II is an arrangement of the soundtracks and was composed, arranged, and performed by Uematsu himself. This release contained almost all of the music from both games and was released under the DataM/Polystar record label (and later NTT Publishing) on February 28, 1989.
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy III The original version of the game was published by Square Co./NTT Publishing in 1991 and is a compilation of almost all the music as it can be heard in the game. It was later reissued by NTT Publishing in 1994 and 2004. A year before the release of the original soundtrack, an arrangement album titled Final Fantasy III: Legend of the Eternal Wind was released. This album contains a variety of tracks from the original game that are rearranged into several different musical genres.
Final Fantasy IV
The Final Fantasy IV Original Sound Version is a compilation of all the game's music and was published by Square Co./NTT Publishing in 1991. It was later reissued by NTT Publishing. The soundtrack for the DS port of Final Fantasy IV was also released in 2008. On October 28, 1991, a Celtic rearrangement album of the game's music was released. This album was called Final Fantasy IV Celtic Moon and featured music performed by Máire Breathnach.
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy V Original Sound Version is a two-disc album containing 67 tracks composed by Uematsu and originally released by Square Co./NTT Publishing in 1992. The album was also later reissued by NTT Publishing in 1994 and 2004. An arrangement album titled Final Fantasy V Dear Friends was released in 1993 and features a variety of live and synth instruments. In total, the album contains 14 tracks, some of which contain vocals performed in English or Sami.
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version is a compilation of all the music from the game and was released by Square Co./NTT Publishing in 1994, and later reissued by Square Enix in 2004. The album contains just over 60 tracks on three separate discs and is approximately three hours long. An album of orchestral arrangements titled Final Fantasy VI Finale was also released in 1994. Although Uematsu composed the music, it was arranged by Shiro Sagisu and Tsuneyoshi Saito.
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII marked a new era for the series, as it moved from the SNES to the PlayStation 1, and thus from cartridge-based to disc-based storage. This allowed games to be much larger, as discs could hold much more data. Thus, soundtracks became larger and more complex. The Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack album contained four discs containing over four and a half hours of music. This album was originally released in 1997 but was later reissued in 2004.
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy VIII The soundtrack, like all those before it, was composed by Uematsu. It is comparable in length to Final Fantasy VII and was first released in 1999.
Final Fantasy IX
The music in Final Fantasy IX is the final soundtrack composed entirely by Uematsu. The soundtrack was originally released on four discs by DigiCube in 2000, and was reissued by Square Enix in 2004.
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X score is the first example of a Final Fantasy soundtrack not composed entirely by Uematsu. Although Uematsu composed the majority of the tracks, Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano also contributed to the soundtrack. The score was released on four discs by DigiCube in 2000 and was later reissued by Square Enix in 2004.
Final Fantasy XI
The *Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack is a compilation of almost all of the game's music and was released by DigiCube in 2002. The album was later re-released by Square Enix in 2004. Although Uematsu is listed as the producer, the soundtrack was primarily composed by Naoshi Mizuta and Kumi Tanioka.
Final Fantasy XII
Hitoshi Sakimoto primarily scored Final Fantasy XII's music, although Uematsu composed the main theme. The Final Fantasy XII soundtrack was released on four discs in 2006 by Aniplex.
Final Fantasy XIII
The music for the video game Final Fantasy XIII was composed by Masashi Hamauzu. The soundtrack was released on four discs in 2010 under Square Enix's own label.
Final Fantasy XIV
The music for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV was originally composed by Nobuo Uematsu, although he was assisted by several other composers, including Masayoshi Soken and Naoshi Mizuta for the game's later expansions. A final soundtrack album for the game's original release, Before Meteor: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack, was released in 2013.
Final Fantasy XV
Yoko Shimomura composed most of the music for Final Fantasy XV. The Final Fantasy XV soundtrack was first released in December 2016, but several versions have been released over the following years.
