Soundtrack Name: Final Fantasy VI Original Sound
Version
U.S. Game Name: Final Fantasy III
Musical
Genre: Classical
Original Game System: Super
Nintendo
Publisher: Polystar Co., LTD. /
NTT
Copyright Holder: Squaresoft
Number of CD's:
3
Number of Tracks: 25 / 20 / 16
CD Length: 58
min 00 sec / 57 min 17 sec / 72 min 02 sec
Track List:
English
Composers and Performers:
Nobuo Uematsu (Comp.)
Review:
Intro: I've wanted to review this
soundtrack for quite some time. Unfortunately, I don't think I can
review this CD set objectively due to my great emotional attachment
to it. This was the first game music soundtrack I ever saw. The idea
simply blew me away. While playing through various games, my friends
and I recognized that there were a number of good songs in the games
we were playing, but like most people, we never thought twice about
it. Then one of my friends comes over with a CD set he bought at
Walmart. It was the limited American release of the Final Fantasy
3 soundtrack. The Album's actual title was "Kefka's Domain:
Final Fantasy 3 Original Sound Track" and I would love to have it
now since I've become a game music collector. The Secret of
Mana soundtrack was also released, but nothing else was. Seems
the CD's didn't sell too well. Anyway, because of that release, I'm
here now, writing a CD review for my show's website. Without that
album, there wouldn't have ever been a show. Makes me wonder what
I'd be doing right now...
Music: The music represents the best that the Super
Nintendo could put out. Despite this, it still sounds synthesized so
don't go comparing it to modern orchestral soundtracks in terms of
tone quality. The music is well written and varied. If I've learned
anything from my show it's that everyone has a different set of
favorites from this soundtrack. While I have my favorites, I think
what best shows this soundtrack's quality is the fact that I only
dislike one of the 61 tracks. For some reason I just can't
get into The Snake Path (or the serpent trench in America).
Another thing I should note about this soundtrack is it's very epic
feel. You know from the music that you are leading a band of
troubled heroes on a quest to save the world from a madman. It's
times like this that I wish I actually knew something about music
and could give a really good description of the soundtrack. The
bottom line here is that if you don't mind the sound of old 16 bit
music and are looking for a good game soundtrack, this is what
you're looking for.
Other Misc: The CD booklet and case have a number of sweet
pieces of conceptual artwork from the game. The booklet also has
pages of liner notes in Japanese. The really nice thing about the
package is the CDs themselves. They sport a little design that is
colored differently on the different CDs. It's a nice change from
Squaresoft's more recent designs, which are about as interesting as
those found on CD-Rs.
Final Rating: A-
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