FINAL FANTASY XII Original Soundtrack [Limited Edition]

Catalog Number SVWC-7351~4
Barcode 4534530013682
Release Date May 31, 2006
Publish Format Commercial, Limited Edition
Release Price 3990 JPY
Media Format 4 CD
Classification Original Soundtrack, Arrangement, Prototype/Unused
Label Aniplex
Manufacturer Aniplex Inc.
Distributor Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc.

Composer Hitoshi Sakimoto, Nobuo Uematsu, Hayato Matsuo, Masaharu Iwata, Taro Hakase, Yuji Toriyama
Arranger Hitoshi Sakimoto, Hayato Matsuo, Masaharu Iwata, Kenichiro Fukui, Yuji Toriyama
Producer Hitoshi Sakimoto, Yuji Saito, Nobuo Uematsu, Soichiro Sano (ANIPLEX)
Additional Music Hayato Matsuo, Masaharu Iwata
Lyricist Angela Aki
Orchestral Arrangement Hayato Matsuo
Recording Engineer Kenji Nakai, Toshiyuki Yoshida
Mixing Engineer Kenji Nakai, Kazutaka Someya
Vocals Angela Aki
Drums Isao Arima
Percussion Midori Takada, Midori Takada, Tomoko Kusakari, Marie Ooishi
Bass Akira Yamamoto
Guitar Mitsuhiro Ohta
Strings Gen Ittetsu Group, Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Piano Angela Aki, Masato Matsuda
Trumpet Kazuya Homma Group
Trombone Osamu Matsumoto Group
Horn Hiroshi Minami Group
Tuba Kiyoshi Sato
Flute Takashi Asahi, Yoshio Kizu
Oboe Satoshi Shoji, Keiko Narita
Clarinet Tadashi Hoshino, Satoshi Kobayashi
Bassoon Josuke Ohata
Harp Tomoyuki Asakawa
Conductor Koji Haishima
Movie Sound Editor Shojiro Nakaoka, Makoto Ise
Sound Editors Kenichi Mikoshiba, Natsuko Sugiyama, Kazuhiro Hosoe, Rieko Shimura
Dialogue Editor Kazuhiro Hosoe
Project Assistant Kazuki Hamamoto
Mixing Studio 408 THX Suite (THX pm3 Certified) at Sony OGL Inc
Assistant Engineers Yuka Kitazawa, Asako Odajima, Katsuhisa Sadayasu
Post Production Manager Chiaki Ikejima
Musician Coordinator Toshiaki Ota
Recording Studio Victor Studio, ONKIO HAUS, STUDIO 1043
Coordination IMAGINE Inc.
Synthesizer Operator Keiji Kawamori
Sound Programmer Minoru Akao (SQUARE ENIX)
Sound Tool Programmer Satoshi Akamatsu (SQUARE ENIX)
Sound Production Manager Masayuki Tanaka (SQUARE ENIX)
Sound Production Coordinator Masashi Kitagawa (SQUARE ENIX)
Music Publishing Division Producer Kensuke Matsushita (SQUARE ENIX)
Digital Data Editor Kimihiro Abe (Basiscape)
Production Assistant Miki Ito (Basiscape)
Studio Coordinator Kumiko Saeki (Basiscape)
Director Masaru, Kazuki Adachi (ANIPLEX)
Art Direction Tadashi Shimada (Banana Studio)
Design Tadashi Shimada (Banana Studio), Noriko Kadokura (Banana Studio)
Photography Hiroshi Shibaizumi (Hand Made)
Interview Text Sakae Takenawa
Mastering Engineer Kenzi Nagashima, Machiko Suzue (Sony Music Communications)
Mastering Studio Sony Music Studios Tokyo
Products Coordination Azusa Naito (ANIPLEX)
Promotion Hiroyuki Sugawara (ANIPLEX)
Sales Promotion Satoshi Okada, Hiroyuki Shimizu (ANIPLEX)
Special Thanks Katsumi Otani (HATS UNLIMITED), Tetsushi Hiruma (Epic Records Japan), Ein Associates, Kumiko Saeki (Basiscape), Miki Ito (Basiscape)
Liner Notes Hitoshi Sakimoto
Interviewee Hitoshi Sakimoto, Kenji Kawamori
Interviewer Michio Okamiya

Products represented
FINAL FANTASY XII

Tracklist:

Disc 1 [SVWC-7351] Original Soundtrack, Prototype/Unused

01 Demo Movie 1:36
02 Final Fantasy (FFXII Version) 1:17
03 Opening Movie (FFXII Theme) 6:57
04 Into the Fortress 3:09
05 Boss Battle 3:24
06 Shadow Play 3:13
07 Training in the Sewers 2:09
08 Small Favors 0:08
09 Streets of Rabanastre 5:28
10 Penelo’s Theme 2:57
11 To Be a Sky Pirate 0:35
12 Gutter-Churl 3:03
13 The Dalmasca Estersand 4:03
14 Level Up 0:07
15 Heart of a Child 3:01
16 Cooperation (Imperial Version) 2:48
17 Winds of Change 2:21
18 Mission Accepted 0:08
19 Lowtown 2:40
20 Mission Failed 0:13
21 Quiet Resolve 3:33
22 The Dalmasca Westersand 1:34
23 The Clan Hall 2:47
24 Found Money 0:09
25 Giza Plains 4:43
26 Parting Ways 0:31
27 The Garamsythe Waterway 2:55
28 Portent 2:48
29 Unrest 2:57
30 Nalbina Fortress 2:22
Disc length 73:36

Disc 2 [SVWC-7352] Original Soundtrack, Prototype/Unused

01 Visions 3:19
02 Flash of Steel 2:35
03 Victory Fanfare (FFXII Version) 0:29
04 Abyss 3:25
05 Gathering Storm (Imperial Version) 2:00
06 Balthier’s Promise 0:37
07 Game Over 0:22
08 Nalbina Dungeons 4:35
09 Among Savages 2:29
10 Drums of War 2:46
11 The Archadian Empire 7:50
12 Chocobo Theme (FFXII Arrangement, Version 1) 2:49
13 The Barheim Passage 3:51
14 Sorrow (Resistance Version) 3:36
15 I Give You My Word 0:57
16 Cooperation (Resistance Version) 2:50
17 The Skycity of Bhujerba 3:48
18 The Stone’s Secret 3:24
19 Black of Night (Imperial Version) 2:00
20 Giving Chase 2:33
21 On the Bridge of Leviathan 3:54
22 Defying the Empire 3:19
23 The Razor’s Edge 3:16
24 Discord (Imperial Version) 3:13
25 The Tomb of Raithwall 3:36
Disc length 73:33

Disc 3 [SVWC-7353] Original Soundtrack

01 The Yensan Sandsea 2:21
02 Battle with an Esper 3:23
03 Sorrow (Imperial Version) 2:49
04 Lust for Power 3:13
05 Life and Death 2:44
06 Jahara – Land of the Garif 4:59
07 Ozmone Plain 2:30
08 Golmore Jungle 3:50
09 Eruyt Village 4:13
10 Try to Grow Up 0:13
11 Chocobo Theme (FFXII Version) 2:04
12 Threat Impendent 2:45
13 Battle on the Big Bridge (FFXII Version) 2:46
14 Discarded Power 2:36
15 The Stilshrine of Miriam 3:24
16 Respite 2:10
17 Room of White 3:45
18 The Salikawood 2:37
19 Phon Coast 3:59
20 The Fates 2:58
21 The Sochen Cave Palace 3:39
22 A Moment’s Rest 4:32
23 On the Riverbank 3:12
24 The Mosphoran Highwaste 2:50
Disc length 73:32

Disc 4 [SVWC-7354] Original Soundtrack

01 The Cerobi Steppe 3:13
02 The Esper 2:45
03 The Port at Balfonheim 2:14
04 Catnap 0:14
05 Zertinan Caverns 3:23
06 Realm of Memory 4:01
07 The Forgotten City 4:16
08 The Feywood 4:15
09 Ashe’s Theme 5:30
10 The Mystery of Giruvegan 2:40
11 To Walk Amongst Gods 3:24
12 The Final Act 3:37
13 Ascent 1:50
14 Sky Fortress Bahamut 3:22
15 Bahamut Shudders 0:42
16 Struggle for Freedom 8:52
17 Struggle’s End 1:14
18 Ending Movie 6:19
19 Kiss Me Good-Bye -featured in FINAL FANTASY XII- 4:59
20 Symphonic Poem “Hope” ~FINAL FANTASY XII PV ver.~ 3:55
21 Final Fantasy XII Theme (Press Conference Version) 3:06
Disc length 73:51

Disc 1: 08, 18, 20, 24; Disc 2: 04, 12 are unused tracks

Composed, Arranged & Produced by Hitoshi Sakimoto
Main Title – Symphonic Poem “Hope” (Inspired by Hitoshi Sakimoto’s theme) by Taro Hakase
“Kiss Me Good-Bye -featured in FINAL FANTASY XII-” by Nobuo Uematsu
Additional Music by Hayato Matsuo and Masaharu Iwata

Composer:
Nobuo Uematsu & Hitoshi Sakimoto (1.01)
Nobuo Uematsu (1.02,2.03,2.12,3.11,3.13)
Hayato Matsuo (1.29,2.04,2.21,2.22,3.04,4.06,4.07)
Masaharu Iwata (3.21,4.08)

Arranger:
Hayato Matsuo (1.29,2.04,2.21,2.22,3.04,4.06,4.07)
Masaharu Iwata (3.21,4.08)

“Kiss Me Good-Bye”

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Arranger: Kenichiro Fukui
Lyricist: Angela Aki

recorded & mixed by Kenji Nakai
Isao Arima: drum, percussion
Akira Yamamoto: bass
Mitsuhiro Ohta: guitar
Gen Ittetsu Group: strings
Angela Aki: piano

Licensed by Epic Records Japan Inc.
©2006 Solid Co.,Ltd., SQUARE ENIX CO.,LTD.,
VIRGO MUSIC PUBLISHING Co.,Ltd. & FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC INC.

“Symphonic Poem “Hope””

Composer: Taro Hakase, Yuji Toriyama
Arranger: Yuji Toriyama

Licensed by HATS UNLIMITED CO.,LTD.
©2006 Solid Co.,Ltd., SQUARE ENIX CO.,LTD. & NICHION,INC.

Synthesizer Operator: Keiji Kawamori (SQUARE ENIX)
Sound Programmer: Minoru Akao (SQUARE ENIX)
Sound Tool Programmer: Satoshi Akamatsu (SQUARE ENIX)
Sound Production Manager: Masayuki Tanaka (SQUARE ENIX)
Sound Production Coordinator: Masashi Kitagawa (SQUARE ENIX)
Music Publishing Division Producer: Kensuke Matsushita (SQUARE ENIX)

-Basiscape Mastering Team-
Mastering Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Digital Data Editor: Kimihiro Abe (Basiscape)
Production Assistant: Miki Ito (Basiscape)
Studio Coordinator: Kumiko Saeki (Basiscape)

-Original Game Production-
Producer: Akitoshi Kawazu (SQUARE ENIX)
Directors: Hiroshi Minagawa (SQUARE ENIX), Hiroyuki Ito (SQUARE ENIX)
Event Direction: Jun Akiyama (SQUARE ENIX)
Character Design: Akihiko Yoshida (SQUARE ENIX)
Lead Production Coordinator: Hiroaki Kato (SQUARE ENIX)
Publicity Producer: Michio Okamiya (SQUARE ENIX)
Publicity Lead: Yuka Naito (SQUARE ENIX)

-Soundtrack Production-
Producer: Soichiro Sano (ANIPLEX)
Director: Kazuki Adachi (ANIPLEX)
Art Direction & Design: Tadashi Shimada (Banana Studio)
Design: Tadashi Shimada, Noriko Kadokura (Banana Studio)
Photography: Hiroshi Shibaizumi (Hand Made)
Interview Text: Sakae Takenawa
Mastering Engineer: Machiko Suzue (Sony Music Communications)
Mastering Studio: Sony Music Studios Tokyo
Products Coordination: Azusa Naito (ANIPLEX)
Promotion: Hiroyuki Sugawara (ANIPLEX)
Sales Promotion: Satoshi Okada, Hiroyuki Shimizu (ANIPLEX)

Special Thanks to:
Katsumi Otani (HATS UNLIMITED), Tetsushi Hiruma (Epic Records Japan), Ein Associates, Kumiko Saeki (Basiscape), Miki Ito (Basiscape)

©&℗2006 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
CHARACTER DESIGN: Akihiro Yoshida
℗2006 HATS UNLIMITED INC.
℗2006 Epic Records Japan Inc.

Presented by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.

Game Credits
Additional Composition: Hayato Matsuo, Masaharu Iwata
Synthesizers: Keiji Kawamori
Programmer: Minoru Akao
Tool Programmer: Satoshi Akamatsu
Movie Sound Editors: Shojiro Nakaoka, Makoto Ise
Sound Editors: Kenichi Mikoshiba, Natsuko Sugiyama, Kazuhiro Hosoe, Rieko Shimura
Dialogue Editor: Kazuhiro Hosoe
Project Manager: Masayuki Tanaka
Project Coordinator: Masashi Kitagawa
Project Assistant: Kazuki Hamamoto
Mixing Studio: 408 THX Suite (THX pm3 Certified) at Sony OGL Inc
Mixing Engineer: Kazutaka Someya
Assistant Engineers: Yuka Kitazawa, Asako Odajima, Katsuhisa Sadayasu
Post Production Manager: Chiaki Ikejima

Opening & Ending Themes

Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto
Orchestral Arrangement: Hayato Matsuo

Producer: Yuji Saito
Director: Masaru

Recording Engineer: Toshiyuki Yoshida
Musician Coordinator: Toshiaki Ota

Piano: Masato Matsuda
Percussion: Midori Takada, Tomoko Kusakari, Marie Oishi
Trumpet: Kazuya Honma Group
Trombone: Osamu Matsumoto Group
Horn: Hiroyuki Minami Group
Tuba: Kiyoshi Sato
Flute: Takashi Asahi, Yoshio Kizu
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji, Keiko Narita
Clarinet: Tadashi Hoshino, Satoshi Kobayashi
Faggoto: Josuke Ohata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Conductor: Koji Haishima

Recording Studio: Victor Studio
Coordination: IMAGINE Inc.

“Kiss Me Good-Bye” (featured in FINAL FANTASY XII)

Composer & Producer: Nobuo Uematsu
Vocals/Piano/Lyrics: Angela Aki
Arrangement: Kenichiro Fukui

Strings: Gen-Ittetsu Group
Guitar: Mitsuhiro Ohta
Bass: Akira Yamamoto
Drums & Percussion: Isao Arima

Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenji Nakai

Recording Studio: ONKIO HAUS / STUDIO 1043

Symphonic Poem “Hope”

Taro Hakase
Hitoshi Sakimoto

Yuji Toriyama

Katsumi Ohtani
Miho Kitagawa
Robby Wada

HATS UNLIMITED CO.,LTD
Ein Associates

Liner Notes: Hitoshi Sakimoto

Interviewee: Hitoshi Sakimoto, Kenji Kawamori
Interviewer: Michio Okamiya

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