[Album] Final Fantasy III DS OST [SQEX-10076~7]

Final Fantasy III Original Soundtrack
Catalogue Number SQEX-10076~7
Publisher Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Composition Nobuo Uematsu
Arrangement Various
First Printing September 20, 2006
Price ¥ 2,500
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01 Memory of the Wind ~Legend of the Eternal Wind~
02 Prelude
03 Into the Crystal Cave
04 Battle 1
05 Victory Fanfare
06 Crystal Room
07 Opening Theme
08 Hometown of Ur
09 Eternal Wind
10 Jinn's Curse
11 Dungeon
12 Return of the Warrior
13 The Road to the Mountain Top
14 Tozas
15 Nept Temple
16 The Enterprise Goes into the Sea
17 Living Forest
18 Ancient's Village
19 Chocobo Theme
20 Fat Chocobo Discovered
21 Tower of Owen
22 Veggies of Geasal
23 Castle of Hain
24 Hazardous Short Music 1
25 Hazardous Short Music 2
26 Hazardous Short Music 3
27 Battle 2
28 Requiem
29 The Enterprise Soars in the Sky
30 The Boundless Ocean
31 Elia, the Maiden of Water
32 Town of Alm
33 Piano Practice 1
34 Piano Practice 2
35 Swift Twist
36 Rest at the Inn
37 Added Companion
38 Parting from a Companion
39 Dancer's Dance
40 Item Get
41 Garuda Defeat
42 Four Old Men's Theme
43 Covert Village Falgabard
44 Megalopolis Salonia
45 Submarine Nautilus
46 Underwater Temple
47 Pavilion of Dorga and Une
48 Lute of Noah
49 Une's Exercise
50 Huge Battleship Invincible
51 Forbidden Land Eureka
52 Crystal Tower
53 Dark Crystal
54 Last Battle -1-
55 Last Battle -2-
56 Last Battle -3-
57 Ending Theme -1-
58 Ending Theme -2-
59 Ending Theme -3-
60 Eternal Wind -.333 mix-
61 Last Battle -THE BLACK MAGES Ver.-


All Music Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
Arranged by Tsuyoshi Sekito, Keiji Kawamori
Synthesizer Operator: Yasuhiro Yamanaka

Memory of the Wind ~Legend of the Eternal Wind~
Composer& Producer: Nobuo Uematsu
Orchestrator: Hiroyuki Nakayama
Conductor: Koji Haishima

Track 60 arranged by Yasuhiro Yamanaka and performed by muZik (techno arrange)
Track 61 arranged by Kenichiro Fukui and performed by The Black Mages

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This album gotta have its own thread on album game comments. I really enjoy the original OSV, despite the crappy 8 bit sound driver of NES, and as far as I know, FF III is not too popular before its release in NDS. This arrangement is truly a treat for me, who prefer the Uematsu's earliest FF music (FF I-III). Overall arrangements are very nice, the synth quality used is very good.

The only flaw of this album is probably the short duration of the tracks, would be much nicer if the songs are looped twice. Let's hope someone will make a rip with longer durations of this game sometime in the future.

I will give this album absolute 5/5. <3

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The tracks only loop once? What a crock! Even the rearranfed FF I&II were double-looped!

What is up with all the single-looping coming out of Squeenix recently?

How ya doing, buddy?

probably, to reduce the cost production?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Personally, this OST is worth getting if only for the amazing orchestral arrangement 1st track "Memory of the Wind" -- beautiful montage of themes from FFIII. Additionally, the Black Mages track at the end (Final Battle arrangement) is a great way to bookend the album.

The pieces themselves are hit and miss with me, as some of the great electronic elements are mussed up in their orchestral transition. However, a majority come across brilliantly in their transition to acoustic instrument samples.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by eriol33

probably, to reduce the cost production?

Exactly. Cheapskates!

I was speaking idiomatically.

I thought Battle 1 was looped twice.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Actually, quite a lot of the themes loop twice (from memory), but the main problem is that the arrangements are just too short, which is no problem if the game is fairly quick and easy to get through. As for the music, it's simply wonderful. I'm happy with the end result and much more satisfied than when I heard the average game rip a few months ago. Certainly much more appealing than the Front Mission Online soundtrack which was released in conjunction, but it certainly could be better.

FELIPE NO

For some odd reason, I prefer these pieces in their Famicom glory. Some of the arrangements add stuff that is actually irritating.

On the other hand, some of the arranged tracks sound absolutely amazing. It's a bit hit and miss with me. I certainly won't be discarding my FFIII OSV any time soon.

How ya doing, buddy?

Do the tracks on the OST sound exactly the same as on the game? If so, the sound quality is amazing for a DS game.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

They're the same arrangements, but the sample rate on the instruments is lower. The mix and EQ are slightly different as well.

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I'm loving this soundtrack. True, the tracks are awfully short, but they're still good. And the very first track, 'Memory of the Wind ~Legend of the Eternal Wind~', is a beautiful and great opening song. It's like love at first listen.

And 'Forbidden Land Eureka' is just awesome. Hearing the original and this, it's fascinating just how different they sound.

'Elia, the Maiden of Water' is, of course, sweet. But somehow, the original song held more emotion to me. Still enjoyable, but not as emotional.

And I'm disappointed in the arrangement of 'Tozas'. The previous version was so much cuter. The drums in this arrangement is distracting, to say the least.

But still, many gems lie in here. The glorious 'Memory of the Wind', the powerful 'Forbidden Land Eureka', 'Huge Battleship Invincible', 'Flying the Enterprise', and the sweet 'Town of Amur' are a few of these gems.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

Exactly. Cheapskates!

Yet they still release a DVD with it... Ridiculous.

I thought this OST was alright. The arrangements weren't that special, but mostly nice upgrades. Didn't think of muZik's album debut. The Black Mages' track was decent.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

The tracks only loop once? What a crock! Even the rearranfed FF I&II were double-looped!

What is up with all the single-looping coming out of Squeenix recently?

Quit your damn bitching. They maxed out a single CD's worth - something that FF1 & FF2 looped twice couldn't do - and I'm sure if you were faced with the prospect of producing a soundtrack comprised of either one disc or two discs, you'd definitely do your best to put as much music on a single CD as possible and cut your production materials in half. Why break up the soundtrack into two pieces when the reason for it is just to hear each track looped again? It's not a "crock;" it's efficient. Is the Repeat All option too much of a pain in the ass for you?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Cellius

Quit your damn bitching. They maxed out a single CD's worth - something that FF1 & FF2 looped twice couldn't do - and I'm sure if you were faced with the prospect of producing a soundtrack comprised of either one disc or two discs, you'd definitely do your best to put as much music on a single CD as possible and cut your production materials in half. Why break up the soundtrack into two pieces when the reason for it is just to hear each track looped again? It's not a "crock;" it's efficient. Is the Repeat All option too much of a pain in the ass for you?

Efficiency be damned--it's not that expensive to press a CD, and splitting VGM works over two discs is common. Let's face it--twice-looped tracks are the rule, not the exception, and there are plenty of precedents within Squeenix itself for giving an album two discs (or even three or four) if it's a major release. I don't buy the "efficiency" argument for a minute. It's laziness, or cheapness, or both.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I honestly wouldn't have minded to pay extra yens for a 2-discs filled with twice-looped tracks. I'm pretty sure I'm not alone here.

How ya doing, buddy?

FF3 was one of the most popular FF games in Japan. I first played it like 13 years ago, and it remained one of my favorite FF games ever. I've always enjoyed the music on the FC version. It's amazing how Uematsu could create such music with the 8-bit limitation.

Eversince I knew the NDS version was going to be released I was more excited to hear the music than anything else. I got the game when it came out, and it was amazing. Except a few tracks that sounded way different (Forbidden Land Eureka for example), everything was just what I expected. Not saying the different-sounding remix was bad, it was just unexpected.

I agree with Cubed, I wouldn't mind seeing a 2-disc version. They had 2 discs for FF5 and 3 discs for FF6 on.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

When i first played FF3 for the nes i really enjoyed the gameplay,storyline and music and i cant wait for the Nintendo DS Version.

I wouldnt mind if this OST had 1 disc or 2 discs doesnt bother me. From all the crystal room tracks ive heard they all are great and i agree with GlobeCLK how did Uematsu produce good music with that stupid limitation?

How ya doing, buddy?