Original soundtracks of Final Fantasy I & II

There have been two different releases of the Original Soundtracks of Final Fantasy I & II, corresponding to the original release of each game and to the release of the Final Fantasy Origins compilation.

The music of the original Final Fantasy and that of Final Fantasy II was first released as a single compilation album, All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II in 1989, to moderate critical acclaim. Following this release, the arranged album Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy was released to great critical acclaim, being called "an orchestral masterpiece" by Square Music reviewers and lauded by other sources as well.

In 2002, for the release of Final Fantasy Origins, the soundtrack was rearranged and released as the album Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack by Uematsu and Tsuyoshi Sekito, who won praise for his involvement and who would become, the following year, the lead guitarist of the Black Mages.

Development
The composer, Nobuo Uematsu, while working on the first Final Fantasy title wasn't aware he was going to be working on a series starting with his first project on Square. Hironobu Sakaguchi had told Uematsu he didn't want to try and compete with Enix and their Dragon Quest series and when Uematsu listened to its music he noticed Mr. Sugiyama's (the Dragon Quest series composer) rigidly classical style. He didn't want to create that type of music, and so didn't approach Final Fantasy with any specific ideas.

The limited hardware of the Nintendo Entertainment System set some restrictions on what kind of music the games could feature. Only three types of sounds were available, and did not offer much room to play around with: they had a low channel, a mid-range for arpeggios, and a top channel for melodies. Alternately, one could use the low end for arpeggios, and then use the other two for melody and its echo in order to give off a somewhat eerie, floating sound.

All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II
All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II is the complete soundtrack of the original NES versions of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II, on one disc. Tracks 1 and 49 are arranged versions of themes from both games. Tracks 2 - 21 are from Final Fantasy and 22 - 48 are from Final Fantasy II.

The original soundtrack of Final Fantasy introduced three of the musical themes that became a staple of the series ever afterward, as well as some lasting fan favorites such as "Matoya's Cave." Uematsu, at the time Final Fantasy was still being produced, was asked to compose the music for the game by the series' creator Hironobu Sakaguchi during a meeting at the small offices where Square Co., Ltd. was then located. After the game's success, Uematsu was asked to compose the music for the next entry in the series, which, despite its name, was not to be a direct sequel of Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy II introduced the fourth of the recurring themes, the "Chocobo's Theme".

Track List

 * 1) "WELCOME TO F.F.WORLD "Welcome to F.F. World" - 6:57
 * 2) "プレリュード (Preryūdo) "Prelude" - 0:52
 * 3) "オープニング・テーマ (Ōpuningu Tēma) "Opening Theme" - 1:25
 * 4) "コーネリア城 (Kōneria Shiro) "Cornelia Castle" -0:47
 * The eponymous theme of the castle.
 * 1) "メインテーマ (Mein Tēma) "Main Theme" - 1:02
 * The game's overworld theme. Not to be confused with the "Opening Theme".
 * 1) "カオスの神殿 (Kaosu no Shinden) "Temple of Chaos" - 1:00
 * Played when the party visits the Chaos Shrine.
 * 1) "マトーヤの洞窟 (Matōya no Dōkutsu) "Matoya's Cave" - 1:13
 * 2) "街 (Machi) "Town" - 0:52
 * The game's town theme. Played whenever the party visits a village or town.
 * 1) "店 (Mise) "Shop" - 1:00
 * Played when the party visits a shop.
 * 1) "船 (Fune) "Ship" - 0:48
 * Played when navigating the seas.
 * 1) "海底神殿 (Kaitei Shinden) "Undersea Shrine" - 1:27
 * Named "Underwater Temple" in the Original Soundtrack album.
 * 1) "ダンジョン (Danjon) "Dungeon" - 0:56
 * 2) "メニュー画面 (Menyū Gamen) "Menu Screen" - 0:41
 * 3) "飛空船 (Hikūtei) "Airship" - 0:50
 * Played while navigating the airship.
 * 1) "グルグ火山 (Gurugu Kazan) "Gurgu Volcano" - 1:12
 * Played when visiting Mount Gulg.
 * 1) "浮遊城 (Fuyū Shiro) "Floating Castle" - 1:14
 * 2) "戦闘シーン (Sentō Shīn) "Battle Scene" - 1:36
 * The game's battle theme. It was arranged in a heavy rock style and included in the Black Mages' first, eponymous album.
 * 1) "勝利 (Shōri) "Victory" - 0:38
 * 2) "エンディングテーマ (Endingu Tēma) "Ending Theme" - 1:49
 * The game's ending theme.
 * 1) "デッドミュージック(Deddo Myūjikku) "Dead Music" - 0:53
 * Played during a Game Over.
 * 1) "セーブミュージック (Seibu Myūjikku) "Save Music" - 0:07
 * Played when accessing the save screen.
 * 1) "プレリュード (Preryūdo) "Prelude" - 0:46
 * 2) "戦闘シーン１ (Sentō Shīn 1) "Battle Scene 1" - 1:28
 * The game's battle theme. It was arranged in a heavy rock style and included in the Black Mages' first, eponymous album.
 * 1) "生き返りの間 (Ikikaeri no Kan) "Time of Revival" - 0:24
 * Played during the scene when the player first meets Minwu. Named "Revivification" in the Original Soundtrack album.
 * 1) "再会 (Saikai) "Reunion" - 0:09
 * 2) "反乱軍のテーマ (Hanrangun no Tēma) "Rebel Army Theme" - 1:15
 * The Wild Rose Rebellion's theme.
 * 1) "街 (Machi) "Town" -	1:46
 * The game's town theme
 * 1) "メインテーマ (Mein Tēma) "Main Theme" - 1:26
 * The game's overworld theme. It was included in the album Final Fantasy: Pray as a vocal arrangement performed by Risa Ohki.
 * 1) "パンデモニウム城 (Pandemoniumu Shiro) 	"Pandemonium Castle" - 1:04
 * Played during the party's incursion on Pandaemonium. Named "Castle Pandemonium" in Original Soundtrack album.
 * 1) "帝国軍のテーマ (Teikokugun no Tēma) "Imperial Army Theme" - 1:29
 * A sort of Imperial March for Palamecia's forces.
 * 1) "チョコボのテーマ (Chokobo no Tēma) "Chocobo's Theme" - 0:25
 * The first appearance of the beloved giant bird's theme.
 * 1) "魔導士の塔 (Madōushi no Tō) "Tower of Mages" - 1:25
 * Named "Magician's Tower" in the Original Soundtrack album
 * 1) "脱出！ (Dasshutsu!) "Escape!" - 0:20
 * Named "Run!" in the Original Soundtrack album.
 * 1) "古城 (Kojō) "Ancient Castle" - 0:51
 * 2) "ダンジョン (Danjon) "Dungeon" - 1:46
 * 3) "皇帝復活 (Kōtei Fukkatsu) "Emperor's Revival" - 0:27
 * Named "The Revived Emperor" in the Original Soundtrack album.
 * 1) "戦闘シーン２ (Sentō Shīn 2) "Battle Scene 2" - 2:10
 * The game's boss theme.
 * 1) "勝利 (Shōri) "Victory" - 0:40
 * The Victory Fanfare.
 * 1) "フィナーレ (Fināre) "Finale" - 3:09
 * The game's ending theme.
 * 1) "ワルツ (Warutsu) "Waltz" - 0:41
 * 2) "王女の誘惑 (Ōjo no Yūwaku) "Temptation of the Princess" - 0:28
 * 3) "デッドミュージック (Deddo Myūjikku) "Dead Music" - 0:50
 * 4) "ファンファーレ (Fanfāre) "Fanfare" - 0:06
 * 5) "仲間に加える (Nakama ni Kuwaeru) "Joining the Group" - 0:07
 * Played whenever a new member joins the party.
 * 1) "店 (Mise) "Shop" - 0:41
 * Played when the party visits a shop.
 * 1) "飛空船 (Hikūtei) "Airship" - 0:56
 * Played when navigating the skies on the airship.
 * 1) "戦闘シーン３ (Sentō Shīn 3) "Battle Scene 3" - 1:58
 * 2) "ダンジョン (Danjon) "Dungeon" - 0:59
 * Reused in Final Fantasy VI as The Magic House when in Jidoor in the World of Ruin.
 * 1) "FAREWELL! F.F. WORLD "Farewell! F.F. World" - 7:25

Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack is the complete soundtrack of the PlayStation remake versions of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II. The rearrangements were produced by Nobuo Uematsu (for disc 1) and Tsuyoshi Sekito (for disc 2).

Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack is missing some Final Fantasy II music that was on the All Sounds of album, notably the airship music, shop music and dungeon music. It also lacks the remixes "Welcome to F.F. World" and "Farewell! F.F. World." However, the music has been revamped for PlayStation sound quality.

Track List
Disc 1 - Final Fantasy I (55:11) Disc 2 - Final Fantasy II (47:19)

Sheet Music
Published by DOREMI Music Publishing, the sheet music book Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack Piano Solo Sheet Music contains 63 solo piano arrangements for the music on the Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack. The Final Fantasy I-II-III All Songs Collection book contains piano solo arrangements for all tracks on the first three games in the Final Fantasy series.