Original soundtracks of Final Fantasy IV

There have been three different releases of the Original Soundtracks of Final Fantasy IV, corresponding to the game's original release, the release of Final Fantasy Chronicles and the release of the DS version of Final Fantasy IV.

Final Fantasy IVs soundtrack is the first to include amongst its body of works a Piano Collections album, a practice that became a rule of sorts for every game in the series afterward. Another arranged album, Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon, was released as well, performed by Máire Breatnach in the style of Celtic music. Both arrangements were issued to considerable acclaim.

Final Fantasy IV: Original Sound Version
Final Fantasy IV: Original Sound Version is the complete soundtrack for the SNES version Final Fantasy IV, on one disc. All songs are composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu.

Uematsu noted that the soundtrack's production was an arduous task, involving much trial and error. The reason stemmed from the then-recent transition phase between on the Famicom and the Super Famicom hardware.

Track List

 * 1) "The Prelude" - 1:13
 * 2) "The Red Wings" - 2:06
 * Cecil's theme and the theme of the Red Wings of Baron.
 * 1) "Kingdom of Baron" - 1:10
 * Baron Castle's theme.
 * 1) "Theme of Love" - 1:49
 * Rosa's theme.
 * 1) "Prologue" - 1:10
 * The Opening Theme. It was included in the music album Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon arranged in a traditional Irish style and produced by Máire Breatnach.
 * 1) "Welcome to Our Town!" - 0:49
 * The game's town theme.
 * 1) "Main Theme of FINAL FANTASY IV" - 1:25
 * The overworld theme.
 * 1) "Battle 1" - 1:00
 * The game's battle theme.
 * 1) "Fanfare" - 0:25
 * 2) "Enter Fat Chocobo" - 0:24
 * Played whenever the party interacts with Fat Chocobo.
 * 1) "Chocobo Chocobo" - 0:30
 * Played whenever the player rides the yellow chocobo.
 * 1) "Into the Darkness" - 1:21
 * Played whenever the party enters a cave or an underground passage. It was included in Celtic Moon.
 * 1) "Battle 2" - 1:13
 * The game's boss battle theme.
 * 1) "Bomb Ring" - 0:52
 * Played when the Red Wings attack Mist.
 * 1) "Rydia" - 1:01
 * Rydia's theme. It was included in Celtic Moon.
 * 1) "Damcyan Castle" - 1:03
 * The eponymous theme of the location, as well as Eblan Castle.
 * 1) "Sorrow and Loss" - 1:01
 * Played during Anna and Edward's last scene.
 * 1) "Edward's Harp" - 0:54
 * Edward's theme. "Edward's Harp" was included in the arranged album Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon (titled "Melody of Lute") and as a vocal arrangement in the album Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow performed by Risa Ohki.
 * 1) "Mt. Ordeals" - 1:18
 * The eponymous theme of the location.
 * 1) "Fabul" - 1:35
 * The eponymous theme of the location.
 * 1) "Run!" - 0:24
 * 2) "Suspicion" - 0:37
 * 3) "Golbez, Clad in Darkness" - 1:00
 * Golbez's theme.
 * 1) "Hey Cid!" - 0:55
 * "Cid's theme.
 * 1) "Mystic Mysidia" - 1:19
 * Mysidia's theme.
 * 1) "A Long Way to Go" - 0:45
 * Played during the meeting of Cecil with the Elder of Mysidia.
 * 1) "Palom and Porom" - 0:37
 * Palom and Porom's theme. Included in Celtic Moon.
 * 1) "Battle With the Four Fiends" - 1:39
 * 2) "The Airship" - 0:55
 * The theme that plays when flying an airship other than the Lunar Whale.
 * 1) "Troian Beauty" - 1:23
 * Troia's theme. Included in Celtic Moon.
 * 1) "Samba de Chocobo!" - 0:45
 * Another mix of the Chocobo's theme. Played when the player rides the black chocobo.
 * 1) "Tower of Bab-il" - 1:31
 * The eponymous theme of the location.
 * 1) "Somewhere in the World..." - 0:33
 * Played in some screen changes and cutscenes, such as the meeting of Golbez with Scarmiglione and the airborne meeting between Kain and Cecil, where they discuss Rosa's ransom.
 * 1) "Land of Dwarves" - 1:04
 * An arrangement of the Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV, it played when journeying across the World Map of the Underworld.
 * 1) "Giott, King of the Dwarves" - 0:57
 * Played whenever the party visits the Dwarven Castle and King Giott. It was included in Celtic Moon.
 * 1) "Dancing Calbrena" - 0:32
 * Played during the battle with the Calcabrina and when the party meets Dr. Lugae. It was included in Celtic Moon.
 * 1) "Tower of Zot" - 1:05
 * The eponymous theme of the location.
 * 1) "The Land of Summons" - 1:14
 * The Feymarch's theme. It is also played at the Lair of the Father.
 * 1) "Lunar Whale" - 1:08
 * Played when walking around inside the Lunar Whale.
 * 1) "Another Moon" - 1:06
 * Played when walking around the Red Moon.
 * 1) "The Lunarians" - 1:16
 * The theme played at the Crystal Palace.
 * 1) "Within the Giant" - 1:27
 * Played when walking around inside the Giant of Babil and in the final floors of the Lunar Subterrane.
 * Included as a bonus song in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.
 * 1) "The Final Battle" {{J|}最後の闘い|Saigo no Tatakai}} - 1:55
 * 2) "Epilogue" - 11:37
 * The game's ending theme.

Liner Notes (translated from the original Japanese)
I have never before had a job go as smoothly as this one! Of course, I imagine that my workplace in Hawaii had much to do with that, where I could relax and concentrate on my job. The weather was great, and my office building overlooked Waikiki Beach. On the weekends, I went to concerts at Aloha Stadium; I just saw MC Hammer last week, in fact. But anyway, for me, the most delightful part of my stay was that, unlike Tokyo, there were hardly any cars or people.

Waikiki's Main Street, Kalakaua Avenue, has no congestion at all. In such a blessed environment, one idea for a composition came to me after another; I was never at a loss for inspiration! When my job tired me out, I would take a stroll on the beach with a beer in hand. Watching the blazing red sun set at twilight, feeling the cool, refreshing breeze against my cheek... sob, sob, sob... (crying)... splash, splash... (one teardrop, two teardrops)... I'm sorry... That's not true... My job wasn't anything like that... I just escaped into my dream world for a little while by just telling all you FF fans about it, and that made it seem real to me, so... Well, anyhow, it's been about six years since I got this game music job, hasn't it... And I've had many things happen to me in that time, many hardships - I've had compositions that I fought long and hard to create end up scrapped, been stuck for ideas just before deadline, has game magazines disparage my music, and had my bike break down. And then there was the time I went to the vending machine to buy a cola and ended up pressing the button for oolong tea by mistake... Aaah, but it doesn't matter... anyhow, it's been horrible up to now, my friends! And this job was even tougher! Since I was working with new hardware in the Super Famicom, the music was from start to finish a series of trials and errors, and the staff practically lived at the company, staying over in sleeping bags and doing nothing but working - I myself haven't had a full day off since February of last year! Do you believe it? We worked every day, through regular days off, summer vacation - all of them, everyone.

This was hardly our job; this was more like what Japanese salarymen do. And my staff on this project was constantly whining - "I'm too busy!" "I already did my best on the music!" "That guy's watching what I'm doing!" Now, they shouldn't say things like that - they should just enjoy themselves.

Yeah, those people are soft. When the pressure mounts, they buckle. You have to take care of yourself -

"By the way, boss, did you think my idea about working in Hawaii was good?"

"Well, you going to Hawaii could mean the difference between you writing good compositions and bad ones."

"Huh... What do you mean?"

"The waves are violent in Hawaii."

...and we all lived happily ever after.


 * April 13, 1991, 1:30 a.m. (in the office, naturally)
 * Nobuo Uematsu

Final Fantasy IV Official Soundtrack: Music from Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy IV Official Soundtrack: Music from Final Fantasy Chronicles is the North American release of the Final Fantasy IV: Original Sound Version album. It is almost the same as the original, except some titles were changed and a bonus track was added taken from the Piano Collections album.

Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy IV: Original Soundtrack is the complete soundtrack for the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy IV. All songs have been rearranged for the DS hardware by Junya Nakano or Kenichiro Fukui. Along with the new arrangements, the album features a vocal version of the "Theme of Love" called "Moonlight" sung by Megumi Ida. The bonus DVD features the full FMV opening for the game as well as a promotional trailer and an interview with composers and sound designers whose work is featured in the game.

Two versions of this soundtrack exist that both have the same catalog number: the "first pressing" edition, and the regular edition. The first pressing has a slipcase cover that features Cecil in both his dark knight and paladin appearances. The CD and DVD are exactly the same in both versions.

Sheet Music
The Sheet Music for the official soundtracks has been published in a few different publications. The first one was published in 1997 by DOREMI Music Publishing to commemorate the game's release on the PlayStation, and contains Asako Niwa's solo piano arrangements for the music on the Final Fantasy IV: Original Sound Version. Another book was released at the at time of the game's Nintendo DS release, containing solo piano arrangements for the music on the Nintendo DS version of the Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack.