Battle Theme 1

"Battle Theme 1", is the main battle theme of Final Fantasy II, composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

Final Fantasy II
In the original NES version of Final Fantasy II, "Battle Theme 1" is used as the main battle theme of the game, and is also used as the battle theme for some minor boss battles: Sergeant; Adamantoise; and Emperor. It is the twenty-third track of All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II's, the first soundtrack for Final Fantasy II.

In the game's Wonderswan Color version of the game, "Battle Theme 1" and "Battle Theme 2" were remastered and further arranged into new themes to serve as boss themes by Tsuyoshi Sekito. "Battle Theme A" is the arrangement of "Battle Theme 1" and is used for several mid to late-game bosses: Lamia Queen; the Fire, Ice and Thunder Gigas; King Behemoth; the set encounters with each of the Dragons; the bosses at Pandaemonium and Arubboth; Ultima Weapon; and the boss of the Anniversary edition's Arcane Labyrinth: Phrekyos.

"Battle Theme 1" became the fifth track of the original soundtrack; while "Battle Scene A" is its twenty-sixth track.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
An arrangement of "Battle Scene 1" plays in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn during the boss battle against Raucous Bodyguard, Boastful Bodyguard, and Filthy Bodyguard for the quest "Into a Copper Hell" in Ul'dah.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
An arrangement of "Battle Theme 1" by Takeharu Ishimoto is included in Dissidia as "Battle Theme 1 -arrange- from FINAL FANTASY II". It is the eleventh track of the original soundtrack's first disc.

The track is used as the default themes for battles including Firion or the Emperor, or any battle with Pandaemonium as the arena.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Like every other of Dissidia's tracks, this version is reused in its prequel and is given the same use.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
"Battle Theme 1" appears in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy as a bonus Battle track available through DLC.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
An arrangement of "Battle Scene 1" by Yuzo Takahashi is present in this game as "Pop-Up Duel". It is the thirtieth track of the original soundtrack album.

Piano Opera Final Fantasy I/II/III
"Battle Scene 1" is included in the piano "Battle Medley [FINAL FANTASY I/II/III]" along with "Battle" and "Battle 1" from Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy III, respectively. It was arranged by Hiroyuki Nakayama and is the ninth track of the album.

Final Fantasy Orchestra Album
"Battle Theme 1" is the second song of the final track of this album, "Battle Medley 2012 (Final Fantasy I – XIV)", arranged by Hiroyuki Nakayama.