Final Fantasy (theme)

The "Opening Theme" is a recurring piece of music by Nobuo Uematsu in the Final Fantasy series. It has also been called "Prologue" and "Final Fantasy". Because of this, along with its recurrence, it is considered to be the main theme of the series.

It was first played during the opening of the original Final Fantasy and has ever since been played in every game in the series, except Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XI, during the opening or during the ending sequence.

Final Fantasy
Appears at the Cornelia Bridge and at the Credits.

Final Fantasy III
Appears at the Wind Crystal chamber after defeating the Land Turtle in the NES version and after defeating Djinn in the DS version.

Final Fantasy IV
Appears during the prophecy of Cecil's destiny. Also plays during the end of the game, when the party members pray to give strength to Cecil and his companions.

Final Fantasy V
Appears at the end of the game when Krile is at the Elder Tree.

Final Fantasy VI
Appears at the end of the game, mixed into the track Balance is Restored.

Final Fantasy VII
Appears in the credits.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
An orchestrated version plays during the credits.

Final Fantasy VIII
Appears in the track "Ending Theme" in the OST and in the ending movie of the game. It was arranged in form of a military march.

Final Fantasy IX
Appears during the Prima Vista escape scene and in the credits, right after the theme song Melodies of Life, also in the OST at the end of "Melodies of Life".

Final Fantasy XII
Appears in the intro movie in the game, and in the OST as "FINAL FANTASY ~FFXII Version~".

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Plays at the opening FMV and at the end of the game.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
Plays at the final part of the ending, a recreation of the Cornelia Bridge scene from Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
This song has been heard in the opening of one of the game's trailers.

Pray
"Pray" is a vocal arrangement of the Main Theme from the orginal featured in the eponymous music album Final Fantasy: Pray, performed by Risa Ohki. It is sung in Japanese.

Lyrics
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Japanese

 * Tooku shizuka na hoshizora kara,
 * Afureru inochi no uta ga hibiku.
 * Ikusen kounen yami o koete,
 * Hitotsu no daichi ni tadori tsuita.


 * Sotto hitomi o tojita mama de
 * Tooi inori no you ni


 * Itsushi ka yumetachi ga
 * Kanau you ni


 * Konna chiisa na te no hira de wa
 * Kakaekirenu hodo toki wa nagai
 * Ikusenman ri no tabi no hate ni
 * Yasashii egao ni meguriaeru


 * Ima wa namida ni nureta mama de
 * Fukai inori no you ni


 * Itsushi ka kanashimi mo
 * Owaru you ni


 * Tooku shizuka na hoshizora kara,
 * Afureru inochi no uta ga kikoeru.


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English translation

 * From far and silent starry skies
 * Echoes a song full of life.
 * Crossing a darkness of thousands of light years,
 * It finally arrives at a single earth.


 * With eyes closed just so,
 * Like a faraway prayer,


 * So that one day
 * Our dreams will come true.


 * Time is so long that
 * These tiny palms can barely hold it.
 * At the end of a million-mile voyage,
 * We can still run across smiling faces.


 * Now, wet with tears,
 * As though deep in prayer,


 * So that one day
 * Sadness, too, will end.


 * From far and silent starry skies,
 * A song full of life can be heard.


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