Original soundtracks of Final Fantasy III

There have been two different releases of the Original Soundtracks of Final Fantasy III, corresponding to the original release of the game and to the release of the DS version of Final Fantasy III.

The music of Final Fantasy III was Nobuo Uematsu's twenty-first collaboration to the video game industry and was well received by critics, that hail it as one of the best NES soundtracks.

''Final Fantasy III: Original Sound Version
Final Fantasy III: Original Sound Version is the complete soundtrack of the original NES version of Final Fantasy III. It was actually not the game's first compilation album, having been released a year after the arranged album Final Fantasy III: Eternal Legend of the Wind.

The NES version of Final Fantasy III never made it to Western shores, and therefore it was not until the game's DS Version the soundtrack was widely distributed in America and the rest of the world.

Track List
The English titles in parentheses are the literal translation of the corresponding Japanese title.
 * 1) "プレリュード (Pureryūdo) "Prelude" - 0:49
 * 2) "クリスタルのある洞窟 (Kurisutaru no aru Dōkutsu, "Cave Where the Crystal Is") "Crystal Cave" - 1:40
 * Played during the Wind Crystal dungeon.
 * 1) "バトル１～ファンファーレ～ (Batoru 1 ~Fanfāre~) "Battle 1 (Fanfare)" - 1:53
 * The battle theme of Final Fantasy III. It was included in the Black Mages's second studio album, The Black Mages II: The Skies Above and retitled "The Rocking Grounds".
 * 1) "クリスタルルーム (Kurisutaru Rūmu) "Crystal Room" - 0:29
 * Plays during the Wind Crystal Room sequence.
 * 1) "オープニング・テーマ (Ōpuningu Tēma) "Opening Theme" - 1:27
 * 2) "故郷の街ウル (Furusato no Machi Uru, "Hometown Ur") "My Home Town" - 1:44
 * The town theme of Final Fantasy III. It plays whenever the player enters a town except for Tozus and Gysahl.
 * 1) "悠久の風 (Yūkyū no Kaze) "Eternal Wind" - 2:07
 * 2) "ジンの呪い (Jin no Noroi, "Djinn's Curse") "Jinn, the Fire" - 1:15
 * Played during the battle with the Jinn.
 * 1) "ダンジョン (Danjon) "The Dungeon" - 1:07
 * The dungeon theme.
 * 1) "勇者の帰還 (Yūsha no Kikan, "Return of the Hero") "Return of the Warrior" - 1:03
 * Played at Kazus and Castle Sasune after defeating the Jinn, and played at Saronia after defeating Gigameth.
 * 1) "山頂への道 (Sanchō e no Michi) "The Way to the Top" -	0:42
 * Played at Dragon's Peak and whenever the party walks around the Invincible.
 * 1) "小人の村トーザス (Shōnin no Mura Tōzasu, "Village of Little People, Tozas") "Cute Little Tozas" - 1:00
 * Played whenever the player visits Tozus.
 * 1) "ネプト寝殿 (Neputo Shinden) "Shrine of Nept" -	0:58
 * The eponymous theme of the location.
 * 1) "エンタープライズ海を行く (Entāpuraizu Umi o Yuku, "Enterprise Sails the Ocean") "Sailing Enterprise" - 1:02
 * Played when navigating through the Floating Continent.
 * 1) "生きている森 (Ikiteiru Mori) "Living Forest" -	0:44'''
 * The eponymous the of the location.
 * 1) "古代人の村 (Kodaijin no Mura, "Village of the Ancients") "Time Remains" - 1:45
 * Played when visiting the Village of the Ancients.
 * 1) "チョコボのテーマ (Chokobo no Tēma, "Chocobo's Theme") "Chocobos!" - 0:38
 * 2) "でぶチョコボあらわる (Debu Chokobo Arawaru, "Fat Chocobo Uncovered") "Big Chocobo!" - 0:29
 * Played whenever sighting a Fat Chocobo, regardless of the theme played before.
 * 1) "オーエンの塔 (Ōen no Tō) "Tower of Owen" - 1:05
 * Eponymous theme of the dungeon.
 * 1) "ギサールの野菜 (Gisāru no Yasai, "Gysahl Greens") "Veggies of Geasal" - 0:45
 * Gysahl's theme
 * 1) "ハインの城 (Hain no Shiro) "Castle of Hain" - 1:22
 * Played when crawling through Hein's Castle.
 * 1) "バトル２ (Battle 2) "Battle 2" - 1:40'''
 * The Boss battle theme.
 * 1) "レクイエム (Rekuiemu) "The Requiem" - 0:38
 * The Game Over theme.
 * 1) "エンタープライズ空を飛ぶ (Entāpuraizu Sora o Tobu, "The Enterprise Flies Through the Sky") "Go Above the Clouds!" - 0:44
 * Played when flying the airships Enterprise and Nautilus.
 * 1) "果てしなき大海原 (Hateshinaki Ōunabara) "The Endless Ocean" - 1:18
 * Played when first navigating through the oceans of the World Map before fighting Kraken. It was included as a vocal arrangement in the music album ''Final Fantasy: Pray, performed by Risa Ohki.
 * 1) "水の巫子エリア (Mizu no Miko Eria) "Elia, the Maiden of Water" - 1:21
 * Eria Benett's theme. It has been arranged in several occasions, as a vocal performance in the album Final Fantasy: Pray and as an orchestrated version in the albums 20020220 music from Final Fantasy and Project Majestic Mix: A Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu.
 * 1) "アムルの街(Amuru no Machi, "Town of Amur") "Town of Water" - 1:07
 * Theme played in Amur.
 * 1) "ピアノのおけいこ１ (Piano no Okeiko 1, "Piano Practice 1") "Let's Play the Piano!" - 0:11
 * 2) "ピアノのおけいこ２ (Piano no Okeiko 2, "Piano Practice 2") "Let's Play the Piano Again!" - 0:06
 * 3) "スイフト・ツイスト (Suifuto Tsuisuto) "Swift Twist" - 0:38
 * 4) "４人組じいさんのテーマ (Yonin-gumi Jīsan no Tēma, "Theme of the Four Old Guys") "Good Ol' Fellows" - 0:34
 * The Four Old Men's theme.
 * 1) "隠れ村ファルガバード (Kakuremura Farugabādo, "Hidden Town of Falgabard") "In the Covert Town" - 1:01
 * Falgabard's theme.
 * 1) "巨大都市サロニア (Kyodai Toshi Saronia, "Giant Metropolis Salonia") "Salonia" - 1:40
 * Eponymous theme of the location.
 * 1) "潜水艇ノーチラス (Sensuikan Nōchirasu, "The Submarine Nautilus") "Deep Under the Water" - 1:53
 * Played while navigating the submerged Nautilus.
 * 1) "海底寝殿 (Kaitei Shinden, "Undersea Shrine") "Beneath the Horizon" - 1:26
 * 2) "ドーガとウネの館 (Dōga to Une no Kan, "Doga and Une's Home") "Let Me Know the Truth" - 0:56
 * Played at Unei's Shrine, Doga's Mansion and Doga's Grotto.
 * 1) "ノアのリュート (Noa no Ryūto) "Lute of Noah" - 0:20
 * Played when the item is used.
 * 1) "ウネの体操 (Une no Taisō, "Une's Morning Exercise") "Good Morning!" - 0:30
 * Played on a cutscene involving Unei at Unei's Shrine.
 * 1) "巨大戦艦インビンシブル (Kyodai Senkan Inbinshiburu, "Giant Battleship Invincible") "The Invincible" - 1:25
 * Played when flying the Invincible.
 * 1) "禁断の地エウレカ (Kindan no Chi Eureka, "Forbidden Land Eureka") "Forbidden Land" - 0:49
 * Eureka's theme.
 * 1) "クリスタルタワー (Kurisutaru Tawā) "The Crystal Tower" - 1:14
 * Eponymous theme of the dungeon.
 * 1) "闇のクリスタル (Yami no Kurisutaru) "The Dark Crystals" - 1:43
 * Mysterious theme of the World of Darkness
 * 1) "最後の死闘 (Saigo no Shitō, "Final Struggle to the Death") "This is the Last Battle" - 2:22
 * Played on both occasions when the party meets the Cloud of Darkness.
 * 1) "エンディングテーマ (Endingu Tēma, "Ending Theme") "The Everlasting World" - 6:44

''Final Fantasy III: Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy III: Original Soundtrack is the complete soundtrack of the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy III. Also included in this album is a DVD containing the game's opening FMV sequence, a promotion video made for the game, and an interview with the game's staff. The album also contains arranged tracks that are not played in the game and songs that were not included on the NES version soundtrack.

Final Fantasy III: Original Soundtrack received a lukewarm and occasionally good reviews from critics.

Sheet Music
Final Fantasy III Original Soundtrack Piano Solo Sheet Music, published by DOREMI Music Publishing, contains solo piano arrangements for all the music on the Nintendo DS version of the Final Fantasy III: Original Soundtrack. The compilation book Final Fantasy I-II-III All Songs Collection contains piano arrangements for the three first games in the Final Fantasy series.

Trivia

 * The original background music for the town of Amur was used in creating the song "Cloud Smiles" in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

Links

 * VGMdb - Final Fantasy III Original Sound Version
 * VGMdb - Final Fantasy III Original Sound Version (reprint)
 * VGMdb - Final Fantasy III Original Sound Version (reprint)
 * VGMdb - Final Fantasy III Original Soundtrack