Battle 1 (Final Fantasy III)

"Battle 1" (バトル１) is the main Battle Theme from Final Fantasy III. It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

Final Fantasy III
"Battle 1" is first heard at the forced encounter against the Goblins at Altar Cave. After that, it is the battle theme for every random encounter in the game. This this track is number 3 in the Final Fantasy III Original Sound Version, the first soundtrack of Final Fantasy III.

As with the rest of the soundtrack, "Battle 1" was remastered by Nobuo Uematsu for the Nintendo DS release of Final Fantasy III, was was released as part of the Final Fantasy III Original Soundtrack, of which it is the fourth track.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
An arrangement of this theme by Tsuyoshi Sekito labeled "Battle 1 -arrange-" from FINAL FANTASY III" appears in the prequel to Dissidia as a battle theme.

The track can be automatically selected for battles including Onion Knight or the Cloud of Darkness, or any battle with the World of Darkness or the Crystal Tower as the arena.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
"Battle 1" is a bonus Battle theme available as Downloadable Content.

Final Fantasy III: Eternal Legend of the Wind
"Battle 1" concludes the second song of the album, "Following the Wind". This arrangement was produced by Nobuo Uematsu and the narration was performed by Jeff Levy.

The Black Mages II: The Skies Above
"Rocking Grounds" is an hard rock rearrangement of "Battle 1" that serves as the very first track of the the Black Mages' second studio album.

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

LIVE "Above The Sky"
The Black Mages' "Rocking Grounds" was the first song performed at their 2005 concerts at Club Citta in Kawasaki City, Japan and Namba Hatch in Osaka City, Japan.

More Friends - Music from Final Fantasy
The Black Mages performed "Rocking Grounds" at this concert at the Gibson Amphitheater - Los Angeles, California, United States of America, in May 16th, 2005. It was the eight song of the concert's line-up.

Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable
An electric-guitar arrangement of "Battle 1" is included in this crossover between Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest for the PlayStation Portable. During the introduction, its background is similar to the remastered of "Battle 1" for the Nintendo DS release of Final Fantasy III.