"Birth of a God" (神の誕生, Kami no Tanjō?) is a boss theme in Final Fantasy VII, composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu.
Sephiroth's de jure theme "Those Chosen by the Planet" is mixed into this piece. At second 0:27, the classic bass line of Final Fantasy to Final Fantasy VI battle themes can be heard. Zeromus's battle theme intro from Final Fantasy IV can also be heard in the intro.
Game appearances[]
Final Fantasy VII[]
"Birth of a God" is the penultimate battle theme of the game, played during the battle with Bizarro∙Sephiroth.
It is track 15 of disc 4 on the Final Fantasy VII: Original Soundtrack, and track 82 on the Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack Revival Disc.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
"Birth of a God" is available as a purchasable battle background music as part of a pack of three tracks from Final Fantasy VII.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT[]
The original and new arranged version appear as battle music. "Birth of a God (Arrangement)" was arranged by Takeharu Ishimoto.
"Birth of a God (Arrangement)" is track 14 on disc 2 on the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Original Soundtrack Vol. 2.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival[]
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Birth of a God
"Birth of a God" appears as a Battle Music Sequence.
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line[]
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Final Fantasy VII Chips[]
A chiptune arrangement of "Birth of a God" appears on the album, arranged by SEXY-SYNTHESIZER under the alias (S_S).
BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Gaiden: Minna de Bravo![]
A jazz-funk arrangement of "Birth of a God" appears as an untitled hidden track on the album.
BRA★BRA Final Fantasy VII Brass de Bravo[]
"Birth of a God" was arranged by Miho Hazama and recorded for the album, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra.
The same recording was also released later on the BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Battle & Field album.
Live performances[]
BRA★BRA Final Fantasy VII Brass de Bravo with Siena Wind Orchestra[]
"Birth of a God" was performed during the concert tour in 2018, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra. The live recording from the 2018.5.12 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan performance was released on the concert Blu-ray.
Compilation album appearances[]
Final Fantasy VII Vinyl Limited Edition[]
"Birth of a God" is included on the fourth disc of the compilation album.