The final boss battle theme for FFX. A grave opening gives way to incessant questioning from the piano, as poignant as Spira's spiral of death and dreams...
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"Final Battle" (決戦, Kessen?, lit. Decisive Battle) is the final boss theme that plays during the final battle against Yu Yevon in Final Fantasy X, composed and arranged by Masashi Hamauzu.
Game appearances[]
Final Fantasy X[]
"Final Battle" plays during the battle against Yu Yevon. It is track 18 of disc 4 on the Final Fantasy X: Original Soundtrack. The song is a 3-part variation and the third part (2:20-2:40) is infused with the melody of "Hymn of the Fayth".
"Final Battle" in the Final Fantasy X HD Remaster was rearranged by Masashi Hamauzu. The arrangement uses realistic instrument sample libraries, the piano is layered with the xylophone, and the glissando (itself sampled from a currently unknown performance) is instead an orchestral hit. It is track 88 on the Final Fantasy X HD Remaster Original Soundtrack.
Final Fantasy XV[]
"Final Battle" is included in the music player as the ninth track of Memories of FFX album bought from the Wiz Chocobo Post for 100 gil.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
"Final Battle" appears as one of the downloadable tracks available in the Final Fantasy X music pack, allowing it to be usable as battle background music.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT[]
A new arrangement of the theme by Tsuyoshi Sekito can be bought from the in-game shop for 3,600 gil.
""Final Battle" from FINAL FANTASY X (Arrangement)" is track 14 of disc 1 on the Dissidia Final Fantasy -Arcade- Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 and is track 33 on the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Original Soundtrack.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy[]
"Final Battle" appears as a downloadable content Battle Music Sequence track for Final Fantasy X.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call[]
"Final Battle" reappears as a Battle Music Sequence for Final Fantasy X.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival[]
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Final Battle
"Final Battle" returns as a playable Battle Music Sequence that can be purchased from the song store for 5 sound medals. It was also the worldwide victory reward for the "Thunder Plains vs. Dalmasca Estersand" Lux Crystal Battle that took place between April 26, 2017 and May 9, 2017.
| Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Expert | Ultimate | Transcendent |
| N/A | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
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Piano Collections: Final Fantasy X[]
The Piano Collections version is mostly faithful to the OST version, arranged by Masashi Hamauzu and performed by Aki Kuroda.
There is a second version found in the Piano Collections Book under "Special Presents", and has an added staccato section.
Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection[]
The beginning of track 12 "Spiral" contains a short and simplified piano solo and then enters an irrelevant electronic-rock fusion.
A New World: intimate music from Final Fantasy - Volume II[]
A recording of "Final Battle" was performed by piano soloist Benyamin Nuss, recorded by Georg Bongartz at Riverside Studios, Cologne, Germany. It is track 9 on the album.
Compilation album appearances[]
Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Tracks 1987-2017[]
"Final Battle" is track 93 of disc 1 on the album celebrating Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary.
Final Fantasy X Vinyl[]
"Final Battle" is track 3 of side D on the album celebrating the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy X.
See also[]
Etymology[]
A decisive battle is another name for decisive victory. A decisive victory is a military victory in battle that definitively resolves the objective being fought over, ending one stage of the conflict and beginning another stage. Until a decisive victory is achieved, conflict over the competing objectives will continue.