Episode 4-8: Final Fantasy Character Themes by Nobuo Uematsu

Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast

Greetings, Gamers! This time around, all of our Very Good Music will follow a very specific theme. Nobuo Uematsu is probably the most famous video game music composer in the world. As such, we're going to hone in on a very small but significant corner of his library: Final Fantasy Character Themes!

Our songs today come from Final Fantasies IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X and run the gamut from slow and somber to soaring and heroic. We hope you enjoy this unique take on a composer focus as we look at the work of one of game music's greatest of all time.

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Playlist: (all games by Square and composed by Uematsu. Names are from the American versions)

Play-in: World Map Theme 1/Terra's Theme - Final Fantasy VI - SNES - 1994

8:54 - Red Wings/Cecil's Theme - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

16:07 - Edgar and Sabin - Final Fantasy VI - SNES - 1994

21:44 - Theme of Love/Rosa's Theme Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

27:58 - Julia - Final Fantasy VIII - PlayStation - 1999

33:17 - Barret's Theme - Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation - 1997

39:29 - Hey Cid! - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

40:36 - Cid's Theme - Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation - 1997

42:23 - Cid's Theme - Final Fantasy IX - PlayStation - 2000

48:48 - Aerith's Theme - Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation - 1997

54:18 - Tifa's Theme - Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation - 1997

58:24 - Rydia - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

1:03:23 - Rikku's Theme - Final Fantasy X - PlayStation 2 - 2001

Blooper Reel: Palom and Porom - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

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