arrangers:
- link: artist/77
  names:
    en: Nobuo Uematsu
    ja: 植松伸夫
- link: artist/125
  names:
    en: Shiro Hamaguchi
    ja: 浜口史郎
- link: artist/2024
  names:
    en: Kunihiko Kurosawa
    ja: 黒澤邦彦
barcode: '645573020125'
catalog: TPCD 0201-2
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack, Arrangement
composers:
- link: artist/77
  names:
    en: Nobuo Uematsu
    ja: 植松伸夫
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discs:
- disc_length: '74:16'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: A Place to Call Home
    track_length: '1:16'
  - names:
      English: Memory Erased by a Storm
    track_length: '1:14'
  - names:
      English: Sky of Alexandria
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: Vivi's Theme
    track_length: '1:45'
  - names:
      English: Vamo' allá Flamenco
    track_length: '1:54'
  - names:
      English: Steiner's Theme
    track_length: '2:30'
  - names:
      English: Danger in the Forest
    track_length: '2:30'
  - names:
      English: Battle 1
    track_length: '1:31'
  - names:
      English: Over the Hill
    track_length: '2:40'
  - names:
      English: Village of Dali
    track_length: '2:31'
  - names:
      English: Zidane's Theme
    track_length: '2:48'
  - names:
      English: Cid's Theme
    track_length: '2:08'
  - names:
      English: A Song from Her Memory
    track_length: '1:55'
  - names:
      English: Quina's Theme
    track_length: '2:18'
  - names:
      English: Ukulele de Chocobo
    track_length: '1:19'
  - names:
      English: Freya's Theme
    track_length: '3:05'
  - names:
      English: Tantalus's Theme
    track_length: '1:19'
  - names:
      English: Wicked Melody
    track_length: '2:28'
  - names:
      English: Garnet's Theme
    track_length: '2:42'
  - names:
      English: Black Mage Village
    track_length: '1:54'
  - names:
      English: Eiko's Theme
    track_length: '2:03'
  - names:
      English: Amarant's Theme
    track_length: '2:31'
  - names:
      English: Something to Protect
    track_length: '1:18'
  - names:
      English: Look Back, See the Frog!
    track_length: '2:05'
  - names:
      English: Daguerreo, the Hermit's Library
    track_length: '2:06'
  - names:
      English: Bran Bal, the Soulless Village
    track_length: '1:43'
  - names:
      English: Not Alone
    track_length: '2:38'
  - names:
      English: Unforgettable Sorrow
    track_length: '1:54'
  - names:
      English: The Final Battle
    track_length: '4:02'
  - names:
      English: Behind the Door
    track_length: '2:06'
  - names:
      English: Melodies of Life ~Final Fantasy
    track_length: '7:36'
  - names:
      English: Prelude
    track_length: '1:56'
  - names:
      English: FU-RU-SA-TO (Homeland), Original Version - bonus track
    track_length: '1:36'
link: album/53
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2006-08-02T22:20
  edited_date: 2023-08-08T05:16
  fetched_date: 2026-01-03T15:00
  freedb: 22
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 12479
name: Uematsu's Best Selection - Music From The FINAL FANTASY IX Video Game
names:
  en: Uematsu's Best Selection - Music From The FINAL FANTASY IX Video Game
  ja: Uematsu's Best Selection - Music From The FINAL FANTASY IX Video Game
  ja-latn: Uematsu's Best Selection - Music From The FINAL FANTASY IX Video Game
notes: '"Melodies of Life"

  Music: Nobuo Uematsu

  Lyrics: Ciomi

  Translation: Kako Someya & Alexander O. Smith

  Arrangement: Shiro Hamaguchi

  Vocal: Emiko Shiratori (appears by courtesy of King Records)

  Conductor: Koji Haijima

  Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group

  Drums: Atsuo Okamoto

  Bass: Michio Nagaoka

  Piano: Masato Matsuda

  Guitar: Jun Kajihara, Masayuki Chiyo

  Oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi

  Synthesizer: Masato Matsuda

  Recorded at Sound City Studio & Victor Studio

  "Ancient Music Version (Track 1)"

  Arrangement: Kunihiko Kurosawa

  Ancient Instruments: Kunihiko Kurosawa, Haruo Kondo

  Manipulator & Recording Engineer: Hidenori "KALTA" Ohtsuki

  All Music Composed, Arranged & Produced by Nobuo Uematsu

  Sound Programmer: Minoru Akao

  Synthesizer Programmer: Keiji Kawamori

  Orchestration: Shiro Hamaguchi

  Recording & Mixing Engineer: Toshiyuki Yoshida

  Recorded at Victor Studio & Sound Inn

  Recording Coordinator: Yuji Saito

  Sound Producer: Kenichi Funayama

  Mastering Engineer: Yuka Koizumi

  Mastering Studio: Studio Orange

  Production Coordinator: Emiko Funahashi

  Production Manager: Keiji Hamada

  Supervisor: Susumu Arai

  Co-Executive Producer: Kensuke Matsushita

  Executive Producer: Nobuo Uematsu

  Special Thanks to: Makoto Ise, Ryo Inakura,

  Masataka Saito, Wood Green Inc., Micho

  Okamiya, Katsumi Miyazaki, Akihiko Maeda,

  Nobuaki Komoto, Masahiro Kataoka,

  Japanese Synthesizer Programmer Team,

  Hiroyuki Ito and Hironobu Sakaguchi'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/165
  names:
    en: TOKYOPOP Soundtrax
    ja: TOKYOPOP Soundtrax
    ja-latn: TOKYOPOP Soundtrax
  role: publisher
performers: []
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platforms:
- Sony PlayStation
products:
- link: product/190
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY IX
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーIX
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY IX
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/106394
  names:
    en: Melodies Of Life featured in FINAL FANTASY IX /...
    ja: Melodies Of Life featured in FINAL FANTASY IX /...
    ja-latn: Melodies Of Life featured in FINAL FANTASY IX /...
  type: bonus
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/93177
  names:
    en: Final Fantasy IX The Resurrection of Soul and Fate
    ja: Final Fantasy IX The Resurrection of Soul and Fate
    ja-latn: Final Fantasy IX The Resurrection of Soul and Fate
  type: doujin
- catalog: KICS-811
  link: album/1524
  names:
    en: Melodies Of Life ~featured in FINAL FANTASY IX
    ja: Melodies Of Life ~featured in FINAL FANTASY IX
    ja-latn: Melodies Of Life ~featured in FINAL FANTASY IX
  type: game
- catalog: SSCX-10043~6
  link: album/7
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY IX Original Soundtrack
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーIX オリジナル・サウンドト...
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY IX Original Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: SSCX-10047
  link: album/50
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY IX Original Soundtrack PLUS
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーIX オリジナル・サウンドト...
    ja-latn: '"FINAL FANTASY IX" Original Soundtrack PLUS'
  type: game
- catalog: IO-0034
  link: album/91824
  names:
    en: Famicom CD4
    ja: ファミコンCD4
    ja-latn: Famicom CD4
  type: doujin
- catalog: SSCX-10048
  link: album/43
  names:
    en: Piano Collections FINAL FANTASY IX
    ja: ピアノ・コレクションズ ファイナルファンタジーIX
    ja-latn: Piano Collections FINAL FANTASY IX
  type: game
- catalog: ZIK-001
  link: album/130184
  names:
    en: CD-ban Ikiiki Recorder
    ja: CD版いきいきリコーダー
    ja-latn: CD-ban Ikiiki Recorder
  type: game
- catalog: KICS-2431
  link: album/125952
  names:
    en: Emiko Shiratori Best
    ja: 白鳥英美子ベスト
    ja-latn: Emiko Shiratori Best
  type: game
- catalog: MHCL-1636
  link: album/121814
  names:
    en: Emiko Shiratori with Toi et Moi GOLDEN☆BEST
    ja: ゴールデン☆ベスト 白鳥英美子 with トワ・エ・モワ
    ja-latn: Emiko Shiratori with Toi et Moi GOLDEN☆BEST
  type: game
release_date: '2000-08-21'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 14.98
reprints: []
stores: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/53?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Review:
  - link: http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff9uematsu/index.html
    name: RPGFan's Review
