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Final Fantasy IV
Original Soundtrack

(Nintendo DS)

Final Fantasy IV OST

  		• First pressing: SQEX-10105 (released 1/30/08 by Square Enix)
  		• Regular edition catalog number: SQEX-10105 (released 1/30/08 by Square Enix)
    		Composed by Nobuo Uematsu

  		• 2 CDs and 1 DVD, 52 music tracks total
  		• Total playing time: 1:43:13

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    Includes music from the remade Final Fantasy IV game for the Nintendo DS. Description from CD Japan: "Features two loops of every track. Also includes bonus DVD with the game opening CG sequence and interview with Nobuo Uematsu, Kenichi Fukui, Junya Nakano, and more!" The DVD is region 2 (Japan, Europe) with NO English subtitles.

    I got a kick out of seeing what I assume is Uematsu's beagle lying down lazily on his lap during the interview. The dog was so calm and lazy-looking it made me laugh.


    First pressing:

    Front, back
    Slipcase
    Disc 1
    Disc 2
    DVD
    		Comes with a matte slipcase with purple artwork by Yoshitaka Amano. The obi wraps around the spine of the slipcase. The discs come in a foldout case similar in style to the FF10 limited edition. There are no separate liner notes, surprisingly enough. The disc trays are clear plastic, and underneath the CD trays are printed CGI scenes from the remade FF4 game, while under the DVD's tray are CGI illustrations of Rosa, Kain and Cecil. Lyrics to the ending version of "Tsuki no akari" are printed on one flap. Also comes with a Square Enix point card.


    Regular edition:

    Front, back
    Disc 1
    Disc 2
    DVD
    		The foldout case, music CDs and DVD are the same as in the first pressing; click the links above to see scans of the CDs and DVD. However, at least in the copy I had, there are a couple of switches in the casing: The CGI illustrations of Rosa, Kain and Cecil are on the back of the foldout case, and underneath the DVD tray are the music and staff credits. (The placements of such were reversed in the first pressing.) Also slightly different is a "copyright 2007" line below the credit listing for "Tsuki no akari" that wasn't in the first pressing. The obi is also a little different from the first pressing. Also comes with a Square Enix point card.


    Interesting note: In the original FF4 OSV, the track is spelled "Akai tsubasa," whereas in this new version, the track is spelled "Akaki tsubasa." I'm not sure if this is a misspelling. If you know Japanese and can tell me for certain, please let me know.


    Titles with a star (*) in front of it were arranged by Kenichiro Fukui. All others were arranged by Junya Nakano.

    ***
    Disc 1: 25 tracks, 50:21
    		***
    1FF IV DS OOPUNINGU MUUBII
    (FF4 DS opening movie)    		3:02
    2PURERYUUDO
    (Prelude)
    		2:16
    3Akaki tsubasa
    (Red Wings)    		2:31
    4BARON oukoku
    (Kingdom Baron)    		1:32
    5Ai no TEEMA
    (Theme of love)    		3:10
    6OOPUNINGU
    (Opening)    		2:04
    7Machi no TEEMA
    (Town theme)    		3:15
    8FAINARU FANTAJII IV MEIN TEEMA
    (Final Fantasy IV main theme)    		2:47
    9BATORU 1
    (Battle 1)    		1:56
    10Shouri no FANFAARE
    (Victory fanfare)    		0:41
    11DEBU CHOKOBO no toujou
    (Entrance of the fat chocobo)    		0:35
    12CHOKOBO
    (Chocobo)    		1:55
    13DANJON
    (Dungeon)    		1:54
    14BATORU 2
    (Battle 2)    		2:23
    15BOMU no yubiwa
    (Bomb ring)    		1:50
    16Shoujo RIDIA
    (Little girl Rydia)    		2:38
    17DAMUSHIAN no shiro
    (Damcyan castle)    		1:33
    18Kanashimi no TEEMA
    (Theme of sorrow)    		2:06
    19GIRUBAATO no RYUUTO
    (Gilbert's lute)    		1:52
    20Shiren no yama
    (Mountain of ordeals)    		3:20
    21FABUURU kuni
    (Fabul country)    		1:48
    22* Dasshutsu
    (Escape)    		0:56
    23* Giwaku no TEEMA
    (Theme of suspicion)    		1:07
    24* Kuroi kacchuu GORUBEEZA
    (Black-armored Golbez)    		1:59
    25* Oyakata SHIDO
    (Master Cid)    		1:11


    ***
    Disc 2: 27 tracks, 52:52
    		***
    1* MISHIDIA kuni
    (Misidia country)    		1:43
    2* Nagai michinori 1
    (Long distance 1)
    This title kind of confuses me because as far as I can see, there is no other "Nagai michinori" on the soundtrack. A typo, perhaps?    		1:19
    3* PAROMU, POROMU no TEEMA
    (Palom and Porom's theme)    		0:49
    4* GORUBEEZA shitennou to no BATORU
    (Battle with "the Big Four" of Golbez)    		3:09
    5* Hikuutei
    (Airship)    		0:58
    6TOROIA kuni
    (Toroia country)    		3:35
    7SANBA DE CHOKOBO
    (Samba de chocobo; Chocobo's samba)    		1:12
    8BABUIRU no tou
    (Tower of Bab-il)    		2:09
    9Ippou sono goro
    (Meanwhile, at this time...)    		0:59
    10* DOWAAFU no daichi
    (Land of the dwarves)    		2:05
    11KINGU JOTTO no shiro
    (King Giott's castle)    		1:20
    12* Odoru ningyou KARUKOBURIINA
    (Dancing doll Calcobrena)    		1:05
    13* ZOTTO no tou
    (Tower of Zot)    		1:35
    14Genjuu no machi
    (Town of mythical beasts)    		1:34
    15* Madousen
    (Magic boat)    		1:17
    16* Mou hitotsu no tsuki
    (Another moon)    		2:14
    17Tsuki no tami
    (People of the moon)    		2:37
    18Kyojin no DANJON
    (Giant's dungeon)    		2:18
    19Saigo no tatakai
    (The final battle)    		2:51
    20ENDINGU TEEMA -1-
    (Ending theme 1)
    I'm not sure if this and/or the other "Ending theme" versions differ from the ones on the FF Finest Box.    		4:35
    21ENDINGU TEEMA -2-
    (Ending theme 2)    		4:32
    22ENDINGU TEEMA -3-
    (Ending theme 3)    		4:52
    23* Tsuki no akari -Ending Version-
    (The light of the moon, ending version)    		2:12
    24PARADIN
    (Paladin)
    This sounds the same as the version found on the FF Finest Box, although there could be slight differences that I can't hear.    		0:26
    25CHOKOBO no mori
    (Chocobo's forest)
    This is different from the version found on the FF Finest Box.    		0:22
    26Odoriko
    (Dancer)    		0:14
    27JINGURU - Yadoya/Kyoutan/Kanashimi no TEEMA 2/FANFAARE 1/FANFAARE 2
    (Jingle - Inn/Admiration/Theme of sorrow 2/ Fanfare 1/Fanfare 2)    		0:50


    ***
    DVD
    		***
    1OOPUNING MUUBII
    (Opening movie)    		2:58
    2Hotsubaiki POROMOOSHON MUUBII
    (Sale period promotional movie)
    This version uses CG footage and in-game cut scenes, set mostly to "Tsuki no akari."    		3:40
    3SAUNDO KURUEETAAZU INTABYUU
    (Sound creators' interview)
    Interviews with Nobuo Uematsu, game executive producer Takashi Tokita, arrangers Kenichiro Fukui and Junya Nakano, synthesizer operator Hirosato Noda (looking rather uncomfortable), and singer Megumi Ida. All in Japanese, no subtitles.    		17:33




    Related works: Check the original FF4 soundtrack page for CDs with arrangements of FF4 tunes. All arrangements of the FF Prelude, FF Prologue, the Victory Theme, and the Chocobo Theme are listed with the FF1 soundtrack.


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