The chromatic chord progression and epic augmented melody that provide the foundations of this theme are heard time and time again in the game to represent sorcery and the development of the gameвЂ™s exploration of the witch Edea. Nobuo Uematsu and orchestrator Shiro Hamaguchi create a work that synchronises perfectly with a spectacular FMV sequence and exudes sheer power thanks to the magnitude of its production.

Derived from one of the main themes of the game, the so-called sorceressвЂ™ theme, it subtly intensifies from the opening unaccompanied вЂњFithos Lusec Wecos VinosecвЂќ chants towards a dramatic climax. The album opens in incredible fashion with an ambitious full-orchestral choral theme, вЂњLiberi FataliвЂќ. You can never be sure what to expect from the next track in this soundtrack, though you can be assured of the overall charm of the listening experience given it is a PlayStation era Final Fantasy score masterminded by Nobuo Uematsu. When the soundtrack is beginning to attain consistent high quality, it randomly plunges into the depths of direness. When the soundtrack becomes too serious, a light-hearted number is inserted to liven up the mood. When signs of age of the Final Fantasy franchise are shown, something weird and wonderful pops up. That said, the soundtrack is one of the most inconsistent he has written. However, he also carefully portrayed the topics of the game - exploring love, war, sorcery, and a funny thing called time compression in-depth - while exploring new technology using synthesizer operator Keiji Kawamori and even some streamed orchestral and vocal performances. Like his earlier masterpiece soundtracks for Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy VII, he focuses on drawing gamers and listeners into the experience with plenty of memorable and emotional themes. The Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack was written by Uematsu at the peak of his career.

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Final fantasy 8 soundtrack