Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy

by Kungliga Filharmonikerna / Allmänna Sången / Arnie Roth

Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 December 2007
  • Label: AWR
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 1:14:31
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Stockholm, this sweeping live release features the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Arnie Roth. The concert beautifully translates Nobuo Uematsu's iconic video game compositions into epic, full-scale orchestral and choral arrangements. It successfully elevates the sentimental and atmospheric source material into a legitimate classical crossover masterpiece[cite: 4].

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, fantasy, melodic, atmospheric, choral

Tracklist

  1. Opening​~​Bombing Mission (Final Fantasy VII) (4:03)
  2. Liberi Fatali (Final Fantasy VIII) (3:15)
  3. Aerith's Theme (Final Fantasy VII) (5:48)
  4. Fisherman's Horizon (Final Fantasy VIII) (4:52)
  5. Don't Be Afraid (Final Fantasy VIII) (3:45)
  6. Memoro De La Stono​~​Distant Worlds (Final Fantasy XI) (8:41)
  7. Medley 2002 (Final Fantasy I​-​III) (8:04)
  8. Theme of Love (Final Fantasy IV) (5:22)
  9. Vamo' alla Flamenco (Final Fantasy IX) (4:14)
  10. Love Grows (Final Fantasy VIII) (5:10)
  11. Opera "Maria and Draco" (Final Fantasy VI) (12:15)
  12. Swing De Chocobo (Final Fantasy Series) (4:32)
  13. One​-​Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII) (4:25)

Credits

  • Nobuo Uematsu - composed by, arranged by
  • Per Skareng - soloist [guitar]
  • Emma Wetter - soloist [opera vocal]
  • Fredrik Strid - soloist [opera vocal]
  • Johan Schinkler - soloist [opera vocal]
  • Susan Calloway - soloist [singer]
  • Stefan Ellerich - art direction, photography by
  • Matthew Prock - edited by, engineer [protools mixes & edits]
  • Dan Stout - mastered by
  • Jan-Olav Wedin - photography by
  • Shinjiro Yamada - photography by
  • Thomas Böcker - producer [production consultant]
  • Alexander Nilsson - recorded by
  • Bo Savik - recorded by
  • Lars Nilsson - recorded by
  • Cameron Schroeder - technician [awr music productions assistant]
  • Chris Szuberia - technician [awr music productions assistant]
  • Christine Worthing - technician [awr music productions assistant]
  • Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff - technician [awr music productions assistant]
  • Fritz Hocking - technician [awr music productions assistant]
  • Marcy Roth - technician [awr music productions assistant]

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