I think this is probably the strongest arranged piece, in its truest sense, on the album. “Chocobo-Chocobo” is another piece that definitely deviates from the normal piece.
While most of the instrumentation has been adapted for a Celtic sound, there is a small portion of that track that deviates and helps to add a bit of Celtic flavor to an otherwise transcribed piece. An example with a bit of deviation from the original is “Prologue,” otherwise known as the Final Fantasy main theme. It really adds some depth to the track, despite being a simple transcription. I just love the Celtic flute in conjunction with the chorals and a bit of acoustic guitar. “Rydia” is a track that truly captures the essence of the small green-haired summoner from the town of Mist. While the following track is also a paint-by-numbers transcription, I feel it’s the strongest of the transcribed pieces.
Its deep emotion is accentuated with the use of the Celtic instrumentation, but at the same time, it sounds like I’ve heard this many times before in-game with different instrumentation. Keeping in line with transcription, ìTheme of Loveî also suffers this fate.
It’s still a touching piece, but a bit too much like the original to be considered for this arranged album. Another shining example of this is “Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV.” To me, this sounds almost verbatim to the original, with very little variation, even in instrumentation. For example, “Prelude” retains its simplistic and linear melody by utilizing harp and Celtic flute rather than harp and strings, as was heard in Final Fantasy IV. Most tracks are simply transcribed from their original composition to one that would feel more Celtic in nature. Given the fact that many, but not all, arranged albums completely revamp the tracks that are chosen for arrangement, this album falls a bit short. BodyĪs a note, I really wouldn’t consider this an arranged album by today’s standards. How do the arrangements live up to the original and what life can be renewed with these pieces? Read on to find out. As most know, the original was composed by Nobuo Uematsu, but these tracks were arranged by Máire Bhreatnach, an Irish musician. Given that I’m also a giant Mitsuda fan, and I enjoy his Celtic style very much, I decided to see how the Final Fantasy genre tackled this style of music. N30D-006 (1st Edition) NTCP-5017 (2nd Edition)įinal Fantasy IV harbors some of my favorite themes from any Final Fantasy game and is also probably my second favorite score of all time.
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