Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VIII: Original Soundtrack

Label:

K-O Records Ltd.

Catalog#:

KO-99005~8

Format:

4 x CD, Unofficial Release

Country:

Taiwan

Released:

1999

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Modern Classical, Techno, Future Jazz, Ambient

Tracklist

1.1	Liberi Fatali	3:07	X
1.2	Balamb Garden	3:29	X
1.3	Blue Fields	2:54	X
1.4	Don't Be Afraid	2:52	X
1.5	The Winner	1:07	X
1.6	Find Your Way	3:47	X
1.7	SeeD	4:16	X
1.8	The Landing	4:36	X
1.9	Starting Up	1:19	X
1.10	Force Your Way	3:53	X
1.11	The Loser	1:26	X
1.12	Never Look Back	3:23	X
1.13	Dead End	1:11	X
1.14	Breezy	2:43	X
1.15	Shuffle Or Boogie	2:04	X
1.16	Waltz For The Moon	3:00	X
1.17	Tell Me	3:24	X
1.18	Fear	2:24	X
1.19	The Man With The Machine Gun	2:49	X
1.20	Julia	1:23	X
1.21	Roses And Wine	2:18	X
1.22	Junction	1:37	X
1.23	Timber Owls	2:51	X
2.1	My Mind	3:12	X
2.2	The Mission	3:36	X
2.3	Martial Law	3:48	X
2.4	Cactus Jack (Galbadian Anthem)	1:30
2.5	Only A Plank Between One And Perdition	2:24	X
2.6	Succession Of Witches	3:18	X
2.7	Galbadia Garden	3:37	X
2.8	Unrest	2:36	X
2.9	Under Her Control	3:30	X
2.10	The Stage Is Set	3:39	X
2.11	A Sacrifice	3:26	X
2.12	Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec	4:33	X
2.13	Intruders	2:31	X
2.14	Premonition	4:36	X
2.15	Wounded	0:53	X
2.16	Fragments Of Memories	3:13	X
2.17	Jailed	3:50	X
2.18	Rivals	3:30	X
2.19	Ami	4:37	X
3.1	The Spy	3:46	X
3.2	Retaliation	0:45	X
3.3	Movin'	5:18	X
3.4	Blue Sky	0:44	X
3.5	Drifting	2:56	X
3.6	Heresy	4:10	X
3.7	Fisherman's Horizon	3:35	X
3.8	Odeka Ke Chocobo	1:15	X
3.9	Where I Belong	3:40	X
3.10	The Oath	3:25	X
3.11	Slide Show Part 1	1:23
3.12	Slide Show Part 2	1:47
3.13	Love Grows	4:28	X
3.14	The Salt Flats	3:36	X
3.15	Trust Me	3:13	X
3.16	Silence And Motion	5:47	X
3.17	Dance With The Balamb-Fish	3:39	X
3.18	Tears Of The Moon	1:12	X
3.19	Residents	3:08	X
3.20	Eyes On Me	5:38
	Vocals - Faye Wong
4.1	Mods De Chocobo	2:24	X
4.2	Ride On	3:03	X
4.3	Truth	3:40	X
4.4	Lunatic Pandora	3:28	X
4.5	Compression Of Time	4:34	X
4.6	The Castle	5:19	X
4.7	The Legendary Beast	5:50	X
4.8	Maybe I'm A Lion	5:35	X
4.9	The Extreme	6:44	X
4.10	The Successor	3:37	X
4.11	Ending Theme	13:20	X
4.12	Overture	3:36	X

Notes

Bootleg version of the DigiCube release.

Each disc has a separate catalog number; KO-99005~8 is the catalog number given to the set as a whole.
Disc 1: KO-99005
Disc 2: KO-99006
Disc 3: KO-99007
Disc 4: KO-99008

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Rated 5/5

Review by SJH Aug 14, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

As far as game soundtracks go, FFVIII's is among the best. There's a good balance of styles: traditional orchestral arrangements, relaxing acoustic tracks, jazz-influenced songs, piano ballads, and even a bit of techno. The album is an emotional rollercoaster and the songs are really what helped defined the game's moods and situations - as I was listening, they brought to mind various scenarios within the game, and this is after several years of not playing it. I guess the centerpiece of the four CDs is the single vocal track featuring Faye Wong, "Eyes On Me". While it's not one of my favorites, it's decent and it reprises into vocal form the familiar melody found in several songs. As with most soundtracks, there are a couple of tracks that it would have been best to leave out, such as "Shuffle Or Boogie" and several tracks around a minute long that don't really go anywhere. But in general, this is an excellent soundtrack and is one of the best available from a videogame.