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Tribute to the Final Fantasy VII Soundtrack

The music behind Japanese developer Square’s Final Fantasy series is legendary. Never more so than on Final Fantasy VII (1997), which was remade for a 2020 launch and had a score overhaul.

Nobuo Uematsu composed all the music for this iconic game, regularly regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and certainly in our top 10 games ever. The music is a huge part of that, taking in many neoclassical themes and expanding them as the game’s plot reaches surprisingly dramatic heft.

The Brilliance of the Original and Remake FFVII Score

The rearranged soundtrack is some eight hours long and has over 150 pieces. That means there’s a lot to choose from and some of the beautiful new piano pieces we couldn’t even find, lost amongst the mass of excellence compositions.

Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki were lead composers for the FFVII Remake update.

But the core of original composer Uematsu’s work is very much there, just expanded upon. Below you can hear how video game music often sounded back in the 1990s. Excellent work given the technological limitations of the day.

That’s the Mako Reactor music from the FFVII 1997 original, below is the same piece arranged on an orchestral front for the 2020 Remake.

Back in the early 1990s, Squaresoft (now Square Enix) had already worked out the importance of a great game soundtrack. You only have to listen to the Secret of Mana (1994) score to hear that.

FFVII ramped up the drama, focussing in on the sense of real urgency the story has.

Then there are the emotive pieces, many of them involving the ultimately tragic figure of Aerith. Big spoiler here, but quite early into the original game she’s killed by the antagonist Sephiroth.

But as much of the game has this sense of melancholia, the central characters in a desperate bid to save the planet from an destructive megacorporation, the music is frequently contemplative. The characters are locked in that battle, yet are frequently reminded of the beauty of the world they’re trying to protect.

The Remake is a sprawling work, but the incredible thing about Uematsu’s original 1997 soundtrack is it can still hold its own against a full orchestral reworking.

We’re sure there are plenty of FFVII fans who still prefer the PlayStation original. But there’s no denying the work across Remake is often fantastic, vast in its scope, and encompassing the very best of what video games have to offer the world.

FFVII Live in Concert

In February 2026, Square Enix uploaded to its official music channel a live concert of various FFVII pieces. The full orchestral treatment.

A lot of the musical themes surrounding the Aerith character are just excellent. She represents a character of hope and spiritual mystery, someone assured in herself and seemingly aware of her fate.

These themes are typically piano-driven, really getting to the core of FFVII’s emotional experience. As she does, ultimately, represent a figure of loss and grief.

Nobuo Uematsu’s score is undoubtedly one of the best from video game history. It’s one of those scores that makes the game what it is. FFVII just wouldn’t be anywhere near as good if the music wasn’t on this level.

This is why, for us, it’s possible to play the 1997 original with its blocky pre-rendered graphics and have no issue with that. It’s powered along by this music and the emotive, impressive depth of the story is represented so well by Uematsu’s feel for a cosmic sense of impending revolution.

FFVII Chillout Music Zone

Oh, hello! You made it to the bottom of the feature. Ambient Cinematics has kindly created a full chillout zone (three hours of it) for the FFVII score. If you need some sleep inspiration, or just want to relax a little, then this is what you want to listen to.

Good VGM 452 - Final Fantasy IX - Fossil Roo

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🎼 Nobuo Uematsu conferma: mai l'Intelligenza Artificiale per le sue composizioni! Rimango fedele alla magia umana. #NobuoUematsu #NoAI 🎶

🔗 https://www.spaziogames.it/notizie/nobuo-uematsu-non-usera-mai-lintelligenza-artificiale-2025-10-20

I want to share on the Fediverse a remake of Terra's theme I made some years ago, one of the best #FinalFantasy music composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
I love so much this song 💖

https://soundcloud.com/fabio-falcucci/moxology-06-terras-theme-cover
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Chilling out with some #FinalFantasy VIII vibes 😌 This #OST track always hits right in the feels! ✨ Who else remembers Balamb Garden? 🎮 #FF8 #Nostalgia #Gaming #RetroGaming #PS1 #Classic

https://youtu.be/2xU6lvbQJRY

Let me know your favorite FF8 memory in the replies! 👇 #NobuoUematsu #Soundtrack #OcktavoYT

Io sono storto e sfatto con la posa da umarell, loro fresch* come delle rose, e questo dice già tutto

Xiao ti amo.

Ma dai, amo tutt*, viva la birra e viva l'amore

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FANTASIAN Neo Dimension recibe un parche de actualización con múltiples mejoras en la calidad de vida del juego

https://powerups.es/fantasian-neo-dimension-recibe-un-parche-de-actualizacion-con-multiples-mejoras-en-la-calidad-de-vida-del-juego/

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Square Enix estrena la demo gratuita de FANTASIAN Neo Dimension

https://powerups.es/square-enix-estrena-la-demo-gratuita-de-fantasian-neo-dimension/

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Playing in my head when I have to "force my way" when encountering bugs in software.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFzbRTAyal8

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Famous composer Nobuo Uematsu has announced his retirement. His soundtracks have synonymous with JRPG's forever. Truly the end of an era.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/longtime-final-fantasy-composer-says-hes-done-making-video-game-music/1100-6527162/

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RT by @FF_XIV_EN: DISTANT WORLDS ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW LONDON PERFORMANCES CELEBRATING FFXIV & FFXVI! ✨

We hope you can join us at the Eventim Apollo for a weekend of FINAL FANTASY music!

With Maestro Arnie Roth conducting the performance, Amanda Achen performing vocals, Masayoshi Soken in attendance, and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra - you won't want to miss out! 🎶

We hope we can see you there... Reserve your seat for this unique concert experience while you can at https://buff.ly/4diDb3k!

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→http://twitter.com/ffdistantworlds/status/1838503795833139477#m

Good VGM 344 - Lost Odyssey - Epsylon Range

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Busted [Final Fantasy 10 Longplay, No Commentary] #ffx #hdremaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNMj76zUe9k #hd #pc #ffx #rpg #ost #cid #ffx2 #yuna #jrpg #2024 #lulu #tidus #60fps #yevon #spira #auron #rikku #wakka #guado #ronso #ifrit #shiva #gaming #series #romance #chocobo #seymour #kimhari #remaster #longplay #summoner #cinematic #zanarkand #fullgame #blitzball #nostalgic #pcgaming #walkthrough #playthrough #hdremaster #gamingclips #finalfantasy #nocommentary #roleplaygame #nobuouematsu

Have absolutely fallen in love with this little gem (#FantasyLife) on the #Nintendo3DS.

I had no idea #NobuoUematsu did the music and always thought the main image was very #Amano - only to find out it is. Haha.

I’m having a lot of fun. I have switched 3DS to Spanish too; so, I am brushing up and leaning that at the same time. 😄

Final Fantasy II was my most anticipated game om the SNES. Years of owning the first game on the NES and playing it so many times, I was excited to begin a new adventure in the 16-bit era.

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