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The music of the video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' was composed by regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu. The ''Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version'', a compilation of all the music in the game, was released in Japan by NTT Publishing in 1994 and re-released by Square Enix in 2004. The album was released by Square Co./NTT Publishing in North America in 1994 under the name ''Kefka The music received very positive reviews, with reviewers finding it to be one of the best video game music soundtracks ever composed. Several pieces, particularly "Terra's Theme" and "Aria di Mezzo Carattere", remain popular today, and have been performed numerous times in orchestral concert series such as the ''Dear Friends: Music from Final Fantasy'' concert series, the Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy series, and the Orchestral Game Concert series. Music from the soundtrack has also been published in arranged albums and compilations by Square Enix as well as outside groups. ==''Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version''== ''Final Fantasy VI Original Soundtrack'' is a soundtrack album containing musical tracks from the game, composed and produced by Nobuo Uematsu. The album was originally released through NTT Publishing on March 25, 1994 under the name ''Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version'' and the catalog numbers ''PSCN-5001~3'', and was later re-released by Square Enix on October 1, 2004 with the new name and catalog numbers ''NTCP-5001~3''. The soundtrack spans three discs and has a combined duration of 3:07:21.〔 The soundtrack was also officially released in the United States by Square/NTT Publishing under the name of ''Kefka's Domain'' on July 1, 1994. This version of the album is the same as its Japanese counterpart, except for different packaging and small differences in the translation of some track names between the album and newer releases. The album has a catalog number of ''SQ108''.〔 Ten tracks from the soundtrack, comprising all of the character themes for the required characters of the game, were released in a pair of EPs entitled ''Final Fantasy VI Stars Vol. 1'' and ''Vol. 2''. The CDs were released in 1994 by NTT Publishing with durations of 13:04 and 11:54 and catalog numbers of ''N09D-023'' and ''NO9D-024'', respectively.〔〔 Additionally, thirteen tracks from the soundtrack were included in a bonus CD titled ''Music From FFV and FFVI Video Games'' that shipped with ''Final Fantasy Anthology'' on October 5, 1999.〔 The soundtrack was again released as part of the ''Final Fantasy Finest Box'' by Square Enix on March 28, 2007 under the catalog numbers ''FFFB-0004-6'' along with the OSTs of ''Final Fantasy IV'' and ''Final Fantasy V'' after the game was ported to the Game Boy Advance.〔〔 ''Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version'' sold 175,000 copies as of January 2010.〔 The album was very well received by critics. Ben Schweitzer of RPGFan claimed that "almost every track here is truly a very good, or even a great composition."〔 Issac Engelhorn of Soundtrack Central agreed, claiming it to be the best video soundtrack ever, a sentiment Jon Turner and Nick Melton of Soundtrack Central agreed with.〔 Patrick Gann of RPGFan claimed that the "Dancing Mad" track contained some of the "most astounding music ever created on a keyboard" and highly recommended the soundtrack.〔 A new edition of the soundtrack, ''Final Fantasy VI Original Soundtrack Remaster Version'', was released by Square Enix on September 3, 2013. This version is similar in length to the original soundtrack release. Despite the name, the album features the original Super Nintendo version of the music, rather than a more modern synthesizer sound. The album has the catalog number SQEX-10387~9, and its 61 tracks have a duration of 3:07:47. Andrew Barker of RPGFan stated that the differences between the original release and this version were "minor and barely noticeable", but that all of the praises for the original music still held true.〔 Track listing〔〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Music of Final Fantasy VI」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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