- Original Release Date: July 3, 2001
- Release Date: July 3, 2001
- Label: Sony Classical
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- Total Length: 56:25
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- ASIN: B0013AUXLW
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,962 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Josh
Format:Audio CD
Elliot Goldenthal is one of the most talented composers in Hollywood and he was the perfect choice to score this movie! Powerful, haunting melodies dominate the score, and the soft, romantic cues mix in very well. Goldenthal has a talent for out--of-this-world orchestration techniques, and he shows it off in this score! My favorite cues are The Spirit Within, Code Red, Winged Serpeant, Zeus Cannon, Flight to the Wasteland, Dead Rain, Blue Light! But, they're all good! Even the vocals are good! People say it doesn't sound like a Nobuo Uematsu Final Fantasy score. Well, duh!! It's not supposed to! Sure, Uematsu's music to the games was great (I own most of the soundtracks), but Goldenthal approached the movie with a score that fits! Uematsu just couldn't have done it the way Goldenthal did, no matter what anyone says! Elliot Goldenthal was the perfect choice to score this movie, and he gave us a brilliant masterpiece filled with darkness, terror, mystery, and spirit!
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First off: This is an excellent soundtrack. Secondly: Its not Uematsu, or even remotely Final Fantasy sounding.
Granted, this isn't our first taste of non Uematsu FF music. The music of Final Fantasy tactics was our true first, and it was incredible. This leads me to believe that square thought long and hard before choosing Goldenthal, as they wanted to maintain the quality of their other composers. Most of the tracks vary from good to excellent, and although I haven't seen the movie, i can see where they would fit in.
But the last two tracks are just incredible. I can't stress that enough, these last two tracks alone are worth buying the CD. Heck, I'd love to see a FF:TSW video game with the 17th track as its theme. If the movie maintains the quality of this soundtrack, I'd have to say its earned the FF name.
So, I give the instrumental tracks a 4. They are sci-fish without being cliche, which is nice. However, I give the last 2 tracks a 5, stressing the excellent vocals and well written music.
Granted, this isn't our first taste of non Uematsu FF music. The music of Final Fantasy tactics was our true first, and it was incredible. This leads me to believe that square thought long and hard before choosing Goldenthal, as they wanted to maintain the quality of their other composers. Most of the tracks vary from good to excellent, and although I haven't seen the movie, i can see where they would fit in.
But the last two tracks are just incredible. I can't stress that enough, these last two tracks alone are worth buying the CD. Heck, I'd love to see a FF:TSW video game with the 17th track as its theme. If the movie maintains the quality of this soundtrack, I'd have to say its earned the FF name.
So, I give the instrumental tracks a 4. They are sci-fish without being cliche, which is nice. However, I give the last 2 tracks a 5, stressing the excellent vocals and well written music.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By "catz_clawz"
Format:Audio CD
I liked Final fantasy but I LOVE this soundtrack. Firstly its an instrumental soundtrack (I hate those song inspired soundtracks) and the orcestrated portion is masterfully done.
The creme on the cake however are the last 2 tracks (as everyone has said). "The Dream Within" is absolutly beautiful. Lara Fabien has an AMAZING voice. "Spirit dreams inside" is also quite good (i'd never hear of the band that does this one till now) but not as good as "The Dream Within".
Heck, just buy it for "The Dream Within".
This CD has been spinning in my CD player non stop since I got it and it'll be spinning in my CD player for many years to come.
The creme on the cake however are the last 2 tracks (as everyone has said). "The Dream Within" is absolutly beautiful. Lara Fabien has an AMAZING voice. "Spirit dreams inside" is also quite good (i'd never hear of the band that does this one till now) but not as good as "The Dream Within".
Heck, just buy it for "The Dream Within".
This CD has been spinning in my CD player non stop since I got it and it'll be spinning in my CD player for many years to come.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By "thezerg"
Format:Audio CD
Wow, simply the best movie soundtrack I've heard in a long, long time. Only playing a handful of the games and listening to a good amount of the music produced by the composer (sorry, don't know how to spell his name) I have gathered the movie to be a hit but I had a certain expectation for the music. Knowing that the composer of the games really makes a landmark every time he makes a game soundtrack I hoped that the film soundtrack would be nothing less. Thus, I present to you my opinion that the soundtrack meets those hopes and then some. In a way, the soundtrack didn't sound like the game music in a sense because it's not a game rather a movie soundtrack. But don't let that discourage you, because I've heard Elliot Goldentahl's last soundtracks and they were amazing also. So it would seem that Square would pick him for the job since he has the background of a real composer that could fit the criteria of an emotional and beautiful movie. He has some really "big sounding" tracks in the score and some really soft and emotional pieces also. Without a doubt, Goldenthal has captured not only my imagination, he's made me buy a soundtrack without even seeing the movie, which is something I've never done and I'm happy with my choice. Buy it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm not a great fan of the gaming series. With that said, I can only lead the average (or otherwise) soundtrack patron to believe that I am basing my opinions of the series and the film on the previews I've seen, and it seems phenominal. The subject alone, with the marriage of philosophical, scientific and cult-fiction elements, has caught my attention and now, with the release of the score to this cinematic marvel, I am fully resolved to enjoy this film.
Now I don't know the mystique surrounding this Uematsu fellow, who I gather scored the games, but Elliot Goldenthal surpasses my own expectations as to the substance of music in the film. He has surprised us all before with his Heat, Alien 3, Titus and even the ill-fated Batman scores, but with this he invites us into a further developed example of his art. The score lavishes the senses with its own method of melodrama and genuine excitement, which has been evident before in only a few tracks from his latter scores, such as Alien 3's ''Adagio" and the orchestral accompaniment to the alien creature's death, with lightly falling violins and heavier, magnanimous brass. Particularly for this score, track 9 and 16 fall into the range of heavier emotion, while tracks 2 and 5 give a lighter appeal to the action in the film. On a whole, the score is a marvel, with its only shortcomings being the final two tracks, both lyrical and depressingly inadequate, and its short running length, the entirety being just shy of an hour. A must have for any Goldenthal or film score enthusiast.
Now I don't know the mystique surrounding this Uematsu fellow, who I gather scored the games, but Elliot Goldenthal surpasses my own expectations as to the substance of music in the film. He has surprised us all before with his Heat, Alien 3, Titus and even the ill-fated Batman scores, but with this he invites us into a further developed example of his art. The score lavishes the senses with its own method of melodrama and genuine excitement, which has been evident before in only a few tracks from his latter scores, such as Alien 3's ''Adagio" and the orchestral accompaniment to the alien creature's death, with lightly falling violins and heavier, magnanimous brass. Particularly for this score, track 9 and 16 fall into the range of heavier emotion, while tracks 2 and 5 give a lighter appeal to the action in the film. On a whole, the score is a marvel, with its only shortcomings being the final two tracks, both lyrical and depressingly inadequate, and its short running length, the entirety being just shy of an hour. A must have for any Goldenthal or film score enthusiast.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Striking music...cohesive themes with classical tones
The music supports the film and carries the listener and viewer from scene to scene. For example, the viewer/listener recognizes the heavy brass and drums of the mega spirits and... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Jeffrey L. Garner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best sound track
Great sound track. Especially song 18. It was the best I have heard for a animated story. I enjoyed this soundtrack.
Published 4 months ago by James Klien
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved the movie and just had to have the soundtrack
Been wanting this for years since the movie first came out so just had to have it! Amazing music for an amazing movie. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Patrick Young
5.0 out of 5 stars
Final Fantasy
It is one of the most complete soundtracks I have heard in a long time . The music is beautiful throughout the movie and captures all the right moments and feels the characters... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Edward L Hartnett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Should Have a Grammy
Listen to the woman's vocals on track 17. If you're not BLOWN AWAY, you're dead. Her range is beyond anything I've ever heard, from Opera to Enya. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Let's Compare Options
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another unique score from Goldenthal.
I've loved Goldenthal's style ever since seeing "Interview with the Vampire" in 1994. Then he impressed me further with his take on Batman a year later in "Batman Forever. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Levi B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Paul's review
We bought this music for our son. He enjoys listening to musical scores from different movies. He has a liking to science fiction.
Published 21 months ago by Paul D. Harvey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Race to Old New York
-I'm not big on RPG's so I don't know much about the "Final Fantasy" games, but I do hear that the scores are largely excellent so I was a bit surprised when the game composer... Read more
Published on March 31, 2007 by Matches Malone
5.0 out of 5 stars
Masterpiece.
I cannot express how finely crafted this score is. Goldenthal is one of my favorite composers (not just for film) and this is definitely one of his highlights. Read more
Published on November 28, 2006 by J. Yamashiro
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
This has to be Goldenthal's best score to date! It's an orchestral masterpiece performed by none other than the London Symphony Orchestra. Read more
Published on February 8, 2006 by Andres Segovia
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